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Malaprops Bookstore Cafe

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Local(828) 254-6734

55 Haywood St
Asheville, NC 28801

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Malaprops Bookstore Cafe
Local(828) 254-6734

55 Haywood St
Asheville, NC 28801

http://WWW.MALAPROPS.COM

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User Reviews of Malaprops Bookstore Cafe

Yelp.com Review - by Dane K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Good independent book shop...Great selection of "green" cooking and other how to books..Pretty extensive selection of travel books; they had a number of Vietnam travel books that Borders did not. (And...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by yasuko m.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Ashville....I wish I could live there. This book store, let your dog go inside of the store!!!! You can actually look around, sit down and read with your dogs. Just know that the dogs are not...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Missy M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent little indie bookstore in downtown Asheville. We spent the better part of our Sunday morning browsing the shelves - many of the books have little "shelf talker" book marks in them from...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rassamee H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic independent bookstore in downtown Asheville! Full of knowledgeable staff who helped me figure out my way around downtown and where I might find a handmade North Carolina basket. Great...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Oliver C.

5.0 of 5 stars. What can be said about Malaprop's that hasn't already been said. The selection of books is fantastic for a small-ish store. Tons of interesting categories..like the famous banned book section. But...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Amber K.

4.0 of 5 stars. An excellent bookstore with a quaint cafe. If you enjoy something other than the standard reading fare, you'll love their diverse selection of books. I personally read nonfiction (particularly...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tony L.

5.0 of 5 stars. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Asheville, go to Malaprop's Bookstore.If you are a bibliophile, then this is the place for you. There is something for everyone...from poetry to comic books....
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by apple w.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is one of my favorite all time book stores ever in the world. There. I've said it. I have unabashedly declared my love for Malaprops. Funny.. the first place i remember going in Asheville is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great books and very good coffee. There is a large regional section, which also is the source of my only complaint. The regional *poetry* is scattered within the poetry section and not gathered in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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GREAT! by Erin J. at InsiderPages

The cafe is GREAT! The bookstore is GREAT! I love hanging out in there. If can sit and watch foot traffic go by from their cafe and wander amoung their airy store in search of recent new releases. They have...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua R.

5.0 of 5 stars. love it. baked goods and coffee are not good, but not bad. the selection of books is excellent.
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by bode l.

5.0 of 5 stars. greatest bookstore you will ever visit in the southeast.a unique independent place where you can definitely get lost and fall in love.great selection, great snacks, great staff, great events. can't...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by sarah p.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great bookstore with funky vibe. Any book lover should pop in here as they wander around Asheville. Nice break from the humidity as well. They also have a wall where you can post events, outing and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsay H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I wish I could spend a morning everyday of my life here. Malaprop's is an adorable bookstore with an Asheville-hipster kind of feel. There's an indoor cafe, wifi, and plenty of books. I always love...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Made this bitter, jaded Los Angeleno feel a bit of educated, cheerful Southern Hospitality. Found a great travel book and enjoyed a great chai tea. Forever in your debt...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lori O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love, love, love Malaprop's. People have commented that the selection is lacking, but I have always been pleasantly surprised by the variety in such a (relatively) small space (relative to B&N and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Imagine how pleased I was to wander into Malaprops while at a family reunion in Asheville! As a lefty progressive-type who feels slightly out of place traveling in the south, Malaprops (and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Great independent bookstore by Maureen O. at InsiderPages

Nice selection of books. Great downtown location near parking. Knowledgeable and helpful staff, cafe. Attracts great authors for talks and book signings.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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Nice selection by Robin A. at InsiderPages

Great location with nearby parking garages. great selection and if they don't have it they will order it. Orders arrive within 5 days or so. Authors visits are fun and staff selections helpful. Good coffee,...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Great book store for readers

"We still read!" is the bumper sticker for the store. It is a readers independent books store. The staff can be a little snooty because of the problem of the street kids that loiter in front of the store, but...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Meg O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I spent significant amounts of time here this summer while at the Bread Loaf School of English. What I consistently loved about Malaprop's was the cafe: interesting, reasonably-priced iced coffee...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nickey B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Cute bookstore. They had lots of suggestions and "staff picks". I also like that they have author in-stores. The coffee bar was awesome and they had computers with free wi-fi with coffee purchase. I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Burke H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have a hundred unread books at home, yet when I am downtown, I have to pop into Malaprop's, and once there, I can't leave without adding one, two, or three more to my collection. Malaprop's is one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Malaprops is an Asheville staple, an independent and very stylish bookstore downtown. It is really integrated into the community, having author in-stores, autographed books, bookclubs, and other...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2006
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great atmosphere

We spent a few hours hanging out in Malaprops a few weekends ago and loved it! It is definitely a popular place. They seem to have a good amount of book readings scheduled and have a very nice cafe wi...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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Did you know?

There are only about 60 independent bookstores left in the entire country? Malaprops is one that people in the business know and look to for guidance. This store has good decor A convenient cafe' and...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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Great atmosphere and selection

Since moving away from Asheville I have missed my ramblings through this bookstore immensely. I went to Malaprops for the atmosphere, sat in a nook and read a book off the shelf and often was so take...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/08/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ian R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great place to lounge around and kill time, with coffee, books, or just people watching. One of a dying breed of small local bookstores. Enjoy it while it lasts.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can always find my We'moon calendar here and I can always get a vegan latte...what more could you need.
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim D.

4.0 of 5 stars. A nice book store in the downtown area. It also has a good coffee shop.
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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ChefMoz

meow!
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AOL CityGuide

borders it ain't...
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