5.0 of 5 stars.
its just great
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love skylight. One of the more mom & pop bookstores in LA, and they take pride in not being another "borders" or Barnes...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Skylight Books is an independant book store, just steps away from Palermo's and Fred 62. They have 2 store sections that aren't attached, so make sure you check out the 2nd section (catering to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite book store.
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok. I'm back. Douglas K. here, reporting on Skylight Books, in Los Angeles (CA). I wandered into this place looking for City of Quartz, a book about Los Angeles history circa 70s and 80s. My…
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving Skylight 5 stars because I'm pretty sure it's the only place in L.A. that sells Aaron Cometbus. The people who work there are very nice, helpful, and have an excellent knowledge of obscure…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The narrowest sliver of land in the state of Los Angeles bookstores is the one that is occupied strictly by proprieters selling "new books", yet are not one of the Big Two. Skylight might be the best…
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have an amazing selection of books about philosophy and critical studies, and keep the "US Counterinsurgency Manual" and a book by Glenn "I'm a Xenophobic Douchebag" Beck in the humor section.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this bookstore because it is not your average place and does not hold your average collection. That may be a problem is you are looking for a specific book, but it certainly won't be a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The A-List Hipster Bookstore. I feel so cool just by looking at it, that buying books there has its own infinite charm. And because I'm relatively close by it (only 4-5 miles by biking) I think I'll…
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore for many reasons, mostly because it's excellent for people-watching and for making purchases that will assist me in my quest to gain literary and cultural knowledge. It's also…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are virtually are no independent book stores in my area, so Skylight books is a haven. Best selection of literary journals I've seen in a book store, friendly staff (one staff member, I think…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a fantastic local bookstore... You should buy your books here. I love the tree inside. Wait there is a tree or am I just nuts. I need to go back and see.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great bookstore! They have a pretty great selection, and the location is great, too. A great alternative to Barnes & Noble and Borders, and a much friendlier atmosphere, too! I'm always…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore. They have great books on writing and cool books on LA. I'm looking forward to checking out their events. Plus they're open until 10pm!
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite bookstore. Like others have said, you can get lost here for hours. Plus, Skylight has a number of events each month, and they can direct you to book groups that meet nearby.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are lots of L.A. residents browsing through the L.A. books in this Los Feliz bookstore just a few miles from their L.A. homes... That's what's so great about Skylight -- they specialize in all…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have long seen Skylight when passing by to go into the theatre next store, but never wandered in. With some time to kill before a movie last week I went browsing. I have not been into a better…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
everything seems to have been said but i also have to reiterate just how helpful the staff is. i stopped by the day before mother's day (the place was packed) to grab a book & some neat stationary…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. Yay independent bookstores! There used to be a cat here sleeping amidst the sun-streaked shelves, but no longer. I think the poor thing died :( NOOOOO! I LOVE CATS! RIP! But yes,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love their collection. The store is small but it feels like a real bookstore just around the corner! They carry foreign language books that are not Spanish-- they have French books!
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Skylight Books is a gem of a bookstore. It's easy to get lost in the small shop for hours at a time. Their selection is fantastic and the service is wonderful.
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Who doesn't love this place? Every time I'm in Los Feliz I have the urge to go in this store. I could spend an hour at the magazine section alone!! I know it's terrible, but I usually pick up a few…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place with a wonderful selection. I work on this street so i dart in here often for books, cards or magazines.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
La La love you....dont mean maybe! Books
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am all for supporting independent bookstores, but I'm a graduate student and the siren song of Amaz*n lures me so. But I've been fighting the habit since I've moved out west (from the east coast) to…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think this is the best bookstore in the city. The magazine selection is unparalleled, with amazing art publications, and their food book section makes me giddy. I could probably spend entire days…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
love, love, love this place. i miss the kitty, but i have to go in this place whenever i'm in the neighborhood. after going to book megamarts so many times, it is a sheer pleasure to FINALLY go into…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent magazine and film book selection, and in a great part of town.
