Albertine.
In 2 Shout NY guides.
Books + Ideas
The Best Independent Bookstores in New York City
A French and English bookstore run by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, inside a Fifth Avenue mansion across from the Met.
Go for: French literature in translation and the ceiling.
Books + Ideas
Where to Hear Writers Read in New York: The Reading Series Worth Your Night
The French Embassy's bookstore runs talks with French and Francophone writers and an annual literary festival in late September.
Go for: the fall festival.