Small shop but packed with tons of great stuff, pleasant staff, great place. Very clean and…read moredisplays are appealing, you feel like you're in a gift shop rather than thrift. fun items on the dollar rack, and nice jewelry

From the owner: We are a nonprofit thrift store that supports our Ministry, Hand To Hand Direct Care Ministry, Inc…read more We help people in need in our community with free furniture, household items, and clothing. Referrals are required.

It's a cool place, so stop in some time....You'll find cool books, as well as vintage shoestore…read moreaccouterments and vintage shoes to view. Super cool and nostalgic!

Eclectic retro-chic bookstore that is also a hangout for artists and locals. The proprietor is…read morefriendly, witty, and a nationally known sculptor who uses one of the upstairs rooms as his workshop. The building itself is huge and is worth a trip just to explore the remnants of the shoestore, radio station, and candlepin alley that it used to house. This is your bookstore if you want to buy 25-year-old satin wedding shoes, There are many Western and English saddles, 3 pianos , a harp, guitars, and other musical instruments you can play. Not to mention the candlepins.

A small independent LGBTQ+ bookstore located on Main Street in Southington. Staff are friendly and…read morewelcoming. Inventory includes all genres but with LGBTQ+ characters and/or authors as well as some book themed gifts and art. Selection includes books and authors not always carried by the big, box stores. Books, gifts, and art were all affordable. Recommend parking in the lot behind the building as street parking is limited.

The Enchanted Violet is a small gem of a store located in a multi-purpose building. There is a sign…read moreoutside with some directions (down the hall of the building and to the right!) to get to the shop itself. I stopped by while doing some shopping in the area after my friend and I had seen a sign for it in a local coffee shop. I'm glad we did! We were greeted kindly by the bookseller, and we got to chat all about books and upcoming local events for a while. We got recommendations and had an incredibly pleasant conversation!The books are catered towards being LGBTQ+ friendly, and focus on romance and romantasy, as well as offering a selection of manga. The store had a variety of deals ongoing and many options were 20% off! There was a section where you could select a mystery bag for a piece of jewelry. I got the cutest earrings from my bag! Speaking of jewelry, this bookshop offers a variety of jewelry as well as clothing and some posters/cards/art/stickers. There were so many fun things to choose from! Super cute, I'll have to check out some of their community events sometime for sure. Definitely worth a browse!

I had books to sell and it was very convenient to do business with her at her new location in…read moreCollinsville. She is very pleasant and paid more than I expected. A great experience!

Small location, almost like a large living ro to an old house stuffed with book. Call ahead for…read morehours since they aren't posted. A lot of older harder to find items. Not the place if you want lame romance paperbacks or 100's of Harry Potter novels. Looked like they had some earlier or 1st edition novels, and books for people who want to research or read more thoughtful subjects. Worth a look if you're in the area, but again, it's not strands in NYC with aisles and aisles of books. It's a small, intimate, dead quite place with the true book lover in mind.

They employ people that have disabilities to provide them with actual work experience and they have…read morereally nice books for very cheap! A lot of children's books as well. Everyone is so nice there and I love that it double as an amazing cause.

most adorable local book shop. i picked up a few books and also noticed they have fun classes and…read moreevents.

This Barnes & Noble book store is a pretty massive one in Canton. You can enter from the front or…read morethe rear of the store, depending on which way you're coming from. If you're looking for brand new released reading material this is the place to find it. Everything is categorized into fiction, biography, history, romance, cookbooks and more. As long as you know the author, it shouldn't be a problem finding what you're looking for. There are resourceful books for a variety tests or exams one might be taking. At the rear of the store there are records and CDs. This is also where the children's books, toys and games are. There are certain times dedicated to story time for little kids. Should you need a coffee break, there's no need to go far. Starbucks is right here in house. They also have a sale section, usually those are activity books or similar. Be prepared to pay the manufacturer's price for most items.

This a good-sized and clean Barnes and Noble with a pretty good stock of books in all categories…read moreand some magazines as well. There's also a Starbucks inside if that matters to you. It does, however, provide some extra seating which is always a good thing in a book store. That said, we wandered around for quite a while, checking out the history and cooking sections -- everything is pretty clearly organized -- and came away pleased. There's a special section for kids, for tech stuff and for just about any special interest you might have. They have lots of space devoted to gifts, which has never been our favorite part of a book store (let's use that space for MORE books!). There's an information area in the center of the store, and the employees there are pretty good at helping others find items. In all, a nice store, nicely arranged and worth spending some time in, as we certainly did. It is, we believe, the largest book store in this part of Connecticut.

