I found Forest Books to be a cozy bookstore. It was a peaceful place to visit after being in the busyness of 'Japantown'. I enjoyed the layout and organization of Forest Books, along with its ambiance too.
I learned the following information about Forest Books from their 'about page':
I would like to thank you for your immense kindness and participation in keeping Forest Books in our neighborhood for another year. I started this enterprise 23 years ago with the notion that Forest Books would be a place to demonstrate Right Livelihood in the marketplace in a way that makes inner peace tangible to everyone who enters. I wanted to provide Forest Books as a context and a community resource where peace and harmony are the foundation for exploration, inquiry and creative expression. Paul Yamazaki of City Lights Books noted that "Forest Books has an exceptional curated selection of books you're unlikely to find anywhere else." Please dont forget we need your business, your trades, your donations, and your praise to help us survive and thrive. Thanks to you all for keeping this democratic and spiritual enterprise going so we can flourish together. ~Jakushu Gregory WoodI hope you have a chance to visit Forest Books. Independent bookstores rock!!
That's a really heartfelt letter to customers, a reminder of why indie bookstores matter. :) Forest Books sounds like a really cute place to be. I'm not currently on the hunt for rare books, but I'd be curious to see what they have.
ReplyDelete--Ellen @ Glamorous Book Lounge
I'm currently not on the hunt for rare books either. I just can't pass up visiting a bookstore, lol!! I love indie bookstores and Forest Books was a quaint one to visit.
DeleteAlso, this is a really weird spot to put a response to your "About" section but I was at UC Santa Barbara for a year from 2008-2009! So funny how we both have links to SD and SB.
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty funny that we both have ties to SD & SB... And we both have book blogs and like to read!
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