Cannot recommend this place enough! The staff is amazing and kind, the selection is great and $2…read morefiction novels?! Cannot beat it. I've been to a few used book stores and this is genuinely my favorite. The membership pays for itself even if you just go once (but trust you'll be back!)

What you see is what you get with this place. There is nothing extraordinary and wow about it which…read moreI think is okay. They have an extensive collection of used books and CDs. But sadly I was on the hunt for vinyl records and there weren't many on display at the time. And the albums they had were from 2010s to current so wasn't quite what I was looking for. No qualms beyond that. I was in and out and the cashier didn't really pay me any attention which was fine.

One of the coolest book stores yet, as soon as we walked in we were impressed. Starting with the…read morecool stairs and murals. The store is nicely organized, clean and easy to maneuver. Friendly staff and two levels with a Bar upstairs. The type of bookstore you could hang out in, meet a friend, make a friend and connect over books. Reasonable prices and a cool vibe makes this a definite stop or if local the place to hangout.

Bookstore downstairs, cute bar upstairs - the perfect date spot! Plus, pizza stands in the side…read morecourtyard. I have always wanted more cute and unique spots to get a glass of wine in ellicott city, I must have walked by their "Biblobar" sign a million times before actually registering that they served drinks. When we went on a Saturday there was a poetry reading. Plus there was tons of local art on display which was fun to look through. Since we visited in summer, taking our drinks outside was a delightful way to spend the evening.

It's so refreshing to see a local bookstore that truly cares about its curation and being apart of…read morethe community. As stated on their website, "We take pride in being more than just a bookstore. We are a vibrant community hub, hosting events, book clubs, and providing personalized reading services that deepen your connection with stories and fellow book lovers. We believe that everyone can find themselves in the pages of a book, and we're here to help you on that journey." You can clearly see that mission reflected as you walk around the store. The book selection, displays, and merchandise all demonstrate thoughtful attention to detail. Everything is well organized, making it easy to browse, and the staff is knowledgeable and happy to help with finding the right selection or suggesting information about upcoming events. They also offered to order certain books to store if they were not on the shelf! In regard to community outreach, their social media pages clearly communicate upcoming events and highlight their wide variety of book clubs. I attended the Dark Romance Book Club and was please with how well the store facilitated the discussion, especially given the large size of the group. Coming in for the meeting, chairs had already been placed out in a circle for members to sit. The conversation was engaging and well organized with employees asking questions that had clearly been researched beforehand. My only complaint is that parking can be scarce during busy hours such as book club events, particularly after snowfall when available spaces are more limited. Overall, I love visiting this bookstore. It has a lovely charm and a makes a wonderful connection with its customers. It is an asset to our local community as a small hub. I look forward to seeing how their small business grows. I felt comfortable to ask followup questions - I love to talk!

Having just left a conversation about Spider-man with fellow teenager, Peter Parker, Mary Jane…read moreWatson, after reluctantly being made Homecoming Queen, is surprised to find her tempestuous best friend, Liz Allan, who deeply coveted that title, waiting for her in front of her home. "I decked Flash...He wouldn't shut up and, without even thinking, I balled up my fist and...Principal Gorbert chewed us out. Said we were a bunch of selfish brats. Said tonight was for everyone, and we ruined it." Moments later, with tears running down her eyes, Liz makes a startling confession. "I care about you so much. You're my best friend, my sister. I try to think of what my life would be like without you in it, and it makes me sick inside." Liz pauses. "Your popularity and success, it's all great. It's what you deserve. I should be happy for you, right? And, I mean, in a way, I am, but...I needed desperately to be Homecoming Queen. Not because I am trying to feel superior to anyone, or because I have it coming to me. I needed it so...so maybe I could stop feeling like...I hate you." Eventually, the panels of the fourth issue of Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa's Mary Jane: Homecoming miniseries end in complete silence--with the two lifelong friends each riding one of the adjacent swings Liz seized for them in elementary school, but the words that Liz spoke before are what spark the imagination and trigger empathy, regret, anger, and love. Sentences in the best-written novels, mysteries, fantasies, speculative histories, and gothic horror do that too; and there is no better place to discover new sequences of words that will linger in your memory than Queen Takes Book, located at 6955 Oakland Mills Road in Columbia, Maryland. There, the friendly service will welcome you as if to the sparking embers of a fireplace in which only your imaginations are lit.

An insta reel led me to Books for Life, and I'm so glad it did. Used bookstores are often…read moreoverwhelming. Books for life is not. It is organized in a very easy to identify way. I took my 12 year old, and she thought there was a small section appropriate for her, but for me... oh my gosh, I withheld because there were so many gems that I wanted to bring home but held back so that others could enjoy the selection, too. I'm talking hardcover, sprayed edges Onyx Storm for 10 dollars. How is that even possible??? Needless to say, we will absolutely be back, even with a 35 minute one way drive. Oh, it's in a totally nondescript warehouse space but is clearly branded. They also take trade ins, which I'm guessing is part of how they curate their selection. Lots on BOTM offerings. Go, just go. You will have zero regret, only new books.

My new favorite used book store. It's like the selection was catered specifically for me and my…read moredaughter. We will be back soon!

Very clean, very organized. Staff is eager to help out and very friendly! This bookstore has always…read morehad what I was looking for, and they are super quick with pick-up orders. The café is also a nice place to chill with a book.

Clean, well-organized Barnes & Noble with creative displays and easy-to-navigate sections…read more Everything felt thoughtfully put together, making it simple to find what I was looking for and fun to browse. Solid 4 stars.

