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• beat book shop

  http://www.beatbookshop.com/index2.html
  Boulder, CO; established in 1990 by Thom Peters, with large selection of modern American books. Live readings by wide range of authors, especially the Beats.

• BeatBooks

  http://www.beatbooks.com/
  London. Specializes in rare and used books, magazines and ephemera from the Beat Generation, the Sixties CounterCulture, and the Avant-Gardes.

• Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

  http://www.beyondbaroque.org/
  Venice, CA, offers public poetry readings, free workshops, a bookstore. Established in 1968.

• Black Sparrow Press | David Godine Boston

  http://www.blacksparrowbooks.com/
  Became the home of John Martin's publishing list in 2002. Continues as independent book source.

• Brian Cassidy, Bookseller

  http://store.briancassidy.net/shop/cassidy/index.html
  nice selection of very rare Beat related books and magazines. Located in Takoma Park neighborhood of Washington D.C., On-site visits by appointment only.

• City Lights Booksellers and Publishers

  http://www.citylights.com/
  The infamous San Francisco literary landmark, home of beat literature and publishers of Howl and other Poems, offers a great selection of books.

• Cow Books

  http://www.cowbooks.jp/
  Tokyo, Japan source of beat literature. (English, Japanese)

• Ecstatic Yod

  http://ecstaticyod.com/
  Ecstatic Peace + Father Yod record + book store is Byron Coley and Thurston Moore's company. Books from outlaw poets A.D. Winans, Charley Plymell, Roxie Powell.

• Empty Mirror Books

  http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/
  Specializing in the Beat Generation, poetry, small press, and signed books, bibliographies and biographies.

• Green Apple Books

  http://www.greenapplebooks.com/
  San Francisco independent bookseller, 38 years in business. New and used books, magazines, and LP records, with special regional focus.

• Jeff Maser, Bookseller

  http://www.detritus.com/
  Over 250,000 books in stock, with large selection of beat related literature, including rare magazines from 1960s.

• Kicks Books | Good Reading for the Minions

  http://www.nortonrecords.com/kicks-books/?sort=alphaasc
  Publisher Miriam Linna (formerly of The Cramps) started Kicks Books to bring out books that no one else would print. Authors range from Charley Plymell to Sun Ra. Based in New York.

• Mammoth Publications

  http://mammothpublications.net/
  Lawrence, Kansas regional publisher of Native American and Mid-Plains authors.

• Moe's Books

  http://moesbooks.com/
  Berkeley, CA. Founded in 1959 by Moe Moskowitz and his wife Barbara; features live readings by Beat poets, and used and new books, vintage sheet music, collectable paperbacks and pulp magazines.

• Philip Smith, Bookseller

  http://www.philipsmithbooks.com
  Berkeley, California, specializing in unusual and overlooked items, including periodicals, association copies and ephemera. Very knowledgeable on Beat literature.

• Quill & Brush

  http://www.qbbooks.com/
  Dickerson, MD; rare book dealer, Beat Generation & modern first editions, mysteries, and signed books. Beautiful store.

• Shivastan Publishing

  http://www.shivastan.org/
  Woodstock, NY. Publisher Shiv Mirabito, a Tantric Buddhist-Hindu yogi, photographer & poet, began writing as a teenager while living at Allen Ginsberg's Cherry Valley poetry commune. Features unique list of authors.

• Skyline Books

  http://www.sweetbooks.com/
  James Muser. Modern, Beat, and counterculture literature including original manuscripts.

• The Arion Press

  http://www.arionpress.com/forthcom.htm
  Fine press in San Francisco, limited edition books, many from beat artists, poets, and writers.

• The Beat Generation Catalog

  http://www.kerouac.com/homepage.htm
  Kerouac.com. Books, videos, related products from Beat authors and poets, featuring Jack Kerouac.

• The Booksmith in San Francisco

  http://www.booksmith.com/
  Christin Evans and Praveen Madan, owners. An independent bookstore for the 21st Century. Features weekly author appearances.

• Third Mind Books

  http://www.thirdmindbooks.com/
  Ann Arbor, MI: Started by Arthur S. Nusbaum, a long-time collector of the Beat Generation, especially the work of William S. Burroughs.

 

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