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Bookstores Where I Have Found My Everyman's!
A Shout-Out to my Beloved Bookstores
Aside from the magic in reading the books themselves, bookstores are where the rest of the magic and joy of my Everyman’s Library collecting hobby resides. Just as I have often sought out and discovered new parts of a town or a city or a distant state when searching for a great craft brewery – many located in places I would have never discovered otherwise - it is in the same light that I have also discovered scores and scores of amazing new and used bookstores up and down the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Along the way, I have not only pieced together approximately half of the entire Everyman’s Library classic collection, but even more importantly, I have formed friendships for life, found bookstores that I will forever treasure and continue to visit, and am honestly, a wiser and richer and luckier person for the experiences I would not have had otherwise without this Everyman’s hobby.
To all of these bookstores listed below - to their owners and valuable employees that make their stores little slices of heaven - I owe a debt of gratitude. Your contributions to your customers and your communities are invaluable.
The Bookstores!
MY EAST COAST BOOKSTORE STOMPING GROUNDS (North to South)
Vermont
Yankee Book Shop – Woodstock – New – www.yankeebookshop.com
Crow Books – Burlington – Used – www.crowbooks.com
Phoenix Books – Burlington – New – www.phoenixbooks.biz
Massachusetts
Raven Used Books – Cambridge – Harvard Square – Used – https://ravencambridge.com
Harvard Book Store – Cambridge – Harvard Square – New & Used – www.harvard.com
Harvard COOP – Cambridge – Harvard Square – New – https://store.thecoop.com
Grolier Poetry Book Shop – Cambridge – Harvard Square – New & Used – www.grolierpoetrybookshop.org
Porter Square Books – Cambridge – Porter Square – New – www.portersquarebooks.com
Rodney’s Bookstore – Cambridge – Central Square – Used – www.rodneysbookstore.com
Trident Booksellers & Cafe – Boston – New – www.tridentbookscafe.com
Brookline Booksmith – Boston – Brookline – New – www.brooklinebooksmith.com
Brattle Book Shop - Boston - Used - https://www.brattlebookshop.com/
The Bookstore – Lenox – The Berkshires – New – http://bookstoreinlenox.com
The Bookstore at The Mount – Lenox – The Berkshires – New – www.edithwharton.org
The Bookstore of Gloucester – Gloucester – New – www.thebookstoreofgloucester.com
Manchester-by-the-Book – Manchester by the Sea – Used – http://manchesterbythebook.com
Dogtown Books - Gloucester - Used - https://www.dogtownbooks.com/
Rhode Island
Symposium Books – Providence – New & Used – https://symposiumbooks.com
Connecticut
Grey Matter Books – New Haven - Yale University – Used – www.greymatterbookstore.com/
The Book Trader Café - New Haven - Yale University - Used - http://www.booktradercafe.net/
Whitlock's Book Barn - Bethany - Used - http://www.whitlocksbookbarn.com/
New York
Westsider Rare & Used Books – NYC – Used – http://westsiderbooks.com
The Strand – NYC – New and Used – www.strandbooks.com
Housing Works Books & Café – NYC – SoHo – Used (and is a non-profit) – www.housingworks.org/locations/bookstore-cafe
Barnes and Noble - NYC - Union Square - New - www.barnesandnoble.com
McNally Jackson – NYC – SoHo – New – www.mcnallyjackson.com
Codex Books – NYC – Bleeker Street – Used – http://codexbooks.info/about
Shakespeare & Co. – NYC – Hunter College/UES – New – www.shakeandco.com/shake_trade/home_page.php
Corner Bookstore – NYC – UES – New – http://cornerbookstorenyc.com
Barnes and Noble - NYC - 86th St. - UES - New - www.barnesandnoble.com
Book Culture – NYC – Four Locations – New and Used – www.bookculture.com/
East Village Books - NYC - East Village - Used - www.buyusedbooksnewyork.com
Mercer Street Books - NYC - Washington Square - Used - www.mercerstreetbooks.com
Barnes and Noble - NYC - 82th St. - UWS - New - www.barnesandnoble.com
BookOff - NYC - Midtown - Used - www.bookoffusa.com
Spoonbill and Sugar - NYC - Brooklyn - Williamsburg - New & Used - www.spoonbillbooks.com
Book Thug Nation - NYC - Brooklyn - Williamsburg - Used - www.bookthugnation.com
Human Relations - NYC - Brooklyn - Bushwick - Used - www.humanrelations.com
Better Read than Dead - NYC - Brooklyn - Bushwick - Used.
