Welcome to *Spotlight on NYC Bookstores* This blog is an evolving directory of bookstores in the five boroughs of New York.
It was created as a guide for those visiting Manhattan in May 2010 for Book Expo America, Book Blogger Con, or Book Week.
Please use it as a self-guided tour to bookish delights in the Big Apple! |
Logos Bookstore
“We are an Upper East Side specialty bookstore that offers a large selection of Judeo-Christian books and bibles, fiction, children’s books, and best-sellers.”
1575 York Avenue (Between 83rd St and 84th St, Upper East Side)
New York, NY 10028
phone: (212) 517-7292
fax: (212) 517-7197
Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 noon. – 7:00 p.m.
http://logosbookstorenyc.com/
Facebook fan page for Logos Bookstore
twitter: @LogosBooksNYC
Directions via public transportation:
- Near the M31 bus, up and downtown
- And the M86 crosstown bus
Boulevard Books & Café
“Boulevard Books & Café is your community bookstore! Shop our selection of adults & kids books and sidelines. Enjoy bookclub meets, storytime with your ‘lil ones, author events & more!”
7518 13th Avenue (Dyker Heights)
Brooklyn, NY 11228-2410
phone: (718) 680-5881
Monday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
http://boulevardbooksandcafe.com/
Facebook fan page for Boulevard Books & Café
twitter: @BoulevardBooks
Directions via public transportation:
- Subway: D Train to 79th Street (Brooklyn)
- Bus: B4 to 13th Avenue or B64 to Bay Ridge Pkwy
The BookMark Shoppe
The BookMark Shoppe opened in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn in November 2002; they quickly outgrew that location and moved to the Bay Ridge area. They are an independently owned & operated bookstore serving their community.
8415 3rd Avenue (Bay Ridge)
Brooklyn, NY 11209-4601
phone: (718) 833-5115
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
www.bookmarkshoppe.com
Facebook fan page for The BookMark Shoppe
Directions via public transportation:
BookBook Bookstore (formerly Biography Bookstore)
description
266 Bleecker Street between 6th & 7th Avenues (Greenwich Village)
New York, New York 10014
phone: 212-807-8655
http://www.bookbooknyc.com/bookbook/Welcome.html
Directions via public transportation:
Book Culture – on Broadway
In the fall of 2009 Book Culture opened a second shop on Broadway at 114th Street. There has been an independent bookstore on this corner for over fifty years. Now, with the strong support of the Morningside Heights community and the faculty and administration of Columbia University we are carrying on the tradition. Book Culture on Broadway is a true community bookstore. Located in the heart of the neighborhood, we are a meeting place, a fun place to stop and above all, a real bookstore. We feature new and classic fiction and nonfiction, mysteries, cookbooks, graphic novels, home & craft books and travel guides. Downstairs is the Children’s Reading Room, a whimsical space filled with books, toys, games, puzzles, art supplies and plush toys. It is a fun and cozy place to curl up with a book or meet other families.
2915 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
See also Book Culture on West 112th Street
phone: (646) 403-3000
Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
www.bookculture.com
Directions via public transportation: 1 train to 110th Street, walk up to 114th
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks
“Welcome to my shop! Get comfortable and stay as long as you like—you’re sure to find something you love! It may be a book your grandmother had, or one you never knew existed, something by a favorite author, or just something that catches your eye. If you’re not able to visit, give me a call so we can have a chat about the kinds of books that interest you.
Some of my specialties are: New York restaurants and food; culinary ephemera; baking books; Jewish cookbooks; restaurant postcards; handmade greeting cards. Out-of-print and antiquarian cookbooks, etiquette books, and housekeeping manuals; lots of food-related ephemera, from magazines to menus to postcards to recipe booklets; vintage linens, kitchen gadgets, crockery. And fascinating customers with whom to strike up conversations!”
163 West Tenth Street (Greenwich Village)
New York, New York 10014-3116
phone: 212-989-8962
fax: 212-989-8102
Hours: The shop is usually open from 1–6 pm six days a week (the day the shop is closed VARIES from week to week). Hours are always posted in the window and can be heard on the phone message. Also open by appointment or chance.
www.bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com
Directions via public transportation:
- #1 train to Sheridan Square/Christopher St.
- A, B, C, D, E, F, or V train to West Fourth St.
- Crosstown bus (westbound) to Christopher St. and Seventh Ave.
- Crosstown bus (westbound) to West Tenth St. and Waverly Place.
- M7 Bus (downtown) to Seventh Ave. and Tenth St.
Spotlight on Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks by Dawn at She Is Too Fond of Books
Rizzoli Bookstore
“For more than forty years, Rizzoli Bookstore has been an unsurpassed source for superb books on visual topics, foreign language books and periodicals, and an eclectic assortment of music. The store now occupies three floors of a historic townhouse at 31 West 57th Street, a setting filled with nooks and crannies that invite our customers to come in and browse. From an entire room devoted to architecture books to our fashion book nook to our kids section with a cushy window seat overlooking the bustle of 57th Street, Rizzoli is a welcoming destination bookstore brimming with a treasure trove of books waiting to be discovered.”
31 West 57th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10019 -3400
phone: 212-759-2424
fax: 212-826-9754
Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
www.rizzoliusa.com/bookstore
Facebook fan page for Rizzoli Bookstore
Directions via public transportation:
Jim Hanley’s Universe Ltd.
“Since 1985, Jim Hanley’s Universe has been one of America’s best and most progressive comic book stores. At Jim Hanley’s Universe, we carry mainstream comics from DC and Marvel as well as Kids Comics, International Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Small Press, Indie, and Mini Comics. We have an extensive back issue collection and we also carry Statues, Toys, T-shirts, DVDs, Trading Cards, Books and more!!”
4 West 33rd Street (between 5th and Broadway)
New York, NY 10001-3331
phone: 212-268-7088
fax: 212-268-7728
Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Directions via public transportation:
B,D,F,V, N,Q,R,W trains and New Jersey Path trains to 34th Street/Herald Square
6 train to 33rd Street
1,2,3, A,C,E trains to 34th Street/Penn Station
 Hue-Man Bookstore and Café
“The Largest African-American Bookstore in the Nation”
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd (125 and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY 10027-3612
phone: 212-665-7400
fax: 212-665-1071
Monday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
www.huemanbookstore.com
Facebook fan page for Hue-Man Bookstore and Café
twitter: @huemanBooks
Directions via public transportation:
B/D/C: 1 block
2/3: 2 blocks
Drama Book Shop
“The foremost international resource for plays, books and other materials relating to theatre, film, video and the performing arts.”
250 West 40th Street (between Broadway and 8th)
New York, NY 10018-1511
phone: 212-944-0595
fax: 212-730-8739
Monday—Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., complimentary wine & cheese begining at 6:00 p.m.
Directions via public transportation:
1/2/3/A/C/E: Times Square/42nd Street stop
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