Last we checked in with Shakespeare & Co., it wasn’t ready to comment about rumors of a “possible closure.” Now manager Margot Liddell confirms that the bookstore can’t…
Three Bookselling Institutions Get Ready For Their Next Chapters
There’s real estate news from three of the city’s book-selling institutions. The rumors about Shakespeare & Co.’s possible closure are getting harder to ignore. The space…
St. Mark’s Bookshop Is Raising Funds For an Early Summer Move
St. Mark’s Bookshop launched another fundraiser this week, this time aiming to draw $50,000 via Indiegogo. So what’s the latest with the bookshop’s attempt to…
Someone Who Hates NYU and/or Loves Philip Seymour Hoffman Paid Almost $10K For an Acting Lesson With Him
While the St. Mark’s Bookshop has extended its auction to Dec. 22, Faculty Against the Sexton Plan’s fundraising auction is now over, and someone has…
The Bookshop’s Live Auction Was a Bust, But a Rare Edition of Maus Is Cleaning Up
Speaking of auctions involving Richard Hell, the St. Mark’s Bookshop, as you know, held a live auction Thursday to raise funds for its move to…
And The St. Mark’s Bookshop Is Having a Star-Studded Auction As Well
If you don’t score those signed editions of Art Spiegelman and Junot Diaz at the anti-NYU-expansion auction, don’t worry — their John Hancocks will also…
The St. Mark’s Bookshop Wants YOU to Volunteer
Like anyone who has to move, the St. Mark’s Bookshop has sent out an e-mail asking friends for help, though it isn’t promising free beer.…