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  • 192 Books

    Opened in 2003, this bookstore in Chelsea also has exhibits and hosts readings, signings, and discussions.

  • Bank Street Bookstore

    Books for and about children, and numerous resources for parents and teachers. At Broadway and 112th.

  • Bluestockings

    This self-proclaimed radical bookstore in the Lower East Side is also an activist center and fair trade cafe.

  • BookCourt

    A general independent bookstore in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, this store has a commitment to Brooklyn authors and hosts a reading series.

  • Books of Wonder

    New York City's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in children's literature both new and old.

  • Drama Book Shop

    Have a layover at Port Authority Bus Terminal? Drop by the Drama Book Shop, only a block away. Your source for materials on all aspects of the performing arts since 1917.

  • Freebird

    This Columbia Heights/Red Hook, Brooklyn neighborhood used book store also sells wine, beer, coffee, tea, and corn dogs!

  • French & European Publications, Inc.

    Located in Rockefeller Center, this bookstore has maps, dictionaries, adult and children's books in French, Spanish, and German.

  • Gotham Book Mart

    A longtime champion of experimental and controversial literature. (A Finnegan's Wake reading group meets on the premises.)

  • House of Ananda

    Magazines, newspapers, and books in Hindi, Gujrati, Bengali, Telegu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Urdu.

  • Housing Works Used Book Cafe

    This Soho store's appealing physical space includes spiral staircases and mahogany balconies, and all of the stores profits go towards programs for homeless people with HIV/AIDS.

  • Hue-Man Bookstore

    One of the nation's largest retailers in African-American titles, recently opened its new store in Harlem.

  • Kinokuniya Book Store

    A Japanese-language bookstore at a convenient midtown location. Also carries books in English on Japanese history and culture, the Japanese language, martial arts, and other subjects.

  • Labyrinth Books

    Near Columbia University, specializing in scholarly and university press books.

  • Lectorum

    The oldest and largest Spanish-language bookstore in the United States.

  • Library Shop at the New York Public Library

    Featuring books from the NYPL's own publication division New York books and gifts children's books and toys jewelry, novelties and lots more.

  • McNally Robinson

    This general bookstore in Nolita comes equipped with a tea house and an active events calendar.

  • Mercer Street Book Store

    "We enjoy tracking down, buying and selling interesting, esoteric and weird books."

  • Mysterious Bookshop

    Specializing in mystery, crime, suspense, espionage, and detective fiction, from their W 56th St. location.

  • Oscar Wilde Bookshop

    The world's oldest gay and lesbian bookstore has been serving the West Village since 1967.

  • Polish Bookstore & Publishing Co., Inc.

    This Brooklyn bookstore has books in Polish and to learn Polish.

  • Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books

    Specializing in rare books and manuscripts on Spain and Portugal, as well as recently published titles from Portugal.

  • Rizzoli Bookstore

    Located in the heart of Manhattan, this bookstore and publishing house offers a beautiful setting and titles in the categories of architecture, art, fashion, interior design, and photography.

  • Shakespeare & Co.

    An independent bookstore with six locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

  • Spoonbill & Sugartown

    Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this store "specializes in Used, Rare and New books on Contemporary Art, Architecture and various Design fields, with an emphasis on Imported or hard-to-find."

  • St. Mark's Bookshop

    This East Village store is the place to go for cultural theory, poetry and small press titles, graphic design, and film studies.

  • St. Vartan Bookstore

    Shop online or at the convenient 2nd Avenue location for Armenian books. The store is part of St. Vartan's Church.

  • Strand Book Store

    A New York fixture since 1927, featuring rare books, collectibles, and new titles at great prices.

  • Three Lives & Company

    A Greenwich Village shop where the staff is well-read and the environment encourages discourse.

  • Unoppressive, Non-Imperialist Bargain Books

    This small shop on Carmine Street sells remaindered books with a focus on politics, philosophy and art.

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