Famous Bookstores.

[@CharlesHeathcote]

A short film supposedly about bookstores with a through-line about the difficulty finding a public toilet in the city - this is cinematic, and humorous and once again I am in awe.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I'm so happy you saw the true plight of this piece. Restrooms are mandatory, but NYC makes them so hard to find. Oh, constant water drinking doesn't help much.

[@FollowSmoke]

I buy my books at the local Goodwill and all they have on the ceiling is water damage.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaooooooo the drip mural

[@davidleemoveforlife6332]

About 10 years ago, I left new york city for asia. I've settled in Bali for the last 7 years or so. Before I left, I sold about 50 boxes of books at the Strand, and bought an iPad , swearing never to own another physical book. A great deal of nostalgia for me in this bookstore tour of yours. Thanks for being an actually entertaining book tuber. Sending you peac&love from paradise and really not missing NYC a bit.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Wow, thank you so much for the compliment and the story. I've been thinking of spending some time in Bali--lots of friends have been and say only amazing things about it. If I make my way out there, I'll hit you up!

[@finsfables]

this felt like an early 2000s show and i love it

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

the real world: nyc sweaty books edition

[@finsfables]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson obsessed

[@saranshnegi6535]

Wait a second. So, you're telling me that this is not a million+ subscriber count kind of channel and just a treasure of a channel I have stumbled onto with barely 15k subscribers? 🤯 I am so happy to have found this channel in its relatively nascent stage (: (although I'm sure the numbers will change soon) 0:02 I've been watching Ana's videos for a while now(and enjoying them thoroughly) but it always gives the impression of being a much bigger channel considering the way she makes the videos, the quality of the content and the professional video shots at times. I'm an even bigger fan of her now and I'm excited to see how her content will change as her channel becomes more and more known (: Thank you for the cool videos, Ana.🌸 Absolutely adore them.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Whaaat. Wow, this is so so kind. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a beautiful statement. I can only hope that we can both grow together :))

[@ma_niz]

Strand is my fave!!! When I was an intern in nyc for 4 months, I made all my friends by going to Strand events. They have the best authors swing by ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

!!! Such a smart way to meet people. I have yet to go to an event !

[@SavidgeReads]

Looooooooooooooved this (am having an Ana catch up binge) oh how I loved the bookshops of NYC. I soooo want to come back but life keeps getting in the way. I will make it happen. Thanks for taking us along with you! The ‘it smells funky’ made me giggle a lot.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

LOVE ya for the binge! You're gonna see a lot of sweatiness all in one sitting. Brace yourself

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

These transitions… pure professionalism.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so much for noticing 🥺🥹

[@OverlyAverageBen]

Truly a GOAT of booktube!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

love ya 🐐🐐

[@Lin-rs9pw]

iconic editing

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

editing is my favorite part

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

I checked the quality and it's great!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you!

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Cheers!

[@dollycatlin5077]

OMG another trip outside your apartment in New York I’ve told you before I just love these videos you do strolling.NY. I was planning a trip to New York with my son who lived in Boston, but then Covid. My son move back to the Midwest and there when our trip. Thank you, thank you thank you for taking me with you around New York!!!!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

oh no!! You'll get to NYC when you are meant to! It'll still be here, trust me!!!

[@alsopato]

such a gem

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

sometimes I listen to your videos as asmr and I think you need to know that that is a huge deal to me

[@jobuckley2999]

That was both fun and interesting. Thanks for the tour. I think I want to be the pigeon lady. I believe she was wearing a rain slicker which seems to be a good idea for a pigeon lady. You have an artful eye when making videos. So fun.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so much. It's easy to make art in NYC--something is constantly making a show. Pigeon lady is who we all should aspire to be.

[@fearless6288]

amazing video as always i love the way you capture the world and LOVED the beautiful snippet of the phone conversation do your thing baby !!!!!! love ya x

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

always gotta tell people to do their thaaang!

[@seolylee]

I love these captured moments ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so much!

[@msfrancesinha3272]

I enjoyed this video a lot! Both the footage and the music were great!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you so much! I couldn't do it without the music!

[@johnmooney9403]

Hi Ana just purchased The Devil in the White City after your recommendations. Looking forward to reading it

[@christinaalvarez332]

It's soooooooo good!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I hope you love it!!!

[@johnmooney9403]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Really enjoy your videos Ana. You also have an excellent sense of humor. Most book tube videos are dull compared.

[@drawingsimpleton4827]

oh, this was nice. I really enjoy your editing, make watching a pleasure

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you! Editing is the best part of the process for me, so it's really nice to hear.

