Book Finds Among Other Things

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If you're not a fan of the great outdoors in winter, then you'll probably be in the mood for a good read and in Michigan you'll find that a visit to many of our bookstores is an adventure within itself. Peruse our sampling of eclectic bookstores across Michigan, where you'll run across a good book as well as an assortment of tea rooms, castles, rare collectibles, antiques and even live music against a backdrop of a cozy fire.

  • Michigan News Agency
    This Kalamazoo bookstore is one of the largest magazine stores in the United States, boasting more than 6,500 magazine titles and 17,000 paperback titles.
  • Horizon Books
    Book signings, live music and blazing fireplaces keep Horizon Books open until 11 p.m. Three locations: Traverse City, Cadillac and Petoskey.
  • Falling Rocks Cafe and Bookstore
    With original maple floors, tin walls and Frank Lloyd Wright style architecture, the surroundings in this Munising shop are as good a reason to stop in as the 30,000 books offered.
  • Aunt Agathas
    With row after row of legal thrillers, international mysteries and historical crime stories, true sleuths return time after time to Aunt Agathas in Ann Arbor.
  • Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room
    Zen out in Ann Arbor while perusing books on everything from acupuncture to yoga. Stop by the tearoom for a pick-me-up.
  • The Cottage Book Shop
    This cozy bungalow in Glen Arbor sells books covering The Great Lakes, the art of cottage decorating and volumes of local photography truly Michigan topics.
  • John K. King Used & Rare Books
    King has collected more than one million books, filling three bookstores in the Detroit area with rare autographed editions and archives.
  • Chillermania
    Jonathan Rand, author of Michigan chiller favorites like Kreepy Klowns of Kalamazoo and Poltergeists of Petoskey, often visits this Indian River location.
  • Curwood Castle
    This French-style chateau in Owosso is now a museum celebrating the life and works of James Oliver Curwood, once the highest paid author in the world.
  • White Raven Books
    This bookstore, located in Ypsilanti, specializes in obscure, scholarly, rare, out-of-print and collectible books.

For more sundry bookstore venues, visit our extensive list of unique bookstores, reading rooms and rare finds, where you'll find literally volumes of material to keep you enthralled.