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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Bergen Books

Tonight I joined SEC and PS for an evening of books on Bergen Street. First we went to the opening party for a new comic shop. Bergen Street Comics was jumping with comics folks (I spied Julia Wertz, MK Reed, Liz Baillie and Gabrielle Bell), a couple in complimentary checkered pants, various moustaches and free beer. Some people were enjoying the ample seating (a rarity in comic shops)The selection seemed to be a mix of mainstream and alternative offerings, shelved loosely by genre, but the two books I was looking for were gone-probably snapped up in the party's frenzy. So, despite being all caught up in the heady fumes of capitalism, I left empty-handed.
^^^

A bit further down the block at 456 Bergen St. is Unnameable Books aka Adam's Books. Here new and used books mingle. I saw a bunch of treasures tucked into the shelves and while the prices are a bit higher than I'd like the selection makes up for any miserly feelings. Along with books, Unnameable has poetry chapbooks, zines and a few minicomics. There was also a good size children's section.
^^^

On the way over from Atlantic station (the Bergen 2,3 stop was closed for construction) I spied a rather large Salvation Army.

All of this to say that I will be back.
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6 comments:

  1. LOOKA5:35 AM

    Good to hear that there's more comic shops around! A book shop that carries minicomics is one other thing I'd like to see here.

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  2. Amanda9:03 AM

    Can we go in the summer, too? I expect The Full Tour when I visit!

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  3. Carrie3:09 PM

    Sims: I love minis! There are so many good ones by NYCers but the only place I've found that reliably has them is Forbidden Planet.

    Amanda: We will have so much fun. Don't fall into Simon's travel trap though-- too many books to carry back!

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  4. LOOKA3:14 AM

    Too true! This means:

    A.) NO Strand
    B.) NO Comicshops
    C.) NO markets
    D.) Only buy as much as you can fit into your handbag.

    I couldn't do it... too many books!
    hehee

    ...and I had to get on Carries nerves to send them after me...

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  5. Amanda9:29 AM

    The key difference here is--if need be, I could walk back to Canada towing my books in a little red wagon.

    : )

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  6. LOOKA12:18 PM

    Ya! I thought of the same thing the second I pushed the button...

    That, and the fact that you are smarter than me.

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