Last day for special orders to arrive before Christmas is Fri., Dec. 11

If there is a specific title you would like before Christmas, please call or email us with your order by noon this Friday, Dec. 11. Of course, if you don't mind when your book arrives, we're open for special orders anytime, per usual!

And if you don't feel comfortable leaving your home at the moment, we are still happy to ship, deliver, or do curbside pickup; whatever we can make work to keep you safe.

Winter Island - the latest mystery from Jim Nelson - now available!

Jim Nelson’s latest mystery novel Winter Island is now here at the Canterbury! An excellent book to start with if you’re new to Nelson’s writing, or if you’re a long time fan, another great addition to his bibliography. A description from Nelson himself:

”After the tragic death of his wife during a robbery at his Chicago condo, mystery author Eric Ballard accepts an invitation from his brother-in-law to spend time in the small town of Red Cedar Cove. Eric’s hoping the new atmosphere away from memories of Claire will be the incentive he needs to write again.

When a young boy’s dog digs up a human bone on an island just off the shore of Lake Michigan, whispers of what happened to two girls who disappeared twenty years before begin to circulate.

On the other side of town, Cheryl Foster seeks answers about her past. When the results of her DNA kit point to the most prominent family in Red Cedar Cove, Cheryl’s not prepared for the reaction she receives when she starts asking questions.

Eric is soon in the middle of two real-life murder mysteries-mysteries that make his books seem tame by comparison. Will he be able to unravel all of the clues before more lives are lost?”

Closed for Labor Day, Monday Sept. 7th

Hello All! In observance of Labor Day, we will be closed on Monday, September 7th. We hope everyone enjoys the holiday!

'The Wicked Sister' - New Release

If you enjoyed 'The Marsh King's Daughter', check out the latest release from Karen Dionne: 'The Wicked Sister'! Now in stock at the Canterbury!

New bookmarks

We got new bookmarks in at the store, courtesy of Richard’s Printing. Design by Rebecca, coloring and linework by Jesse. They’re great for picking locks, fighting off assassins, and marking your place in a book. Free with every purchase!

Canterbury open Friday, July 3rd; closed Saturday, July 4th

The Canterbury is open today, Friday, July 3rd! But we will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in observance of our national holiday. Happy 4th of July, everyone!

Welcome to our new shelf of paranormal romance

We recently acquired a nice selection of paranormal romance novels, including several complete series! We made some room for them on a newly vacated shelf, come check them out the next time you’re at the store!

New batch of books from Hachette

We just got in a new batch of books from the publisher Hachette! Included are titles from Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series; N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy; the delightful The Wild Robot duology; and the entire Expanse series up to date, by James S.A. Corey, including:

the latest addition to the series, Tiamat’s Wrath! If you are looking for a good near-future space opera, I cannot recommend this one enough.

See you at the store!

Tentative Reopening - yay!

Hello everybody! The Canterbury Book Store will have a tentative reopening and evaluate how things are going after a week or two. That means our store will be open for customers to enter starting today (Friday, May 22). We’ll be open for regular hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm, and Sat. 11am-4pm.

We will be closed for commemoration of Memorial Day on May 25th, however.

For those who would like to enter the store, we kindly ask that you please wear a face mask if you have one while inside the shop.

As we said, we will see how it goes - if people don’t feel safe being out and about, we might shift to more limited hours. We certainly do not begrudge anyone their concerns. And regardless of whether our door is open or not, we will continue to offer ordering online or via phone (906) 786-0751, and offer curbside pickup for those who prefer that.

Also, you’re always welcome to give us a call and get the latest update! Even when closed we make sure to check our voicemail regularly and get back to people.

Now, back we go to doing inventory!

We've been doing some shuffling and rearranging!

We’re taking this down time to do a little spring cleaning and reorganization, sifting through our stock and performing a long-delayed inventory!

We’re still taking orders through phone ((906) 786-0751) and through our contact page on this website, so if there is a book you’d like, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us!

Looking forward to when things start opening up and we can see you all again!

Post Office has incredible T. rex stamps

In what might be the most important thing you’ll read all day, I’m here to inform you that the US Post Office has these fantastic T. rex stamps on offer. They’re gigantic! Look at their size relative to that quarter. And some of them are holographic too. And they cost no more than regular stamps!

This might be my favorite day in a long time.

Rebecca reads Old Turtle

A slightly longer story read by the Canterbury’s one and only Rebecca! Enjoy her reading of Old Turtle, by Douglas Wood, a good story for these contemplative times.

Rebecca reads selected poems from Shel Silverstein!

A little something to brighten your day, here is Rebecca Bender reading a small selection of poems from Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic!

Canterbury Book Store - Doors closed, but deliveries open!

We'll bring the books to you

Although our doors are closed, we are still going to try and do our best to get books into your hands. We can still take orders over the phone (906-786-0751), by email, or via our inquiry form on our website.

We're still working on updating our inventory, but you can browse the latest version of our inventory spreadsheet (some errors probable!) by visiting this page on our website. You're also welcome, as always, to just call or email and ask if we have something in.

For payment, we can accept credit and debit card payment over the phone.

For delivery, a couple of options:

• For books we already have in stock, or for books that we order for you normally (we send out a bulk order roughly every Saturday, and it arrives at our store roughly the following Thursday), we can deliver them directly to your doorstep if you live in the greater Escanaba-Gladstone-Rapid River-Bark River area. We're happy to offer this type of delivery for free, if it gives you one less excuse to leave your house

• For those outside the area, or simply for those who might want their book a little quicker, for a $3 shipping fee, we can have a book you ordered shipped directly to you via the US Postal Service.

Maybe a broadcast of the Canterbury reading passages from our favorite books in the near future?

Certainly, the internet is already full of amusements for everyone, but if I get stir-crazy while doing inventory by myself in an empty store, I might break out the old microphone and start reading passages from some of our favorite books, as much for my own amusement as any else's. For those interested in tuning in, we'll give everyone at least an hour's notice via email and Facebook. And we'll probably just broadcast audio and no video, to go gentle on our overworked internet tubes. But during these unusual times, it seems like another good way of bringing books into people's lives.

Much love to you all, stay safe and healthy, and we look forward to seeing you in person soon!

Reminder that we can ship direct to your door most any in-print book

A good time for a reminder about a service we've always been able to offer: we can process your payment over the phone and ship books straight to your door ($3 shipping fee). Whether you can't leave the house, don't want to, or just love receiving packages, we're here for you.

But our store will also remain open normally until further notice, as there are never more than 5 people in here at a time anyway 😅