The New York Daily News reports that BookCourt in Cobble Hill, P.S. Bookshop in DUMBO, A Novel Idea in Bay Ridge and Spoonbill and Sugartown Booksellers in Williamsburg are all thriving despite superstore Barnes & Noble in the area.

The Written Nerd, my new fave New York lit scene blog has a post about the News piece and mentions that the Times’ also had an article about independent bookstores. The Written Nerd works at an ndependent bookstore in New York City’s SoHo
neighborhood. She writes: "Someday I will have a bookstore of my own in Brooklyn. I
love reading books, talking about books, and being where literature
hits the streets. I think independent bookstores can be a source for
culture, community, and social justice. I live in Brooklyn’s Park Slope
neighborhood with the ALP (Adorably Literate Partner), who reads
everything that I don’t."

The big, bad chain stores don’t scare them.

Independently owned bookstores in Brooklyn are thriving, providing bookworms with plenty of cozy places to find a great read.

"We represent a quality environment. It’s homespun; it’s cozy," said
Zack Zook, general manager at BookCourt in Cobble Hill, down the street
from a giant Barnes & Noble that opened seven years ago. "Bigger
bookstores just want to be everywhere."

Apparently, Barnes & Noble’s presence on Court St. hasn’t hurt BookCourt one bit.