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Will stay forever in my memory banks as the place I ran into John Rechy and got his autograph. He seemed surprised I recognized him, I don't know why. He's always posing in the back of his books in…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
does anyone else think this bookstore is haunted? just askin'
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful selection! Great author book readings and an eclectic and helpful staff! Books live here! Great, wonderful, word and image filled books! Unlike Steve Jobs, I don't believe that reading and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Products: Amazing selection of gender and social studies, foreign language, home made chap books, art magazines, cards, local interest, local writers, poetry, film etc.
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great book store, well informed staff and even there own reviews on books they've read. Too bad they dont have many cookbooks.
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love coming to this bookstore to get cool books and magazines, and try to make it a point to get over here once a month even though I've moved out of Los Feliz. It's convenient to go pick up the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i had been searching for this one counter culture book forever, no place had it. i went here and sure enough they had two copies. great book and magazine selection,. great and helpful staff, and a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wait. What? Oh my God. Wait. Holy crap. Really?? An entire McSweeney's section?
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Im not a real "BOOKIE" but damn do i love skylight books. A great selection of books not normally found at the larger stores.
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not one to criticize any book store. After all, books are pretty much my favorite things in the world and I was a bit of a prodigy having been an avid reader starting at age 3. That being said,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Worth the Trip! All time fav bookstore since they closed the very nice Chelsea Bookstore in Long Beach!
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know if I've ever walked by this store without going inside. Although my two favorite living creatures from Skylight are there no more (Lucy the cat, who recently died and Sophia The Great…
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, I adore me a good independent neighborhood bookstore. Particularly one with a tree growing in the center. Like everything in Los Feliz, Skylight is jampacked with hipsters and the teeny aisles,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There is not much more to say about this place. So much has been said. Just another example where I am so ashamed to have bashed LA so long out of pure ignorance/lack of direct experience. Places…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great bookstore/great selection
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I stopped by this great bookstore this evening and was deeply saddened to learn that Lucy the store cat passed away on 11-13-07. There is a notice posted on the door, and a little tribute display…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The indoor brick walls, large central trees, and wooden shelving adds a nice charm to a small independent bookstore. The flavor caters to a hipster crowd, with magazines that lean towards the left,…
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have everything a neighborhood book store ought to have plus a pet cat! It let me pet it, that and the fact that they didn't have Ann Coulter's new book out put me over the edge on this place.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore. It's cozy like a bookstore should be, not an ugly megasuperfakstore. The employees have personality, which I like for better or worse..usually for better here! They are very…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could seriously live in this store. Like have it be my apartment or something. Lofty ceilings. A kitty cat. Witty (and sometimes attractive) visitors to keep me amused. And impressively enough, in a…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a great bookstore! Skylight carries many 'alternative subjects' , whatever suit your interest. Therefore attracts interesting costumers, hipster and non hipster alike. It will definitely tickle…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing. It's not too big, yet not small. Yes goldilocks, just right. There's a great kids section and I can always find something here I've never seen before. A bit eclectic I guess.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great selection, cool vibe... the staff wasn't super friendly,...but it may have just been an off day.
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best bookstore in LA. End of discussion.
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
An independently owned book store (for grown ups and kids) with regular readings with writers such as their very own Noel Alumit and Democracy Now's Amy Goodman. I just wish they had more selections…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well what can I say that hasn't already been said? Shopping here makes me feel guilty for shopping at Borders (3 for the price of 2) or on Amazon. Cute lazy cat. Sweet magazine section. Original, cute…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
cool local bookstore with some great author apperances and events.good variety of books, of course with the los felizian anti-bush selection.the fat skylight cat "penny" lies in the window all…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Support your independent bookstore! Even when you can't find what you're looking for....the saga of my trying to find the Christopher Hitchens "atheism chic" book is covered far and wide on Yelp, as…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Again, I am fan of independent bookstores. There's something about knowing that the owners choose the inventory and not Donald Trump (or Rupert Murdoch, etc. etc.). The selection is fabulous and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I work here periodically, so I might be biased, but I totally respect any independent/leftist bookstore that is so consumed with freedom of speech. ... so consumed in fact that you can find some…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Here's Uncle Mike's Tip for Gettin' the Most Bang For Your Buck at Skylight Books: Walk in the door and make a bee-line straight to the back right corner. There you will find ye olde clearance section…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
