elmcityboy t1_issuljs wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:34 PM

i consider myself a used book store connoisseur and grey matter has, by far, the best used fiction section in the greater new haven area. book trader certainly has more books, but it's so picked over that the volume actually becomes an impediment to finding quality stuff.

one place that i haven't seen mentioned here is new haven reads! it's a free book store on ashmun st. they have weird hours because it's mostly a non-profit/afterschool program, but lots of yale people donate their collections there so you can find some incredible stuff.

elmcityboy t1_issutgm wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:36 PM

another fun (but very hit-or-miss) spot is the book barn in bethany (not to be confused with the book barn in niantic, which is better but further away).

13_0_0_0_0 t1_istrfjd wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:17 PM

Whole (kind of) out that direction, Bookstores by the Falls.

fingers t1_isuwpok wrote on October 18, 2022 at 9:44 PM

I do believe it is now owned by Norm Pattis. Don't google his name. Seriously.

pngn22 t1_iswgy0i wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:09 AM

Wrong_Treats t1_isz1sx9 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Yup. He's pretty slimy.

Wrong_Treats t1_isz1pl4 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Book Barn is owned by Norm Pattis. He's Alex Jones' lawyer.

I used to love that place, but now that Pattis owns it, I can't patronize it anymore.

Resurgemus t1_iswhxrr wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:20 AM

This is such a great point. I have gotten some of the most amazing books there.