We stopped in the shop to celebrate my friends 55th birthday. She decided to do a bookstore crawl…read moreso that we could support local women owned businesses. We were welcomed, given background information about how this bookstore began, picked up our copies of I, Medusa- and explored this shop. Several people in our group purchased additional books and merchandise. This store is well organized with wonderful employees and owners.

If you live local and you're thinking of buying a book for someone online, DON'T USE AMAZON - try…read morehere first! If they have it in stock they will hold it for you to pick up, or if they don't have it they can usually order it! I haven't had a case yet where they haven't been able to order in a book I've wanted. Support a local business! The people are friendly, the shop is cute, they have staff-recommended items on each shelf, and very LGBTQ+ friendly and supportive. Their email newsletter has info on all of their book clubs (of which there are many) - eventually I will participate in one, just haven't had a chance to yet! There are several monthly book clubs for a good variety of different genres. Caboose (their children's book shop right next door) also has a ton of programming for kids and families!

Just LOTS of books at excellent prices. It's all volunteer so don't expect to be catered to…read more Current best sellers at giveaway prices. Children's books CHEAP: keep reading to them! Serendipity is the KEYWORD! You may find surprises or not. This is NOT Barnes & Noble. But you can always find SOMETHINGS you will enjoy. Note the restricted hours!!!

Always find books for myself, friends, and family. The…read morestaff are usually friendly, and can't beat the prices on everything. Only down fall is, its just not a big enough room. Books are crammed in and really can't look through the books or walk around. With many people, and narrow space in the book aisles its really feels like you have to rush to decide if a book is right for you. Wish they have a bigger place for the book store.

While out driving around my daughter and I were looking for a bookstore to stop at. Someone told me…read moreabout this bookstore in Armada so we stopped to check it out. It's located in a convenient area and has decent parking. We stopped at about 2:30 on a Friday and according to the hours on their website they should have been open. They were not. I was disappointed.

LOVE!! Squirreled Away Books! Not a cookie cutter store.. ( you could possibly @ any given time…read morefind a unique cookie cutter among all the little gems @ counter & scattered thru the store... Carolyn is quick to accommodate in whatever u may be searching for! My go to store.. if they do not have what u need .. it is ordered quickly & always priced right!

I've been coming here for years for their paperback selection. I've found a lot of old, classic…read morechildren's books from series like Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew over the years. The books are not super organized , but it has always been worth it because it's like a treasure hunt for classic, older fiction of all kinds. This store has one caveat however: it's main business seems to be porn and adult magazines. The last time I went in, the adult stuff was in the back of the store and you could ignore it. But for many years it was front and center and the book finds were in the side area, so I had to walk thru to get to my treasure hunt. If you're looking for adult stuff, he's got a lot, mostly magazines, it looked like. I can't comment on the selection, just that there was a lot of different stuff. Lol

Love this store, very home, and all the help you need. A lot of jumbling around on some stuff, but…read morethe hunt is the best

Awesome local bookstore! It has a great selection, reasonable prices and- EMMA the dog!read more

A store front used bookstore, tall and crowded books abound. People were spending a lot of time…read morelooking at books, it did not seem all that well organized. Prices seemed okay, but not good. Located just off a large, free, lot

Sometimes the best outings are the quiet ones -- like a spontaneous trip to Barnes & Noble just to…read morewindow shop. The Mr. and I stopped in to browse, hoping to find a few titles by Donald Goines, and ended up flipping through some great historical books about local cities. We didn't buy anything this time, but it was still a really lovely visit. The atmosphere was quiet, cozy, and inviting -- exactly what you'd hope for in a bookstore. And the staff? Kind, helpful, and present without being intrusive. Whether you're looking to pick up something specific or just want to get lost among the shelves for a bit, this B&N is a great place to spend a calm afternoon.

I was here on a Sunday morning before Christmas and the store was bustling with shoppers. Also, the…read morecafe line was long. I went online to be sure they were still open, as the B&Ns near me in Maryland all closed. They're open! And... they had their planners 50% off. Usually they wait until the day after Christmas to do this. Boxed Christmas cards were buy one get one free, which is pretty much the same thing. While they didn't have the planner I typically get, you can't beat a $7.00 deal for sure!

First time in here and won't be my last! Love the variety of books, merch and "extras", if you…read morecan't find something you NEED in here, are you even a lover of books and book related things?! Service was friendly and fast. While the majority of items are new, they do offer a small book shelf with used books and a cart with $1 books to entice you inside Street parking in front of the building or down the side street. There is construction along Warren (7/9/26)

A truly great bookstore. They have old, they have used, they will order any book you can think of,…read moreand the curation is just ..... chef's kiss. I love the community focus and the events that they host, I love the owners who are as kind as they are knowledgeable, I love the coffee I can buy while I'm there (though that is a separate entity, but I still love it!). Perfect addition to the neighborhood!

What a fantastic place. When the only complaint I can think of for a place is it's too difficult…read morenot to spend too much money there it's pretty much a slam dunk for five stars. And the thing is most of the books here are very reasonably priced if not outright bargains. It might be heresy but I think I like the Northern iteration of John K King books more than the OG King store in downtown - and that too is five stars. With just one level and a layout nothing like the sprawling labyrinth of the flagship store, the Ferndale spin-off is much more manageable and browsable. Not too mention not as freezing in the winter or boiling in the summer. (I just gave my review of John K King South - now nine years old! - a quick reread and I was so reverential to that store I didn't even mention that. No crying in bookstores, I guess.) It's been far too long since I've been to JKKN. In fact I asked the sole employee tonight, wearing a bandana almost just like mine as a mask - I think his might have been midnight blue and not black - if they still had a cat. He told me no, that was before his time. I already figured it wouldn't be the same cat, but it's too bad that late feline doesn't have a successor. Bookstore cats are even more of a dying breed than old school indie bookstores like this. I came in for a cookbook or three, as it's embarrassing how little cooking knowledge and experience I have in my forties and I'm looking to step my game up. I ended up leaving with almost $70 worth of books, with a $5 2 disc DVD set of Cream in concert being part of that total. I got a John Waters hardcover memoir of hitchhiking for $8.50, well below the $26 cover price. I picked up the first collection of Walking Dead comics for $5.95, a big beautiful coffee table called Masters of American comics for $12, Academic Graffiti by W.H. Auden and some sports guidebooks from the 70s for my dad. Nothing local, St. Louis Blues, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Flames, but they're wonderfully vintage. There were also a handful of books that tempted me mightily but some modicum of self control kept me from snatching up. A book about The Stooges, one about erotic comics and one about the Cannonball cross country race are still on the shelves waiting for a lucky patron to take them home. When I finished cashing out my bandana clad clerk asked me if I wanted a bag or a box. That dude knows what's up, as I had some serious weight in that stack. Now I got a nice old Xerox box when I get my purchases filed away. The North remembers!

I visited John K. King Downtown a few years on my first visit to Detroit. I visited the King North…read morelocation last week when I was in Ferndale with my family. This location doesn't have the four floors of the downtown location, but it's still an incredible used bookstore. You walk in and you just smell old books. It's a little musty, it's packed wall to wall with books, and you can definitely find a gem here. I found two books I couldn't be parted from, while my mom found one of her own. If you don't need a particular book, but you're just in the mood for a browse, this Ferndale satellite store is worth a visit.