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!

Book Culture - Manhattan (on Broadway)

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 [...]

Book Culture - Manhattan

Book Culture (West 112th Street)

We’re here to offer a book shop where you can browse and discover the widest range of publications in the arts and humanities that we can realistically carry. We have created a space for extensive representation of new books in areas you won’t see elsewhere. We fulfill the essential role of [...]