What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

Book Place

Used bookstore in La Mesa (San Diego), CA. Open Tues-Sat: 10am-6pm / Sun: 10am-3pm
Find us on LibroFM and Bookshop.org
Under new ownership!

All types of books including Suspense, Adventure, Westerns, Romantic Suspense, Historical, Contemporary, Non-fiction, Kids Books, Sci-fi, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult. We also carry Audio books, Large Print, CD's and DVD's.

09/08/2026

New hours start today!🕺

Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 3pm
Monday: Closed

See you in store soon!

09/07/2026

NOW OPEN MORE HOURS!!!!

Starting tomorrow (Tuesday 8th September), The Book Place will be open later and also open on Sundays!

New Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 3pm
Monday: Closed

Now there’s no excuse not to see you in store soon!

09/02/2026

Is it just me or are these getting increasingly unhinged?

✨Daily Dose of the Duke✨ featuring iconic historical romance titles!

Disclaimer: Daily Dose of the Duke will in fact not occur daily, but whenever we feel like it

08/26/2026

✨One For The Books✨

It’s been a whole year since we bought The Book Place, and what a wild ride it’s been! We are so grateful to everyone who has supported us during our first year as owners and invite you to celebrate this milestone with us!

When & Where:

📅 Saturday, September 26th
⏰ 10am - 6pm
📍 The Book Place, 6122 Lake Murray Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942

Anniversary Specials:

✨ $100 GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! Stop by the store and enter your name to win a $100 The Book Place gift card. Winner will be announced the following week!

🎁 FREE GOODIES! Spend $25+ and receive a free sticker; spend $50+ and take home a free tote bag!

🏷️ DISCOUNTS ON MERCH! 20% off on The Book Place merch, including The Book Place stickers, tote bags, and custom candles.

We appreciate each and every one of you and hope to see you there to celebrate together!🕺

~ Tyler & Emily

(Because of anticipated high foot traffic, we will not be accepting book drop offs for store credit on this day. We will apply existing credits though!)

08/20/2026

As a used bookstore, we find a whole host of crazy things in used books... unfortunately no free money as of yet!

08/17/2026

✨Daily Dose of the Duke✨

Historical romance books simply have the best titles~

Disclaimer: Daily Dose of the Duke will in fact not occur daily, but whenever we feel like it

08/08/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER! Swing by and celebrate our fearless leader today - mini donuts available while supplies last✨

(Tyler wants you to know he did not approve this post)

08/06/2026

We’ve been nominated for Best Book Store in the La Mesa Courier Best of La Mesa 2026 Awards!

Huge thank you to everyone for showing up to support us every single day. We are so grateful to be a part of the brilliant La Mesa community and are honored to have been nominated alongside other amazing La Mesa bookstores.

If you love visiting The Book Place, feel free to cast a vote for us as your favorite bookstore in La Mesa for 2026! Head to the link in our profile - voting ends 8/31/26✨

07/27/2026

The history of The Book Place is a long and storied tale…

07/17/2026

Custom candles from Candles poured with intention are back in stock✨

Two fabulous scents to choose from, curated especially for The Book Place! Our candles are vegan, scented with clean fragrance oils, and made right here in San Diego.

Address

6122 Lake Murray Boulevard
La Mesa, CA
91942

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16194624200

Website

https://linktr.ee/thebookplace_lamesa

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