[@sophiethepegasus]

Okay, I'm back with my pizza and I am finally ready. First of all, I must compliment the sponsored section just for: 1. the product itself and 2. the funky dead eyed stare. It reminded me a bit of the wife in the Truman Show. Then, I must again commend you for such a wonderful video. My city, Trondheim, has essentially no independent bookshops (which breaks my HEART) and I hardly have the money to go hunting in the more expensive "antique" bookshops. There IS, however, a single antique book bar which I absolutely adore but who I have been avoiding for a few months because I delivered a job app and then flaked. OOPS. These bookshops are so wonderful, and I had seen the Strand in the corner of some of your other videos and was utterly curious. What a treat to see some of these places! And again, I must reiterate that you are truly a wonderful filmmaker and I love seeing you do your thang. Thanks for the new one!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

THE PIZZA BABY!!! And omg ahahah the app story makes me laugh (I've done something similar--don't worry) Thank you so, so much! Hopefully more videos like this in the future!!

[@avni8277]

This was such a relaxing video after a tiring day, loved every second! Curious to see what you bought😁

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Would it shock to say I didn't purchase at all?

[@anushka.c.s]

ahhh now this just increases my intense urge to move to NYC! your vids are like the highlight of my day, love you!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

[@fiddleleaffiction]

I need your best tips on not getting stressed/overwhelmed/claustrophobic by the NYC subway system 😅 also my favorite part of this video was "it kinda smells a little bit funky -- which is okay, but -- not ideal."

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaooo I think it was me.... maybe... And RE the tips--just go in with some music that makes the experience a lot more fun. I usually have some disco or dance going and it makes weaving through everyone feel like a little game.

[@HighWeirdness]

Looks totally fun. I gotta visit NYC and run amok in the bookstores l.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You could spend a couple days on bookstores alone!

[@icarlyrocks1011]

new (old) camera gave this vid an early 2000s feel which I’m into

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I hope it's giving the "don't pirate DVDs" ad that always used to play before watching a movie

[@mountainbikingvampirewitch]

We need to normalize sneakers and white crew socks as a summer staple, it’s giving “city girl things” ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I agree! I want to protect my toes, heels and ankles!

[@artryanrock]

Rizzoli bookstores are one of my favourites. i always go to the one in Milan Italy inside the galleria vittorio emanuele near the Duomo Cathedral

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I didn't realize there were multiple stores! Wow, you should be doing the voice over for that bit haha

[@artryanrock]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson there were lots of rizzoli bookstores in Italy then the company was bought by Mondadori and they closed a lot of them. Only the historic ones remain in some big cities in Italy

[@jari.ba44]

Your videos always make me smile

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

your comment makes me smile : )

[@cardwolf]

Your new/old lumix likes to add purple to things! Is that a feature or a bug do you think? I have also never been to Albertine, and now having seen it, I have zero interest in going. I like musty old over crowded shelves when it comes to bookstores. The frick is a great museum! So true! Seeing this video reminded me of why I dislike nyc and haven’t been there in so long.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

haha! It's a bug, definitely. Bought it for $20, so I can't complain. You're not missing too too much!

[@AthynVixen]

Even more to add to my list for my next visit. My boss also recommended me a visit to the JP Morgan library which he said was beautiful, PS i think The Public has public bathrooms but don't quote me on that. At least it has public workspaces so I assume the loos are included.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You boss isn't lying! Also one of my favorite museums/spaces in the city. It's smaller than you'd imagine, but truly one of the best gems of the city. And noted on The Public!

[@suparickyprime]

Rad! Fun . Adventures! thanks !

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

adventures forever!

[@suparickyprime]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson :)

[@sophiethepegasus]

OUR QUEEN RETURNSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@sophiethepegasus]

wait no im waiting til my pizza comes, i need to EARN this video!

[@ranhernan15]

I love this vlog style 🙌

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

It's gonna be the go-to now

[@tonythebear]

Hilarious. Thank you for the laughs

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

:)) makes me happy to hear!

