In the News

40th Anniversary

Can't put it down
October 21, 2009 | Bill Castanier for Lansing City Pulse
Like H.G. Wells’s time machine, Curious Book Shop in East Lansing glides through the decades, serenely standing its ground while fashions change outside the window and buildings go up and down on either side...

Curious Book Shop in East Lansing Michigan celebrates 40 years
October 21, 2009 | Mittenlit
Ray Walsh had already started to accumulate ephemera in this 1971 photo of him in his first store located on Grand River...

Curious Book Shop celebrates changes, business over last 40 years
October 20, 2009 | Martin Berman for The State News
A deterrent for many from buying Amazon’s electronic reading device Kindle is the loss of the tangible feel, distinctive smell and the pleasurable turning of the pages each book brings...

The Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show

Book Show
March 24, 2011 | Lansing City Pulse
About the Book & Paper Show Twice a year book and paper enthusiasts of all kinds come together in Lansing to search through books, postcards, magazines, posters and more...

Book show brings old friends, books
September 30, 2009 | Megan Peters for Lansing City Pulse
Football programs, railroad timetables, automobile brochures, old valentines, sheet music, political pins, postcards, vintage magazines and books on books on books...

50th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
September 23, 2009 | Bill Castanier for Lansing City Pulse
Twice a year book and paper enthusiasts of all kinds come together in Lansing to search through books, postcards, magazines, posters and more...

Antiquarian Book & Paper Show features an interesting mix of dealers
March 26, 2009 | Mittenlit
The 49th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show features an eclectic array of exhibitors and you can expect to find find everything from an asbestos, limited-edition pyrotechnic “Fahrenheit 451? to presidential memorabilia...

Classicon

The Shadow knows for sure that the place to be this weekend is in East Lansing for Classicon 35
June 3, 2009 | Mittenlit
"Only the Shadow knows for sure" and maybe Ray Walsh of Curious Books in East Lansing Michigan who is hosting the Classicon 35 this Saturday June 6...

Vintage books, artwork showcased at Lansing fair
June 19, 2008 | Jahshua Smith for The State News via Lansing Lowdown
Watching Ray Walsh, owner of Curious Book Shop, 307 E. Grand River Ave., shuffle through the material in his store could draw comparisons to an old sports fan showing off his vintage jersey collection...

General

A rare survior in business
March 4, 2011 | Kara Venturino-Eyde for Spartan Online Newsroom
Staying in business for almost 40 years is quite impressive; accomplishing that in a high rent location through a very tough economy can only be called rare.( Read More)

Internet provides global possibilities for local shops
January 26, 2010 | Zack Colman for The State News
Since 1973, Ray Walsh’s Curious Book Shop at 307 E. Grand River Ave. has been 18 feet wide. And although the store is about 100 feet deep with three stories of inventory, it still gets overlooked among the hustle of the downtown...