The walls come down around Hobo Alley

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
For an irregular set of summer Saturdays, Acres of Books stalwart Steve Becker and an untameable gang of supporters—some of whom are cracking wise so enthusiastically behind this interview that he has to move to a more sedate location—have curated the happily informal Hobo Alley events [...]

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
Mark your calendars in black ink: Acres of Books–Long Beach’s oldest, most thoroughly-, intriguingly-stocked store of used literature–will begin a discount sale of its stock this Thursday.
And how long will the sale go? “‘Til we run out of stuff to sell,” says Jackie Smith, who owns the store with her husband [...]