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NYC's Indie Bookstores
WORD Brooklyn is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

1. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Specializing in paperback fiction, narrative non-fiction and cookbooks, WORD has the best books you've never heard of. Read more on MetroFocus and discover other city bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

BookCourt is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

2. BookCourt

163 Court St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Boerum Hill · 56 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Book Court also has a long-standing policy of offering best-sellers at 30 percent off the retail price on a rotating basis. Read more on MetroFocus and discover other city bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

Freebird Books & Goods is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

3. Freebird Books & Goods

8.2
123 Columbia St (btw Irving & Kane), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Cobble Hill · 6 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Freebird Books & Goods has a beautiful backyard where you can read and pretend you’re on vacation. Read more on MetroFocus and discover other city bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

4. Idlewild Books

12 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Flatiron District · 22 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Stocked with books about other countries, read up on that exotic place you’ll spend your vacation or at least help you pretend you’re there. Read more on MetroFocus & discover other city bookstores. Read more.

5. Posman Books

9 Grand Central Terminal (at Park Ave.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 10 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Grab a good read on the go while you’re waiting for your train at Posman Books, conveniently located in Grand Central Terminal. Read more on MetroFocus & discover other city bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

Book Culture is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

6. Book Culture

8.7
536 W 112th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Harlem · 31 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Find something a bit more challenging than the average beach read or a great kids book at Book Culture's two locations. Read more on MetroFocus & discover other city bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

Word Up: Community Bookshop/Libreria is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

7. Word Up: Community Bookshop/Libreria

8.3
2113 Amsterdam Ave (165 street), New York, NY
Bookstore · Washington Heights · 10 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Most of the books are donated therefore you never know which book you’ll find on the shelf or who you might run into here. Read more on MetroFocus and discover other local bookstores worth a visit. Read more.

Turn the Page...Again! is one of NYC's Indie Bookstores.

8. Turn the Page...Again!

3915A Bell Blvd. (at 39th Ave.), Bayside, NY
Bookstore · 3 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Turn the Page Again gets rave reviews for its customer service and the store sells used books priced between 1 and 5 dollars. Read more on MetroFocus & discover other local bookstores worth a visit. Read more.