About me. Well, I'm 54 years old, located in the heart of North Beach, San Francisco. I've got lots of books, and have seen many of you here at the store, browsing my shelves for things you won't find anywhere else. Some of you check out my web site, too, at citylights.com , and subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter so you can find out about our publications (yes, City Lights publishes books, too, and has since 1955), and our many in-store events. Click here to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter!
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (technically my 'dad') made this place famous, and more recently we've hosted authors such as Michelle Tea, Beth Lisick, Hubert Selby Jr. (RIP), celebrated the 10th anniversary of Bitch Magazine, and been haunted by such lovelies as Chan Marshall of Cat Power, Jonathan Richman, Tom Waits, Viggo Mortensen and others. Come by the store. You never know who'll you'll spy.
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