Planet Books

12/16/2025

If MIKE were here, he'd want all of you to come to the 2025 holiday "soiree" here at PLANET BOOKS this Saturday for a slice of pizza and a beverage, from about noon to 3pm. Hope to see you there.

11/28/2025

PLANET BOOKS NEWS!

Hi everybody, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Today is the store's 27th Anniversary, and to celebrate the occasion, we are having a three day sale of 20 % off on all in store books, special bag members will receive special additional goodies.

We are hoping you might find lots of books to add to your collection or library, and with the holiday giving season fast approaching, you may find that special book for someone else.

As always, READ MORE BOOKS!

03/23/2025

A VERY LAST MINUTE PLANET BOOKS NEWS ALERT!!

Tomorrow, Sunday, March 23, 2025 we we will be attending the annual Vintage Paperback Show in Glendale...so we will be closed here at the store.

Sorry for this last minute shenanigans but hope to see you there!

06/19/2024

SPORTS NEWS FROM PLANET BOOKS!

“Say Hey” Willie Mays! So sorry to see you go.

Willie hit the first home run in the very first game at Anaheim Stadium. April 9, 1966.

Read and view Willie and other sports books and memorabilia
here at Planet Books!

06/05/2024

A PLANET BOOKS NEWS ALERT!

A really nice collection of antique and vintage bookends are now available for sale here at Planet Books. A set of one of these these would make a fine gift to a grad or for good ol' dad on his day, or treat yourself to spruce up your own book collection. Most of these are in the $40.- $95. range.

As always, read more books!

Check out Planet Books’s video.

03/11/2024

MORE PLANET BOOKS INFO ON THIS WEEK'S PAPERBACK SHOW!

03/11/2024

HEY EVERYBODY!!

It`s that time of year, where we`ll be at the 44th
VINTAGE PAPERBACK COLLECTORS SHOW & SALE
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
This Sunday, March 17th at the Glendale Civic Auditorium
1401 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale CA 91208
(818) 548- 2147

There will be many guest authors and artists signing your books for free, after you pay a mere $10.00 for admission.
Plus there will be many tables of really great books and collectibles for sale from many local and far-away dealers.

REMEMBER,
We`ll be there,
so see us THERE, and DO NOT come by the store that day!

02/11/2024

SOME SAD PLANET BOOKS NEWS.

A lot of you most likely heard of the passing of our friend and fearless leader, Michael Munns last month. His knowledge of sports and music was unsurpassed.

Help us celebrate his life and adventures here at the store on Sunday, February 25, at noon for some lively talk and refreshments.

(Please excuse the grainy photo, this was a rare occasion where he was not only OK with the shutter but was cracking up to boot!)

12/24/2023

PLANET BOOKS and Tim Burton wish you a Nightmare Before Christmas! We hope that everyone remembers that books make great gifts.

11/18/2023

The “dailyness” in a Vanessa Smith poem is never dull, and never what’s expected. Her west-coast swagger is reminiscent of early Joni Mitchell — “my face, like an interview, / tells the most important / stories first.” Her “uploaded anguish,” is that of a speaker who “wipes daily d...

11/17/2023

TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY! LARRY NIVEN WILL BE HERE IN PERSON FROM 1 PM TO 3 PM HERE AT PLANET BOOKS!