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!

McNally Jackson - Manhattan

McNally Jackson

“Welcome to McNally Jackson Books, (est. December 2004), a big, beautiful independent bookstore in New York’s Nolita, where Soho, Noho, the Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy meet (it’s also a stone’s throw from Tribeca, the East Village, West Village, and Wall Street…. Not to mention a quick subway ride from Brooklyn, a [...]

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 [...]

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe - Manhattan

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

We are a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space located in Soho near the B, D, F, V, N, R, W, and 6 trains. We host readings, concerts, panels, parties, stand-up comedy, spelling bees, trivia nights, and more. All proceeds from every show you attend and everything you buy, down to a [...]

Books of Wonder - Manhattan

Books of Wonder

“Whether you’re looking for the latest in children’s books, classics from the past, the joys of the world of Oz, or great children’s book art, Books of Wonder is your source for the very finest in the world of children’s books.”

18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011             

Phone:   (212) 989-3270

www.booksofwonder.com

Monday – Saturday:  10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday:  [...]

The Mysterious Bookshop - Manhattan

The Mysterious Bookshop

Mystery, crime, suspense, espionage, and detective fiction.

58 Warren Street (Tribeca)
New York, NY, 10007

Phone:  212-587-1011

Fax: 212-587-1126

http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/

Every day:  11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

(directions)

Argosy Book Store – Manhattan

Argosy Book Store

Old and rare books, prints, and maps.   Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, antique maps & prints, and the history of science & medicine.

116 East 59th Street (Between Park & Lexington)
New York, NY 10022

Phone:  212-753-4455       

Fax:  212-593-4784

http://www.argosybooks.com/

year-round, Monday - Friday:  10a.m. - 6 p.m.
September 1st - May 16th: also open Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

(directions)

St. Mark's Bookshop - Manhattan

St. Mark’s Bookshop

Specialties include Cultural Theory, Graphic Design, Poetry & Small Press Publishing, Film Studies, and Foreign & Domestic Periodicals and Journals.

31 Third Avenue (between 8th and 9th)
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-260-7853    
Fax: 212-598-4950

http://www.stmarksbookshop.com/

Monday – Saturday:  10 a.m. – Midnight
Sunday:  11 a.m. – Midnight

Convenient to the 6 Train at Astor Place and the N/R Trains at Broadway [...]

The Strand - Manhattan

The Strand

(niche)

828 Broadway (at 12th St.)
New York, NY. 10003-4805

212-473-1452 Phone
212-473-2591 Fax

http://www.strandbooks.com/

twitter: @strandbookstore

Monday-Saturday:  9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. -10:30 p.m.
Rare Book Room closes daily at 6:20 p.m.
Buying Desk open Monday-Saturday 9:30a.m. – 6:00p.m.

Take the N R Q W 4 5 6 or L train to Union Square. Walk two blocks South to 12th street.

Three Lives & Company - Manhattan

Three Lives & Company

(niche)

154 West 10th Street (Greenwich Village)
New York, NY 10014
212-741-2069 

www.threelives.com

Sunday:  12 noon – 7 pm
Mon, Tues: 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat:  11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

(directions)

Spotlight on Three Lives & Company by Diana Spechler, author of Who by Fire

Idlewild Books - Manhattan

Idlewild Books

travel guides and world literature, organized by country

12 West 19th Street (near 5th Ave.)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 414-8888        

www.idlewildbooks.com

twitter: @idlewildbooks

Mon – Fri 11: 30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sat – Sun 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m.

(directions)

Spotlight on Idlewild Books by Kari at Five Borough Book Review