Inklings Bookshop

Inklings Bookshop Inklings Bookshop: a place set aside for books and their friends. Inklings Bookshop is a community bookstore.
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We offer a variety of subjects: fiction, children's board books, picture books and early readers, young adult, travel, science, religion and philosophy, self-help, history, cooking, home and garden, poetry, humor, regional, family, reference, photography and art, etc. We also feature a lot of gift items, many of which are crafted by local artists!

Mark your calendars! Join us Tuesday, September 15 from 6–8 PM at Oak Creek Distillery for an evening with local author ...
09/03/2026

Mark your calendars! Join us Tuesday, September 15 from 6–8 PM at Oak Creek Distillery for an evening with local author Rob Phillips, celebrating his new book, Green Chairs and Squeaky Sheets!

Come grab a drink, hear from Rob, and celebrate his newest release with us. We’d love to see you there! 🍻📖

📍 Oak Creek Distillery
10160 S. Naches Rd
Naches, WA
📅 Tuesday, September 15
⏰ 6–8 PM

It’s a dog kind of day in Children’s! 🐶McKinley is showing off just a few of our dog-themed favorites—from books to furr...
09/02/2026

It’s a dog kind of day in Children’s! 🐶

McKinley is showing off just a few of our dog-themed favorites—from books to furry friends! Stop by and find something for the dog lover in your life. 📚🐾

Happy New Release Tuesday! Just a few of the new books hitting our shelves today — and there are plenty more waiting to ...
09/01/2026

Happy New Release Tuesday! Just a few of the new books hitting our shelves today — and there are plenty more waiting to be discovered in store. Stop by and see what’s new! 📖

We were so excited about this week’s new releases that we forgot to post them yesterday. 🫣📚 Better late than never!Here ...
08/26/2026

We were so excited about this week’s new releases that we forgot to post them yesterday. 🫣📚 Better late than never!

Here are just a few of the new books that hit our shelves this week — come see what else is new!

It’s New Release Tuesday! 📚✨ Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II is officially on our shelves, along with ple...
08/18/2026

It’s New Release Tuesday! 📚✨ Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II is officially on our shelves, along with plenty of other new releases just waiting to be discovered. Come see what’s new! 👀📖

Just a few of the new releases hitting our shelves today! 📚✨ Come by and find your next read!
08/11/2026

Just a few of the new releases hitting our shelves today! 📚✨ Come by and find your next read!

New picture books. Happy New Release Tuesday!Now out in paperback!New in fiction.
08/04/2026

New picture books. Happy New Release Tuesday!

Now out in paperback!

New in fiction.

Join us for our Where’s Waldo celebration! Saturday the 1st of August, 10:30 am.There will be prize drawings for Waldo b...
07/28/2026

Join us for our Where’s Waldo celebration! Saturday the 1st of August, 10:30 am.

There will be prize drawings for Waldo books, inklings goodies, and fun treats donated from participating businesses! Plus, activities and snacks!

Join us in welcoming on Sunday, August 23rd! Don’t miss it; 2:00-4:00pm at for discussion and signing. A month from to...
07/22/2026

Join us in welcoming on Sunday, August 23rd! Don’t miss it; 2:00-4:00pm at for discussion and signing.

A month from today - put it on your calendar now!

Mary Fontana is the author of Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US-Mexico Border, a narrative history of the migrant house of hospitality where she has volunteered for the past two decades, published in May 2026 by Orbis Books. Her writing has appeared in America, BorderLore, Consequence, National Catholic Reporter, The Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, SWIMM, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the 2025 Richard J. Margolis Award for social journalism and took second place for the 2026 Frederick Morgan Award in poetry. She trained as a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley and did infectious disease research for a decade before turning to writing full-time. She grew up in Yakima and was one of the first Unleashed staff at the Yakima Herald-Republic. Mary now lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.

Are you enjoying this summer heat? In the office at inklings, it’s Christmas in July! …at least for our gift buyer. ...
07/21/2026

Are you enjoying this summer heat? In the office at inklings, it’s Christmas in July! …at least for our gift buyer.

Address

5629 Summitview Avenue
Yakima, WA
98908

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

(509) 965-5830

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