March 24, 2006
Enabling the book junkie: a 'Literary New York' map
Here's some crack for the book junkie.
The Small Press Center has published a leaflet called "Literary New York: A Guide."
This map is far more enabling than the New York Times' "Literary Map of Manhattan" (still free online,) since the Small Press guide concentrates on the best bookshops in the city with only a smattering of literary landmaks. In all, more than 100 places to visit.
It covers the big guys as well as the speciality ones, including the world's first gay and lesbian bookstore, (Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop;) the city's largest collection of univeristy press and academic books, (Labyrinth Books;) the country's oldest travel book store, (The Complete Traveller;) all architecture books, (Urban Center Books;) and radical political books, (Revolution Books.)
Of course it hits the mystery bookshops, (Murder Ink, Black Orchid Bookshop, Mysterious Bookshop, Partners & Crime,) but did you know there are at least three all-cookbook shops: Kitchen Arts & Letters, Bonnie Slotnik, and Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks.
The guide is free if you pick one up in person, or they’ll mail you one if you send send a pre-addressed 9 x 12 envelope with 63 cents postage to the Small Press Center, The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036, map.
Related: NY State Literary Tree
The Lore and Lure of Manhattan’s Historic Book Row
The Bookstore Tourism Blog
Earlier: Curing writer's block with Algonquin's 'writer's rate'
Even Charles Dickens had ticket scalpers in NYC
A Literary Map of Manhattan from the New York Times
Literary Hudson River Valley
A seat at the Round Table
March 24, 2006 09:09 AM in Cheap Stuff, Maps, Shopology, Sightsology
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