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It’s Not a Bar Crawl, It’s a Bookstore Crawl — But There Are Boozy Rewards

Posted on April 29, 2016March 26, 2021 by Daniel Hoffman

This Saturday, get drunk on essays, novels and comics during the first-ever Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl. The event, taking place on Independent Bookstore Day, will feature no less than 26 stores,…

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St. Mark’s Bookshop Will Close For Good This Sunday

Posted on February 24, 2016March 26, 2021 by Daniel Maurer

The St. Mark’s Bookshop has made it official: after nearly 40 years in business, the beloved East Village bookstore will close for good at the…

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St. Mark’s Bookshop Gets Some Time, But Not Much

Posted on February 12, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

If things had gone as planned, the St. Mark’s Bookshop would’ve been closed for good by now. But the store has received a stay of execution and…

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St. Mark’s Bookshop Receives ‘Execution Notice,’ Down to Final Hours

Posted on February 5, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

A lawyer for the struggling St. Mark’s Bookshop tells us “they’re probably not going to be around much longer, we’re talking days.” Since we last reported…

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St. Mark’s Bookshop Says It ‘Needs Help to Survive’

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Rob Scher

Interested in owning a piece of the new St. Mark’s Bookshop? Now might just be your chance. In another call-for-help email sent out earlier today,…

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At This Cookbook Store Hosting Guest Chefs, the Vibe Will Be ‘Medieval Sicily Meets Colorful Mid-Century Modern’

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jaime Cone

On Huron Street just off the Greenpoint G-Train stop, Paige Lipari is meticulously planning a world where she hopes foodies will feel deliciously at home.…

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Molasses Goes From Book Hawker to Publisher

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Nicole Disser

Matt Winn, the owner of Molasses Books, describes his business as “just a small used book shop that happens to have a bar at the…

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Just a Few More Days Before St. Mark’s Bookshop Can Move Into This New Spot

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

Check out the new location.

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How Catland Owner Phillip English Used Norse Magic to Be Homecoming King

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Kate Beaudoin

“Can I have some of your hair?” Phillip English isn’t kidding. So, after hesitating a beat, I pluck a strand of hair from my head.…

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Shakespeare & Co.: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere Until Something Happens’

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jenna Marotta

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…

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