Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
Book Soup	West Hollywood	California
Located on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Book Soup is an independently-owned bookstore that carries 60,000 titles. The store specializes in... Indie Bookstore
Skylight Books	Los Angeles	California
Open since 1996, Skylight Books is an independent bookstore in Los Angeles, California. Skylight Books hosts regular author events and book... Indie Bookstore
Iliad Bookshop	North Hollywood	California
Located in North Hollywood, California, Illiad Bookshop is one of the largest used bookstores in the Los Angeles area. The store specializes in... Indie Bookstore
Libros Schmibros	Los Angeles	California
Founded in 2010, Libros Schmibros is a lending library and used bookstore in Los Angeles, California. Indie Bookstore
National Steinbeck Center	Salinas	California
Located in John Steinbeck's hometown of Salinas, California, the National Steinbeck Center consists of the John Steinbeck Exhibition Hall and the... Historical Site
Dashiell Hammett’s Home	San Fracisco	California
891 Post Street was home to Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon, in the 1920s. An historical marker indicates the location of... Historical Site
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers	San Francisco	California
Founded in 1953, this independent bookstore is also an historical landmark, offering three floors of books from major publishing houses as well as... Historical Site, Indie Bookstore
John’s Grill	San Francisco	California
Located in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco, John's Grill was a setting in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. In... Historical Site
theOffice	Santa Monica	California
TheOffice was created to provide a comfortable and inspirational work environment for creative professionals. This writing space was designed by... Writers Space
Green Apple Books	San Francisco	California
Founded in 1967, this independent bookstore provides new and used books of all genres. Green Apple often hosts local authors for readings and book... Indie Bookstore