Unpacking the Bookstore

An Oasis of Literature

An industrial district residing on the outskirts of downtown Detroit may not seem like a productive location for a bookstore, but John K. King Used and Rare Books has proven otherwise, having operated out of the locale for more than thirty years. Initially...

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One Does Not Simply Walk Into The Strand

If there is one thing universally known about the Strand, it is that if you were to lay every book in the store down in a row, you would come out with over 18 miles of books. To hold such a mass collection, a store must be equally as big. Taking up its own city...

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