tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3549490641623391824..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: The Greatest Bookshop in the Whole World: Round TwoOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91045553008456151202015-01-13T12:46:34.356-05:002015-01-13T12:46:34.356-05:00I wandered round there for ages last time I was in...I wandered round there for ages last time I was in Manhattan. A true gem, but I love bookstores of all descriptions.<br /><br />Not like being in a bookstore and asking for the self-help section, and being told, "Well, if we told you, it would kinda defeat the object ..."Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60596774501595364612015-01-12T17:56:12.894-05:002015-01-12T17:56:12.894-05:00YESSSS! There is nothing in the world like the Str...YESSSS! There is nothing in the world like the Strand!!!!! Hurray for your gift of it to the world! tjstraw in manhattanthelma strawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85151837538815234212015-01-12T16:42:44.546-05:002015-01-12T16:42:44.546-05:00Ah, Jeff, I too remember the vinyl store. It had ...Ah, Jeff, I too remember the vinyl store. It had moved across Broadway and a bit down Twelfth when I came into the neib seven years ago. It's gone now. Replaced by a pizzeria, one of the many eateries that cater to the hungry NYU hoards. And you know full well that my block only became chic last year when the movie stars starting buying places here. You tempt me to say it only became chic when you moved out and I moved in. But since you are behaving when it comes to pejoratives about Sicilians, I will not say such a thing. Twice.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36284542612454684562015-01-12T16:01:36.609-05:002015-01-12T16:01:36.609-05:00For 18 years I lived one and a half blocks the oth...For 18 years I lived one and a half blocks the other way on 12th Street from The Strand (in the East Village, not AA's chic part of town:)) but in all those years and all my trips to the Strand--and the now long gone vinyl record store next door--I never knew most of the factual tidbits I just learned from AA's post. However, if you want to know about the bars and clubs between the Strand and my place, that's a different story. <br />Please note that I did not mention Sicilian even once. Twice. <br /><br /><br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41974929333629409722015-01-12T15:05:06.079-05:002015-01-12T15:05:06.079-05:00Evka, I will visit Powell's for sure. I googl...Evka, I will visit Powell's for sure. I googled it and found out this: "In 2002, Powell's was cited by USA Today as one of America's 10 best bookstores." I am a little trepidatious about it though. I am not sure I will like a bookstore where one needs a map to find things. My favorite is simpler in that it has people to help one find things. I am NOT afraid of crossing the river, though I am a witch. I am a Sicilian witch. We are fearless. And the first person who makes a nasty remark on this blog about being Sicilian will get a piece of my mind.<br /><br />As for you, Stan. You cut me deeply by accusing me of being parochial. But if I having never been to Portland makes a person parochial in your sight, I guess I am condemned to suffer your distain. I had hoped for more forbearance from you. Ah well. Now I am going back to Nakuru in 1913; my friends there are facing danger and they need me to get them out of it.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2847695090176312462015-01-12T14:55:32.484-05:002015-01-12T14:55:32.484-05:00Huzzah! We will visit the Strand together, but in...Huzzah! We will visit the Strand together, but in the afternoon, after which we will repair to my place for wine and food!!! And arm wrestling, if that becomes necessary.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65218795449034264292015-01-12T12:46:44.764-05:002015-01-12T12:46:44.764-05:00I'm with you EvK! AA's view of the world ...I'm with you EvK! AA's view of the world is somewhat reminiscent of Saul Steinberg's famous New Yorker cover!! I remember being astonished when I visited the main Powells at being handed a map of how to find my way around the maze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-55090933943941170432015-01-12T12:32:48.745-05:002015-01-12T12:32:48.745-05:00Be sure to visit Powell's when you're in P...Be sure to visit Powell's when you're in Portland this spring, AmA! I've no idea how it compares to The Strand and Foyles, but it's pretty much an entire large city block, on three levels, with books up the wazoo (and that's just the main store, they also have several satellite stores, including a 'tech' book store that's bigger than most regular bookstores).<br /><br />Of course, you'll have to cross the Willamette River to get to it from the LCC site, but I know you're not a witch, so that shouldn't be a problem...<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7199966057765044182015-01-12T05:34:40.689-05:002015-01-12T05:34:40.689-05:00More than that Annamaria, I'll treat YOU to a ...More than that Annamaria, I'll treat YOU to a coffee in that very coffee shop. We'll be in New York at some point before Bouchercon, ( been asked to lecture at Boston Uni ) and will visit the shop. I think The Strand might win hands down by the fact I bet it smells like a bookshop. The new Foyles smells like a coffee shop. Or maybe that is a plus point for Foyles :)Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.com