Huntington Village

A Long Island Bookstore

As you know, we love when readers contribute reviews of their favorite bookstores and the farther from LA they are, the better we like them.  Supportive and enthusiastic reader Meagan Cea lives in Huntington, New York and is a sophomore at Queens College in Flushing.  We’re very grateful to her for the following review.  The rest of this post is hers.

In this economy everyone is trying to pinch pennies. A surprising
and wonderful side effect is that, in the effort to save money, more
and more people are choosing books over movies and video games. But for
those with a real habit, reading isn’t necessarily cheaper at 15, 20,
sometimes 30 dollars a pop. That is, if you haven’t discovered a way to
feed your addiction.

Whenever people think of New York, they think of New York City,
Manhattan. It’s only natural. Yet in doing so they forget about another
wonderful little island: Long Island. If by chance you do remember Long
Island and find yourself out in Suffolk County, you just may stumble
upon Huntington Village. Huntington Village, also known as downtown
Huntington, is THE hot spot for any kind of entertainment you’re looking
for: restaurants, cafes, bars, a movie theater, even a jazz lounge. But
the best thing in town is of course, the bookstore. Read the rest of this entry »