Instead, the veteran bookshop, which specializes in titles by African American writers, is taking phone and online orders and only letting people in to pick up books. “Today is pretty quiet, but it was busy on Saturday with people who wanted to stock up.”Įso Won Books in Leimert Park shut down “for the foreseeable future” on Sunday, even though the streets were lively with vendors and drummers, said co-owner James Fugate. “The energy is a little weird,” said bookseller Ben Szymanski, 27, who wore disposable gloves while he worked. West Hollywood’s iconic Book Soup, which shuttered on Tuesday, was mostly empty Monday afternoon, but the phones rang nonstop as customers called to arrange shipping or drive-through pickup for the most sought-after titles. “It’s not even one day at a time,” said one staffer. While alternative buying methods are now available, rapid developments have made it difficult to plan. On Monday the store saw fewer customers, buying mostly adult fiction. It was busy over the weekend, staffers said, selling a lot of middle reader books. And the sixth annual Independent Bookstore Day, scheduled for April 25, was postponed.Ĭhevalier’s Books in Hancock Park remained open on Wednesday, but staff were encouraging customers to do curbside pickup or order books to be delivered to their homes. County Library also closed all of its 86 locations Sunday until the end of the month to comply with state restrictions on the size of gatherings. Restaurants were forced to halt dine-in service and limit business to takeout and delivery.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti ordered bars, movie theaters, gyms and fitness centers to close to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. “We will defer to science to tell us when it’s safe to open,” he said.
Though book sales remained strong last week, cafe sales dropped 50%, forcing Maslansky and his business partner, Claudia Colodro, to make the difficult decision to lock up indefinitely. Why? “Because it’s the safest, most responsible decision we can make,” co-owner Alex Maslansky explained in a phone interview. As movie theaters, performance venues, gyms, libraries, sporting events and even Disneyland are shutting down to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, bookstores in Los Angeles and beyond have been forced to make some very tough decisions.Įcho Park’s beloved Stories Books & Cafe closed its doors Monday in response to the pandemic.
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