Check Out These Early Brownstone Revival Books for Some Renovation Inspiration
While buying a Brooklyn brownstone isn’t exactly the inexpensive housing option for the DIYer that it once was, these how-to manuals, histories, and neighborhood guides can still offer some inspiration.
3 Lushly Illustrated Books With an Upstate Connection for Old House and Design Lovers
If someone on your gift list is dreaming of an old house outside the city, books featuring homes in the Hudson Valley might provide some inspiration.
Ditmas Park Bookstore Highlights Work of Bensonhurst Student Writers
The shelves of a Ditmas Park bookstore are temporarily stocked with the works of some talented local Bensonhurst students.
The Return of the Sun Brings Literary Crowds to the Brooklyn Book Festival (Photos)
Literary enthusiasts crowded into Columbus Park to chat with publishers, authors, and vendors, snap up some new reading material, and enjoy the sunshine after the intense rain of the week.
Popular LA Romance Bookstore The Ripped Bodice to Open in Park Slope
A bookstore focused exclusively on romance novels that has found success in Los Angeles will debut a Park Slope outpost next month.
Lofty Pigeon Books to Open in Kensington, Adding to Slew of New Indie Bookstores in Brooklyn
A third-generation Brooklynite and a veteran indie bookseller plan to debut in August with a varied selection of about 5,000 titles inspired by local requests.
Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl Returns With Most Shops in Event’s History
After last year’s successful return from a pandemic-induced hiatus, Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl is returning bigger than ever in 2023.
After Eight Years, Beloved Greenlight Bookstore Closing Prospect Lefferts Gardens Location
Greenlight Bookstore will be closing its Prospect Lefferts Garden location on May 14 due to financial troubles, the bookstore’s owner said today.
Prospect Heights Food Writer Melissa Clark Explains How One-Pot Meals Are Like Haiku
Clark's latest cookbook is a culmination of what she has learned over the years about reducing time and effort while maximizing flavor.
He Grew Up in Ditmas Park. Now He’s Come Back to the Neighborhood to Open a Bookstore
Taylor & Co. Books will stock new and used books, as well as other items of interest including instant cameras, binoculars and bird guides, and toys.