Northeast USA Bookstores+

    Zakka Corp, New York State

  155 Plymouth St - Brooklyn, NY           
A shop and artists' space, where you can find graphic art-related books, as well as other select items boasting unique design, including clothing, music, and stationery. With a branch office in Japan, Zakka highlights some of the latest Japanese subcultures and art scenes through its acclaimed selection of unusual merchandise.
    Poonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers, New York State
  218 Bedford Avenue - Brooklyn, NY           
"Specialized in Used, Rare and New books on Contemporary Art, Architecture and various Design fields, with an emphasis on Imported or hard-to-find — but we also hand pick thousands of good books every month for our voracious clientele. We stock Literature, Philosophy, Cinema, Magazines and even baby-books, but the most significant factor here is the element of serendipity: you never know what you might find."
    New Jersey Books, New Jersey
  59 Market Street - Newark, NJ           
"Inside you will find various offerings for College Bookstores, College Students, and Faculty. We offer specials on various items every month, so make sure you visit us often. New Jersey Books also operates several retail bookstores serving local universities. If you are a student or faculty member at one of these schools, or just curious about this month's specials, please click on the appropriate university link."
    Cranbury Book Worm, New Jersey
  54 North Main Street - Cranbury, NJ           
"We will travel anywhere to buy your books. We regularly purchase collections from estates, libraries and people who have more books than can fit on their shelves... In many cases, a family member passes away, and relatives have no idea what to do with their books. We will come to you and buy everything sight unseen. We move the books, We will transport them and pay you on the spot. We also purchase antiques and paper ephemera."
    Pageant Book & Print Shop, New York State
  Canel Street Sta. - Manhattan - New York, NY           
Pageant Book Shop was founded in 1946 by Sidney B. Solomon and Henry "Chip" Chafetz as a used and rare book shop in New York City. Pageant had its home in several locations along Fourth Avenue, known as “Book Row of America”, for 35 years before moving around the corner to East 9th Street. During that time, Mr. Solomon and Mr. Chafetz branched out into several additional areas which included selling prints and maps, reprinting scholarly and important works such as Henry Roth’s “Call It Sleep” and publishing the award winning Pageant Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible.
    Bluestockings, New York State
  172 Allen Street - Lower East Side of Manhattan - New York, NY           
Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We've recently expanded both our space and our hours. We can now fit more books and more comfortably host events.
We carry over 4000 titles on topics such as queer and gender studies, global capitalism, feminism, police and prisons, democracy studies, and black liberation. You can also find some good 'ole smutty fiction. We also carry magazines, zines, journals, alternative menstrual products and other oddly hard-to-find good things.
We host readings, workshops, performances, discussions and films almost every night. Please see our events calendar for details on upcoming events, and when visiting the store, take a look at our community bulletin board to learn about other events happening around the city.
Oh, and we run a cafe which is full of organic, vegan, fair trade goodness!
    St.Mark's Comics, New York State
  148 Montague Street - Brooklyn, NY            
"We also sell bulk and back issue to other stores"
    Levine J. Co. Books & Judaica, New York State
  5 West 30th Street - New York, NY            
Serving the Jewish community for over 100 years from the Lower East Side to Midtown Manhattan.
    Word, New York State
  126 Franklin St - Brooklyn, NY           
An independent bookstore located on the corner of Franklin and Milton Streets in the historic district of Greenpoint Brooklyn, features a wide variety of new books: literary fiction, non-fiction, gift books, kids’ books, puzzles and more. We also carry a large selection of stationery, boxed notecards and journals.
    House Of Books, Connecticut
  10 North Main Street - Kent, CT           
A charming, upscale bookshop in a historic building in beautiful Kent. A full selection of books on all subjects.
    Books of Wonder, New York State
  18 West 18th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY           
Books of Wonder is your source for the finest in children's books -- both new and old. We offer a wide range of services via our New York City bookstore, our extensive mail order service, and now a fully functional e-commerce web site.
