A MetroTimes Interview with John King

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Back in February the MetroTimes published an article on the owner and namesake of our illustrious establishment, Mr. John King himself. Learn about how he got into the trade of bookselling, how he goes about acquiring more books and how we've been coping since the advent of online book dealing.

http://metrotimes.com/news/john-king-of-john-k-king-used-rare-books-1.1629188

Channel 4 Coverage of the Bookstore

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Channel 4 caught wind of our being rated as the 2nd best bookstore in the world and first in the United States by business insider and did a nice piece showing some of the rarer items in our stocks.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/detroits-king-books-named-among-best-in-america/25057546

An artistic depiction of one of Mr. King's statues of the bard

An artistic depiction of one of Mr. King's statues of the bard

King King Books tops a series best of lists

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Hour Detroit Magazine Readers

Choose John King Books

As Best Used Bookstore

Once Again!

Hour Detroit Best of Detroit 2014

John King Books

is #1 on another list of top bookstores

 

Detroit A-List Best Bookstores 2014 

Another mention of John King Books in the media:

 

Things People from Detroit Love -- Movoto

Once again…

 

The Detroit Metro Times recognizes John K. King Books as

The Best Indie Bookstore in Detroit!

Detroit Metro Times Best of Detroit 2014