Wow! So here it is: noted science fiction author Ray Bradbury has an open letter on the Opinion page of today’s Press-Telegram, imploring us to keep our library open.
“I recently learned of the pending forced closure of the Long Beach Main Library from public access to balance the city budget. This is heartbreak and an [...]

Acres of Books patron Robert Easton says goodbye to heaven, nirvana, Valhalla, whatever

PHOTO by JEFF GOULD
Robert Easton is the sort of person you’d never meet anywhere but Acres of Books: actor, writer, dialect expert and voice coach to the stars (known as “the Henry Higgins of Hollywood”) and a 50-years Acres patron who knew Bertrand [...]

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 [...]

Take Ray Bradbury’s advice on Acres

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
I was back under the tin roof at Acres of Books that Ray Bradbury especially loves when it rains, and when I went to prowl early for Bradbury books—they don’t come through so often, but I found first-edition Bester instead—someone had Lee Hazlewood playing in that [...]

Noted science fiction author Ray Bradbury plans to visit Acres of Books tomorrow at 1 p.m., his health permitting.
It’s not for sure, cautions publisher Craig Graham,

Acres of Books, a city historic landmark and one of the most famous used bookstores in the world, could face demolition for condos and art

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
Bookstore clerk Frank Cotten was in his 80s when he departed this dimension some time around when Clinton took office, and he left behind one amazing statistic: the [...]