The Best Bookstores Near FIDM Campuses

Wonder where FIDM Students get inspired? These independent bookstores are beyond cool and focus on art, design, and unique titles.

Housed inside Hollywood’s super cool Space 15 Twenty retail complex, Hennessey + Ingalls is the largest art and architecture bookstore in the western United States so it’s easy to spend hours browsing! You’ll find thousands of titles on everything from fashion and furniture to photography and industrial design.

A destination for book lovers for over 40 years, Green Apple Books & Music features a huge and carefully chosen selection of new and used books (they buy, sell, and trade). In addition to books on every subject imaginable, there are plenty of great author events and friendly staff members to guide you through the selection.

At Subtext, a gallery and bookstore located on the outskirts of downtown San Diego, it’s all about urban contemporary, pop surrealist, and lowbrow artists from all over the globe. From hard-to-find books to limited edition toys and art, Subtext is sure to inspire you!

At Alakazam in Irvine, just minutes from FIDM OC, it’s all about comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime, and pop culture collectibles. In addition to stocking books on super heroes and vintage art, Alakazam is one of the few stores in the country that rents its graphic novels and anime films!