Monday, November 9, 2026

Barnes & Noble sets its opening date for Avenue A with author Douglas Stuart

Barnes & Noble has announced a Nov. 18 opening date for its new East Village location at 181 Avenue A between 11th and 12th Streets.
The debut includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and signing with award-winning author Douglas Stuart, an East Village resident whose work includes "Shuggie Bain," "Young Mungo" and "John of John." 

The 11,300-square-foot bookstore will be the first retail tenant in the base of the Steiner East Village condoplex, where the storefront has remained vacant since residents began moving in eight years ago. 

A few other details: 
• This outpost is also hiring booksellers.
• This Barnes & Noble will not have a cafe. 
• The Avenue A location has its own Instagram account.

H/T EVG readers Josh and Gary!
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4 comments:

  1. Scuba DivaNovember 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM

    I'm glad to see more bookstores moving to the neighborhood, but my favorite bookstore in the area remains P&T Knitwear down on Orchard Street (below Houston.) https://www.ptknitwear.com/

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  2. cmarrtyyNovember 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM

    Whether you like big brand retailers or not... B&N will clean up that corner and bring pedestrian traffic to the other stores in the area.

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  3. Mr Nice GuyNovember 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM

    I'm happy to hear they don't have a cafe. This means even less competition for Rabbit across the street. Buy a book in either place, enjoy that book at Rabbit!

    I'm excited this block will finally have some retail after what must be a decade.

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  4. MarkNovember 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM

    I'am also happy to see another bookstore in our hood. It beats having to walk past that dilapidated area with trash and graffiti for almost a decade. And at the very least, more of our fellow neighbors will be well read.

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