Bookshops That Get Me

Priya Chandran

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Okay so between set builds and scene changes I basically live at the bookstore to decompress (my castmates think it's weird I read scripts for FUN but whatever!). This is my running list of NYC bookshops I keep going back to — some for the script sections, some for the cheap paperback bins, one because it's literally where a musical about Hamilton probably started its life, no big deal!! Forest Hills represent, also shoutout Queens for having its own stops on here.

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Bookshops That Get Me — 4 items
Name	Address	City	Best For	My take
1The Drama Book Shop	266 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018	New York	Scripts, scores, and anything theatre-craft	This is basically church for me?? I go in for one monologue book and leave two hours later having read the stage directions of six different shows out loud in the aisle (oops).
2The Mysterious Bookshop	58 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007	New York	Mystery, crime, whodunits	I went in for one Agatha Christie and came out questioning everyone in my stage crew — the vibe is THAT immersive.
3McNally Jackson (Seaport)	4 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038	New York	Browsing, reading corners	The couches here are prime real estate for pretending to read while actually eavesdropping on other people's book club arguments.
4Forbidden Planet	832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003	New York	Comics, sci-fi, graphic novels	My set-painting brain goes feral in here — the comic art is basically a free masterclass in composition and color.