gonna admit, i buy off amazon for the big books, because design books are expensive and hurt my student wallet. But i always come in here and pick up some mags or a zine or two. Really helpful staff…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am a fan of skylight. I may not go in there to buy my "everyday" I just want a new novel, books (I'll admit it I go to borders because they have the 3-for-2 thing) but they are reliable for great…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably my favorite seller of new books in Los Angeles. Although they do not have as many books as a huge chainstore maybe, they make up for it by not having as much shit to wade through to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Quiet, well-stocked bookstore with a live-in cat. Lingering and reading are fine. There's even a bench if you want to lose yourself in what you're looking at. Really good readings. ALWAYS go when Davy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is cool and a nice relief from the giant chain bookstores where you're immediately smacked in the face w/ a 1,000 lbs of "SALE!!!!" signs as soon as you walk in. It's like what Amoeba is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore has such an awesome vibe, and the staff is muchos helpful. The resident bookstore kitty is also quite personable.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great Book store. They have a lot of books you can not find, say at Barnes and Noble. Just as good as book soup. And if they don't have something they can get it for you! Lots of great kids books as…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The biggest? The best? Who cares. Those who do readings? I'll never make it. I do regret missing Hubert Selby's last though, but we did speak a few times. The people working are readers. That says it…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love having a bookstore so close I can walk to it! Having a bookstore so close with a mascot kitty, cool clerks & nifty cards and such makes it all the better. Oh AND having a bookstore that carries…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Skylight isn't big, but they come through in the clutch. Last summer I was there and because of timing and coincidence had to have two particular books, and skylight came though on both. Plus, once…
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i live for days where i have enough time to wander aimlessly through skylight, petting lucy, smiling at people, flipping through books i never knew i picked up... i feel like i'm in a small town when…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love! I love! this bookstore... every time I come in here I feel like a kid in a candy store. They have a great selection of urban art books which I can't get enough of.. they even have a cat to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bookstores and me are kinda like cake to a kid at fat camp. I friggen LOVE EM! And when I am tooling around hipster lane, I often try to get to my destination a little early so I can run over to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just like it because it's a bookstore that does't start with the letter "B". Instead, "Skylight"--how beautiful! Didn't buy a book this time around but next time when I do, I think I would feel as if…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love to pickup zines from this spot and also browse the photography and art section. I usually grab a Mass Appeal, XLR8R, Elemental, Flaunt, and other selected mags and browse through everything…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Indeed, the kind of place thant makes you feel bad about ordering stuff on Amazon, as said elsewhere on this page, and for that matter, buying anything from Borders or Barnes and Noble. Friendly staff…
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great readings, they order anything you want them too and they have a guard cat. Best book store in Los Feliz!
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If only it were twice as large. The kind of place that makes you feel guilty about ordering stuff from Amazon.
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great independent, local bookstore. Type of thing I didn't think could exist in L.A. Features a great little dedicated McSweeney's section, for Eggers loyalists.
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i'm with jeremy l. on this one! great place to kill an hour or three.
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i special ordered the first book in the scott pilgrim series by bryan lee o'malley (if you haven't read it yet, go now!) and i felt super guilty because i just couldn't get over there in the two weeks…
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's just a short bus stop away from where I live, so it's cool to drop by. This Vermont strip has a very huge neighborhood feel to it, so everything's chill. And the bookstore reflects that.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you don't like this bookstore, then you hate freedom. It's that simple.
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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This place is AWESOME, and they have wonderful readings on site. No one rushes you, and the vibe is ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/10/2006
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Skylight is what you've come to expect from an independent bookstore, a knowledgeable staff, a great...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome place to pick up a book of McSweeny's shorts and some Grady McFerrin notecards. Nice sales guy too!
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection with an in-house cat (or two?). The readings and signings are awesome, but I definitely recommend going early so you don't get stuck behind the dictionaries, straining to hear over…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2006
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This great, independent shop is a wonderful source for magazines, books, and more. A rack of self-p...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore in East L.A. Great selection of writers and subjects...and a huge array of great magazines! They have guest writers come in quite often, so check it out. The only…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent independent bookstore. They are quite supportive of local writers, zines, and indie press. This is the place to go for McSweeneys books in LA. Their collection of locally-created greeting…
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2005
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