🩷 fav bookstores in nyc 🩷

The Word Is Change

Bedford-Stuyvesant · The Word Is Change · 368 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA

Neighborhood bookstore stocking new and used titles, hosting readings, and supporting local artists.

dear friend books

Bedford-Stuyvesant · dear friend books · 343A Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA

Charming store selling vintage books and new magazines, with a bar pouring natural wines.

Books Are Magic

Carroll Gardens · Books Are Magic · 225 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA

This local bookstore offers a range of interesting & hard-to-find books, plus readings by authors.

Bureau of General Services—Queer Division

Manhattan, New York · Bureau of General Services—Queer Division · The LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St #210, New York, NY 10011, USA

LGBTQ bookstore and cultural center with events, art shows, and zines, plus old and new books.

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore

Manhattan, New York · Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · 116 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002, USA

Independent store selling books and comics, plus coffee, with a focus on social justice issues.

Troubled Sleep

Park Slope · Troubled Sleep · 129 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA

Unnameable Books

Prospect Heights · Unnameable Books · 615 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

Independent buyer & seller of new & used books with a roster of talks, launches, readings & events.

Strand Book Store

Manhattan, New York · Strand Book Store · 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA

Landmark shop specializing in new, used & rare books from philosophy to finance, plus bookish gifts.

The Center for Fiction

Fort Greene · The Center for Fiction · 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA

Cafe con Libros

Crown Heights · Cafe con Libros · 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA

Small, wood-clad cafe offering special caffeinated beverages & baked goods alongside assorted books.

leaves

Greenpoint · leaves · 140 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA

Small used-book shop with an eclectic selection that's neatly arranged by genre.

Spoonbill & Sugartown Books

Williamsburg · Spoonbill & Sugartown Books · 218 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

Cozy independent bookstore selling used & new copies of rare art, architecture & design titles.

Quimby's Bookstore NYC

Williamsburg · Quimby's Bookstore NYC · 536 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

Mysterious Book Shop

Manhattan, New York · Mysterious Book Shop · 58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007, USA

Bookstore with a floor-to-ceiling stock of new, used, rare & collectible crime & suspense titles.

Sweet Pickle Books

Manhattan, New York · Sweet Pickle Books · 47 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, USA

Independent bookstore selling a large selection of used books and offering pickles in exchange for donations.

McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg

Williamsburg · McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg · 76 N 4th St Unit G, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA

P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, & Podcast Studio

Manhattan, New York · P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, & Podcast Studio · 180 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, USA

Albertine

Manhattan, New York · Albertine · 972 5th Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Refined store in the landmark Payne Whitney mansion featuring French & English books, plus readings.

The Ripped Bodice

Park Slope · The Ripped Bodice · 218 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA

Woman- and queer-owned bookstore specializing in romance novels, plus gifts.

Bauman Rare Books

Manhattan, New York · Bauman Rare Books · 485 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Elegant shop with a constantly changing inventory of 15th- through 20th-century books & documents.

Bookmarc

Manhattan, New York · Bookmarc · 400 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Quaint shop with an eclectic collection of mostly coffee-table books, plus Marc Jacobs trinkets.

Kitchen Arts & Letters, books on food and drink

Manhattan, New York · Kitchen Arts & Letters, books on food and drink · 1435 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

Long-standing bookstore specializing in wine & culinary themes, including out-of-print titles.

The Drama Book Shop

Manhattan, New York · The Drama Book Shop · 266 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

Bookshop with theater & film titles that include plays & scripts, plus in-store scene readings.