The LA Times has a piece online about the top bibliophilic spots in New York City.  Please click here to read.  A glaring omission made in the article is that if you are planning your bookish journey in April, the NY Antiquarian Book Fair is a must!  (The 2012 Fair runs from April 12-April 15 and will be held at the Park Avenue Armory.)

NYC is full of literary landmarks, and there are lots located in my neighborhood downtown.  Pete’s Tavern in Irving Place immediately comes to mind; it’s where O. Henry used to hang out reportedly penned The Gift of the Magi there.  Edith Wharton and Henry James both lived alongside Washington Square.  Mark Twain had a townhouse on West 10th Street where he liked to throw lavish parties.  Emma Lazarus (author of the poem “The New Collosus”, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty—“Give me you tired, your hungry, your poor…”) lived nearby on West 10th.  These are just a few that pop into my mind.  Can anyone think of other locations or events the LA Times left out?  I bet we could compile quite a guide!

New York City’s spots for book lovers