Today, I visited a local bookshop I've never been to before and that is Books on the Boulevard located at 13551 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks, California.
Very quickly, it's a relatively small shop, but a well-curated one with tidy, well-labeled shelves stocked with, for the most part, hardcovers and firsts.
If you're looking for mass market (aka "A format") paperback fiction, you won't really find anything on these shelves. Additionally, while there are several categories represented, there are no genre fiction sections. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels are simply lumped in with "Literature."
That said, outside, there was a rolling cart full of books, all priced at $2 each. Glancing at the cart on the way out, I actually did find a few mass market books of interest including one Ace Double (Our Man in Space/Ultimatum in 2050 A.D.) and a very high number reprint of More Stories from the Twilight Zone. Both are in fantastic shape and I was happy to add those to my collection.
Hoping to make another trip back to Long Beach soon to revisit Planet Books and check out Once Read Books for my first time!
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