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You are What You Read
Mast Books is one of You are What You Read.

1. Mast Books

8.8
66 Avenue A (btwn E 4th & E 5th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Alphabet City · 18 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: Don't ask about Stephen King. This bookstore is too hipster to have Stephen King's books.

Mercer Street Books is one of You are What You Read.

2. Mercer Street Books

7.1
206 Mercer St (btwn W Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 15 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: Good non-pretentious collection of secondhand books with decent price. No minimum amount for credit card payment.

East Village Books is one of You are What You Read.

3. East Village Books

7.7
99 Saint Marks Pl (btwn Ave A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Used Bookstore · East Village · 25 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: Expensive books and unfriendly people.

Powell's City of Books is one of You are What You Read.

4. Powell's City of Books

9.5
1005 W Burnside St (at NW 10th Ave.), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 470 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: The largest independent book store in 'merica.

Strand Bookstore is one of You are What You Read.

5. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Book Thug Nation is one of You are What You Read.

6. Book Thug Nation

7.5
100 N 3rd St (btwn Wythe & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 18 tips and reviews
Spoonbill & Sugartown Books is one of You are What You Read.

7. Spoonbill & Sugartown Books

8.6
218 Bedford Ave (at N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 51 tips and reviews
Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books is one of You are What You Read.

8. Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books

6.8
34 Carmine St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 28 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: Favorite bookstore name ever. But let's be honest, this bookstore is all about Bob Dylan.

Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers is one of You are What You Read.

9. Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers

44 Greenwich Ave (at Charles St.), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 6 tips and reviews

Zi L.Zi Li: Crime books. Really nice staff. To prove my point: I went there looking for Steinbeck one time and didn't get laugh at.

Three Lives & Company is one of You are What You Read.

10. Three Lives & Company

9.2
154 W 10th St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 61 tips and reviews