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!
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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 (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
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
“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
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.
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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.
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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
(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
(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.
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Spotlight on Three Lives & Company by Diana Spechler, author of Who by Fire
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
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