Bookstores

Barnes & Noble
20 Wolf Road, Colonie, 459-8183. It’s so . . . BIG. Well, what can we say? It’s also got a little café serving Starbucks coffee where you can buy some latte and a muffin, take your books or magazines and read.

Blue & White Rainbows
467 Albany-Shaker Road, Loudonville, 458-9020. The Capital Region’s largest selection of metaphysical books, plus crystals, jewelry, new-age music, All One Tribe drums, and gifts.

The Book House Stuyvesant Plaza,
489-4761. There’s a knowledgeable staff and a great selection (including local authors) at this independent bookstore in one of the more pleasant strip malls in the region.

Borders Books & Music
59 Wolf Road, Colonie, 482-5800; 395 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 583-1200. A book-and-music superstore with live music, children’s events, book signings and discussions and more. Cafés at both locations.

Bryn Mawr Book Shop
215 Lark St., Albany, 465-8126. This little gem of a bookstore has a large and extensive selection of used and antiquarian books, plus records. Located a step down on Lark Street near State Street.

Craven Books & Awareness Works
441 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 583-0025. Saratoga’s independent, locally owned bookstore for all ages and interests, classics to bestsellers. Good selection of holistic, self-help, recovery and world religion.

Dove & Hudson
296 Hudson Ave., Albany, 432-4518. Carefully selected collection of used books, reasonably priced, in a wide range of subjects including art, poetry, history, philosophy, literature and physics.

Flights of Fantasy
217 Central Ave., Albany, 433-8803. New and used books; science fiction, fantasy, horror and romance. Also carries miniatures, role-playing and board games and collectible card games, including Magic.

I Love Books
380 Delaware Ave., Delmar, 478-0715. Great little bookstore, specializing in children’s books.

Lyrical Ballad Bookstore
7-9 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 584-8779. Saratoga’s rare and antique book specialist now displays part of its collection in a former bank vault. Appraisals.

Mary Jane Books
215 Western Ave., Albany, 465-2238. The only independent and locally owned off-campus textbook store in Albany. Lower prices and buy-backs, special ordering available.

The Open Door Bookstore
128-136 Jay St., Schenectady, 346-2719. One of the region’s notable independent bookstores, also featuring unique gifts, cards, music and educational toys.

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