Shakespeare & Co.’s West 105th Street location is closing its doors only one year after opening, citing financial difficulties. Its West 69th Street location will soon be the sole surviving outlet of the independent bookstore chain. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Shakespeare & Co. to Close UWS Bookstore on West 105th St. The independent bookstore chain Shakespeare & Co. is shuttering its West 105th Street and Broadway branch on the Upper West... News 05 Mar 2025 | 08:29
Leigh Altshuler opened Sweet Pickle Books during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Abigail Gruskin On The Lower East Side, You Can Trade Books For Pickles When Leigh Altshuler and I first spoke on the phone, it sounded like chaos had erupted over at Sweet Pickle Books, her Lower... News 09 Dec 2022 | 11:21
Outside of Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books on Carmine Street. Photo: Maya Olson A Beloved Bookstore Bids Farewell Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books and its owner, Jim Drougas, have become staples of Carmine Street over the last... News 24 Jun 2022 | 01:27
Pop-up display in former Bank Street Bookstore window. Photo courtesy of New Vessel Press New Vessel Press Hosts Pop-up Display in Former Home of Bank Street Bookstore In April, New Vessel Press — an Upper West Side independent publishing house founded in 2012 and dedicated to literature... News 30 Apr 2021 | 12:02
Exterior on Lexington Ave. Photo courtesy of Kitchen Arts & Letters Famous Bookstore Fighting to Stay Alive A staple on the Upper East Side for nearly 40 years, Kitchen Arts & Letters, like many other businesses, has struggled to... News 05 Oct 2020 | 11:23
Owner Nancy Bass Wyden in front of the new store. The Strand opened their first Upper West Side location on Wednesday, July 15, despite a three-month delay due to COVID-19. ( Photo: Lindsey Novakovic) 18 More Miles of Books On April 3 of this year, Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of the Strand, had planned to open the bookstore’s new location on the Upper... News 15 Jul 2020 | 04:35
Books of Wonder launched in September 1980. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Books of Wonder to Relocate A fixture in Chelsea for nearly four decades, Books of Wonder plans to relocate when its 15-year lease at 18 West 18th Street... News 11 Nov 2019 | 01:16
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