Last Saturday, I finally had a chance to visit Strand Books in NYC. Yippee!
The Strand is a sort of legend among Indie Bookstores and I’ve been hearing about it forever. I was in NYC with NO KIDS…leaving me a wide open opportunity to literally get lost in 18 miles of books.
The outside was under construction, but that didn’t stop the flood of people coming through the door.
We walked inside and my husband John took a quick look around said drily, "I’m not going to see you for awhile-am I?"
My response was to throw him a quick "Duh" over my shoulder as I headed out on my book safari.
I’m dashing upstairs to the YA section, but had to stop and admire the view on my way up.
The above picture captured the vastness of the shelving, but I also needed you to see the depth of what was going on here in this amazing store. Each shelf was probably 10 feet tall.
I wanted you to get a real feel for this LOL!
Navigating my way to the YA section, I was pumped to find that my "Writer Mama’s" books were in the house. Kelly has been a role model and an inspiration for me as a local author. I love her motto…"Be yourself, Have and opinion. Tell the world." www.klgoing.com.
Shhhh I couldn’t help but take a sneak peak at where my book might be some day. Its good to have big dreams. I think of pictures like this as mental maps to my future.
Start at the T on the bottom and go up seven shelves. I’ll get there eventually. *grin*
This was the children’s section. And I could try to tell you how inviting it was, or I could just show you…
There was a lot more to the Strand than I managed to capture-way more. They had a rare books room on the 4th floor and an additional 3rd floor and basement full of books. After a couple hours of being lost in the stacks, I managed to pull myself away…but I’ll be back.
I promise.
Lisa Marie Miles says:
That book store looks amazing! I could spend hours and hours in one. But I usually have my four year old, which means I can maybe grab one book before heading over to play with Thomas the Train:)
On September 12, 2010 at 2:59 am
Kimberly Sabatini says:
I hear you loud and clear-I have a 9,7 and 5 year old. This was a "big girl" outing and I milked it for all it was worth LOL!
On September 12, 2010 at 3:17 am
Sara says:
I love big book stores! I normally buy my books on amazon but there's nothing better than going to a bookstore with my daughter and letting her pick out something herself.
On January 28, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Kimberly Sabatini says:
I agree Sara!
On February 26, 2011 at 5:11 am