Good Books In the Woods

I was going to be in the general Spring area, and this was not too far of a detour. I am always on the look out for a good used book store. One that has an amazing first editions selection as well. This looks, literally like someones house, and as you walk in you are given a map to navigate the wonderful maze of books.
I had browsed their website, and found an incredibly priced first edition of William Faulkner’s «The Reivers.» For about $ 10. This has been something on my want list forever, but every time I came across it, the price, condition, or both were ridiculous. I also found a few others, including a fantastic illustrated edition of Tom Jones.
The website is really up to date, and you can email them with any questions. They got back to me within a few hours to inform me the The Reivers was still available on the shelf. If you can’t make the visit, you can order anything from the site and it will ship in 1 – 2 days. I love getting lost in and visiting these kinds of stores, so it was a good detour. Though, I won’t always be able to make the hike up here. I will definitely be taking advantage of the online ordering. An excellent book store.

Good Books in the Woods definitely deserves more notoriety — this is a hidden gem of a bookstore in The Woodlands and for the Houston community at large!
Good Books is a house turned into a bookstore and every inch is utilized to its fullest extent, while still remaining walkable, clean, and organized. They have a wonderful history section here with a few dozen sub-​categories, tons of literature and fiction, first editions, collectible copies, you name it. Very well curated. Check out their website to get an even better idea of what they carry!
Coffee is offered for guests and chairs and couches are scattered throughout the store. This is everything you could want in a bookstore!

It is rare when you find a jewel in a retail store in The Woodlands. But in this store… the Unicorn exists!!! Found an autographed copy, hardback book, I was looking for, in fine condition & fair price. Proprietor was very accommodating to open early to ensure sale. If you have not yet explored this gem of a bookstore, then you are missing out! This will be my go-​to-​shop for birthday gifts & the holidays!

I went here this past Saturday, on the recommendation of my grandma. She told me it’s her favorite bookstore in the world, and it’s less than 2 miles from my work. I LOVE bookstores, so of course I couldn’t resist checking it out!
Well, it is quite a bookstore! It’s a house renovated into a labyrinth of books! I nearly got lost in the former garage!
I was the only customer that afternoon, and I wandered around aimlessly for a minute before I found the owner. At first, I heard a low growl, and then a cute dog jumped off the couch to inspect me. After Benji sniffed to make sure I wasn’t a horrible person, she was instantly friendly. Once I pet her, she kept jumping up on me for me to pet her some more. I didn’t mind… I love dogs. The owner asked me if I was looking for any books in particular, and I told him I especially love memoirs and thrillers. He showed me where these were, and I started hunting. There’s several storage cabinets outside with TONS of fiction paperbacks… it doesn’t surprise me that he ran out of room in the store! Then I came back in to look at the memoirs. More than my local Half-​Price Books carries, but the selection contains more older memoirs and biographies. I was looking for any that are already on my to-​read list that I didn’t already own, and I didn’t find any. If I had time to be more adventurous, I would have gone through them more. I tend to lean toward the really messed-​up memoirs, and these seemed tame in comparison.
I looked through the YA section, but it’s pretty limited (compared to HPB). Several from the Twilight series, and a few Harry Potter. But again, nothing that isn’t already on my to-​read list.
I wandered around more, browsing through the VAST selection of history books. I had read on their website before going that they specialize in history books… and they weren’t kidding! I’m not a history buff by any means, so I wasn’t interested in that. However, the collections of signed first-​editions and rare books are impressive!
I made my way back toward the front of the store, and I finally found the fiction section. And what a selection! I scanned all the shelves and picked out several. I would love to spend a couple hours in there with my Goodreads app and look through more. As if I don’t have a ridiculous amount of books «to-​read» already!
Spent about an hour in there, and spent $ 30 on 7 books. The fiction books were priced similar to HPB (none of the ones I picked were mass-​market paperbacks, so they would cost more). And the romance/​thriller section was $ 1 per book, which was awesome.
I’d DEFINITELY recommend this bookstore to any bookworm! And especially those who are history buffs!

This store has AMAZING customer service. They went above and beyond to help me order online and get the purchase to me by Christmas. They have a cool collection of rare, old, or just plain interesting books.