Brooklyn indie BookCourt is "something of a visual aberration for anyone walking down the northern part of Court Street. Sandwiched between a deli, a UPS store and a Starbucks, the bookshop stands out against the background. It's too indie to be there, only blocks away from Barnes & Noble--and too nice," the Brooklyn Ink wrote.
Co-owners Henry Zook and Mary Gannett "had an eye toward selecting books that would grab the attention of an already literary Brooklyn" when they opened the shop in 1981, and it "grew with the area.... By the late 1990s, BookCourt had built a community of loyal customers, both for its general stock and for the children's section built by Mary," the Brooklyn Ink reported, adding the "truth is that BookCourt has already turned into a social hub. For the space it has grown to offer, for the authors it attracts, for the community it has built along the years."
