Canterbury Book Store

09/16/2026

We recently had award-winning playwright Emily Turner and her husband stop by the store on their tour of Escanaba! In the totally impartial view of your friendly neighborhood bookstore, everyone should go see the world premiere of Stag Light Oct. 8-11 at Bay College's Besse Theater!

(Disclosure: Jesse is totally in the cast of Stag Light and is not, in fact, an impartial recommender)

09/04/2026

While it's a little rainy outside today, our sidewalk sales are still in full swing! Except the sidewalk is now conceptually inside our building, where many sales are to be found. Like, a metaphysical sidewalk. A sidewalk of the mind.

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08/16/2026

Great article by Rachel Branstrom about the fabulous mural that Lauren Hovland painted at our store!

ESCANABA — One business in downtown Escanaba has gotten a decorative addition recently, loosely in honor of its 60th birthday. At Canterbury Book Store, Jesse Traub and Rebecca Bender — who have owned the place since 2018 — hired local artist Lauren Hovland to paint a mural on the upper portio...

07/31/2026

Sorry to anyone who has been trying to call the store! Turns out the tornado damage in Wisconsin have knocked out some crucial telecoms equipment our network relies on, causing most incoming calls to be blocked these past few days. They're working on it as we speak, but in the meantime, you can reach out to us via our contact message box on our website:

We purchase high-quality used books, but make no guarantee that we can accept what you might bring in. Please use the contact form below to set up an evaluation.

07/27/2026

Update on the streetwork outside our store: curbs!

07/09/2026

We'll be closed tomorrow, Friday, July 10 for a holy day observance. But we'll be back on our regular hours on Saturday, July 11!

06/23/2026

It's bloom week for the coreopsis behind our building! While we appreciate all our customers dealing with inconvenience of entering through the door at the back of our building while Ludington is under construction, this is the one week where it's totally worth it to take the long way into the store!

06/05/2026

Alternate take on our store beach-front:

Canterbury has a beach entrance now