18 March 2011

bookstores of new york







pictured above: community bookstore, mcnally jackson (i heart this place!), and the strand
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on the topic of new york bookstores, i was excited to see this article: ten best indie bookstores of nyc
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i may have an exciting new book project in my future. have you heard about these bad boys?

14 comments:

  1. Oh Anna, there is so much magic in these photographs!

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  2. i love a book shop...esp if there are chairs to sit & flick...years ago, living in london, i would spent 1/2 a day in a book shop to escape the cold. have a good weekend.

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  3. Oh to be closer to New York...Book stores are such magical places (and those lights)! Love your pictures and your blog!

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  4. So many beautiful book stores! Oh how wonderful it must have been to wander in and out of them.

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  5. God, your photos are book porn for bibliophiles. How gorgeous.

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  6. oh these look heavenly.

    my wandering around the local borders that's closing looking for good bargains on fun books today seems so lackluster in comparison.

    bookstores really should have wooden floors.

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  7. Can't beat time spent in a bookstore happily browsing.

    Happy reading days,
    g

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  8. thank you!! i have this obsession with beautiful or quirky or just interesting bookstores. nothing better than an offbeat place to hang out with books.

    nanne in indiana by way of alabama

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  9. these are good captures. thank you for sharing. i love bookstores that are not too commercialized.

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  10. Great images. I just love bookstores (and libraries).

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  11. hi!Anna,

    you are great inspiration for me ( this blog actually)!
    I love place from this post - lamps with books!
    ah! increadible! I wish i had such a bookstores in my country.

    I have a small question: what camera you're taking pictures. I saw "pentax" the tags here, but it is digital or analog?

    wish you a good day!
    Agata

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  12. Oh man, that little book/light business is amazing! There's such magic in bookstores!

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  13. oh man bookstores are such special places, and you captured some of their corners so well. i have not heard about those bad boys... please divulge! it looks incredibly intriguing.

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  14. oh, i've been there b4! i love that place. i'll have to visit it again when i come to ny this month. have you tried those printers yet? that machine is awesome. :)

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