5 Amazing NYC Bookstores and Their Summer Picks
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Enjoy your summer and let your imagination take flight with all of the books suggested by our favorite NYC bookstores.
Enjoy your summer and let your imagination take flight with all of the books suggested by our favorite NYC bookstores.
Books are Magic
Books Are Magic was born in May 2017. Emma Straub and Michael Fusco-Straub live and work in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and Books Are Magic is their third child. Their two sons are very excited about the new addition to the family.
You can read more about their adventures at booksaremagic.net
You can read more about their adventures at booksaremagic.net
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Here are their favorites for this summer and readers feedback:
How To Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
"I loved this collection about female bodies, sexuality, and growing up black and Jamaican. Arthurs has a voice not often heard or seen in literature, and this collection stands out for it. Can't decide where exactly I was swept away - somewhere between the depictions of youth and female friendships. This book is magic! For full effect, read on a beach with palm trees (or skyscrapers) in the distance." - Ikwo
LESS by Andrew Sean Greer
"A book about coming to terms with the end of love, through the lens of a man who is taking a trip around the world. You'll love visiting seven different countries with hapless, heartbroken Arthur Less. Also, it's hilarious. And won the Pultizer!" - Liv
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
"...is this tensely intimate and utterly hilarious novel that examines the joys and pitfalls of a modern, coming-of-age romance. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Nicola Yoon. I finished this book cry-laughing and wishing for more. Mary H.K. Choi, you are my hero." - Mabel
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
"Here is your sexy summer read! Lucy is a recently single woman who takes a turn for the sociopathic when she meets and falls for an equally sociopathic merman. It's perfect! This book is ugly, hot, salty, and full of tantalizingly bad decisions." - Colleen
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
"Imagine your favorite episode of Scooby-Doo, except it was directed by Neil Gaiman and inspired by Lovecraft. MEDDLING KIDS is the most fun, erratic, grownup summer detective club novel you never knew you wanted. If you like fantasy or horror or mysteries or creative, inventive writing, read this novel." - Abby
CIRCE by Madeline Miller
"Circe is about a woman who is born at the bottom of the divine totem pole: she is the daughter of a Titan, but has no godly powers. She is tormented and reviled and abused; disregarded, exiled, assaulted. She is given nothing, and with nothing she creates her own power. A solitary witch, she forges her own path, clawing out her place in a world that would punish her for existing. There's more to women characters than madonnas and whores. Let Madeline show you the way." - Abby
How To Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
"I loved this collection about female bodies, sexuality, and growing up black and Jamaican. Arthurs has a voice not often heard or seen in literature, and this collection stands out for it. Can't decide where exactly I was swept away - somewhere between the depictions of youth and female friendships. This book is magic! For full effect, read on a beach with palm trees (or skyscrapers) in the distance." - Ikwo
LESS by Andrew Sean Greer
"A book about coming to terms with the end of love, through the lens of a man who is taking a trip around the world. You'll love visiting seven different countries with hapless, heartbroken Arthur Less. Also, it's hilarious. And won the Pultizer!" - Liv
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
"...is this tensely intimate and utterly hilarious novel that examines the joys and pitfalls of a modern, coming-of-age romance. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Nicola Yoon. I finished this book cry-laughing and wishing for more. Mary H.K. Choi, you are my hero." - Mabel
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
"Here is your sexy summer read! Lucy is a recently single woman who takes a turn for the sociopathic when she meets and falls for an equally sociopathic merman. It's perfect! This book is ugly, hot, salty, and full of tantalizingly bad decisions." - Colleen
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
"Imagine your favorite episode of Scooby-Doo, except it was directed by Neil Gaiman and inspired by Lovecraft. MEDDLING KIDS is the most fun, erratic, grownup summer detective club novel you never knew you wanted. If you like fantasy or horror or mysteries or creative, inventive writing, read this novel." - Abby
CIRCE by Madeline Miller
"Circe is about a woman who is born at the bottom of the divine totem pole: she is the daughter of a Titan, but has no godly powers. She is tormented and reviled and abused; disregarded, exiled, assaulted. She is given nothing, and with nothing she creates her own power. A solitary witch, she forges her own path, clawing out her place in a world that would punish her for existing. There's more to women characters than madonnas and whores. Let Madeline show you the way." - Abby
Strand Bookstore
Welcome to Strand Book Store, New York City's legendary home for 90 Years and of 18 Miles of new, used and rare books.
