Vroman's Bookstore

Welcome to Vroman's Bookstore

Welcome to Vroman's Bookstore, the leading independent bookstore in Southern California since 1894. Visit any of our locations - our bookstore on Colorado Blvd, our Fine Writing, Gifts, and Stationery store, or our location in the Hastings Ranch area of Pasadena - and you're sure to agree that Vroman's Bookstore has earned its distinction as Publishers Weekly's 2008 Bookseller of the Year.

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Vroman's Event Calendar

Current events may result in changes in author tours. Find out about cancellations, postponements, and additions to our event calendar by signing up for Vroman's weekly e-mail updates. Just drop us a line at email@vromansbookstore.com which includes your name and zip code and we'll get you on the list right away!

All events are at Vroman's Bookstore's main location (695 E. Colorado Blvd.) unless otherwise indicated.

Title of Event: Willy Vlautin discusses & signs Northline & performs live!
When: Friday, May 16, 2008 7:00 PM
Location: Vroman's Bookstore
Description: Vlautin, author of the acclaimed debut novel The Motel Life and lead singer of the alt-country band Richmond Fontaine, returns to Vroman's to present his new novel, Northline. Set in the outskirts of Vegas and Reno, Northline follows Allison Johnson as she flees her violent skinhead boyfriend Jimmie, just as she's about to have his baby. Imagined conversations with her hero, Paul Newman, sustain her through her loneliest times until she meets Dan Mahoney, an outsider himself looking to move beyond his circumstances. Full of memorable characters and imbued with a beautiful sense of yearning, Vlautin's work has been praised by The Bookseller (London) as possessing “the tone of a Tom Waits song or Bukowski poem.” In addition to a reading, Vlautin will perform his music live as well!

Newsletter

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.

Rock on: An Office Power Ballad
by Kennedy, Dan
Ah, the glamorous life of a mid-level music executive: non-corner offices, awkward meetings between nerds and rock stars, and late night car service vouchers; not exactly the sex, drugs, and rock and roll you'd expect. With a McSweeney's sensibility and an awkward charm, Dan Kennedy tells all in his keenly observed, laugh out loud funny, insider's view of the music biz??told not from the top of the heap, but from middle management. He is hilarious!--Allison Hill, Vroman's Bookstore (Pasadena, CA)

Vroman's Bookstore: Past and Present

The interior of the original Vroman's located at 60 E. Colorado Blvd.

VROMAN'S GIVES BACK

Thanks to your help, Vroman's Bookstore has donated over $440,000 to Pasadena-area organizations through the Vroman's Gives Back Program.

Every time you make a purchase, 1% of that total purchase will be donated to the organization of your choice. Just click on the links below and check out the various community organizations you can help.

VROMAN'S ED

Space is limited, so make sure to sign up for class early.

All classes will take place in the Vroman's Meeting Room located next door to Vroman's Main Store in the Atrium at 709 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 120.

Writing class students will be given a 20% discount card to be used only on the days of the scheduled class.

Map Catalog!

Visit our new stand-alone map store!