Curious Book Shop

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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 communityeverything from recent paperbacks to scarce antiquarian titlesand 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.

Note: We are now open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Sunday hours are 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Coffee Table Book Sale
Stop in this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and save 50% on coffee table books.

Classicon 38 was Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Classicon is a one-day Pulp and Paper Show held twice a year. The show features pulp magazines and pulp-related items, including magazines, digests, paperbacks, comics, pinups, original paperback art, posters, calendars, and more.
See the show page for more information about this show.
The 53rd Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show is coming April 3, 2011 at the Lansing Center.

Ray's most recently reviewed books. Click the title to visit our blog where you can read the full review and browse others from the archive.
Thiller Ripped From Headlines
A book review by Ray Walsh posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010
11/21/2010 Strong-willed, smart women are the focus of attention in two recent adrenaline-charged international thrillers.
Ethical Issues Add Realism as Students Uncover Plot
A book review by Ray Walsh posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010
11/21/2010 Two award-winning authors offer a change of pace from their usual fare theyve joined the ranks of accomplished writers creating books designed for young adults. Both titles offer intriguing, interesting plots thathave virtually no violence and little romantic involvement.
Gone, Baby, Gone is Missing Yet Again
A book review by Ray Walsh posted on Monday, November 7, 2010
11/7/2010 Two new crime novels feature strong characterization and careful plotting, with likable, dedicated investigators trying to solve puzzling cases.
Read more at our online journal, Curiosities!