The Astoria Bookshop

Shop in Astoria this weekend while the trains are kaput.

YOU GUYS, it’s that time of year again…Small Business Saturday is back once more, ushering in the official local start to the holiday buying season. Most of you know that (…)

Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series.  Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)

Waldo has been welcomed back in Astoria & LIC. Find him at 25 awesome local businesses! The Astoria Bookshop welcomed Waldo on June 12th.  This July, as it has for (…)

So maybe “snowmageddon” wasn’t quite the storm everyone expected. That being said, who doesn’t love a free day to play in the snow, drink hot chocolate, and take advantage of (…)

Good news fans of both vocabulary and drinking, Astoria Coffee and Astoria Bookshop are teaming up for what should be quite the fun night. More details: On Saturday, February 7th, (…)

Waldo in Astoria is back for a third year, and we couldn’t be more exited about it! Here’s the full scoop from Astoria Bookshop, Waldo HQ: Where’s Waldo? In Astoria, (…)

Put the kids to bed and come join us for an evening of pre-Valentine’s Day entertainment! We’ll be reading aloud from some of our favorite erotica, romance novels, and other (…)

Today’s giveaway winner is a human! That lucky human is Dina, who shared that she can’t choose just one favorite book.  A couple of titles that come to mind are (…)

Today’s giveaway is perfect for any human of New York. The Astoria Bookshop is more than just a store for book lovers. Visitors can find books by local Queens writers, (…)

As many of you know, shopping locally is near and dear to my heart. Small Business Saturday is a great way to kick off the holiday season while helping to (…)

In even more bookstore news, this just landed in our inbox: Dear Friends of the Astoria Bookshop, We are (fingers crossed) on track to open our doors in mid-August, but (…)

While The Astoria Bookshop still doesn’t have a permanent Astoria home, that isn’t stopping them from bringing us great author & book events! Join them Tuesday 11/27 for The Books They (…)

**This event has been postponed until Wednesday, November 7th due to Sandy.** Join The Astoria Bookshop as they kick off the first in a series of book events in the (…)

Congrats to Tanya, you’re the big Astoria Bookshop/We Heart Astoria contest winner! Here’s why she’s excited for a bookstore: I’m excited because I love Astoria and books, plus it would (…)