Three Lives & Company

Three Lives & Company is the literary soul of the West Village, delivering a fiercely curated fiction selection that outperforms Kinokuniya for author discovery. With only 3,000 handpicked titles from a staff that reads 200 volumes annually. Named after a Henry James novel, the store hosts 40 author events per year, rivaling Shakespeare & Co for intimacy. For readers seeking depth over breadth, this 50-year-old treasure offers unmatched warmth and expertise.