A couple of new stores added this week, in the company of the lovely and soon-to-be-web Rose Gray. The two of us took a tour of Santa Monica and Venice, managing to avoid hippies and meter maids while placing the book in some excellent locations. If you're in the area, in need of a gift, check out Clever on Main just up the road from Wildflour, selling pizza by the slice. If you want to get even closer to the beach (as well as iron-pumping men in thongs) then squeeze past The Sidewalk Cafe into the expansive Small World Books. Situated along the city's boardwalk, this is apparently Venice's only new-book bookstore, and it's a really nice oasis in an area teaming with nothing else to read besides witty t-shirts and incense descriptions. Special thanks to Radka of Clever for placing Things that Suck front and center!View Larger Map
PS: If you're not familiar with the area, check out Google Maps' street view before you go, providing 3D images of the entire scene.
