Human Relations

total hole-​in-​the-​wall but found several books I’ve been trying to find for a minute. killer selection, will be back!

Perfect hole-​in-​the-​wall book browsing experience, and a great place to go diving for gems. I found an edition of Soseki Natsume’s Grass on the Wayside that I’ve been searching for for years.

This bookstore is a treasure trove! It’s so much more fun to shop here than online and it feels good to support such a great local place.

Ended up here on my search for Eileen Myles’ book «Chelsea Girls». I was sent by someone at Book Thug (in Williamsburg), who thought they might have it here. Turns out, Human Relations DID have it, and I was happy to find it at a great price for such an uncommon book. I also came across quite a few other books that I had been thinking about getting, again for a great price.
I’m so happy that the person at Book Thug told me about this place. I believe they are sister bookstores, and both have great selections. Human Relations is a wonderful little place; a kind staff member helped me find exactly what I desired.

I love this bookstore. The selection is phenomenal, both fiction and nonfiction. I also know that I am supporting good people by shopping here.

This is my favorite place in my neighborhood. The book selection here is unbelievable — the fiction section has everything I was looking for, amazingly. It’s a wonderful place to spend an afternoon.

Excellent selection of books. Very cheap. Cash only.

Stopped into this place because they had 4 carts outside with books priced at $ 1. Good books too! Walk inside and this place is covered from top to bottom in books. Not in an overwhelming way, but in a comforting way. If that makes sense? The friend I was with actually has a list on her phone of books she’s wanted to read. She was able to find almost every single on of them here. And all under $ 7. The lady that worked there was really friendly and helped me find some nice books on healthy lifestyles. She was super informed! Will definitely be returning to this gem of a book store!

This place is awesome! I was just passing by on my way home from lunch, and saw a $ 1 book cart out on the side of the road. I ventured into this little book nook and spent a good hour browsing. They have a ton of awesome, affordable second hand books. Be careful though, you could end up spending hours in here!

Just one review? Is this a joke?
Human relations has the best selection of used books filling every nook and cranny.
But — You should first start outside with the 1 dollar book cart then make your way inside to an even larger range of books. The books are categorized so well that I reckon a donkey could find that old copy of bukowski he was looking for in mere 3 seconds. Because donkeys can read…
It’s a very unassuming shop with helpful staff and a very organized set up to navigate. The most impressive part was how great a range they have. Cookbooks, poetry, even a «NYC» section of books.
Definitely going to be adding this place to my Sunday ritual, did I mention I left here with 3 great books for only 14 bucks this Sunday?

Cannot believe that no one has reviewed this yet! It’s a wonderful little used book store on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick and my go to spot for social reading.
They have racks of books outside of the store that are only $ 1! You can find some decent books out there that they either have too many copies of, or that have been pushed aside on the shelves for too long. Lost amongst the classics…
That brings me to the classics. All of those books that you were supposed to read in high school, or the ones that you’ve never found the time to read. They’re all here. Used copies usually ranging from $ 3 – 6. For the price of a cup of coffee you can pick up some solid subway reading.
Everything is listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Then they have a small room organized by topic of non-​fiction stuff, with some decent books on NYC/​local history. Definitely worth stopping in.
Prices are all written in pencil in the top right-​hand corner of the first page. They also buy books! Clear off your shelves and pick up something new!