Classic Books Set in New York City

The Strand is one of the most popular bookstores in New York NY. There you'll find new, used, and rare editions of books from all over the world.
Here's a brief list of fictional books set in New York City:
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
- Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane
- Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos
- Stuart Little by E.B. White
- The Victim by Saul Bellow
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Scroll below to view a list of the best bookstores in Manhattan NY!
Best Bookstores in New York City
Applause Books
211 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023
212.496.7511
Argosy Book Store
116 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022
212.753.4455
Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village
396 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011
212.674.8780
Barnes & Noble Tribeca
97 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007
212.587.5389
Barnes & Noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street New York, NY 10003
212.253.0810
Bluestockings Books
172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
212.777.6028
Coliseum Books
1771 Broadway, New York, NY 10106
212.581.5352
The Corner Bookstore
1313 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10128
212.831.3554
Gotham Book Mart
41 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036
212.719.4448
Gryphon Bookshop
2246 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
212.362.0706
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012
212.334.3324
Manhattan Books
150 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
212.385.7395
McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012
212.274.1160
Saint Mark's Bookshop
31 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10003
212.260.7853
Shakespeare & Co.
716 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212.529.1330
Strand Book Store
828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212.473.1452
Three Lives & Company
154 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014
212.741.2069
Waldenbooks
59 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
212.269.1139