East Village Books

Counterculture reading

Address:

99 St. Mark's Place - (between First Avenue and Avenue A)
10019 - East Village
NY

Nearest Bus or Train:

L at First Avenue; 6 at Astor Place

Open Hours:

1pm-11:30pm Mon-Fri; noon-midnight Sat; 1pm-9pm Sun

Founded by a street vendor, this edgy St. Mark's shop fits right into the neighborhood. It carries an eclectic mix of authors, from Bukowski and Hemingway to Proust and Zola. Do not bother searching for such lightweight authors as Danielle Steele or Sydney Sheldon. However, you may find Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book or The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky instead. There is also a small selection of compact discs for sale.

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