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The Bookworm's Guide to New York: Part 2
I already told you about how fantastic libraries are and what bars have their own bookshelves or literary significance in New York, but what if you just want to buy some books??? Well, my Guidespot friends, you have come to the right gal! A few clicks and you've just bought a book these days, but browsing bookstores, especially the independent or specialty ones, is like a fun treasure hunt. Don't let Amazon take all your money, okay?
Browse those $2 book trucks! 
Alabaster Bookshop122 4th Avenue, New York, NY 10003 A few blocks over is the famous Strand with its 18 miles of books, and this stretch of New York actually used to be a formidable book row. Alabaster lives on, practically stacking its inventory to the ceiling and providing a great service to the community: the $2 book truck. A few blocks over is the famous Strand with its 18 miles of books, and this stretch of New York actually used to be a formidable book row. Alabaster lives on, practically stacking its inventory to the ceiling and providing a great service to the community: the $2 book truck. 
Strand Book Store Inc828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 Wow, what a surprise, the Strand makes this list! Tons of books, hot sales staff, newly renovated floors, and those cute Strand tote bags that scream “I like to read!” to all inquiring minds and potential soulmates. Wow, what a surprise, the Strand makes this list! Tons of books, hot sales staff, newly renovated floors, and those cute Strand tote bags that scream “I like to read!” to all inquiring minds and potential soulmates. 
Mercer Street Books & Records206 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012 Stacks of books threaten to fall over and kill you, but that’s okay, because with all the tourist and annoying people-ridden stores of Soho, this is thankfully not one of them. Stacks of books threaten to fall over and kill you, but that’s okay, because with all the tourist and annoying people-ridden stores of Soho, this is thankfully not one of them. 
Housing Works 
Bluestockings Radical Books172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002 Not for the politically faint of heart, that’s for sure! Lots of feminist and ultra-politically-activist titles here, with a hint of pretension. Not for the politically faint of heart, that’s for sure! Lots of feminist and ultra-politically-activist titles here, with a hint of pretension. |
Reading in the stacks 
A Block of Booksellers34 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012 From approximately LaGuardia Place east to Mercer Street is an assortment of street booksellers most days. Some are grumpy, some friendly, but all have stacks of books worth perusing. Profiles of New York's Street Booksellers
A nice jazz-in-the-background look at some of the booksellers, who mostly sell on West 4th Street near Washington Square. |
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