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Used books in East Lansing, MI 📚
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Curious Book Shop @curiousbookshop.bsky.social · Nov 25
Hello, Bluesky! Curious Book Shop is a used bookstore with three floors of vintage books, magazines, comics & much more. Curious has been a part of East Lansing, Michigan for over 50 years (we're holding out for 50 more) 💙📚

Let's talk books!
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We couldn't pick just one book to spotlight for this snowy #ScienceFictionSunday, so check out these four exciting recent arrivals to our Sci-Fi section! Used Octavia Butler books never last long, and look at that gorgeous cover for Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine!
From left to right, top to bottom: vintage paperback copies of Wildseed by Octavia Butler, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, John Carter of Mars and Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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CLEARANCE SALE ALERT: Visit Curious Book Shop now through December 12 to get 25% off all hardcover books that are $25 and under! 📚💚

Whether you're looking to wrap up some holiday shopping or treat yourself to some fresh reads for the chilly weeks ahead, we've got the books you need.
A leatherbound copy of The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Hours update for this week: Curious Book Shop will be open 10 am to 3 pm Wednesday and will be CLOSED Thursday, 11/27 for Thanksgiving! We'll be back to our usual hours of 10 am to 7 pm on Friday. If we don't catch you before Thursday, we hope you all have a safe holiday. 🦃
A slightly transparent image of stacked paperbacks on the shelves at Curious Book Shop. There's an orange box over the image with darker orange text inside. The text says "Thanksgiving Hours: Wednesday, 11/26: 10 am - 3 pm. Thursday, 11/27: CLOSED".
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Curious Book Shop will be CLOSED tomorrow, 9/1, for Labor Day! Enjoy your long weekend, friends. We hope you get some good reading time in, and we'll see you all on Tuesday. 📚
A slightly transparent image of the paperback mystery section of Curious Book Shop. Green and black text are over the image, and the text says "Closed Monday, 9/1 for Labor Day".
August 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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A signed copy of shop favorite author Terry Pratchett's book, Thief of Time, is out on the shelves just waiting for someone to come take it home! Terry Pratchett books never last long here at Curious Book Shop, so you don't want to miss your chance to pick this one up. ⌛
A hardcover copy of Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett. The book has a sticker that says "signed first edition" in the top left corner. Terry Pratchett's signature inside a copy of Thief of Time.
August 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Allen Ginsberg was born #OnThisDay in 1926! Celebrate the life of this beat poet with your favorite of his poems.
Three books are propped up beside each other on the counter at Curious Book Shop. The books, from left to right, are: Collected Poems of Allen Ginsberg 1947-1980, Howl on Trial, and Screaming With Joy: The Life of Allen Ginsberg by Graham Caveney.
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It's the last week of the MI Book Hop! If you haven't gotten your Curious Book Shop stamp yet or finished filling out your bingo card, stop by before end of the day Sunday, May 26.
A hand holds up a paper cutout bingo card for the MI Book Hop.
May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday, 4/26!! We're celebrating with a big bookstore scavenger hunt--twelve paper book cutouts will be hidden in the back of the store, from the Art Section into the Children's Section.
A flyer advertising Curious Book Shop's plans for Independent Bookstore Day, which includes a Scavenger Hunt and a sale for anyone participating in the MI Book Hop. Independent Bookstore Day and the kick-off for the MI Book Hop are both on Saturday, April 26th.
April 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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We are CLOSED tomorrow for Easter Sunday! Hop on over to the shop today before 7 pm to pick up some books. Our usual hours of 10 am to 7 pm resume Monday. 📚🐰
A faded image of a shelf inside of Curious Bookshop with text that says CLOSED Sunday, 4/20. There is an outline of bunny ears around the O of Closed.
April 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Greetings from the stacks! Visit Curious Book Shop to see what treasures await you on our shelves. 📚
A paperback copy of Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs sits propped up against several books on a shelf labeled "Beat & Related."
April 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Some exciting New Arrivals for any Arkham House collectors out there! We've got first editions of The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson, Skull-Face And Others by Robert E. Howard, and Beyond The Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft. #BookSky #RareBooks
A first edition copy of The House On The Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. A first edition copy of Skull-Face and Others by Robert E. Howard. A first edition copy of Beyond The Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft.
March 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Now up for auction on our eBay page is an original Winsor McCay piece! The piece is "The Staircase of Eternity." It was published as the centerpiece of a philosophical / scientific editorial that was really an advertisement for Henry Thomas Buckle's book, "The History of Civilization."
The front of the original Winsor McCay piece, "The Staircase of Eternity." It depicts a man walking up a staircase surrounded by fluffy clouds, with glimpses of the stars in between. The back of the original Winsor McCay piece "The Staircase of Eternity." There is some writing on the bottom and one of the corners is bent.
March 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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We will not be having our usual spring book and paper show due to scheduling issues. However, we are working on coordinating the 78th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show for this fall! We don't have an official date yet, but it will be in October 2025. 📚💙
A faded image of the exhibitor hall for a previous Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show with black text over top. The text says "78th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show Coming This Fall!"
March 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Pratchett alert! So many books (and one DVD!) by Terry Pratchett hit our shelves today. 🧙‍♂️

