Bookshops that get me
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Bookshops that get me

Priya ChandranPriya Chandran · 0 likes
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Bookshops that get me

Priya Chandran
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Okay so technically I should be memorizing cues backstage right now but INSTEAD here's my running list of the shops where I actually spend my matinee-ticket savings (don't tell my scene partner, she thinks I'm broke because of coffee). These are the places I drag friends to between shows, the ones with that real backstage-green-room hush to them even though nobody's painting flats in the back. Half scripts-and-crafts-books, half just vibes!!

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Bookshops that get me — 6 items
NameTickNeighborhoodAddressCityMy take
1The Drama Book ShopGarment District266 W 39th StNew York, NY 10018My literal church!! Every play I've ever stage-managed lives on these shelves, full stop, no notes.
2Strand Book StoreEast Village / Union Square828 BroadwayNew York, NY 10003Eighteen miles of books and I will find the one costume-history title I actually need, give me an hour, I'm serious.
3The Mysterious BookshopTribeca58 Warren StNew York, NY 10007Went in for a whodunit, left plotting a murder mystery dinner show for my tech crew. Dangerous place, love it.
4McNally Jackson (Seaport)South Street Seaport4 Fulton StNew York, NY 10038Gorgeous light, gorgeous shelves, basically a set designer's fantasy of what a bookstore should look like.
5Three Lives & CompanyWest Village154 W 10th StNew York, NY 10014Tiny, cozy, staff picks that always land. Feels like the green room of bookstores, warm and a little secret.
6Book CultureMorningside Heights536 W 112th StNew York, NY 10025Great for script collections when I'm uptown for a reading. Always leave with one more paperback than I budgeted for.