Such a charming bookstore with a great selection. A little on the pricey side, but easy to get lost…read morein for a while.

I have very wonderful memories of this fantastic bookstore, nestled in the heart of old town…read moreEureka. Great selection of books from science fiction, mysteries, literature, poetry and even sections with more rare books and local Humboldt County history. There are multiple floors of books to explore and you can easily spend a day within the store talking about books with the staff, shopping for books, and living and breathing books. If you're traveling through Eureka and wanting a wonderful literary adventure, stop in old town and explore the huge variety of antique shops, used bookstores and wonderful niche shops that the city offers. It's well worth your time and efforts. I heartily recommend Eureka Books to everyone with a literary bent and a passion for books.

A wonderful gem of a store that has been in old town for years and years. The people that run…read morethis place are wonderful! I wish I could remember the name of the lady who runs this place. My mom, who we lost in September of 2019, used to come here all the time. I was here today, and she still remembered her. She had such nice things to say about her. As other people have said, it doesn't look that big on the outside, but it is huge on the inside. If you can't find what you are looking for, you are probably not looking hard enough. They have new and used books, fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, travel, rare and out of print books,, a very large children's room, and the list goes on and on. The prices are more than fair.... They also buy used books at a fair rate for store credit . If you don't find what you need this time, they will roll your credit over until the next time you come in. It's really cool that they do that. Once you buy your book, take it across the street to Los Bagels, And you can grab a nice snack while you peruse your purchase. I love this store, and I will be back again. Thank you.

Great bookstore, not corporate, helpful people who aren't in a hurry to get you out the door.read more

Love this little bookshop. They will also place orders, they sell new and used and always have…read moreinteresting things for sale, including local goods and crafts.

I have lived in McKinleyville for 25 years and went to Blakes Books yesterday for the first time…read more I had such a great conversation with the owner Courtney...she was so friendly and helpful! As the minister of a local church, I am helping a recently widowed friend rehome some of her husbands books. Courtney explained which books she would accept and suggested how I might handle the ones she didn't take. I would 100% recommend this gem of a bookstore and can't say enough about how nice Courtney is!!

The crafts section was so great. I could have spent many hours there. I didn't notice a bathroom so…read morehad to bail. I understand the homeless situation makes bathrooms scarce around here but I wish I could have stayed longer. Very helpful eager and kind staff. There was a lady who asked for "fiction that's not depressing for grownups". I would have had no idea! The young man working didn't even hesitate and helped her until she was happy.

I have been going to tin can mailman since I was a kid in the late 1980's. I love this bookstore…read morefiercely and have found so many fabulous treasures here over the years. Used to be an easy 5/5 stars. Recently I visited in late August 2026, and was completely appalled at the lack of books, empty shelves everywhere and total disorder of the entire store, especially upstairs (ommmg the art section??? The architecture section? The automotive manual section???????? Wtf) There are hundreds of books everywhere in the process of being damaged due to neglectful haphazard organization and what I can only attest to current workers not doing their jobs, AND not enough books being acquired by the store since they implemented their slow-paced book intake by months-out-appointment only policy, which has had the result of tons of empty shelves all over the store. The disarray of upstairs book sections was just unbelievable, shocking and deeply upsetting- what was once neat and tidy was just a huge awful careless mess. I was compelled to prop up diagonal, fallen-over stacks of books all over the store when I was visiting which was highly distracting from my usual positive book perusing experience there. There are books all over the floor and books too tall being shoved into short shelves, which causes all of the books that fit to shift over diagonally . What the heck, please please please hire someone who is highly skilled at organization and actually cares about the state of the shop, and get more books on the shelves by bringing back your old book intake policy to fill the shelves up so there isn't room for things to fall over. Get it together, this shop is such a treasure, and currently it just feels like something is deeply wrong and some cog in the machine is missing. I have a big pile of awesome valuable art books I have wanting to bring to sell to the shop for the last year and a half but I keep getting put off by the months long wait. This scheduled waiting system does not work for forgetful folks like me who live in the moment and have a helluva time keeping distant appointments in the future. I'm sure I am not the only one.

I was only trying to find a source for buying the game "Barrel of Monkey". Surprisingly, when I…read moresearched AMAZON it tried to sell me something DIFFERENT!! I'm sooo happy to find I can by it locally!

Is very expensive and that quality is bad some magnets are 31 dollars everything is super expensiveread more

What a great place with so much character! Everything from roller skating to glassware to exhibit…read morelevel glass items you can get your Humboldt fill here!

Omg I loved this small hole in the wall shop, we popped in thinking we could pick up fronto…read moreleaves... they didn't have them but the girl at the counter was so sweet she took it upon herself to call another shop down the street to see if they had them because she worried about the traffic... who does that?! She did! That was the sweetest thing ever! Anyway by then we were looking around finding some cute stuff soaps, glassware, trinkets, books & clothing... they have way more gift items than you might imagine. I would recommend this place to anyone and with Christmas coming up... no crowds and they wrap up your purchases too! Yep this is the place to find crystals and specialty items. Great customer service. Great vibes too! If you're looking for some local stuff they have that too! I can't recommend this place enough.

I'm sorry I can't give more than five stars The first time I was here, they were closed, and the…read morepink flamingos were just sitting there in the window, mocking me! This time, I adopted one, and am taking it home with me. The space is clean and bright, and the owner, Gary is so friendly and helpful. You can definitely tell that he loves what he does. They have a lot of stuff. They have some nice toys. If you are looking for gags, They hqve the classics! They've got your fake dog poop, your rubber snakes, your whoopie cushion, etc... they also have a lot of other kinds of other neat novelties, including some that will take you back in time. Their prices are reasonable, and They also buy old toys. I had so much fun shopping here, I look forward to my next visit to Eureka. I will be back again. Thank you, Gary!

I love this store , near the waterfront in Old Town . It has so many hilarious and novel items,…read moretoys, vintage toys, just a place that Dr Suess should own . Gary is always a gentleman!

Accused us of stealing after we had put items back after deciding not to get it. I don't recommend…read moreshopping here.

I really love this little store. It has a very eclectic mix of cool things. Their buyer definitely…read moreknows what they are doing. Different from any other store in at least a 50 mile radius. I got some very cute earrings there that I am thrilled about. There is not a lot of parking on a busy day and the person in the store seemed a little put out that the store was so busy perhaps maybe she was overwhelmed?