Book Culture will be opening a second location at 114th and Broadway. Photo: Book Culture.

Deoblin says he’s been in talks with Columbia University for about a year about occupying the space.  An agreement was reached with the university earlier this month, the book store owner said.  Neighborhood book lovers have been mourning the loss of Morningside Bookshop, the space’s former occupant. The prospect of  a new independent book purveyor  on the west side of Broadway at 114th Street is sure to win strong community support.

“There’s always been a bookstores and the community really wanted it,” said Doeblin about the decision to open up a second shop just a couple of blocks from Book Culture’s original location.

Book titles will be more mainstream at the new shop. They’ll be “much more alligned with the best seller list” than the original Book Culture outlet on 112th Street, says Doeblin and will feature an array of fiction and non-fiction titles. The store will also stock cookbooks and other food-related works, he says.

With bigger windows, the space is expected to be bright and airy. Wide-plank wooden floors and handcrafted tables are other amenities that will grace the new store, Doeblin said.  There will be a children’s book area in the basement and a large Spanish section as well.

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