The previous "Booksense Picks" list of new book recommendations is now the "Indie-Next" List.  

You can view the Current  Indie-Next picks, or see a preview of the selections for August.  Be sure to view one of the paper brochures in full color next time you visit us. 

You can become part of the IndieBound attitude!  Unchain yourself, declare your independence, love your local!  Sign the Declaration of IndieBound, and you will be entered to win one of two IndieBound T-shirts.  We are extending the contest through August.   

Visit our inklings web site to read favorites of Inklings staff members.

Here's what you do each time you shop at Inklings, Yakima's Independent Bookstore:

1.  You keep dollars in our economy -  For every $100 you spend at one of our local businesses, $68 will stay in the community.  What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain?  Only $43 stays in the community.

 I created my blog using Google Blogger in about an hour.  Google Blogger is free, but there are many other places on the web that will help you design your blog.  I've named my blog "Thinklings" in honor of the Inklings. As many of you know, we named our store Inklings after a group of writers who used to read their work to each other and discuss it in Oxford, England. The best-known members of the group were C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.

  I am a bookseller. Therefore, the "voice" of the blog is primarily that of a bookseller, a purveyor of the written word.  But I am more than a bookseller.  I am a woman, a wife, mother, daughter, and grandma, as well, so in my blog you'll hear those voices pipe up sometimes.  I'll talk about books, movies, things I've overheard, ideas, quotes, culture, faith, and the arts.  I may have to tell you about my cute granddaughter occasionally, a virtual brag book, if you will.  Occasionally, I may introduce you to a "guest blogger" and I'll certainly share other blogs that I've found interesting.  You will be able to read my irregular postings and respond with your own comments, by going to http://justsomethinklings.blogspot.com/

Join us at Inklings Bookshop, a family-owned, independent book store catering to book lovers of all ages and interests. Come enjoy your favorite espresso as you curl up in one of our comfy leather chairs or as you browse through over 11,000 hand-selected books.

If we don't have the book you need in-stock, we're happy to order it for you. Most orders take 1-2 days to arrive.

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