Libreria Mexico De Echo Park is primarily a Spanish-language bookstore that caters to Mexican culture and literature. You'll also find a large selection of Latin-American music on CD and cassette here. Browse the hodgepodge of gifts and accessories, from the standard-issue nylon string guitar to the assortment of cell phone chargers and headsets. To one side of the shop is a magazine rack with the month's newest Mexican periodicals. Near the counter you'll see an array of new Spanish-language hardcovers and bestsellers for your perusal. It even performs money transfers here.
Revolution Books is a leftist nonprofit bookstore offering a wide range of political, fiction and nonfiction books such as biographies, The Communist Manifesto and titles by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin. Speaking events are held here often.
Ketab Corp., located in the "Persian Square" area of Westwood, offers a wide selection of Farsi books, films and music. Books of all genres can be found here, including audio books and English/Farsi dictionaries. A wealth of information on Iran is also available, including English language books, Iranian White and Yellow Pages directories and Iranian calendars. The shelves contain current Persian magazines and periodicals, along with books published by Ketab Corp. The music section features a large collection of traditional classical music, as well as live concert recordings. You'll find some traditional musical instruments and sheet music for sale, along with some Farsi software.
