{"id":15962,"date":"2024-03-20T13:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/?p=15962"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:28:47","slug":"best-book-shops-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/best-book-shops-in-new-york","title":{"rendered":"The 9 Best Bookshops in New York City For Serious Bookworms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a frequent debate among young writers in the United States: Do you enter an MFA (Master\u2019s of Fine Arts) writing program or just move to New York City. That\u2019s because New York is one of the most literary cities on the planet. <\/strong>Here, you can get an education in writing simply by meeting and hanging out with seasoned writers, attending readings and other literary gatherings, and of course, by hanging out in the best book shops in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to its large collection of well-known retail book-selling giants, the Big Apple boasts a number of charming stores with a narrow focus, shops dedicated to just cookbooks, for example, or fashion or just fiction.\u00a0So if you\u2019re a reader and you happen to be in city, pinch yourself: you\u2019re in literary heaven. Here are the 9 best book shops in New York<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whatever is on your current to-read list, you’ll find it in one of these beautiful NYC bookstores. Photo credit: Michael Chin (Photo courtesy of Books Are Magic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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