Founded in 1980, Books of Wonder is New York City's largest and oldest children's bookstore and the city's leading specialist in children's literature. Among the various departments in our store are sections devoted to children's classic and contemporary picture books, board books for infants and toddlers, foreign language children's books, reference books for children (dictionaries, atlases, etc.), non-fiction, and chapter books and novels for children from beginning readers to teens. And, of course, there is our world famous Oz section - a whole bookcase devoted to the many Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors. Of special interest to collectors is our wall of old, rare, and collectible children's books and original children's book art.
    Whitlock Farm Booksellers, Connecticut
  20 Sperry Rd - Bethany, CT           
Selling used and rare books since 1948, Whitlock's Book Barn is located just minutes from downtown New Haven and Yale University. The store operates from two weatherbeaten barns sitting amid a scenic pasture.
For decades, buyers and sellers of used books, old maps, and ephemera have come to Whitlock's looking for intellectual adventure. With these pages, the store now offers a selection of items online, making it possible for those unable to visit to take advantage of the store's unusual finds and bargains.
    Watchung Booksellers, New Jersey
  54 Fairfield Street - Watchung Plaza - Montclair, NJ           
Your Community Bookstore.
    Cave Comics, Connecticut
  57 Church Hill Rd. - Newtown, CT           
Cave Comics opened on May 15th 1989 in the old train station in Newtown CT. It's a great old building with 14 foot ceiling giving us a nice open feeling space. We are always striving to be a helpful, informative and fun store that welcomes everyone. Whether its your first comic or the next of many, we're here to make it a great experience.
    Town Book Store, New Jersey
  270 E. Broad St. - Westfield, NJ           
The Town Book Store has been serving Westfield and neighboring communities since 1934. According to the American Booksellers Association, we are the last independent book store located in Union County, New Jersey. In today’s rapidly changing retail environment, The Town Book Store remains one constant where shoppers can find a first-rate literary selection with friendly, personalized service in an attractive, convenient setting. Whether you are reading for escape, for comfort, to gain knowledge, for pure pleasure or as a source of lively conversation, visit or call us at The Town Book Store and we can match you up with the right book.
    Bookworm, The, New Jersey
  99 Claremont Road - Bernardsville, NJ           
The Bookworm is a full service bookstore featuring new books for all ages. We are avid readers and book lovers who are pleased to help you find the perfect book.
    Raconteur Books, New Jersey
  431 Main Street - Metuchen, NJ           
An eclectic mix of museum, bookshop, theatre, and saloon. Filmmakers, musicians, writers, and poets all regularly rent our space for premieres, readings, and concerts. Rental is for three hours and includes 25 folding chairs, podium, music stand(s) and/or screen -- all set up by our staff prior to your event. Our digital projector is not included in the initial rental fee, but can be arranged for a small, additional cost.
    Symposia Community Bookstore, New Jersey
  510 Washington St. - Hoboken, NJ           
Symposia Community Bookstore, Inc. is a Public Bwnwfit nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Specifically, we operate a thrift shop consisting of books and offer our shop location to be used as a community center. Symposia Community Bookstory is the only used books store in Hoboken.
    Atlantic Book Shops, New Jersey
  500 N. Bay Ave. - Beach Haven, NJ           
Providing the best selection of books, in convenient locations, at great prices, with customer service that is second to none.
    Bank St. Book Nook, Connecticut
  50 Bank St. - New Milford, CT           
Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30 am and Saturday at 2:00 pm
    Atticus Bookstore/Café, Connecticut
  1082 Chapel St. - New Haven, CT           
The bookstore opened in 1976, before the museum itself. It was designed by Jay Bright, who emulated the white oak finish of the Louis Kahn interior of the museum. The two comfortable chairs, visible from the street, and the custom designed fixtures were a significant counterpoint to the generic mall stores of the era. In 1980, we relocated an adjacent cheese store and expanded.
    Labyrinth Books, Connecticut
  290 York Street - New Haven, CT           
African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology & Archaeology, Architecture & Design, Art, Asian Studies and more.
    Collected Stories Bookstore, Connecticut
  12 Daniel Street - Milford, CT           
Collected Stories Bookstore specializes in rare and out-of-print books with a specialty in local history, nautical, literature and poetry as well as nature and history.
    Written Words Bookstore, Connecticut
  194 Leavenworth Road - Shelton, CT           
Shelton's own independent, community bookstore. A full-service, general bookstore with new books for all ages and interests.