Unnameable Books Explained

Unnameable Books is an independent bookstore located on Vanderbilt Ave, between St. Marks Ave. and Bergen St., in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Overview

It has been profiled as an example of a small New York bookstore that survives as chains, internet sales, and rising real estate prices drive more established New York independents like Coliseum Books and Murder Ink out of business.[2] It was depicted on the cover of the June 9 and 16, 2008, issue of The New Yorker by the cartoonist Adrian Tomine as well as on a 2024 list of The New Yorker writers' and editors' favorite bookstores in New York City.[3] Founded as "Adam's Books" before being renamed, it specializes in poetry and has a reputation for an eclectic collection of used books.[4] It also carries work from small independent presses, such as Ugly Duckling Presse. In 2022, the bookstore moved location to a block away.[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. 'We're not in it for the money'. Christian Science Monitor.
  2. Web site: Booksellers Fight Back As 5 New Stores Open - January 15, 2007 - The New York Sun.
  3. Web site: Our Favorite Bookstores in New York City - The New Yorker.
  4. Web site: Time Out New York: What the guidebooks won't tell you . dead . 2007-11-11 . 2007-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071103085356/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/article/features/23933/44.html .
  5. Web site: Kirch . Claire . Unnameable Books Moves Down the Street . Publishers Weekly . 1 May 2022 . Jan 7, 2022.

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