In the beginning, the store focused on literature and obscure works requested by Hollywood executives, screenwriters, and directors, with patrons that included William Faulkner and Henry Miller, the latter of whom the bookstore also paid $1 per page to write the softcore novella Opus Pistorium, which sold three copies.
By this point, the bookshop was considered "the go-to source for anything related to motion pictures.
[7] Celebrities and other members of the industry were common at these locations, including Ursula Andress, Debbie Reynolds, Anthony Perkins, Michael Powell, King Vidor, David Lean, Orson Welles, Jim Jarmusch, Peter Bogdanovich, Spike Lee, Michael Jackson, Ru Paul, John Cleese, Shirley Jones, Chelsea Handler, Quentin Tarantino, J.J. Abrams, John Landis, Joe Dante, and more.
[6][3][8] Ray Bradbury and John Waters also frequented the bookshop, and their Hollywood Walk of Fame stars are located out front.
Larry Edmunds Bookshop has been featured in many movies and television shows, including Alex in Wonderland, Fade to Black, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills 90210, The District,[6] and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.