A NOVEL BOOKSTORE

Quality Used Books

A Novel Bookstore, across from the City Park in Yelm, is an eclectic bookstore that blends Sci-Fi, Thrillers, Westerns, Romance novels and a variety of non-fiction with a growing selection of unique esoteric titles that only Yelm can manifest.

We began as a paperback exchange in June 2007 and have outgrown that moniker. We trade in softcover, hardcover, audio books and CD's. Book oriented gifts also adorn our walls and shelves.

I am really interested in what people are reading nowadays and why they like their authors. With more than 25,000 titles in our store and more on our web site I feel we have a book for everyone. Often I run across an interesting book in my store that I have never really looked at before, and I think to myself, "someone is looking for this book—if only I could figure out how to show it to them." So, we arrange interesting displays and perhaps odd combinations to highlight the current influx of a particular subject.

The thing for me, as a science and metaphysical reader, is that I had not read much fiction for several years and I was actually having a hard time finishing a novel! But after talking at length with my customers about their favorite books I have come to know some new authors which I can recommend with confidence.

A Novel Bookstore is open Monday through Saturday from 11 am – 5 pm and stays open on Thursdays until 7 pm. Located at 305 1st Street in Yelm.

If you are looking for a particular book give us a call at 360-458-4722.

Purchasing this bookstore was a wild lark experience for my wife and I. While I have a lot of retail sales experience I had no preparation for running a full business. The knowledgeable Enterprise for Equity staff taught me step by step not only how to create and follow a business plan but the very real reasons to have one. I discovered I don’t have to live in reaction to the market and its financial climate but can chart a course that will allow me to choose the timing and quantity of my investments in the business.
-- Bob Maddox