Vroman's Bookstore

Vroman's Bookstore
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
FoundedNovember 14, 1894; 129 years ago (1894-11-14) in Pasadena
FounderA.C. Vroman
HeadquartersPasadena, California
Number of locations
2
Area served
Pasadena
Productsbooks
Websitevromansbookstore.com

Vroman's Bookstore is reportedly the oldest and largest independent bookstore by multiple news media reporters in Southern California.[1]

The store hosts over 400 free community events a year including children's storytimes, trivia nights, craft classes, bake-offs, and launch parties, and has hosted such authors as President Bill Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, Irving Stone, Upton Sinclair, Ray Bradbury, David Sedaris, Salman Rushdie, Walter Mosley, Joan Didion, Barbara Walters, Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Bernie Sanders.[2]

  1. ^ McManis, Sam (April 27, 2014) "The new Old Pasadena may just bowl you over" The Sacramento Bee
  2. ^ "SOLD OUT!! Vroman's Presents Bernie Sanders, in conversation with Sarah Silverman, discussing Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In | Vroman's Bookstore". www.vromansbookstore.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.