One of the Asheville originals!! Fantastic bookstore, used to be only local businesses were allowed in downtown , best way to get it back is vote with your dollar, boycott those chains, they can be found on every street corner in the rest of America! Great events here, coffee, and unique book collection you won't find anywhere else! If you want rock bottom price, and a robot mailing you the book, please use Amazon, thanks!
One of our favorite new bookstores! We rerouted our whole trip back from South Carolina so we could go again!
Adorable space, friendly and helpful staff, unique collection of books to choose from.
I love this place. Their book displays are relevant and well done. Their book selections are extensive. And the atmosphere is warm, welcoming, and free. Shop local!
Best local establishment with a good selection of books Cafe seemed to have a good selection as well
Always an amazing experience. The staff are top notch, it is safe to visit by making an appointment during the pandemic and always a great selection.
Amazing bookstore. Small cafe. Staff recommendations are worth checking out.
Such a cool little place! They allow well behaved dogs (in the bookstore, but not the cafe). The staff is always friendly and helpful and the bathrooms are always clean. They have a "blind date with a book" section, for those that are adventurous or want a surprise, where books are wrapped in brown paper with a vauge description on the front. There's also a pre-release shelf of books that are free (though they prefer you buy a book if you're going to take a book). The cafe has MONSTOROUSLY large cookies and turnovers and wonderful coffee and teas . A great place to relax, peruse, and buy some books!!
Staff was friendly and the store was adorable. Decent prices on a variety of books and trinkets. Very cozy feeling.
Wonderful, quaint local bookstore, good selection and pricing!
Why in the world would you want to spread hatred via your bookstore? On March 24, you have invited Jeff Halper, who is a proponenent of the hate group BDS (boycott, divest, and sanction), which exists solely to destroy the state of Israel. This group incites violence and anti-Semitic actions. This is not the kind of activity I expect from a responsible bookstore that should encourage truth and civil dialogue. Please consider retracting this invitation. Thank you.
Love the store. Books, coffee and friendly people.
A great bookshop and coffee house in Asheville. Though you might have trouble finding pop mass market titles, the variety of lesser-known works and publishers make this a regular visit for me when I'm in town.
Very nice bookstore that offers many books on various topics.
The staff are very friendly and very helpful and will not hesitate to help you.
Great selection. Friendly service. Books, gifts, coffee with local flavor.
The staff is friendly. They get excellent authors in. They are always very nice to my dog.
Great selections with knowledgeable staff! We travel 600 miles a year to go there!
Very cool bookstore with a great selection of every genre. Also, great staff picks section.
Not the biggest book store I've been to... But excellently laid out and more than enough selection that I ended up buying at least three more books than I planned.
Awesome independent feminist bookstore. Pet friendly and easily the highlight of our trip to Asheville.
A GREAT bookstore and cafe. Great suggestions, local authors, knowledgeable staff. A favorite place for me.
Local bookstore with coffee bar. Frequent readings by local and well-known writers and artists.
Always filled with new ideas, beautiful books, stimulating speakers.
This bookstore and its Comic Book Club made Asheville really feel like home to me.
Best local bookstore in Asheville. Great variety, good coffee.
A great local indie bookstore. I'm glad places like this still exist.
Definitely beats Barnes and Nobles despite having a more conventional leaning for a book store. We enjoyed the books they had on crafting and cooking.
Staple of my trips downtown for years. They have good coffee and great books. Especially like the mystery books they wrap up and write brief descriptions on.
Our "must stop" when in Asheville, this is a book lover's dream. Could spend an entire day here. Great blend of subjects and local authors, with reliable staff recommendations.
It just smells like books and coffee - a very welcome, cozy spot that can get busy in the snow. They offer so many different and interesting books.
Super cute book store that also does the blind date with a book thing, cute place to hit up if you're in the area
I visited for the first time last night for a book signing. The event was very well organized and the staff was genuinely kind. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a local bookstore to support.
Eclectic bookshop. Creative set up. Prices a bit high but expected of a small local bookshop. Selection of books is limited. Cafe inside with good coffee. Helpful information desk and friendly staff.
Best bookstore in town. Reasonable coffee. Helpful staff. Asheville also has some good second hand bookstores including one under the same ownership as Malaprop round the back and a small selection attached to the public library next to the US Cellular centre nearby.
Nice place. It felt real inviting with a good selection of books. My wife really like it. We will be back next time we are in Asheville
Friendly and inviting but a limited selection to choose from. Still worth checking out.
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Best indie bookstore in the area! Friendly and helpful staff go out of their way to help.
A wonderfully stocked bookstore and knowledgeable staff. Very pleasant surprise.
Really awesome book store! There are tons of books categorized out into different sections as well as a number of other cool items. The cafe is neat too, you can order a number of drinks here.
One of my very favorite places to visit in this beautiful city. I never miss a chance to spend quality time in Malaprops.
This champagne bookstore is easily the most unique and eclectic mashup of places i've ever been. it has a certain romantic feeling and is captivating. Beyond that it's located in a beautiful space.