Message us for more details about any of the items pictured. #BookSky #TerryPratchett #Discworld 💙📚
A DVD of the TV animated movie Wyrd Sisters, based on the book by Terry Pratchett, is posed against two stacks of Terry Pratchett books. A copy of The Discworld Mapp by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs propped up against two stacks of books by Terry Pratchett. A stack of paperback Terry Pratchett books next to a stack of hardcover and book club edition Terry Pratchett books.
March 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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New eBay auction alert! Listed now is a signed edition of Robert Bloch's "unauthorized biography" Once Around The Block. The book includes a tipped-in page with Bloch's signature & a Virgil Finlay pulp illustration from Bloch's story "The Opener of the Way" (Weird Tales, Oct. 1936), pictured here.
The front cover of Robert Bloch's unauthorized biography Once Around The Bloch. The cover pictures Bloch in front of the famous house from Psycho and includes a blurb from Janet Leigh which says "I knew I would love this book as soon as I saw the title!" A glued in page of the book Once Around The Bloch with Robert Bloch's signature written in red above the title.
February 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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New to our eBay page!
👻 The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King (limited first edition signed by Stephen King and illustrator Ned Dameron, # 1170 out of 1250 total copies)
The cover of The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King, which depicts a person reaching for a door as a wooden monster tries to grab them. The cover of Gauntlet, which is black with yellow rectangular outlines from top of bottom like a grid. The cover of The Sins of the Fathers, with a red curtain as a background and a hand sprawled across it holding a peeler. The spine of The Reign of Fear, which is a red to maroon gradient with yellow text along the top.
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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We're never short on interesting vintage science fiction at Curious Book Shop. Pictured here is a first paperback edition of sci-fi classic Dune by Frank Herbert, originally published 1965 by Ace!

Message us for more details, including price and extra photos 🚀
A hand holds up a first paperback edition of Dune by Frank Herbert. The cover shows a sandy planet with five small figures traversing the terrain. Above the title text a blurb says "Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year!"
February 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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More early and first edition Oz books are hitting the shelves today! Where will you visit in the world of Oz next? 📚💙