Molasses Books - NYC - Brooklyn - Bushwick - Used.
Unnameable Books – NYC – Brooklyn – Prospect Heights – Used – http://unnameablebooks.blogspot.com/
New York - The Hamptons
Canio’s Books – The Hamptons: Sag Harbor – New & Used - https://canios.wordpress.com/
Sag Harbor Books – The Hamptons: Sag Harbor – New - https://southamptonsagharborbooks.com/
BookHampton – The Hamptons: East Hampton – New - https://www.bookhampton.com/
Black Cat Books – The Hamptons: Shelter Island– New & Used - http://blackcatbooks.com/
Pennsylvania
DogStar Books - Lancaster - Used - www.dogstarbooks.com
Joseph Fox Bookstore – Philadelphia – Rittenhouse Square Area – New – www.foxbookshop.com/
Maryland
Normal’s Books & Records – Baltimore – Used – www.normals.com
Vintage Books & Fine Art - Easton - Used -www.facebook.com/VintageBooksMd/
Unicorn Bookshop - Trappe - Used - www.unicornbookshop.com
Washington DC
Riverby Books – Capitol Hill – Used – http://riverbybooksdc.com
Capitol Hill Books – Capitol Hill – Used – www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com
Second Story Books – Dupont Circle – Used – www.secondstorybooks.com
KramerBooks & Afterwords Cafe – Dupont Circle – New – http://kramers.com/
Virginia
Riverby Books – Fredericksburg – Used – www.riverbybooks.com
Chop Suey Books – Richmond – Carytown – Used – www.chopsueybooks.com
Barnes and Noble - Richmond - Libbie Place - New -www.barnesandnoble.com
Prince Books – Norfolk – New – www.prince-books.com
Mermaid Books – Williamsburg – Used – www.mermaidbookswilliamsburg.com
Blue Whale Books – Charlottesville – Used – www.abaa.org/booksellers/details/blue-whale-books
The Book Bin – Onley – New – www.bookbinva.com
Know Knew Books - Staunton - Used - https://www.facebook.com/KnowKnewBooksStaunton/
The Bookery – Lexington – Used
North Carolina
Old Books on Front Street – Wilmington – Historic Front Street – Used – www.oldbooksonfrontst.com
South Carolina
Bookends – North Myrtle Beach – Used – www.bookendsonline.com
Beach Books & Videos – North Myrtle Beach – Cherry Grove - Used
Barnes and Noble - North Myrtle Beach - New - www.barnesandnoble.com
Mr. K’s Used Books, Music & More – North Charleston – Used - http://mrksusedbooks.com/
Blue Bicycle – Charleston – King Street - New and Used – https://bluebicyclebooks.com/
Buxton Books - Charleston - King Street - New - https://www.buxtonbooks.com/
Georgia
E. Shaver’s Books – Savannah – New – www.eshaverbooks.com
The Book Lady Bookshop – Savannah – Used – www.thebookladybookstore.com
Book Nook - Marietta (Atlanta) - Used - https://www.facebook.com/Book-Nook-Marietta-152592014801318/
Mississippii
Square Books – Oxford – New – www.squarebooks.com
Off-Square Books – Oxford – New & Used – www.squarebooks.com
Rare Square Books – Oxford – Rare – www.squarebooks.com
Turnrow Book Co. – Greenwood – New and Used – www.turnrowbooks.com/
Lemurie Books – Jackson – New – https://www.lemuriabooks.com/
The Book Rack – Jackson – Used – https://www.bookrackjackson.com/
Tennessee
Burke's Book Store - Memphis - New & Used - https://www.burkesbooks.com/
McKays - Nashville - Used - www.mckaybooks.com
McKays - Knoxville - Used - www.mckaybooks.com
Rhino Books - Nashville - Used - https://rhinobooksellers.com/
Louisiana
Beckham’s Bookshop – New Orleans – French Quarter – Used – www.beckhamsbookshop.com/
Faulkner House Books – New Orleans – French Quarter – New – https://faulknerhousebooks.com/
Arcadian Books – New Orleans – French Quarter – Used – Ask for Russell!
