Dutton’s Final Book Party Draws 100s of Customers, Authors and Publishers

Legendary independent bookstore Dutton’s Brentwood celebrated 25 wonderful years on March 30 with ardent well-wishers bidding farewell to Doug Dutton and his landmark store. Dutton’s Brentwood closes its doors on April 30. Filling the courtyard, where thousands of authors have spoken on their L.A. book tours, were literary luminaries that included Jonathan Kirsch, Janet Fitch, Lisa See, Denise Hamilton, Joy Horowitz, Mary Rourke, Kenneth Turan, Victoria Steele, Henry Weinstein, Paddy Calistro, Marisa Silver, Aimee Bender, Thomas Perry, Sonja Bolle, and Scott Wannberg, as well as former mayor Richard Riordan and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Said Doug in his farewell speech: “The years have provided me with enough pleasure to last a lifetime, the children who were raised here, the generations that have shopped here, browsed here, worked here, read here, the many discoveries made here, and the friendships and relationships I’ve happily entered into all qualify me as the luckiest person I know.” (Click pic to enlarge.)