Astoria Bookshop

When thinking of neighborhood activities in Astoria, our mind tends to go to eating, drinking and maybe going to the park (how could we not?). But, the community also has (…)

Hello, my fellow Astorians! My name is Claire Leaden and I’m thrilled to be the new writer for We Heart Astoria! I’ve read this site since I moved to the neighborhood (…)

Big congrats, Astoria Bookshop!

Did TONY do Astoria justice with its top picks?

Where’s Waldo local returns in July!

  March 8 is International Women’s Day, and, in conjunction with Astoria March, a few of our neighborhood’s female-owned businesses are getting involved in the A Day Without a Woman initiative. (…)

You guys, this event couldn’t be cooler. Astoria Bookshop is teaming up with Flattopps to present Decade Dance, the first party in the new Book Bash series. This literary/dance mashup bash (…)

    You guys, this is SO exciting! Award-winning author Roxane Gay will be visiting Astoria Bookshop next month for a reading and signing of her much anticipated collection of short (…)

The Astoria Bookshop is three years old this year, and they are celebrating with a party on Sunday, August 21!

Back by popular demand, the Astoria Where’s Waldo? search kicks off today, courtesy of Astoria Bookshop! Everyone’s favorite bespectacled stripes-wearing traveler will be hiding in twenty-five local businesses, and those (…)

Ready to get your margarita on? Here are spots in Astoria and LIC, Queens, where you can celebrate the 19th century victory of Mexico over France.

Meg speaks with Astorian author Zora O’Neill, to talk about her new book, “All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World.”

  Everyone give it up for Astoria’s favorite independent bookstore! Astoria Bookshop will be hosting a #Hamiltome Release Party to celebrate the release of Hamilton: The Revolution, the new book chronicling the smash-hit (…)

  Have you heard of the LIC Reading Series? It’s an exciting monthly event that invites three incredible writers to share personal stories about Queens, read from their work, and engage in a (…)

  Vegans, we’ve got a great event for you! Queens-based cookbook author Terry Romero (best known for her bestseller Salad Samurai) will be discussing her latest mouthwatering work, Protein Ninja, (…)