Crescent City Books – New Orleans – French Quarter – Used – http://www.crescentcitybooks.com/
Blue Cypress Books – New Orleans – Tulane Area – New & Used – www.bluecypressbooks.com/
Michigan (Found these gems on a random trip to the Midwest)
John K King Books – Detroit – Used – www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com
Literati Bookstore – Ann Arbor - New – www.literatibookstore.com
West Side Book Shop – Ann Arbor – Used – www.abaa.org/booksellers/details/west-side-book-shop
ENGLAND - London
Hatchards – London - Mayfair – New – www.hatchards.co.uk
Waterstone – London – Mayfair – New – www.waterstones.com
Foyles – London – Piccadilly Circus – New – www.foyles.co.uk
South Kensington Books - London - New - www.kensingtonbooks.co.uk
Daunt Books - London - New - www.dauntbooks.co.uk/marylebone
Waterstones – London – Richmond – New – www.waterstones.com
The Open Book – London - Richmond - New – https://theopenbook0.wixsite.com/theopenbook-richmond
Lutyens & Rubinstein – London – Notting Hill – New – www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/
Books for Cooks – London – Notting Hill – New – www.booksforcooks.com/
Waterstones – London – Notting Hill – New – www.waterstones.com
Notting Hill Book Exchange – London – Notting Hill – Used – www.facebook.com/nottinghillcomicexchange/
The Notting Hill Bookshop – London – Notting Hill – New – www.thenottinghillbookshop.co.uk/
ENGLAND - Cambridge
G. David’s Bookshop – Cambridge – Used – www.davidsbookshop.co.uk
Waterstone – Cambridge – New – www.waterstones.com
Plurabelle Books – Cambridge – Used – www.plurabellebooks.com
Heffers – Cambridge – New – https://twitter.com/heffersbookshop
SCOTLAND – Edinburgh
Armchair Bookshop – Edinburgh – Used – www.armchairbooks.co.uk
Main Point Books – Edinburgh – Used – www.mainpointbooks.co.uk
Waterstones – Edinburgh – New – www.waterstones.com/bookshops/edinburgh-west-end
Blackwell’s Bookshop – Edinburgh – New - https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home
Till’s Bookshop – Edinburgh – Used – www.facebook.com/tillsbookshop
Type Wronger Books – Edinburgh – New - www.typewronger.com
McNaugtin’s Bookshop & Gallery – Edinburgh – Used - https://mcnaughtans.co.uk/
Topping & Company Booksellers – Edinburgh– New – www.toppingbooks.co.uk/
Edinburgh Books – Edinburgh – Used
And without further ado…
I am almost certain I have missed many, but will add them and give a proper shout-out when I think of them – or better yet, run across and visit bookstores in the future.
Barnes & Noble
Too many to list – but especially Barnes and Noble – Libbie Place in Richmond, VA and three in New York City – the 86th Street store on the UES, the 84th and Broadway store on the UWS, and the big one downtown on the north side of Union Square, just to name a few! Plus the one in Memphis, TN is grand! www.barnesandnoble.com
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Your Favorite Bookstores
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