Stops & StacksA transit directory for readers
Independent bookstores you can reach by train, PATH, light rail, ferry or bus from New Jersey — with the stop and the walk spelled out.
Newark
867 Broad Street
A corner shop with a big local-authors wall and a Saturday story hour.
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line ; North Jersey Coast Line ; Raritan Valley Line · Newark Penn Station · 14 min walk
PATH: Newark-WTC · Newark Penn Station · 14 min walk
Asbury Park
704 Cookman Ave
Poetry, translations, and a reading nook that overlooks the street.
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line · Asbury Park · 2 min walk
Asbury Park
644A Cookman Ave
Shelves of history and nature writing, plus a well-stocked used room.
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line · Asbury Park · 3 min walk
Bordentown
230 Farnsworth Ave
Shelves of history and nature writing, plus a well-stocked used room.
NJ Transit: River line · Bordentown · 8 min walk
Locally owned — no chains, no big-box outposts.
A scheduled stop within a 15-minute walk, reachable from a NJ station.
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