Bel Canto Books owner, Jhoanna Belfer, sitting in front of bookshelves at KUBO LB.

Welcome

A Thriving Filipina-led Indie Bookstore in Long Beach CA!

Welcome to Bel Canto Books, a proudly woman- and BIPOC- owned independent bookstore based in Long Beach, California!

Founded by Jhoanna Belfer, a Filipina-American poet and former hospitality executive, Bel Canto Books offers 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.

Please visit our Events & Classes page to learn about author events, workshops, Storytime and more.

Learn about our store- and community-led Book Clubs offering in-person and online meetings. Please visit our FAQs to learn about how to submit an event/book/vendor inquiry.

We offer a book concierge program 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, Head Booknerd & Owner/Manager

Est. 2018

Bel Canto Books started as a monthly pop-up book club in 2018 and moved into a brick-and-mortar space inside The Hangout (now closed) on 4th Street in November 2019.

We currently have three locations:

- A 600sf standalone bookstore at 2106 E 4th Street

- A 400sf bookstore inside KUBO LB, a Filipinx-led collaborative collective workspace (3976 Atlantic Ave in Long Beach)

- A mini bookstore inside Steel Cup Cafe (2201 N Lakewood Blvd in Long Beach)

See our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by clicking the button below.

FAQs

Visit us in person

BEL CANTO BOOKS RETRO ROW

BEL CANTO BOOKS AT KUBO LB

BCB Retro Row cash wrap and gift items display.

2106 E 4th Street, Long Beach CA 90814

Hours:

Thursday : 12pm to 6pm (Closed 7/11)

Friday/Saturday: 12pm to 8pm

Sunday: 12pm to 6pm

Monday - Wednesday: Closed

BEL CANTO BOOKS AT KUBO LB

BCB at KUBO LB bookshelves and book stand.

3976 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90807

Online: kubolb.com

Hours:

Thursday - Sunday: 11am to 6pm

Monday - Wednesday: Closed

POPUP AT STEEL CUP CAFE

BEL CANTO BOOKS AT KUBO LB

POPUP AT STEEL CUP CAFE

BCB at Steel Cup Cafe bookshelves on wall with books filling the shelves.

2201 N Lakewood Blvd, Long Beach CA 90815

Online: steelcupcafe.com

Hours:

Daily 7AM to 6PM

our mission

An open book with two pages folded in toward the spine to form the shape of a heart.

Joy. Creativity. Curiosity.

Spreading the Love of Reading

It all starts with a story…how a great book captivates and enlivens us, how the fairytales our families share 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

Our mission at Bel Canto Books is to foster joy, creativity and curiosity, one book, one connection at a time. As a woman- and BIPOC-owned bookstore, we take special pride in uplifting the work of historically marginalized authors and artists.