Web Directory

» Back Shore Press
   a publishing collaborative founded in Gloucester, MA. Co-publishers Peter Anastas and Schuyler Hoffman write about the Beat Generation and its characters.
   http://www.backshorepress.com/

» BeatBooks
   London. Specializes in rare and used books, magazines and ephemera from the Beat Generation, the Sixties CounterCulture, and the Avant-Gardes.
   http://www.beatbooks.com/

» Beyond Baroque Books
   founded in 1998 and dedicated to emerging, over-looked and out-of-print poetry, especially from Los Angeles-based writers. Part of Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, Venice CA, established in 1968.
   http://www.beyondbaroque.org/bbbooks/

» Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
   Venice, CA, offers public poetry readings, free workshops, a bookstore. Established in 1968.
   http://www.beyondbaroque.org/

» Black Sparrow Press | David Godine Boston
   Became the home of John Martin's publishing list in 2002. Continues as independent book source.
   http://www.blacksparrowbooks.com/

» Cherry Valley Editions
   Founded in 1974 by Charles and Pamela Plymell and Josh Norton. Publishes poetry and fiction from renowned writers, including Herbert Huncke, William Burroughs, Pommy-Vega, Allen Ginsberg, Claude Pelieu and Mary Beach.
   http://www.cherryvalleyeditions.com/index.html

» City Lights Booksellers and Publishers
   The infamous San Francisco literary landmark, home of beat literature and publishers of Howl and other Poems, offers a great selection of books.
   http://www.citylights.com/

» Cow Books
   Tokyo, Japan source of beat literature. (English, Japanese)
   http://www.cowbooks.jp/

» Empty Mirror Books
   Specializing in the Beat Generation, poetry, small press, and signed books, bibliographies and biographies.
   http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/

» Green Apple Books
   San Francisco independent bookseller, 38 years in business. New and used books, magazines, and LP records, with special regional focus.
   http://www.greenapplebooks.com/

» Moe's Books
   Berkeley, CA. Founded in 1959 by Moe Moskowitz and his wife Barbara; features live readings by Beat poets, and 200,000 used and new books, vintage sheet music, collectable paperbacks and highly sought after pulp magazines.
   http://www.telegraphbooks.com

» Quill & Brush
   Dickerson, MD; rare book dealer, Beat Generation & modern first editions, mysteries, and signed books. Beautiful store.
   http://www.qbbooks.com/

» Shivastan Publishing
   Woodstock, NY. Publisher Shiv Mirabito, a Tantric Buddhist-Hindu yogi, photographer & poet, began writing as a teenager while living at Allen Ginsberg's Cherry Valley poetry commune. Features unique list of authors.
   http://www.shivastan.org/index.htm

» Skyline Books
   James Muser. Modern, Beat, and counterculture literature including original manuscripts.
   http://www.sweetbooks.com/

» The Arion Press
   Fine press in San Francisco, limited edition books, many from beat artists, poets, and writers.
   http://www.arionpress.com/forthcom.htm

» The Beat Generation Catalog
   Kerouac.com. Books, videos, related products from Beat authors and poets, featuring Jack Kerouac.
   http://www.kerouac.com/homepage.htm

» The Booksmith in San Francisco
   Christin Evans and Praveen Madan, owners. An independent bookstore for the 21st Century, Haight Street. Features weekly author appearances.
   http://www.booksmith.com/

» The Temple Bookstore
   Walla Walla, Washington. Poet Charles Potts bookstore, a temple for the best of the younger generation of poets.
   http://www.thetemplebookstore.com/

» Third Mind Books
   Ann Arbor, MI: Started by Arthur S. Nusbaum, a long-time collector of the Beat Generation, especially the work of William S. Burroughs.
   http://www.thirdmindbooks.com/

» Water Row Books
   Publisher of Beat literature
   http://www.waterrowbooks.com/home.php

» beat book shop
   Boulder, CO; established in 1990 by Thom Peters, with large selection of modern American books. Live readings by wide range of authors, especially the Beats.
   http://www.beatbookshop.com/index2.html