Curious Book Shop

Curious Book Shop Stop in and browse our massive selection of affordable used books! Curious Book Shop is a used and rare book store located in downtown East Lansing, Michigan.

We just celebrated our 51st birthday! Check out this link for info on both of our stores and some online shopping resources: https://linktr.ee/curiousbooks

Ray Walsh, then a student at MSU, began selling science fiction novels out of his basement in 1969. His bookshop has since expanded to three floors of over 50,000 well-organized books, magazines, comics and other paper items. Do you have books

and other paper items? We might be interested! Please call the shop to find out how you can get store credit or cash for your unwanted books, maps, magazines, posters, postcards, and more! Please keep in mind that we are selective. We take great pride in serving our community! We carry everything from recent paperbacks to scarce antiquarian titles, and our staff members are knowledgeable and dedicated to good customer service. Shop specialties include new and vintage science fiction, fantasy, mystery, children's books, Michigan history, sports memorabilia, classic MSU items, vintage comics and old magazines of every variety. We invite you to stop by and browse our collection.

Listed on our eBay shop is the whimsical and fun "The Wonderful Magical World of Marguerite" by Gail E. Haley! The story...
06/11/2026

Listed on our eBay shop is the whimsical and fun "The Wonderful Magical World of Marguerite" by Gail E. Haley! The story follows a young girl and her paper doll as they find adventures in the garden. The illustrations are stunning--in fact, the author was was the only illustrator to ever win both the Caldecott Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal.

For more photos and more info on the listing, check out our eBay page here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326840549217?itmmeta=01KTVZNDG79D8JYTF1113MF6SF&hash=item4c1936ff61:g:QzcAAeSwJ0BohP9X

An unsettling little Gorey morsel for your Sunday! We're open from 12 pm to 5 pm, come see what we've been shelving this...
06/07/2026

An unsettling little Gorey morsel for your Sunday! We're open from 12 pm to 5 pm, come see what we've been shelving this past week. 📚

Another rainy morning calls for cozying up with a classic mystery--we've got plenty of hits by Agatha Christie and by Si...
06/06/2026

Another rainy morning calls for cozying up with a classic mystery--we've got plenty of hits by Agatha Christie and by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in stock now! Come visit Curious Book Shop from 10 am to 7 pm today (Saturday, 6/6). 📚🔍

When's the last time you journeyed down to the Curious Book Shop basement? Dime novels, HUNDREDS of magazines, romances,...
06/05/2026

When's the last time you journeyed down to the Curious Book Shop basement? Dime novels, HUNDREDS of magazines, romances, horror--there's a whole treasure trove of goodies that await you!

Curious Book Shop is CLOSED today (Sunday, 5/31) due to unexpected circumstances. We're sorry for any inconvenience! We'...
05/31/2026

Curious Book Shop is CLOSED today (Sunday, 5/31) due to unexpected circumstances. We're sorry for any inconvenience! We'll be back to our usual hours tomorrow, Monday 6/1.

We're back in the stacks today, 5/26 from 10 am to 7 pm! Today's is a poetry collection dedicated to Old Grand River b...
05/26/2026

We're back in the stacks today, 5/26 from 10 am to 7 pm! Today's is a poetry collection dedicated to Old Grand River by Joyce Benvenuto. 💚

Curious Book Shop will be CLOSED tomorrow, 5/25 for Memorial Day! So if you're looking to find a few books to hunker dow...
05/24/2026

Curious Book Shop will be CLOSED tomorrow, 5/25 for Memorial Day! So if you're looking to find a few books to hunker down with before the long weekend is over, today's the day--we're open until 5 pm tonight, 5/24. Hope you all have a safe and lovely holiday!

A totally not relatable anthology for todays !
05/10/2026

A totally not relatable anthology for todays !

Today in ! It's rare to have so much new manga in at once--come in and check these out yourself before they're gone!
05/09/2026

Today in ! It's rare to have so much new manga in at once--come in and check these out yourself before they're gone!

What do we think, friends--is this the smallest stack of Shakespeare plays out there? Photo of a mass market paperback b...
05/08/2026

What do we think, friends--is this the smallest stack of Shakespeare plays out there? Photo of a mass market paperback beside one of these miniature books for scale!

Address

307 E Grand River Avenue
East Lansing, MI
48823

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+15173320112

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