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McNally Jackson Books

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Bookstore and Coffee Shop

NoLita, New York

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Paul KardousAugust 27, 2015
The staff is a bit aloof, but the store and inventory is first rate. Don't forget to check out their stationary store around the corner on Mulberry Street.
Allison YuFebruary 1, 2015
This place is awesome! Enjoy Four and Twenty Blackbirds pie without leaving Manhattan! And publish your own book with the espresso printer!
Amber Van DrieFebruary 21, 2013
My new favorite place. Stumptown coffee, wonderful selection of books, letterpress cards and very friendly/helpful staff. I'm in love.
Chris NatoliSeptember 15, 2014
Literature is sorted by nation, which is awesome. The poli sci / philosophy section downstairs is really good for its size (small).
Kate SilverDecember 20, 2011
Abundant and beautifully curated selection, with thoughtful employee picks. Great magazine selection and exhaustive events schedule. My favorite bookstore in town, hands down.
adroytAugust 22, 2011
Coffee table books make such great accents around the home. You'll find some of the newest releases in design and architecture books here. Their book signing events are wonderful, too.
jiresellNovember 29, 2015
I've been haunting bookstores for years and have never run across this one. Big store with a very helpful staff!
John MichaelJanuary 29, 2015
Best bookstore in New York. The cafe is a good place to get some reading and work done too!
Morgan MorrealeSeptember 16, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Salted peanut butter cookie is BOMB. Type of bookstore you could spend hours in
Samuel HowardAugust 7, 2014
Been here 50+ times
Possibly the best indy bookstore in NYC. Good selection of poetry books downstairs. Listen to recommendations by "Matt".
Tamara HFebruary 22, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Don't miss the amazing array of letterpressed and hand-printed cards by the register. Rifle, Enormous Champion, Yellow Owl Workshop, Beau Ideal, & so many more!
Cheryl YeohApril 14, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Used to come here every weekend to work until they took wifi away :( Still great for people watching or reading. Love the ambiance and decor. My kinda cafe-bookstore.
MiguelNovember 27, 2016
Check their well-stocked psychoanalysis section.
Ailie ChangMarch 20, 2017
Get an Iced Hazelnut Latte! It's so light and fluffy. There is also a bathroom downstairs.
Jeremy MooreNovember 10, 2017
NY institution. Great books/stationary store - you can even have your own books bound there.
CRUZiiiEOctober 13, 2015
Always a great location to escape the chaos in. The book selection is awesome and current!
Ron CabreraFebruary 16, 2015
Been here 10+ times
One of my favorite bookstores in the city, please support an author by shopping here. And let's not let bookstores die.
Nadia NeophytouNovember 21, 2011
Great spot for getting work done. There's no free wifi so that takes away unnecessary distractions on one's laptop. The books in the store - well now that's another story completely!
Kelsey LeeJune 22, 2014
This independent bookstore has a wide selection of books, stumptown coffee, and an awesome lineup of speakers and events.
Dorina YuenSeptember 28, 2011
Been here 10+ times
Another great experience. Looking for a gift w very specific parameters; Roger came though w flying colors. Think he's the food expert & was great to speak with someone passionate about their craft.
PeterJuly 11, 2011
Been here 5+ times
One of my favorite bookstores, ever. I know it's a cliche, but you REALLY can spend hours in here browsing the stacks. Awesome selection of cool magazines too.
Charlotte DunneNovember 23, 2017
Delicious coffee and and endless array of books - what more could you want?
Allison EspositoMarch 21, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Grab a book, a coffee, and a seat.There are benches outside in the warmer weather if inside is packed.
RDecember 11, 2015
Love this bookstore/coffee shop, super trendy and cool place to relax 😍
Village VoiceNovember 21, 2011
Winner of Best Bookstore (New) in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! Use the Expresso Book Machine to self publish just about anything.
Leigh Anne ZinsmeisterAugust 7, 2014
Great local bookstore. I like to buy gifts from the NYC section (top of the stairs).
Tarik FayadFebruary 26, 2016
Been here 100+ times
My favorite place to write. No wifi, but that makes it easier to concentrate and get things done.
Audrey OAugust 7, 2014
Tons of great options with a small cafe. Such a lovely bookstore in SoHo/NoLita
St. Martin's PressJanuary 3, 2014
Meet Sarah McCarry on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM as she discusses and signs copies of her debut novel All Our Pretty Songs. Also with Mariah Fredericks and Adele Griffin. Read more
Farrar, Straus & GirouxMay 3, 2013
Meet Christian Wiman and Averill Curdy, poets and colleagues at Poetry Magazine on Wed. May 8, 2013 at 7PM. Each will read from their newest collections, My Bright Abyss and Song & Error. Read more
Isha PatelJuly 22, 2014
Been here 5+ times
McJ Bookstore and Cafe is quite simply one of my favorite places in the entire city.
Peter BoyceJune 29, 2015
Been here 50+ times
Lapsing souchong tea, coffee, books, cafe seating
Tamara HMay 3, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Great destination for an afternoon coffee run sans line! Be sure to ask for the soy if you so desire; they keep it behind the counter.
Michelle WilesAugust 9, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Card selection on point 👌🏻
Emily KaneDecember 3, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Get one of the salted peanut butter cookies from the café. It will improve your quality of life.
CompassJuly 22, 2013
As one of the most comprehensive independent bookstores in the city, McNally Jackson hosts speakers like Lena Dunham and Tavi Gevinson.
Jane MermelJanuary 8, 2012
As if this place needs another endorsement--the best. Cafe is also great for a stop after the young designer's market around the corner.
Farrar, Straus & GirouxJanuary 25, 2013
Meet Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM as he reads from his new book of rock lyrics, The Word on the Street. Also with Nick Laird. Read more
ben baileyFebruary 5, 2016
Great bookstore (and check out it's sister stationery store a few blocks down!)
James CroninJanuary 10, 2015
Great books store, especially for Designers.
Kathy LiuJune 28, 2015
Favorite bookstore in the entire city. So many amazing design books.
Ashley RoseDecember 28, 2014
Saw RL Stein doing a reading here once. Don't leave without checking out the stationary section.
NYU Wasserman Center for Career DevelopmentAugust 4, 2014
Nice coffee shop in a quite little bookstore. If you and your mentor are avid readers, choose this place!
Jack CurryJune 6, 2015
Been here 50+ times
Café has no wifi, no power outlets – perfect for closing yourself off from the world and just getting things done
emma tangorenSeptember 17, 2015
Been here 10+ times
the best bookstore. great card / magazine selection too
jake furstSeptember 14, 2012
a lovely spot for a coffee and a think near the foursquare office. don't you just feel smarter inside a bookstore, or is that just me?
Blake AlcantaraJuly 24, 2011
Good staff recommendations. Friendly and well-read, and great book selection. Plus there's a coffee shop attached...what else is there?
Iván FaríasMay 22, 2011
Wide range of books, comfy chairs to seat in and read for hours and nice in-store café. What else could you ask for?
ᴡ ToyMay 29, 2010
Go this indie bookstore for wonderful selection of books and other goods. Check out the quirky cafe when you need a break, and *psst...the restroom is literally, "wild"!
Herman YungAugust 20, 2014
One of the city's best bookstores. Buy a book and sit at their cafe to read.

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