Posman Books

Came here looking for a couple of books for my 4yr old. Very tightly packed book store, but I did find something suitable and the prices were list price. If I could have waited to get them online, I would have saved a few bucks, but the convenience was worth it.

I’m sad to report that as of Dec. 31, 2014, this store will be shut down.
I’ve stopped inside Posman Books many times while on my way to, or from, work. I always enjoyed looking at book selections by the front door. While the selection of fiction is very good, I’ve always liked going through their history books, and have purchased books on the history of the Romans, the Vikings, and the English language.
The staff have always been friendly and helpful.
Sigh… I will miss this place, but I will defintely look for the other Posman Books stores around Manhattan.

For such a limited space, they carry a great selection of books, stationery and gifts, and the staff is very helpful.

Great selection of books and great location! Definitely my favorite book store so far in the area.

Places like these are disappearing.
Located in Grand Central, this place is great to go to if you’re looking to pick up a gift or a book that you’re looking for
There are many quirky books and gifts here that you probably wouldn’t find at your average Barnes & Noble.
If you have time to burn, this is the place for you to go to.

friendly staff. good selection of stationary and gifts. loved my post-​it notes!

A splendid independent bookstore helpfully located right in Grand Central Terminal… the space is small but intelligently stocked, with plenty of «real» literature and nonfiction as well as the usual bestsellers and travel guides. Staff is friendly and professional… and as an added bonus, if you go on Wednesday or Thursday you may be helped by legendary East Village poet Ron Kolm, who still works the floor in his semi-​retirement, a genuinely nice fellow who enjoys talking about — and recommending — books.

An authentic independent bookstore beautifully curated. Excellent for last minute gift shopping, or for killing time immersed in great literature. The fact that it is in Grand Central, a place of many franchises, makes it an ever sweeter oasis.
Free gift wrapping. Awesome kids books including educational materials or magnet sets. I’ve gotten many a last-​min birthday party gift here at lunch break and once I am in the door it is hard to leave. Beautiful journals, workbooks, cards, calendars, stationary. lots of nooks and unexpected displays of fascinating literature and coffee table books.
My hard-​to-​shop for uncles are always extremely pleased with whatever I grab them from here. Art books, novelty books, history books, books of maps, oddities, miscellany.
I can lose hours in here and hundreds of dollars and feel richer for it.

I love browsing through here when I have down time before the next train.
This is not a large store, but they do have a great selection for the size. The staff is friendly and atmosphere is relaxed, which is a welcome break during the craziness of GC during the rush hours.

Cozier version of Barnes and Noble. If you have time to spare at GCT, stop by here for some cool reads!

Pretty amazing little space for GCT. Great spot if you’re in the neighborhood or waiting for a train.

Okay, so you are the last of a dying breed. A bookstore. I once worked at a now forgotten, out of business book store, I get it. You are under siege. Your enemy: customers. Yes, that’s right… or at least that is the attitude from some of the staff. Ugh, I have to serve you. I have to help you. I have to run your credit card through a machine so you can pay for your books, etc. Come on guys. You have a nice store, you stock it well, get a handle on the attitude, customers=friends and your livelihood.

I didn’t expect to find such a charming little place with such a great selection of merchandise amidst the more overpriced and touristy stores in Grand Central. It’s now one of my favorite bookstores in town and I always make a point of stopping in whenever I’m passing through. It’s easy to get lost for hours browsing books in their knitting and cookbook sections, and they have one of the nicest selections of stationery and postcards in town. Unlike many, this place truly feels like an independent bookseller. Don’t miss this great store!

This is my very favorite store at Grand Central. In a fairly small space, they manage to have quite a good selection of many different types of books; even graphic art, children’s, and some other very interesting — even whimsical — books. They also have a great selection of items such as journals, plus a decent card selection. Everything is very nicely laid-​out — and for a store that’s not real large, they even have a few chairs (they actually encourage leisurely browsing, which is something I don’t often encounter). The employees are very helpful but also unobtrusive, which is a great combination.

