The Long Beach bookstore’s owner is up against rising rents and a pending sale, and neighboring bookshops are feeling he brunt of the bookselling business as well.
Planet Books, a staple of the Long Beach-area book scene that specializes in science fiction, is losing the massive warehouse it has called home for the past five years.
James Rappaport said during a phone conversation on Thursday that, despite the s… [4046 chars]
Source: Santa Ana Orange County Register | Published: 2026-01-09T18:24:43Z
Credit: Santa Ana Orange County Register
