Welcome
A New Bookshop Space in the Heart of Long Beach's Retro Row!
05/29/20
OPEN FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP AT THE HANGOUT (2122 E 4th Street, Long Beach CA):
Tuesdays 1-4pm
Thursdays 1-4pm
Saturdays 1-4pm
Welcome to Bel Canto Books, a proudly woman- and POC- owned independent bookstore based in Long Beach, California! We offer a curated selection of fiction, nonfiction and children's books, organized around a theme of the month, in particular celebrating books by women and people of color.
Our bookshop space at The Hangout on 4th Street is currently closed to in-store shopping due to the coronavirus restrictions, but we are available for curbside pickup, window shopping and online orders.
Please visit our Events page to sign up for virtual book club meetings, author talks, book chats, Storytime and more! We now offer a book concierge program called Books Go Mobile for personalized book recommendations, as well as book ordering through our partners at Bookshop.org and Libro.fm. And please make sure you're signed up for our newsletter which has the latest on upcoming events, what we're reading and other fun book news.
We hope you stay safe and let's keep reading!
XXOO Jhoanna, Avowed Booknerd & Owner/Manager
Help for home-bound readers!
Personalized Book Recommendations, Delivered Right To Your Door
Our new Books Go Mobile program offers you personalized help
in selecting just the right book(s) for you, a family member or loved one.
We offer free local delivery within a 10 mile radius of the store,
or $5 flat fee shipping via medial mail.
Click the link to find out more!
Order Books & support #indiesfirst!
Libro.fm - where your audiobook purchases support small businesses
Bookshop.org - all the books and e-books you could need, shipped directly to you
Bookshop.org - all the books and e-books you could need, shipped directly to you
They're the same audiobooks. Same price. But a different story.
Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through Bel Canto Books. By choosing to buy from Libro.fm, you're helping to support our indie bookstore and investing in our local community.
Switch to Libro.fm today and get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1. That's 3 audiobooks for $14.99.
Bookshop.org - all the books and e-books you could need, shipped directly to you
Bookshop.org - all the books and e-books you could need, shipped directly to you
Bookshop.org - all the books and e-books you could need, shipped directly to you
Bookshop was created specifically to support indie bookstores,
authors and book lovers with an easy-to-use, Amazon-free
shopping platform.
You'll find millions of titles, including the latest hardcovers , to ship direct to your home. And they offer e-book formats!
Visit our page to order books and browse
our recommended reading lists!
our mission
Joy. Creativity. Curiosity.
Spreading the Love of Reading
Spreading the Love of Reading
It all starts with a story…how a great book captivates and enlivens us, how the fairytales our parents tell us spark our sense of wonder and love of creativity, how we first learn to explore and dream and fly in the pages of our favorite books.
Spreading the Love of Reading
Spreading the Love of Reading
Spreading the Love of Reading
Our mission at Bel Canto Books is to foster joy, creativity and curiosity, one book, one connection at a time. Our events program focuses on community engagement and collaboration to provide an outlet for learning and inspiration.
Follow Our Journey
Spreading the Love of Reading
Follow Our Journey
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Your generous donations will help us continue with our mission to foster joy, creativity and curiosity, one book, one connection, at a time.
Thank you in advance for your support!