11.28.22 My husband…read morepurchased two books for me for my birthday, which I returned. Apparently he's not very observant because one book I already had. The return was easy. He paid with a credit card and they offered me a gift card. Two books that were on my wish list were, Joanna Grimes' "The Stories We Tell" and Matthew Perry's "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Things". Because of Cyber Monday they were both on sale and there was an additional 10% off. Very rare to see the books I want on sale or have online promotional codes. To take advantage of the 10% off, I placed the order online with pick up in store. I received an email when it was ready. It was a seamless process and I left very happy with my purchases and prices. Can't wait to read them.

With two tasks to complete, both were accomplished at this neat and expansive location. Before…read moresettling in to work at the cafe,I found a book to enjoy later. Of course I also picked up an extra book as well. The cafe serves Starbucks products, though limited. My Starbucks gift card is no good there . Spring temps are wild. I drank a tasty strawberry lemonade, felt chilly and warmed up with chai tea ($1 off after my book purchase). The plugs for laptop users are very limited here. Perhaps only one or two. Still I recommend this location.

Hooray for independent book stores…read more I was skeptical when I decided to come here. The photos I found online made the place look.. well a little on the rough side. Once I got there - it was spacious, clean, and modern. It is on the small side for a book store, but the selection of kids to young adult books was outstanding. They also have adult books, lots of toys and trinkets - and is a general pleasure to walk around. The staff was very friendly, and more than willing to answer the questions we had (including where to get lunch). I was disappointed that they didn't have a changing table (considering the large children's section) - but there is a family restroom across the street at E.W. Becks pub.

Cute store with a decent selection of new and a few used books. Pleasant environment and helpful…read morestaff. A nice find on Main St. across from Becks

I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon and immediately fell in love. Gramp's Attic Books is exactly…read morewhat I'd hoped - a well-curated bookstore with used books, many of which are in excellent condition. I thought the prices were reasonable, and it was fun to look at some of the incredible first editions he has in there.

Great selection if you can find him when he's open. The gentleman who owns/works there is very…read moreknowledgeable. Love this place

Quality bookstore!…read more This was the only store in the entire area that had the book I was looking for. I went to 6 other ones including Barnes and noble and this one was the one! Cashier was super helpful and nice even though my book didn't come up in the database. The entire collection in the store seemed super fancy and all hardcover and even the book I need was a lot fancier than the usual copies. It had a slide out hard cover and gold lettering. Didn't seem like the prices were high but they were having a 40% off all literature that day so I got a great deal! Definitely recommend.

No Yelp reviews of the Kelmscott in Book Row on 25th? Seriously !? Don't Yelpers read books anymore…read moreor care about affordable and amazing rare and used books, manuscripts, and collectibles? Has the entire freakin' world gone Kindle on me since I left the charming city that reads? 25th St was one of those places that initially scared me when I moved to the city from what had been up to that point a sheltered life in West Virginia and Williamstown, Mass. This was urban East Coast livin' in the late 1990s, and it took me a few months to screw up the courage to head down Charles St in search of used books and other delights that midtown B'more could offer. I'm so glad that I did. I am a better, more enlightened person for having done so by visiting unique and wonderful places like the Kelmscott and Royal Books. So go ahead! Live a little! Put your iPhone and Crackberry away for a nanosec' and see what several hundred years of paper, ink, leather, linen, and movable type are capable of producing. Once you open an old book with real Italian marbled paper lining its inside cover - let alone one printed on vellum - you will realize the limits of e-reading and e-mailing. These things have their essential places in the 21st century, but so, too, do rare, used, and artisinal books made from tree pulp and cotton.

I love a good bookstore, especially as they're getting more rare to find…read more Visited MD, and a friend took me by this bookstore. From appearances, I thought it was a used bookstore, but it's actually not. They do sell all of their items new. It's definitely not an extensive selection of all available books in the world,but I think they have more of the popular ones. Their sale section was pretty massive, and I did get a few excellent children's books from that area. They had a pretty good selection of small literary gifts, too. For example, pillows with book quotes, or wall decor relating to books. Staff was very helpful. I found out that whatever they have in-store does not reflect what they have on their website and vice versa. Also, the membership can apply to online purchases. Unfortunately, whatever they have in-store, they don't supply shipping; you'll have to go to a FedEx, USPS, or UPS to ship an item. I did think it was a little odd that they had a yogurt shop in their business. Aren't they worried of people leaving their empty cups on bookshelves and possibly getting ants or their merchandise sticky?

I visited this location with my husband knowing exactly what we were looking for. We browsed for a…read morebit looking for a book that was featured on the BAM website but couldn't find it in what we assumed was the correct location, so I decided to ask an elderly female employee for assistance. When I told her what book I was looking for she said "oh" while rolling her eyes a lead me to it. She handed it to me and started walking away while I was thanking her for her help. I could feel the attitude radiating off of her because of my book choice. I laughed it off and continued to browse a bit more. Eventually we got in line behind another customer. The same elderly woman opened another register to assist the customer in front of us. Naturally we started looking at the products that are in the check out area while we waited. The customer that was in front of us had an issue and left so it was our turn. The elderly woman proceeded to wave over the female customer behind us and she said that we were in front of her. We kindly insisted that she just go ahead and check out and we'll wait for the other employee further down. Then the elderly woman rudely said "come on, put your stuff here" and then decided to tell the customer behind us that the line starts where she's standing and that there should be blinking red lights signally that the line starts there. At that point it was VERY clear that she had an issue with us because of the book we were purchasing and tried to insinuate that we were stupid. Fine, you have a personal opinion but you are at work and are supposed to be providing good customer service regardless of your personal opinions. At no point were we rude or passive aggressive so her attitude was very uncalled for. Feeling done with the situation, I handed her my book and she hurried through our interaction. We kept our cool and were respectful, she asked if we wanted a bag and we declined and then she gave us our receipt and I told her to have a blessed day and once again talked over me. I will not be visiting this location ever again. Thanks Jodi for your terrible customer service.