This is a lovely little bookshop! They have a section where the books are wrapped in brown paper so you can't see the cover; they then put a brief description of the book on it. If it sounds good pick it up and buy it to know the title. Great idea. I wish there were more places like this around!
Very calm and relaxing ambience. Have visited many times and plan on many more.
Great bookstore, my daughter always ask to go to malaprops because of their book selection for children/young adults.
A one of a kind, eclectic INDEPENDENT bookstore in Asheville that is a staple visit every time that my wife and I visit that town. It's the kind of place that book nerds love because of selection and layout. They also feature guest author Q & A sessions and have a decent coffee bar.
Just a very well done place all around. Great browsing and thoughtfully selected titles.
I always enjoy independent book stores. This was a very good one. They have a knowledgeable and friendly staff and a good selection.
I've been in love with this independent bookstore since I was a teenager. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and well read. Everything about Malaprop's makes me happy, from their book selection to their bathrooms. It's my favorite downtown destination.
This indie bookstore is one of the greatest joys of visiting Asheville. They have all kinds of books (bestsellers and new releases as well as classics and less well-known works, including a really interesting and quirky selection of graphic novels), a wonderful children's section, various book-themed knickknacks and gifts, an enthusiastic and well-informed staff, and a lovely little cafe with coffee and tea drinks and a few little pastries. I always block out several hours at Malaprop's when I visit Asheville. I hope it stays strong!
Wow. Champagne cocktails and coffee and books and live jazz on a Sunday? Okay, alright, I see you Asheville. You don't play. Mad props to you. Malaprops. Walk through the Grove Arcade, then pop into this amazing bookstore. Read a book, listen to the music, sip something that'll warm you up, and enjoy the other humans you share this earth with.
Great selection of books. We will definitely be back on our next visit.
Great place to drink coffee and read a book. They also have author presentations.
The best coffee in the most eclectic shop in Asheville.
Wonderful locally owned bookstore. They also bring in national and internationally renowned authors.
Love the cuteness & quaintness of Malprops, also convenient coffee shop.
This is my favorite bookstore. I live a good two hours away, but it is a place I have to stop whenever I am in Asheville. Really great, knowledgeable staff (so you can trust the staff picks). They host book signings and book clubs. Try a blind date book (books wrapped in brown paper with adjectives written on the wrapper describing the book). Basically, they are doing everything right which is how they are thriving in the age of Amazon.
Very disappointed that most everything is open back up to the public except Malaprops. We traveled from WV and were so excited to finally visit Malaprops only to be turned down because we were not NC residents. It really put a sour taste in our mouths for Asheville as we did not feel welcome as tourists at all. So much for attempting to support small, local businesses.
This is one of those awesome, independent bookstores that make me smile. The book selection is super and interesting, with doodads mixed in. A few weeks ago, I read my book Designed To SHINE! Read Aloud Rhymes for Any Size Heart for Story Time, and I was told that it was one of the best Story Times ever...so cool! Thank you for being the amazing bookstore you are, Malaprop's.
Due the pandemic, they are only open by appointment and for NC residents.
Nice bookstore and coffee shop in downtown Asheville.
Good selection of books and little gifts. I love their "Blind Date with a Book" section, where the books are covered in brown paper, with only a few adjectives about the book on the cover.
Great selection for a smaller store. Hosts book signings and talks.
Best book store in Asheville. Unique but also has a great selection of books! Love the kids section and coffee shop. Really good location and helpful staff.
Big section of Staff Picks, which I enjoy looking at. Great selection, relaxed environment in the heart of a busy part of Asheville. Usually musicians outside the door. Frequent talks by authors.
This bookstore is so much more than just a bookstore! They have an amazing little cafe on the side that makes the whole place smell like delicious coffee, and a bunch of trinkets and gadgets and dewdaws for book lovers. Huge selection, well-organized, with a friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great selection of local authors, too.
Super cute bookstore. I really loved how they have a good staff pick selection as well as a banned books and "surprise buy" section. Really makes this place feel different from your average bookstore. They also sell lots of cute knick-knacks to purchase for souvenirs home. Staff wasn't the friendliest, but I was there to purchase a book, not interact with staff.
Very surprised the Malaprop's is hosting BDS advocate Jeff Halper. BDS clothes its program in the language of human rights. However they ignore human rights violations of the worst kind in Iran, under ISIS, under Boko Haram, in Saudi Arabia, but never miss an opportunity to point the finger at Israel. This is usually done by quoting verbatim Hamas and Palestinian Authority libels that make terror perpetrators victims, and ignores the actual victims of terror attacks. Moreover, if one does any research it comes to light that the BDS movement is not in favor of a two-state solution, or of peace, but rather wants a Palestinian state to replace all of Israel.
Nice local bookstore. Would have like to see a bit more variety in their youth section.
What a great bookstore! Love the staff recommendations and curated approach. I picked up a mystery-wrapped "blind date with a bookseller" which was a fun way to try something new. Definitely recommend stopping in and supporting this great local treasure.
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