Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street)
Book store · Fort Greene ·
Independent bookstore with author events, savvy curation, and great staff
Independent bookstore with author events, savvy curation, and great staff
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"Ran to Prospect–Lefferts Gardens to sign books at Greenlight. I stupidly went to Cinnamon Girl to get an almond croissant and a coffee, but it was absolutely freezing so I couldn’t eat or drink them outside. So I went into the bookstore with a coffee that I couldn’t really drink and a croissant that I couldn’t really eat because of the mask."
A cornerstone indie bookstore with robust author events and deep ties to Brooklyn arts. Covered regularly by local and national media, Greenlight champions small presses and neighborhood programming while staying fiercely independent.
A community-built indie since 2009, known for savvy curation and author events. Brooklyn Eagle regularly lists its readings, and Publishers Weekly has chronicled its neighborhood roots—perfect for a quiet browse between meals.
"An independent bookstore in Fort Greene that functions as an intimate event space for readings and launch nights; the author's book event drew a packed crowd and felt emotionally validating with family in the front row, creating a warm, engaged atmosphere for conversation and audience questions." - Paula Aceves, Ryan Inzana
"A Brooklyn indie bookstore that hosted a standing-room-only evening featuring a warm, reunion-like crowd of poet friends, former students, classmates, and family; the event combined readings with personal stories and surprise guests, creating an intimate, celebratory atmosphere around the new book." - Rima Parikh, Sarah Kilcoyne