Invitation Bookshop — Local services in Gig Harbor

We were in the area over the weekend and decided to finally pop into this charming, independent bookstore (as it had been on our "to visit" list for quite some time). The store is bright and welcoming. Books and other offerings well curated and organized. We even had an opportunity to chat with the owner and another staff, and we were delighted to hear about how well connected they are to the community and other independent bookstore owners (as a local author, I always love taking a little "shop"):) Best of all, we have thoroughly enjoyed our purchases. And we look forward to another visit soon.

Pro-Tip: This store offers sections of discounted titles throughout the store - a great surprise. Make sure to...

What a spacious, light, and airy book store! They just recently moved to this new location, and they've already made it seem homey. There's a great kid's section with room to snuggle and ride a selection out loud. There's a couch area, perfect for author talks. There are TONS of books--very well organized.

They had a teacher table for teacher appreciation and end of the year celebrations.

I bought "The Book Club for Troublesome Women" by Marie Bostwick. (All three of us on our "book store crawl" will take turns reading that novel. I got first dibs because I'm getting my reading group to read it as our...

Ordered a book from them online to pick up in store and it got there way faster than it was supposed to! The shop is very cute with a nice atmosphere. I’m already planning what books I’m gonna grab from them for summer with their awesome website. Super easy to find what you’re looking for because it lets you filter by genre and sub genre and they let you know if they have the book in store or if they can...