A Bookworm鈥檚 Guide to Downtown Ann Arbor Bookstores, Ann Arbor, Michigan

As the rise of e-readers and digital books threatens the survival of mammoth brick-and-mortar book sellers, independent bookstores are still very much part of the fabric of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan. Recently, I browsed five Ann Arbor bookstores in partnership with聽Destination Ann Arbor聽and聽Wanderful. As you鈥檒l see, some of these shops are traditionally bookish, while others uniquely quirky. Yet all five are independent and locally-owned shops bookworms will love visiting.

In one coffee-fueled morning, I found today鈥檚 best sellers and favorites from my childhood. There were local comic books and rare first editions. Perhaps most unique was a book filled with notes typed by one of these bookstores鈥� patrons on an old typewriter in the store.

What I discovered on my book-shopping stroll in downtown Ann Arbor is niche bookstores have found a home here.

Two downtown book sellers 鈥� Dawn Treader Book Shop and West Side Book Shop 鈥� have specialized in rare and antiquarian books for decades. Today, you鈥檒l also find books on spirituality at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room and comic books at Vault of Midnight. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Bookworm鈥檚 Guide to Downtown Ann Arbor Bookstores
Guide Location: USA » Ann Arbor
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Erin Klema
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