#BookSky #WizardOfOz #WorldOfOz #LFrankBaum #RareBooks #CollectibleBooks
A display of seven books from the world of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The books, from left to right and top to bottom, are: The Magic of Oz, The Magical Mimics in Oz, Glinda of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, and The Tin Woodman of Oz.
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ICYMI: @bookshop-org.bsky.social now offers eBooks! Now you can have eBooks sent straight to your web browser, or the Bookshop.org iPhone and Android apps. And any purchases you make go straight to indie bookstores! 💙📚
A faded image of the paperback mystery section at Curious Book Shop. A cartoon hand holding a tablet that says eBook is popping out of the corner. At the top of the graphic the text reads: "Buy eBooks. Support Local Bookstores. Finally you can get eBooks from local bookstores! Browse and buy on Bookshop.org and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!" In the bottom right corner of the screen there is a graphic that says "Set us as your affiliate store: just go to bookshop.org, click on "choose a bookstore" and select Curious Book Shop. We receive a portion of every sale!"
February 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Maybe you're looking for something a bit sweeter for your Valentine this year--flip through our binder of Valentine's Day ephemera and find the perfect vintage card for someone special!

They don't make them like these anymore. How many cards come with their own crying towel?

#Vintage 💙📚
A display of vintage Valentine's Day cards laid out on the table. All of the cards feature Victorian era and cherub-like artwork. A display of vintage Valentine's Day cards laid out on the table. All of the cards feature Victorian era and cherub-like artwork. A white binder stands upright on the counter at Curious Book Shop. The binder is labeled Valentine Ephemera with pink lettering and large pink and red hearts in the center. A page of the Valentine Ephemera binder, which includes four vintage valentines sporting Victorian or cherub-like art.
February 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Does anything say romance like these vintage "un-Valentines"? 📚💕

Get your sweetheart something they won't find anywhere else! Or maybe save them for a future enemies-to-lovers arc.
A spread of 12 vintage Valentine's with fun cartoon art. Each Valentine flips over to a joke. A spread of 12 vintage Valentine's with fun cartoon art. Each Valentine flips over to a joke. The front side of a vintage Valentine that says "Everything I have is yours" with a green background, hearts and flowers framing the text, and a ribbon down the middle. The back side of a vintage Valentine, which reads "Wrinkles, Warts, Hives, Blemishes" with the cartoon of a person holding their head below it. This is the back side of the vintage Valentine from the photo before it.
February 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Love is in the air--and so are tons of fun prizes!

Join us at Curious Book Shop, 307 E. Grand River Avenue in East Lansing, from Friday, February 14th to Sunday, February 16th for a Valentine's Day themed scavenger hunt!
An infographic for the Curious Book Shop Sweetheart Scavenger Hunt. The infographic says the scavenger hunt runs from Friday, February 14 until Sunday, February 16th at Curious Book Shop, located at 307 E. Grand River Avenue. The text at the bottom of the infographic says "Fake candy hearts will be hidden around the store Valentine's Day Weekend. Find one and win the prize written on the back." The text is bordered by cartoon candy hearts that say things like "support local bookstores," "be mine" and "love you".
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Two more days to bid on a SIGNED first appearance of the harrowing Stephen King short story, The Monkey! The November 1980 issue of Gallery Magazine included a 34 page copy of The Monkey as a standalone insert. This copy is signed and dated 11/1/80 by King.

#StephenKing #BookSky #RareBooks 💙📚
The cover of the short story insert for The Monkey by Stephen King, found inside Gallery Magazine. The title page of the insert for the short story The Monkey by Stephen King. Stephen King signed the page and dated it 11/1/80.
January 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Some used books we're putting out today! A bunch of history, with an Arthur Conan Doyle and an Angela Carter for variety. Come see what else is new! As we move books in from Archives, new stuff will continue to hit the shelves on a daily basis.
Three stacks of books on the counter at Curious Book Shop. The face out titles include Fire and Stone by Christopher Duffy and The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter.
January 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Calling all Stephen King fans and collectors! An auction for this signed first appearance of King's terrifying short story "The Monkey" (soon to be a major motion picture from Osgood Perkins!) is LIVE on our eBay store.
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Signed Stephen King story "The Monkey" from Nov. 1980 Gallery Magazine | eBay
The November 1980 issue of Gallery Magazine included a 34 page copy of Stephen King's story "The Monkey" as a standalone insert. This copy is signed and dated 11/1/80 by King. This is the first public...
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January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM