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CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP

1/2 cup of CityLights Bookshop = 33 calories!

About Me


NUTRIMENTUM SPIRITUS
"I have fallen in love a thousand times in my lifetime. All of which have been with books."--unknown
Booklovers never go to bed alone!
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."--Jorge Luis Borges
"If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."--Toni Morrison
"Books may well be the only true magic."--Alice Hoffman
"A library is an arsenal of liberty."--unknown
CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!
For those who know us, we are the EPICENTER for good cheap reads, random encounters with notorious locals and odd celebrities, great small-talk conversation and a feast for the eyes every which way you look. For those who don't know us, they call us THE MOST UNUSUAL BOOKSTORE IN CANADA! Who knew London Ontario had so much to offer?
WE BUY AND SELL SECONDHAND BOOKS, DVDs, CDs, RECORDS, MAGAZINES, VHS MOVIES, AND KITSCH MEMORABILIA!!
We are located in the heart of downtown, 356 Richmond Street - between King and York. Contact us anytime - you'll never believe what you can dig up!
CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!

My Interests

City Lights Bookshop is beloved the world over by secret armies of ninjas!

I'd like to meet:

We would like to be a conduit to having interesting and creative people as our friends in this space, both locally and internationally. It's not easy being an independent retailer in these times. People who adore books, movies, art, or music, whether as spectators or creators are people we like. We want a chance to see what the great big world is up to out there via your profiles because we are genuinely interested and because we think it will help us be more creative in our everyday life. You are all the best characters we have ever read about!

Music:

Success in your lifetime can only be achieved by making a pilgrimage to City Lights Bookshop a number of times a year in a state of ecstatic grooviness.

Movies:

City Lights Bookshop cannot fly, but it can glide for up to 3 kilometres!

Television:

The Ancient Egyptians believed that buying a book from City Lights Bookshop would bring eternal life!

Books:

If provoked, City Lights Bookshop will swivel the tip of its abdomen and shoot a jet of boiling venom at its attacker!

Heroes:

About 1/10th of City Lights Bookshop is covered in ice!

My Blog

Some Crafty Chicks

  Some Crafty Chicks!     I've had some extra unwanted and literal down time this week, so I got to read a bunch of magazines, (yes, I still read things on PAPER!). A lot of you ou...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:57:00 PST

Bookclerk Makes Good

City Lights bookshop is very pleased to introduce one of our bookclerks who is breaking out in the music biz! We have enjoyed many of his shows. I would like to urge you to check out his new myspace s...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:00 PST

I Stayed Up All Night Reading The Glass Castle

I finally got around to reading this innocent looking memoir by Jeannette Walls called THE GLASS CASTLE and I couldn’t put it down until the whole thing was read. Afterwards, I had to look ...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:12:00 PST

Godzilla vs. Camera? The Bookshop That Ravaged London, Ontario

Well, on occasion I get to leave the bookshop and when I do, I grab my camera and try and grab some footage of our local scene. Sometimes I get to leave town, and I bring back a bit from someone else'...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:25:00 PST

Meredith Emerson Walked Her Own Path: Eulogy From A Stranger

Meredith Emerson went for a walk in the woods with her dog on New Year's Day.   What she did resonated with me a great deal because it spoke of an independent spirit, and I felt a kinship t...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:53:00 PST

You Think You Know Me? (A Refridgerator Analysis)

Can you really tell who a person is by what is on their fridge? I can only make you a list of what is on mine. Write a blog about what is on yours and link it to me if you like. Then we can all make o...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:27:00 PST

Little Mosque On The Prairie Made Me Weep

Last Night, I watched "Little Mosque On The Prairie," their holiday special episode. First of all, I'd like to say that the title of this Canadian show is sheer genius. It's as close to perfect as can...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:35:00 PST

This Is A Band of Knaves That I Really Like

I ran around last night to 4 bars in an effort to try to document what was going on in town here in London, Ontario. So I filmed The Knaves band and also the Sinister Society Burlesque show, and also ...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:06:00 PST

It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Greedmas!

Of course, we've all seen the footage of the crazed shoppers during the Day After Thanksgiving sale back in the States. They run that stuff every year. I, myself, have participated in Stateside day af...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:16:00 PST

Deck the Halls With a Lot of Pink Stuff!

I do feel kind of holier-than-thou today, cuz I put up my exmass tree last night! It is a white metal tree with lights pre-wired into it. As groos as that sounds, it looks pretty cool all lit up. I ha...
Posted by CITY LIGHTS BOOKSHOP on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:56:00 PST