Wonderful bookstore! Great prices, friendly staff, and it's way bigger on the inside than you would…read moreexpect. They have D&D on Wednesday nights, and the drop-in fee is very reasonable.

Great book store with lots of options! They also give back and support our troops! Def recommend…read morethis place!

Located near the famous Mookies in the Greenfield and 10 and a half strip mall…read more Inside is a crowded and frankly wrecked-looking bookstore. Rather than a good filing system, books are more or less grouped. Prices are much too high, both for new and for older used books. The selection also tends far left and revolutionary, which fits as they were playing some loud zephyr music for my visit. The staff was also unfriendly, more interested in their conversation than customers. I strongly advise going to either King Books Detroit, or King North, instead. Unless you have a taste for far left books and spending a long time hunting for books than interest you.

Pretty meh in terms of what I consider quality reading…read more.. Staff seems to go through the motions as if they'd rather be librarians as opposed to anyone I'd pay for thrift shop quality... -- Dave

Gem of a store. Friendly and helpful employees. Fair/competitive pricing. Nice location with good…read moreamount of parking. Would definitely visit again and highly recommend. The woman in the children's books section was particularly nice.

This had been open when I found it, it was needed in the area since it is large and fills a hole in…read morethe retail choices since the closes Barnes and Noble is at least a 20 minute drive. Located in the strip shopping area where Whole Foods and Kohl's are close neighbors. Lots of parking available. When you walk in, you are reminded of the late great Borders. Maybe it is the style of shelving or just the feel, but it is setup so similar. Books, magazines, kitchen items, clothes, jewelry, toys, smart ass stuff, and many other items like windchimes and a wall of puzzles you normally don't expect. Just enough help and sale books. While it does have a membership program yet, you can get on its mailing list. While I was disappointed of the lack of tarot cards, it has what most people want. I didn't have lots of time to stay and look, I look forward to a longer visit when I am up this way next month. A wonderful way to enjoy part of an afternoon and with a good size children section, parents will love showing that reading is a family value.

This bookstore is always friendly with great prices and a nice atmosphere, they sell used books and…read moreold books with a very nice variety of genres.

There are a lot of books here at all different price points. They do sell new (even though resale…read moreand older) books at full price. You can easily find a book for around $6 though. It's the type of bookstore where you go to browse and not look for anything specific. There were stacks behind the stacks on the bookshelves, we looked through those books too. It's a fun spot if you're in the area, and you could spend any amount of time here.

Adorable woman-owned independent bookstore in the heart of Ferndale. While they focus on romance,…read moremany genres are available for purchase. This host author book signings and book clubs for all different tastes. Added bonus are the super friendly booksellers Tyler and Taylor - they give great recs!

I came to this bookstore with a group to celebrate my friends 55th birthday. This was the second…read morestep on our book crawl. This bookstore is small compared to the others we visited. It's well lit, and they offer a variety of books and other merchandise. They were not as welcoming as the other bookstores. I almost felt as if we were being tolerated.

Nothing like a good paperback store. Books overflowing off the shelves which will please any book…read morelover Also mostly alphabetized. Books can be priced a little more obviously but this place was a pleasure Take your books for in store credit. Definitely will be back

You can always find a great read here! Staff is always friendly and informative! Check them out if…read moreyou love books!

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!

This is the kind of place where quantity starts to struggle with quality. Lots of books and a lot…read moreof sections, but I personally haven't found a lot of great finds. When I came here, I spent more time and bought less than other bookstores in the area. The bookstore "smell" is like a 3/10, which means you know you're in a used bookstore when you walk in, although the inventory is all clean and well-maintained. Parking can be tight, but there are a few spots in front; otherwise, I've had to park on the side streets and walk in. Because this is a larger than normal used bookstore, they have some other items like ephemera and art and some distinct book sections you don't usually find in the smaller independent bookstores. The collectible and children's areas are quite lacking, and many filler titles help fill the store's shelves. The name is shared with the giant used book depository downtown, but this is a distinct shopping experience.

The only reason this place has such low ratings is because the owner is targeted for not adhering…read moreto particular political ideologies. If that doesn't deter you then coming here, as a book lover, researcher, or anyone involved in intellectual or literate pursuits, is one of the best decisions you could possibly make. This is a real bookshop. It's a relic from what you would have had easy access to in the 20th century and prior and that (sadly for our species) barely exists any longer. You're more likely to walk out with a first edition of some esoteric and forgotten knowledge than whatever you planned on finding when you walked in. You could spend hours just glancing through one row of shelves and still not even catch half of it. The books here are high quality, ranging from contemporary titles to 19th century (and probably beyond) originals. There's a bit of everything, from history and archaeology, to religion and spirituality, to music and cars, to novels and poetry, to travel and hobbies, to social matters and Jewish interests. If you like books, knowledge, or anything that could be found in a written text, you'll find it here. Apparently people dislike the owner. I have no idea why. He's brief, witty, and competent. Are people so accustomed to the fake smiles and creepy stalking you'd get at a Barnes & Noble that they've actually convinced themselves that this is real life? Or even desirable in any way? You won't find a retail worker pretending to like you in hopes of keeping a job or getting a tip here. Just a real man with a real mission and amenity. Location: 4* Convenience: 4* Service: 5* Product/quality: 5* Aesthetics: 5*

So rude. I went in and spoke with David on three separate occasions about selling him books. He was…read moreOK. But then when I brought the books in and was talking to him about them, he turned from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. Couldn't understand it. Just rude and snotty and short. I guess there's other bookstores open. I'll go to those. Incredibly disappointed. A real tool.