Journey Through Grand Rapids Bookstores – Top 10 Tour
Hey there, Wander West Michigan bookworms! We have the perfect piece for you today, especially if you love wandering through a good book. From brick-and-mortar bookstores to comic books and antique specialty shops, we’ve got the works, folks! So settle down and settle in with a cozy cuppa, get out your notes app, text your friends and get ready to plan a magical bookstore adventure.
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Pin Bookstores in Grand Rapids!
Books and Mortar
Our first stop on this venture is a self proclaimed progressive shop that’s tagline states: “A bookstore fighting for books”. Their mission? To empower communities, educate youth, and be a safe space for all to critically think and learn together. They invest time and money in community initiatives as well as their business! Books & Mortar is a great place to start because not only will you get a really unique arrangement of books, but you will also get to be part of that community investment. What a win-win situation!
Argos Comics & Used Book Shop
Argos Comics and Used Book Shop is second on our bookstores list not only because of their selection but their unique workshops and camps for kids! This month on July 15-19 from 1-4PM they are hosting a short story writing camp for kids, hosted by a local church and teacher. Come take a look – you might just find a vintage treasure or learn how to write a masterpiece of your own!
Spirit Dreams
If you’d like to explore a spiritual stop along your wandering, Spirit Dreams is a perfect destination. Not only can different practitioners of diverse faiths find educational and instructional books, but also tools, crystals and other specialty items for your own spiritual journey. They get their crystal, rock and mineral items ethically from a local Indigenous vendor which is an amazing aspect of their business model! This is definitely for those wanting to explore the more esoteric side of book store hopping – so channel your inner Merlin and take a peek inside this magical menagerie!
Epilogue Books
Upon the river of Rockford, you’ll find an epic shop – Epilogue Books. They had a dream of melding a community with their love of books. Some of their involvement includes: Where’s Waldo, Start of Summer, Polar Express, Reading Rocks, fiction, nonfiction, and Sarah Maas book clubs, Developing Healthy Kids author support. – and those are just to name a few! The owners saw a need for Rockford’s own bookshop so when the opportunity came to open their own – voila! Epilogue was born. This book store features an easily accessible online bookstore as well if you can’t make it in – but make sure to check out the website for any holiday or weekend hours!
Redux Books
Redux Books is located on Lake Drive SE in Grand Rapids, a great place if you’re local looking for a stop close by to check out. Redux is a relaxing place to browse not only for fun books but also – they have an inventory on AbeBooks if you want to check out their stock before heading in for a visit! You can also sell your own used books here – so feel free to bring an old favorite you want to share with someone else.
Baker Books House
For the less esoteric but spiritual readers, this is a fantastic stop for our list! Here you’ll find not only a lovely and wide array of books, but also some unique bibles and other texts about faith as well. While they do tend to specialize in Christian books and education, this is considered a community space where visitors can enjoy free wifi, a quiet place to concentrate and even meet some of your favorite Authors! Check out their site for more info.
The Outer Limits
This is a perfectly named comic book store that is not only a haven for books, but also – all the games you could imagine. From Magic the Gathering, to DND and all the little independent games in between – they’ve got it! Outer Limits also loves to host gaming events as well as connect comic book fans and gamers together to create community. So grab your swords (metaphorically) and go take your book adventure to the outskirts – The Outer Limits.
Rolling Rabbit books
This specialty book store is located in Byron and focuses on providing amazing content for teens and children to read. If you have a teen or mini-wanderer at home, this is a MUST see for your grand book store adventure tour! At Rolling Rabbit, you can check out their inventory by subjects like: arts & crafts, music & dancing, history, foreign language – and an endless list of topics they can cover for all ages and interests. They also feature a fantastic gift shop with games, art supplies, specialty items and more. Check out their site for more details!
Vault of Midnight: Comic Books & Stuff
Vault of Midnight has a sense of humor and unique approach to the comic book store world that no one wants to miss out on. Not only do they do appraisals and sell unique items you may not find in other places, but they also have a really cool comic book subscription club you can join. You simply pick the ones you like and then pick them up in the store when they’re ready! They are trying to modernize and change the way people see comic book stores – be a part of the comic book store revolution and visit Vault of Midnight!
These are only our top ten selections, the best of the best with the highest rates (according to our Yelp! Research anyway). There are so many other places to explore and discover in West Michigan – so take a look at one of our Hidden Gems articles if you’re wanting to add a variety of stops to your wanderlust-filled book adventure!
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Logan Imber
Logan Imber is a self taught Freelance Digital Marketer & Copywriter currently located in Ohio, but works remotely for clients all over the world. She also dabbles in Graphic Design, Web Design and Music. She doesn't like to pin herself down, as there is always something to learn, a culture to take in or new food to eat. In her free time, Logan likes reading, yoga, and spending time with her beloved cat. She also loves playing and sharing music with others. Essentially, most of her time is either spent writing, contemplating, or creating something - and she wouldn't have it any other way.
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