Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl to Return April 19–26

The 11th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl will return April 19–26, with 26 independent bookstores slated to participate in the weeklong celebration. The crawl will culminate with Independent Bookstore Day on April 26, and will also be part of the first annual Global Book Crawl, joining bookstores around the world.  

Brooklyn-based artist and children’s book author Katie Yamasaki designed the art for this year’s passport. Crawl participants can pick up a Bookstore Crawl passport at any participating bookstore, and collect signatures or stamps by visiting participating bookstores throughout the week. Customers who visit at least five participating stores with the passport will receive a 25% off coupon good on any single purchase at any participating store.   

“Our hope for the Bookstore Crawl is that readers will take the opportunity not only to support the stores they love, but also to discover something new—a neighborhood, a genre, a bookstore space that they might not have visited before,” said Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, owner of Greenlight Bookstore and one of the organizers of the Bookstore Crawl. “Brooklyn has a truly incredible diversity of bookstores, and they all need the support of the readers who value them.”