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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Glenn Goldman |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, California |
| Products | books |
| Website | www.booksoup.com |
Book Soup is an independent bookstore located at 8818 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, and is the largest general interest independent bookstore in Hollywood.[1] The store is "known for its tall, teetering stacks and mazes of shelves crammed with titles that attracted entertainment and tourist industry clientele..."[2][3] Popular with many in the entertainment industry,[1][4] the store continues to hosts events featuring a variety of celebrity authors who have so far included Muhammad Ali, Howard Stern, Annie Leibovitz, Chuck Palahniuk, Jenna Jameson, Hunter S. Thompson, Norman Mailer, and The Doors.[5] Considered a "cultural fixture" of the Sunset Strip,[1] Book Soup has also been featured as a location in a number of films and television shows.[3]
- ^ a b c ""Bookselling News." Publishers Weekly. October 23, 2000". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ louis sahagun January 4, 2009 (2009-01-04). "Sahagun, Louis. "Glenn Goldman, Owner of Book Soup, Dies at 58." Los Angeles Times. January 4, 2009". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "George, Lynell. "Poets, Transvestites and a Pile of Books." Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2000". Articles.latimes.com. 2000-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ "Werris, Wendy. "Tyson Cornell Helps Keep Things Hot for Book Soup." Publishers Weekly. May 19, 2008". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Alimurung, Gendy. "The Host and His Protégée." LA Weekly. May 16, 2007.