[@denissemondragon]

I've never been to NY but you saying you can do anything and nobody cares makes me think of Berlin! I lived there some years ago and loved the feeling of freedom. You can be as weird or conventional as you want, you won't be judged and you'll probably find a group of people with whom you feel like you belong. I live in Paris now, which is a great city as well, but people will definitely talk and side eye those who fall outside convention 👀

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I desperately need to make my way to Berlin. Have some friends that live there and I might need to make their couches my home for a bit. Paris!!! I need to make my way back--staring and all ;)

[@Sthemingway]

Thank you so much for including details on the aromas of public transportation spaces when it's 90 F/32 C outside...you know, for verisimilitude. ^0^

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahahah it really seals the deal on what I was SUFFERING through

[@Sthemingway]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Being in enclosed spaces with lots of other people is sometimes just a fact of life and in other times a convenient mode of transportation...except for when it isn't cause of the weather and smells. hahha.

[@juliami0609]

Hello from Ukraine! Love your channel! 😍

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Ukraine is always in my thoughts! Think about it everyday. Thanks for being here!!

[@zemiii9488]

that mountain climber WITH the music!!😂

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

GROOOVE MACHINE

[@0atm4tcha]

No one is doing it like you!!!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

you're iconic and fabulous

[@jackseney7906]

I wish you could have been here for Colliseum Books which was around 57th and Broadway some decades ago and was a couple of floors of serious literature both new and old, all in clean new editions. On the same spot now is some stupid bank or something 😐😾

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

WHAT! breaks my heart when a gem closes. And a bank opens

[@yumiyumiya]

you are really good booktuber i love your videos.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you so much! I appreciate it!

[@devonmitchell5319]

18:35-18:39, the meilleur moment of the video

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

she finally found relief

[@urcoolgrandmaab]

someone told me once that the 4/5/6 at union sq is the hottest subway platform in the entire city and regularly gets up to 120 degrees. haven't fact-checked this myself but my sweat says it's probably true?

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

!!!!!! wow, yes. a million percent yes. I always notice how much hotter it is, but always just think it's me being dramatic (because I can). I'm so glad to have this confirmed.

[@sugarplumtiramisu]

What do you use for editing

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Final Cut Pro! Camera is a 2013 Lumix

[@sugarplumtiramisu]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson thank you !

[@kalai_doscope]

I wish i could visit someday 😔

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

It will happen to you!

[@hairylittlewombat]

Hi Ana! Very hot and sweaty there in NYC. Loved the dance at 1.18 😉 Those bookshops look amazing, especially The Strand, it looks like my kinda store. Why were you laying in the grass where somebody urinated? Haha. Anyway, I'm off to the UK and Spain soon, so I'm sure I'll do a few bookstore expeditions there. Hey, btw, I'm still waiting for the Aussie accent in your vid. It's ok, I'm very patient. 😎

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha I consider all grass in NYC to be peepee pads. And the Aussie accent! I gotta get on it!! just 4 u

[@hairylittlewombat]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson Haha, yeah, I guess you're probably right there. When you gotta go...you gotta go! Awww...thank you. I look forward to an amazing Aussie accent. I have faith!

[@lucyrutherford]

Go before you go are words to live by

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

someone make me a shirt

[@tanyam6197]

❤❤❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

[@apos921]

I love albertine! So beautiful

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I've never felt so moved by a bookshop

[@anyabataeva729]

hahaha the intro

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

:)))) my favorite part

[@zamnordic8278]

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single bookstore like Strand in possession of 18 miles of books must be in want of an army of cleaners. Because you can learn at least one thing from all books: they hoard dust.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I agree!! I feel like I should ask if they need a cleaning team. I'd go.

[@javianhq]

luv the camera

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

$20 at the goodwill. thrift gods were with us that day

[@qlimponx]

What a Dahl 🌌

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

tehehe ✨⭐️

[@qlimponx]

Good quality camera 🎼🏎️

[@itsmeggy]

this is really random… but am I the only one who can’t figure out how Ana’s apartment layout works??? Anyway! Love the editing 😩❤️

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha! it's a big basement studio apartment divided into sections. Maybe I'll do a little apartment tour (emphasis on the little)

[@itsmeggy]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson please do! I’d love to see it 😭❤️

[@swinesight3111]

You're a gem 💎

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

heheheh YOU are!

[@ashleighhuda8776]

"Anywhere with a bit of coverage in NYC is somewhere that someone or something has peed." *5 mins later* "This is the most secluded area of the bookstore..." 🤔

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg ahahahahah you see right through me. This is a great comment.

[@boy_topics]

"the most beautiful thing about nyc is that nobody cares what you do" is the GOD'S HONEST TRUTH. And I miss it all the time. Always another weirdo doing something weirder than you are. P.S. I adore this style of video from you 10/10

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Nobody cares!!!! and if they do, they'll forget in 2 seconds (or 1)

[@ranhernan15]

I love this vlog style 🙌