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Vigilant Books

5.0 (2 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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4 years ago

This was the cutest little bookstore! The owner was SO friendly and welcoming. He had a great variety of used books. 10/10 would recommend!!

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The Paradox Book Store - The Paradox Book Store

The Paradox Book Store

(1 review)

Don't judge me too much, but the last time I actually read a physical book -- like, held it in my…read morehands and sat there and turned pages -- was at least several months ago. I know! I'm a monster. That time is seared in my brain, though, because one of my children, when he saw me sitting on the couch reading, commented that he had never seen me reading in his life. (I tried to explain to him that I do lots of listening to audio books and reading digital books on my phone, and I also do a lot of reading for work, but he wasn't giving me any credit.) As much as I don't hold books in my hands, I do love bookstores, and they hold a special place in my heart. The Paradox Book Store is West Virginia's oldest bookstore, and it's truly a gem. It has all of the things you want in an old bookstore: that musty smell, the cramped and crowded feeling of spines all around you, hand-lettered signs, soft jazz playing from a radio, a warm feeling emanating from dim lamps set up strategically around the store. This is a bookstore-bookstore. You will mostly find old used books here. I didn't see too many new titles. But if you're looking for some seedy pulp paperbacks or a book on fresco painting from the 1980s, you're freaking in luck. One of my children was excited to find and purchase a three-inch-thick German dictionary, because ... reasons? He doesn't speak German, has never showed interest in the German language or Germany, but he read that book all day. OK! That's the magic of bookstores, though -- you never know what you'll find, and sometimes the most random things will spark your interest. The prices are extremely fair for used books. The German dictionary we got was $4, and most of the books I saw were under $5. They have a little nook on the porch with ultra-discounted books (5 for $2), with a sign that says you can even just borrow them. They also have a sign welcoming everyone in, no matter if they have money or not. The children's section is small, but they have lots of books and toys to play with, plus a bench for adults to sit and watch as their kids play.

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J&M's Books and Play

(3 reviews)

It's a cute little used book store in a small strip mall off Blizzard Dr. There are three rooms to…read morethe store, with genre fiction in the first room, children & YA in the next room, and non-fiction/literature in the last. The general fiction leans heavily towards the Christian fiction and related genres, but there was some contemporary fiction like Saramago and DFW (I almost bought a copy of "Infinite Jest," but really, when am I going to have time to reread that?). Their sci-fi and fantasy collection wasn't too bad either. Prices were pretty good (the aforementioned DFW was listed at $7, and sci-fi paperbacks between $2-4). The proprietor let us know that everything is catalogued, so you could inquire about a particular title if you were looking for something specific. It looks like they also buy used books, which is good to know. They do play religious music in the store, but they also have Bible verses posted in the window, so I suppose that's fair warning.

They have moved to a new plaza very close to their old location and it was a fantastic move. The…read morestore is: organized, clean, and bright. The customer service is great in that customers are greeted and help is always offered. When they opened the new location they also added board games. Oh did they add board games. It is now *the* place in the area to go for gaming. They have a killer board game library that can be rented to play in story or even rented for overnight. Their selection is bar none and the owner knows his stuff when it comes to gaming. If one is into role playing games they have that covered as well. They have a good selection of role playing game books that are outside of the basic D&D. This business is one of the major go-to places when one visits this area.

Vigilant Books - usedbooks - Updated May 2026

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