Best Store to Hear an Author - Best of New York Beauty 2007 -- New York Magazine

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Best Store to Hear an Author

  • 192 Books

    192 Tenth Ave., 212-255-4022

    With an atmosphere that’s more home library than bookstore, this airy shop provides a welcome reprieve from the big-box feel of the city’s larger chains, making it an excellent, cozy place to catch a reading by your favorite author-of-the-moment. The readings are free but require reservations because of limited space, so bibliophiles in attendance are assured an experience free of the jostling and neck-craning that accompany most such events. They’re also a great deal, as most of the authors are A-listers (Jane Smiley, Salman Rushdie, John Ashbery, to name a recent few) whom fans pay big money to see at venues like the New York Public Library or the 92nd Street Y�meaning attendees can pick up one of the gorgeous art books the store’s famous for without feeling a bit of spender’s remorse.

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