Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
St. Mark's Bookshop	New York	New York
Established in 1977, St. Mark's Bookshop is an East Village institution and well known for its selection of critical theory and art books. The... Indie Bookstore
The Center for Fiction	New York	New York
The Center for Fiction is the only nonprofit in the United States solely dedicated to celebrating fiction. It hosts literary events, including... Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue, Writing Center
The Writers Room	New York	New York
Located in downtown Manhattan, The Writers Room is a nonprofit urban writers' colony that provides writers with affordable workspace in New York... Writers Space
Paragraph	New York	New York
Paragraph is a membership organization that provides affordable workspace for writers in New York City. Facilities include thirty-eight... Writers Space
The Cornelia Street Cafe	New York	New York
Established in 1977, the Cornelia Street Cafe is a literary venue in the heart of Greenwich Village. The cafe and restaurant feature a downstairs... Reading Venue
KGB Bar	New York	New York
In the 1940s, the space currently occupied by KGB Bar was a Ukranian socialist club. KGB opened in 1993 as a Soviet-era themed bar, and it remains... Reading Venue
Poets House	New York	New York
Founded in 1985 by the late U.S. Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray, Poets House is a national poetry library and... Writing Center
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe	New York	New York
Founded in the early 1970s, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe began as a living room salon in the East Village apartment of writer and poet... Reading Venue
The Center for Fiction	New York	New York
Founded in 1820 as the Mercantile Library, The Center for Fiction, is a nonprofit organization devoted solely to the art of fiction. Its mission... Reading Venue, Writers Space, Writing Center
Garden District Book Shop	New Orleans	Louisiana
Garden District Book Shop resides inside the historic property called the Rink at the corner of Washington Avenue and Prytania Street, in New... Indie Bookstore