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21 Bookstores to Add to Your Next Book Crawl

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Here’s a curated list of all types of bookstores to visit for inspiration or for your very own book crawl.

Sweet Pickle Books

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Sweet Pickle Books, is located in the Lower East Side. It’s a charming bookstore that sells used books and actually also sells pickles.

The Center for Fiction

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One of my favorite finds! It’s the only organization in the United States devoted solely to the vital art of fiction, aka they encourage people to read and value fiction. When I visited, they had many of the top books of the year and so many great new ones to discover. How can you not love this space and those hanging lights?

McNally Jackson Books Seaport

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One of the most iconic bookstores in New York with four locations.

Mercer Street Books & Records

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How many times do you see the word “books”? 😂

Left Bank Books

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A little tucked-away place with used, vintage and rare books. They specialize in first editions, photography, art, film and so much more.

Archestratus Books + Foods

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I've been feeling very uninspired lately when it comes to cooking so I visited this culinary-only bookstore for some inspiration! I found a great vegan cookbook that will hopefully help me and diversify the dinners I make 😊 Archestratus also has a cafe/small grocery adjacent to it that prepares Sicilian foods and baked goods. This space is also used for various classes, readings, screenings, tastings, dinner parties, and more! It's such a fun concept!

Albertine

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A reading room and bookshop with mostly French titles as part of a program from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. It’s very cozy and has the dreamiest astrological painted roof.

Three Lives & Company

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a lovely bookstore in the West Village

The Corner Bookstore

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one of my favorite spots on a rainy day 📚🤎 I’m obsessed with this shop and I just got a few new books that I’m excited to read 👏

Molasses Books

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A cool used bookstore and cafe!
Sit, read a book and enjoy a cup of coffee or even a beer or wine. They also have a shelf of free books located in the front of the store 📚☕️

LAAMS

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LAAMS is a very fun vintage streetwear, apparel, art and bookstore with a screen printing and denim workshop upstairs. As you move through the floors, you’ll see vinyls and clothing while overlooking the main floor full of art, photography and books.

Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.

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A historical used and rare bookstore on the Upper West Side since 1984.

Split Rock Books

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I never pass up a bookstore. Especially one that has a friendly cat cuddled up underneath the shelves!

Rough Draft Bar & Books

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happy weekend friends 🤎 what do you have planned?

Rizzoli Bookstore

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Welcome to this beautiful bookstore located in a townhouse in NoMad. It primarily specializes in illustrated books and foreign titles, but sells everything else that you just may be looking for. It’s been open since 1964!

Books Are Magic

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Founded and owned by NYT bestselling author Emma Straub and her husband.

Cold Spring General Store

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No trip to Cold Spring is complete without a visit to the general store. Their curation and selection of products is to die for!

McNally Jackson Books Prince Street

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This place, which makes you feel as if you have come to another time and space, is a stationary store run by Mcnally Jackson books. Bookstores and stationery stores are the places I always look for when I travel, but Mcnally Jackson bookstore is such a place in New York.
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When I arrive at a stay from a travel destination, I carefully look at the guestbook, pencil, and stationery there. Even though it is possible to grasp the taste of the maker as much as the scent of an invisible place or to peek at the fine details of the tip, writing instruments for recording and small stationery are elements that reward a good journey.
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It is a must-visit place if you are traveling to New York, and it is the perfect place to present unique stationer props and memories from your trip.
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Spotty Dog Books & Ale

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Today I explored Hudson, NY and Kingston, NY and found many cute bookstores and coffee shops ✨ it was also incredibly hot so now I’m 🥰exhausted🥰 I hope you all had a lovely day!

Lyrical Ballad Bookstore

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I actually love how “messy” this bookstore is. Perfection is boring 🤪