The best bookshops Côte Est Etats-Unis

A must at Cambridge, if you want to meet students or simply get any book. You can buy both new and used books here, perfect for saving money. The selection is immense, the shop also has postcards, maps and guides useful for the visit. If you're looking for souvenirs to take home, you'll also find a wide selection of Harvard sweaters, T-shirts, mugs and tote bags. We'd spend hours there!

This beautiful brick building dates from 1712, when it was used as a residence and apothecary's shop. The bookstore it houses was established in the 19th century (1828). At the time, it was a meeting place for contemporary writers. In its shelves you will find Henry Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Charles Dickens. Today it is still a bookstore, which also sells souvenirs and postcards. Because of its historical aspect, the Old Corner Bookstore is one of the sites of the Freedom Trail.

The Barnes & Noble chain, café where you can take a latte latte while you flip magazines and last novels.

There are also very nice maps, calendars, custom calendars, small books and in some branches a specialized music radius (CD and books).

Gibert multiplied by ten. Present at university campuses in New York and surrounding areas, it is the empire of publishing and distributing students'books at reduced prices. A discount on the best sellers from the New York Times list.

Science fiction in all its states. Recent editions and antiques, comic strips…

Marble entrance, chandeliers, wooden panels: for years, Rizzoli, the Italian publishing house, has been exhibiting one of the city's most elegant showcases in this street of New York Peace, to such an extent that it has become a real institution. She is known for her books of art, photography, dance, music and literature (many foreign authors). On the third and fourth floors, there is also a department of paperbacks, Italian-language books and a gallery selling works of art.

Not really a bookstore, but a point of sale that offers all American magazines and specialized magazines, or more than 3 000 available publications, in a space not larger than that of a regular newspaper dealer.

A good selection of guides and maps, but especially gadgets for travellers (alarm clock, bivoltage apparatus, etc.).

Originally, a small boutique known for its rare book stock for children and which, after considerably expanded, partially transported its wonders in a large space. For all the little Alice… and their brothers.

Since the opening of this French bookstore in 2014, New York's Francophiles and Francophones have been delighted. Even if you don't have a book to buy, Albertine is worth a visit for its absolutely magnificent premises, in the old buildings of the cultural services of the French Embassy in the United States. The space was designed by the famous architect Jacques Garcia on the model of the beautiful French-style private libraries. The bookshop offers more than 14,000 French works in original or translated versions.

An Upper East Side institution, Argosy is New York's oldest independent bookseller. Founded in 1925, it occupies all six floors of this beautiful townhouse on 59th Street. The bookstore specializes in first and rare editions as well as antique maps. Many famous Americans have shopped there, from Jackie Kennedy and former President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Michael Jackson and Grace Kelly. Come in just to take a look at the elegant antique interior.

A pretty and very dynamic bookstore, located in the heart of Nantucket. It presents all year round beautiful photo books and other books related to the island and its history. It is a beloved address for locals, who are lucky to have a quality bookstore on the island. Apart from books, you can find all sorts of trinkets: children's toys, stuffed animals, supplies, beautiful maps but also t-shirts, tote bags and jewellery, some of which bear the mention Nantucket. You can stop here to buy souvenirs.

This large and very well known bookstore in the United States (there are all over the country) is a little bit the equivalent of our Fnac. You can find all kinds of books in English, but unfortunately none in French. Novels, history books, cookery books, etc. This is where you'll find the latest fashionable novel or the biography of your favorite American personality. You will also find most newspapers and magazines. Inside, there is a small café with tables where you can sit and read your new purchases.

This is a nice place frequented by Boston intellectuals and students. This independent bookstore is pretty sharp. It offers books and a selection of magazines from all over the world. Sometimes there are discounts on books. There is also a nice café where you can sit down for a bite to eat or drink while admiring the few works on display, created by little-known artists. Ideal for a break on Newbury Street.