New York, NY
0.1 mi
A landmark independent bookstore serving New York readers since 1927, Strand fills multiple floors near Union Square with new, used, and rare books. Readers will find new releases, literary favorites, art books, children’s reading, signed editions, collectibles, and miles of affordable used shelves.
⌖ 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
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New York, NY
0.7 mi
McNally Jackson’s SoHo flagship is an influential New York independent known for global literature, serious bookselling, and a lively literary calendar. Readers will find fiction organized by region, essays, history, current affairs, poetry, art, cookbooks, children’s books, magazines, and thoughtful gifts.
⌖ 134 Prince St, New York, NY 10012
Independent
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Hoboken, NJ
2.2 mi
Symposia Community Bookstore is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving Jersey City and North Jersey readers. Its strengths include used books, children’s reading, nonprofit literacy programs, community classes, affordable discoveries, and neighborhood events.
⌖ 510 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Independent
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Hoboken, NJ
2.3 mi
Little City Books is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving Jersey City and North Jersey readers. Its strengths include new books, children’s reading, literary fiction, local authors, music, book clubs, story times, and author events.
⌖ 100 Bloomfield St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Independent
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Jersey City, NJ
3.0 mi
WORD Jersey City is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving Jersey City and North Jersey readers. Its strengths include new books, literary fiction, children’s reading, signed editions, book clubs, story times, and author events.
⌖ 123 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Independent
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Brooklyn, NY
3.2 mi
Greenlight is a community-minded Fort Greene independent with strong neighborhood roots, wide-ranging new books, and ambitious public programming. Readers will find contemporary fiction, classics, politics, history, biography, poetry, cookbooks, art, children’s books, young adult reading, and Brooklyn authors.
⌖ 686 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Independent
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Brooklyn, NY
3.3 mi
Author Emma Straub’s welcoming Cobble Hill shop has become a beloved Brooklyn destination for inclusive books, staff recommendations, and community events. Readers will find literary and popular fiction, romance, fantasy, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novels, picture books, middle grade, young adult, and signed books.
⌖ 225 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Independent
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Bronx, NY
6.1 mi
The Bronx’s celebrated independent bookstore and wine bar centers Black and Latinx voices while offering an energetic, inclusive home for readers. Readers will find fiction, romance, speculative books, history, social criticism, poetry, children’s reading, young adult titles, local authors, and culturally responsive recommendations.
⌖ 131 Alexander Ave, Bronx, NY 10454
Independent
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Newark, NJ
9.7 mi
Source of Knowledge is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving Jersey City and North Jersey readers. Its strengths include Black literature, African history and culture, children’s reading, art, gifts, community programs, and independent authors.
⌖ 867 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
Independent
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Montclair, NJ
13.2 mi
Watchung Booksellers is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving Jersey City and North Jersey readers. Its strengths include new books, literary fiction, children’s reading, local authors, book clubs, signed editions, and a nationally respected events program.
⌖ 54 Fairfield St, Montclair, NJ 07042
Independent
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