Welcome
Regular Hours
We are generally open 10-7 Mon - Sat and 12-5 Sundays.
For more information and to generally stay up to date, visit
our Facebook page.
In addition, please give your consideration to:
- Our Facebook page, which is updated pretty frequently and is a
good way to contact us with any questions or concerns.
- Our Etsy shop! Yes, we sell a fascinating variety of printed
items through Etsy, chiefly the sorts of things that you wouldn't have been looking for but would want just because it's
a strange or beautiful or antiquarian book, or magazine, or objet d'art. Or even things that are too well-used
to be sold normally but which can live on as craft materials. So if you want a 1903 romance novel with a carved cover,
an obscure hundred-year-old humor magazine, a Civil War-era children's book, or something even less likely, take a look.
About Us
Curious Book Shop is a used and rare book store located in downtown East Lansing. Originally started in a basement in 1969, the store has since expanded to three floors of over 50,000 well-organized books, magazines, and other paper items.
We take great pride in supplying books to the community - everything from recent paperbacks to scarce antiquarian titles. Our staff members are knowledgeable and dedicated to good customer service. Shop specialties are science fiction, mystery, children's books, Michigan history, sports memorabilia, and old magazines of every variety. We invite you to stop by and browse.
Regular Hours:
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday - Saturday
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday
If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter, please email us at curiousbooks@gmail.com
Latest News
New inventory comes in constantly! And more of it than you'd probably think. Check back often to see what's new, or try emailing us if you're looking for something you just can't find.
Unfortunately, there will not be a book show this spring. We just weren't able to arrange scheduling with the venue. Our next show is planned for the fall, most likely in October. You can look for news here, email us to get on our mailing list (with no spam), or stay up to date with our Facebook page.
With great sadness, we have to confirm that the Archives Book Shop has closed. We apologize for
the extra boxes obvious at Curious as we try to deal with the inventory we were able to rescue.
Book Reviews
Some of Ray's book reviews can be found on our blog, where you can read the full review and browse others from the archive. Take a look!