Stories from the bookstores of New York City

Photo by Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times

There are few things as relaxing to me as getting a cup of coffee and wandering into a Barnes & Noble to aimlessly peruse for the next 3 hours. Apparently, I am not the only one that has felt that way about a bookstore.

In the New York Times feature story titled "Remembrance of Bookstores Past," native New York readers and bookstore owners alike recount their experiences in these literary hotspots.

The full story is linked above.