This store has an extremely large collection of basically anything you could want and it's so fun…read moreto look through the entire history of games right there on the shelves. If you're looking for games, TCG collections or memorabilia from your favorite fandom they probably have it for a great price. John the owner is extremely knowledgeable and gives great care to making sure you leave happy. My boyfriend and I had a blast here. :)

I turned on my DS back in August and was sad to see the bottom touch screen was almost illegible…read moredue to a creeping white fade from the sides of the screen. My husband looked it up and said it should be a relatively easy fix of swapping the screen, so we brought it to M&J on 8/31/25. John, the owner, also made it sound like it should be an easy fix and quoted us a few weeks turnaround time (within September), and we paid $80 up front. We were clear that this was nostalgic as my childhood DS and didn't care what they had to do internally, but externally wanted it to be the same DS. When September came and went, my husband called John for a status update, who said they were waiting on the parts to arrive. No biggie. October comes and goes... still no real update, and again, we had to be the ones to reach out (we actually went in person this time because we started getting a bad gut feeling). We expressed at this time that the lack of communication was concerning us. More months of the same until we eventually learn after repeated calls that now the motherboard is apparently frying every screen they try to put in, so they had to order a new motherboard entirely. My husband had expressed again that if he could even just text him status updates occasionally, that would be great so we weren't in the dark constantly and feeling annoying when we called, even though we tried to limit it to once a month or every few weeks. As the six month mark approached, I figured I was never going to see this DS again. To our surprise, my husband calls and what do you know - the DS is all set and ready for pick up. Great, but also, were you ever going to call and tell us that it was? We shouldn't be surprised that we had to be the ones to reach out with no communication from their end for the umpteenth time. We decided to go up immediately that night to pick it up, and while I am so glad that it's working again, I'm annoyed at the lack of care that went into this repair, especially considering we stressed the nostalgic value here. My DS was sticky, missing its original stylus (my DS is pink, they gave me a white stylus that didn't even have the pen tip... luckily I just happened to have another one), and they lost the panel for the bottom where a game boy cartridge would go, something I wouldn't have even thought they would lose. Now it's on me to reorder one, which I know they're cheap, but it's the principle of the matter - I expected my device to come back with everything I left it with. There were new cracks, and the new bottom screen was scratched up for being "new". As a kid I took better care of my DS than what I received back. I understand that to complete the repair, my DS looked like "Frankenstein" (owner's words), and while I get it turned into a Pandora's Box situation, it just felt like this repair was handled carelessly. My husband was charged more for the motherboard when we went to pick it up, and I do appreciate that John worked with him on the price. At the end of the day, I'm glad to have a working DS back and understand the repairman did what he had to, but after seeing similar reviews to my experience, it's disheartening to learn I'm not the only one that feels this way. The lack of communication from John was honestly the most frustrating part. I wouldn't return for any other repairs or business.

The service at this location is stellar. Everyone is exceedingly helpful. I called to reserve a…read morebook (for Father's Day) and the line moved quickly. The displays were well done and included all the current titles and best sellers, prompting me to purchase a book I hadn't intended. My uncle appreciated and enjoyed it!

Browsed around before a dinner reservation. Pretty clean and spacious with a nice variety of fun…read moreand unique games (pictured below)!

First time buyer from Town's End Books and Bindery. I purchased a book that was difficult to obtain…read moreanywhere else at a reasonble price and in good condition too. Dellivery was prompt and the book was packaged with great care. The condition of the book exceeded my expectaions, it was in great condition. Very refreshing experience after purchaing a lot of ex-library books, from better known online sellers. Thank you Town's End Books.

the owner, John Townsend, has been in the business for decades. he buys and sells rare books and…read morefirst editions, specializing in Americana. I've bought and sold books through his store and have always found him more than fair. knowledgeable guy, a straight shooter who loves books and has a phenomenal collection. also does binding and restorarion, which are kind of lost arts.