Mr. K's consistently has excellent inventory, great prices, and exceptionally kind and welcoming…read morestaff. Their online database makes searching for inventory easy. For a number of years I lived out of state and utilized their website to ship books. Each order came with a handwritten note, and one time a staff member even hand drew a beautiful forest scene on the package!

Good selection, easy trade process with generous store credit policy, clean store, helpful staffread more

There was so many books to choose from. I thought the store only had one room but there a farther…read moreroom in back with much more. The owner was really nice and i can't wait to go again.

Not a bargain. Maybe visit once just so you can tell your friends about the time you feared you…read moremight get trapped by an avalanche of books. I'm a small person and I could barely get through the aisles. I did find a few books I wanted but good god they were expensive.

It was a time during this visit.........we arrived 0832hrs and walked out 1238hrs. Fun was had as…read morewe walked bin to bin and row to row. Yapping with other book girlies, it was a time! Book: New and Old titles, kids books, journals, Bibles, leadership books, coloring books and more. Know your budget when you go! We over spent completely and happily !!!!

I am extremely happy and extremely upset that this is two hours from my house. If it was like only…read morean hour away I would be here every single month for their weekend sales. Since it is a little far it's fun to make a day out of it a few times a year. There are tons of books to search through and you could literally spend the entire day here. They also have games, notebooks, gifts, and all sorts of other book adjacent items. Great prices and worth the drive from Charlotte!

Wonderful shop and owners! Very easy to spend time browsing through a large collection of…read moreantiquarian books.

Talk about an old school used book store. This place is a blessing. Obviously the owners care a…read moregreat deal and it shows in their friendliness and knowledge of a variety of topics. Don't miss this one.

We were in town to visit the Big Crafty craft show at the nearby civic center and were wandering…read morearound nearby. We stumbled onto this unique bookstore and spent some time perusing their wares. Definitely has that old bookstore feel rather than an antiseptic megastore. We didn't purchase anything during out brief stop but this is the type of store we would patronize if we lived nearby. It might seem a little scrappy for some, but we support independent bookstores.

So racism. Been…read moregoing to this shop for 6 years. On new year's day, I walked in with my mom and noticed they were selling a $13 Confederate Cook Book. I told the man with glasses and also bald that it's s not okay to sell this. He immediately said "Why" And proceeded to tell me how they're also thinking about having Hitler's Mein Kampf in their shop. He basically forced me into a "intellectual" convo about the power of disturbance. Little does he know I actually confront nazis online everyday. I also know that the only person buying a Confederate cook book is a racist white person. You also made it very affordable for them. It was enclosed in plastic, so it could've had very violent content in it that the shop was protecting for the "right" customer. I then proceeded to tell him he had this cookbook out with no context and who is he selling this to? He listened and said thank you for the feedback. I then said you're a white man who doesn't get to have opinions about it. Dear Man, You forced me to confront your racism and affinity for kkk literature. Then proceeded to try to find a debate in it. You're not at the level of deep thought you need to be.

Great customer service from Jessica. Thank you for all your help.read more

Always enjoy browsing bookstores, and seeing another independent bookstore, I had to make a quick…read morevisit. Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe is at the heart of downtown Asheville and blends well with other local businesses. The bookstore has its charm. The bookstore carries many tending and new releases of books. I'm intrigued that the bookstore hosts weekly events and some quirky magnetic and trinkets.

Malaprop's will forever be one of my favorite indie bookstores. I first fell in love with it back…read morein 2021 when I lived in AVL. I liked the name so much because I was the type of person who used malaprops a good amount. It's extra charming because you're able to order something from their cafe while reading your book. This spot is deceptively huge. The different sections are very intentional and beautifully organized. I had an especially great time looking at the "Beautiful Books" section this visit. I ended up falling in love with a short stories book by Chips Hardy that I took home. I also adored their graphic t-shirts here. I am not a big t-shirt person, but always want more graphic tees, so was so excited to love this one so much. I had a really special experience with one of the booksellers here on my recent visit too. I could not find The Enchanted April in the fiction section and when I asked, one of the booksellers got really excited about the author and that book. She passionately told me how wonderful the book was. We were sad to see it was sold out, but suggested I check a bookstore a block over. I love this bookstore and think everyone should make it a stop on an Asheville trip.

I am THRILLED to discover White Pine Books. I am a regular traveler to bigger cities than those…read moreEast Tennessee has to offer, and finally I've found a local (reasonably close to Knoxville) used bookstore that feels like I'm in a big city. What an amazing selection of books of all kinds, but a DEEP inventory of mystery, romance, westerns, and sci-fi/fantasy. I found books here at prices I couldn't believe, too. The staff was helpful and unlike SOME used bookstores in our area, they have an active inventory and can tell you if/where a book is, anywhere in the store. Don't miss White Pine Books!

White Pine Books is the Mary Poppin's bag of bookstores. It looks small on the outside but it is so…read moremuch bigger on the inside. The staff is friendly and super helpful without being overbearing. Personally I think they had a great selection of genres in fiction and categories of nonfiction. I could have spent hours there just browsing through all the shelves. While I do live about an hour away it is absolutely worth the drive for the selection and affordability.