The Strand was established in 1927 over on Fourth Avenue on what was then called “Book Row.” Book Row covered six city blocks and housed forty-eight bookstores. The Owner, Ben Bass, named his bookstore after the London street where avant-garde writers like Thackeray, Dickens and Mill once gathered and interesting book publishers thrived. Today, the Strand carries over 2.5 million used, new, and rare books, covering topics as far-ranging as occult to philosophy to finance. The store also offers an ever-changing array of literary gifts and goods. Continuing as a family business, the Strand is a place where books are loved and book lovers of all kind are always welcome.
We welcome you to strandbooks.com
The Strand was established in 1927 over on Fourth Avenue on what was then called “Book Row.” Book Row covered six city blocks and housed forty-eight bookstores. The Owner, Ben Bass, named his bookstore after the London street where avant-garde writers like Thackeray, Dickens and Mill once gathered and interesting book publishers thrived. Today, the Strand carries over 2.5 million used, new, and rare books, covering topics as far-ranging as occult to philosophy to finance. The store also offers an ever-changing array of literary gifts and goods. Continuing as a family business, the Strand is a place where books are loved and book lovers of all kind are always welcome.
We welcome you to strandbooks.com
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Our picks for this summer would be:
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The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
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Like Brothers by Mark & Jay Duplass
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powerHouse ARENA
The POWERHOUSE Arena, established in 2006, is DUMBO's premier indie bookshop and literary event space, showcasing a series of landmark book launches. From key literary figures like Salman Rushdie and Jeffrey Eugenides to icons like Anthony Bourdain and Al Gore, the ample space caters to diverse, resonant voices.
Visit us at powerhousearena.com
Visit us at powerhousearena.com
Our Summer Picks:
Animals Eat Each Other by Elle NashAs exhilarating today as it was in 1984 (and now in a brand new edition), Blood and Guts In High School breaks pretty much every
rule of fiction, working simultaneously as cut and paste, high art experimentation in the tradition of Burroughs and as a raw confessional from an author who prefigured the feel of so much modern feminist art. Shocking, surprising, and finally just a fun read. 
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Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerElle Nash's debut novel tells the story of a protagonist who finds herself in the throes of a relationship not her own, possessed by love and jealously. A masterfully succinct book about lust, obsession, and Satanism, Animals Eat Each Other is a perfect exploration of queer identity and sexuality for your deviant summer. 
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ETG BookCafe
Exploring the vastness of NYC's outer boroughs? Come visit cozy, community-based Everything Goes BookCafe, in Staten Island, New York. A free ferry ride from lower Manhattan brings you to our island, and a short walk or bus ride brings you to our oasis! We sell loads of great used books, vinyl records, and more. To enhance your visit, we also have organic fair-trade coffee, dozens of teas (mostly organic), local baked goods, & vegan and vegetarian options. (We have a small stage for our twice monthly open mic evenings, and many other events!)
See etgstores.com/bookcafe for more details or give us a call: 718-447-8256.
Our recommendations for this summer:
See etgstores.com/bookcafe for more details or give us a call: 718-447-8256.
Our recommendations for this summer:
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Turn The Page...Again!
Turn The Page…Again! is an affirmative business program initiated in February 2010 designed for individuals with a mental health diagnosis and operated by Transitional Services for New York Inc. (TSINY), a not-for-profit organization. We offer competitive employment positions, as well as training to expose individuals to the world of work. Job development and coaching services are available to assist individuals with job readiness training to further develop transferable skills for future educational and/or job placements.
We offer a wide range of gently used books for children and adults, which include mysteries, fiction, classics, history, romance, cookbooks and more. Our stock includes contemporary titles, as well as hidden gems.
Our children’s section is extensive offering a range of books for young readers to teen and young adult. This includes board books, picture books, ready-level reading, chapter books, Newberry and Caldecott winners, non-fiction, educational and more. Our stock changes daily. Our prices are moderate and we have monthly and weekend specials.
For more info visit us at turnthepageagain.com
These are our staff's picks for this summer:
We offer a wide range of gently used books for children and adults, which include mysteries, fiction, classics, history, romance, cookbooks and more. Our stock includes contemporary titles, as well as hidden gems.
Our children’s section is extensive offering a range of books for young readers to teen and young adult. This includes board books, picture books, ready-level reading, chapter books, Newberry and Caldecott winners, non-fiction, educational and more. Our stock changes daily. Our prices are moderate and we have monthly and weekend specials.
For more info visit us at turnthepageagain.com
These are our staff's picks for this summer:
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