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Book Trader Cafe

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Book Trader Cafe

The ranks of New Haven's used bookstores have thinned a little in recent years: Whitlock's on Broadway is gone, so too is the fine Elm City Books, which had a good run on York Street a few years back. But even if those stores were still around, the Book Trader would be a worthy winner of this category. And even if you couldn't buy a delicious sandwich or muffin here, it would still be a major destination for book lovers. The key is selectivity. The shelves are not weighted down by mediocrity, but rather lifted up by good stuff. Some of it is obvious: You'll get your Ian McEwan, your Kazuo Ishiguro, your Jonathan Spence. Some of it is more obscure: Sitting on shelves in recent weeks has been a first edition of John Ashbery's hard-to-find novel, which he co-authored with James Schuyler. And you can also buy a good paperback mystery or sci-fi adventure.

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House Of Books

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Whitlock Farm Booksellers

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Cave Comics

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Bank St. Book Nook

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Written Words Bookstore

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Collected Stories Bookstore

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Labyrinth Books

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Atticus Bookstore/Café

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Another Bookstore

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New York State

Urban Center Books

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Borders Books & Music

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Midtown Comics

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Seforim World

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Christian Publications Bookstore NYC

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Mercer Street Book Store

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Manhattan Books

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St. Mark's Bookshop

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NYU Bookcenter

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McGraw-Hill Book Store

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New Jersey

Booktowne

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River Road Books

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Paranormal Books & Curiosities

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Symposia Community Bookstore

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Raconteur Books

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Chicklet Books

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Clinton Book Shop

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Atlantic Book Shops

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New Jersey Books

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Second Time Books