I can spend a long time in a bookstore, and so having a nice one in Grand Central Terminal is a huge lifesaver when you have a lot of time on your hands. The staff is helpful but not in-​your-​face, and are happy to let you spend 30 minutes browsing around in the air conditioned literary goodness. They put out a good selection of new fiction, non-​fiction, staff favorites, etc. and for a small store, manage to have a lot in stock.
Mostly, though, it’s that they’ve got books and I love books.

This book store offers personable service and a selection to rival many other independent bookshops, and is a great alternative to the Borders/​Barnes & Noble monstrosities that dominate today’s reading landscape.
Sure, you can find Crappy Trashy Novels here, but that’s not what you’re in the market for when you come to Posman Books. The selection at this store is large, varied and enviable, and ranges from bestsellers to literary fiction of the most delicate and dreamy kind. It was here that I picked up «Every Man Dies Alone,» by Hans Fallada, the German novelist persecuted by the Third Reich who also did time in a Nazi insane asylum; «The Maias,» by the Portuguese novelist Eca de Queiros; any number of books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; «2666» by Roberto Bolano; and a nice little tome by Pope Benedict XVI that the store showcased when the pontiff visited New York. What I’m trying to say is that whether you’ve heard of the book or not — Hans Fallada had never crossed my radar until Posman put him there — this store probably carries it.
They also carry a great selection of nonfiction titles that are nicely and neatly displayed on a large table near the registers. I often have difficulty choosing between a fiction or a nonfiction title when I’m here because the selection is so superb. They tend to have an impressive selection of World War II-​era titles, with American and New York history thrown into the mix as well.
Posman Books is a great bookshop with hip, knowledgeable employees, and this is a more than splendid location to pick up some high-​quality reading material. Skip the myriad magazine stands if you’re dashing to the train, and stop at Posman Books instead. You won’t be disappointed.

I have this thing about books. I like to read things that aren’t the newest, hottest, hippest thing. I like to read things written 15 years ago, 50 years ago, 200 hundred years ago — you get my drift. Now, I know you’re saying, «Ho-​hum, big deal, ya big book snob.» But, I’m telling you — it IS a big deal. Thanks to the fact that many bookstores in NYC are small, many do not carry a great depth and breadth of authors’ back catalogs. Heck, even the big-​box stores are guilty of this crime. Sure, they’ll carry the popular, in-​demand titles. But hidden gems and sleepers? You’d better see a used store or the library for those.
Unless, amazingly, you’re at Posman Books. The selection is, for lack of a better term, «well-​edited.» As space is at a premium, there is no fat and no filler and no waste — just stacks and stacks and stacks of awesome books. Maybe I was just lucky, maybe the buyers have the exact same taste that I do – either way, I had to limit myself to just getting what I went in for. If i had’t, I would have left with about five back-​catalog titles from various authors that I’ve been looking to buy for some time and hadn’t seen at any other store. See, I was in my interview clothes and heels and I didn’t want to lug a big bag of books home. So let’s all cross our fingers that I get this job near Grand Central so I can give Posman more of my business in the future.

Located in Grand Central Terminal
they always have some sort of book-​signing going on
Anne Rice was sitting right up front signing books one day.
It’s a cool little book store.
sometimes all you need is just one book, this place is small enough so that you can just call ahead, reserve it, pick it up and leave.

I like Posman Books as it’s clean and organized. This location sits inside Grand Central Terminal’s Concourse shops. They have a small selection of gifts and journals, however, do not under estimate their selection of books due to the size of their retail space. Personally, I enjoy their selection of journals and the reputable Moleskine products.
Due to the location, it’s convenient for every New Yorker who is on the go.

Since Coliseum has closed I now come to Posman for my reading needs. They carry all of the best sellers and a good selection of everything else.
I particularly love this place because as I get off the Shuttle to head into work I pass by here and if its a co-​workers b-​day I pick up a $ 25 giftcard and its so great because I know that no matter where the person lives, they have to go through Grand Central anyway so its not a total waste! (unless of course you drive to work, but no one i work with intimately is that «well off»)