2015 Calendars Now Available at Inkopelli

Inkopelli now has a selection of 2015 calendars, all at 33% off the publishers' list prices!

Classics - Ultimate Automobiles is perfect for the classic car enthusiast.  Featured are the 1954 Hudson Hornet, 1962 Ford Galaxie 500XL Sunliner, 1949 Cadillac Series 62 and more. 

Now the country chickens (and their humans) can see how those kooky city chickens live in this delightful City Chickens & Their Coops calendar.

Of course it wouldn't be Tehachapi without trains. Get your fix every day with the A Year of Train Trivia 2015 calendar.

We perk it up then it perks us up.  Coffee, of course. 










These calendars and more now available at Inkopelli!

Find a Piece of History at Inkopelli

You may know Inkopelli sells bestsellers, new releases and the books your favorite movies are based on.  However, we also have a growing collection of rare, antique and collectible books.   Below are just a few of the titles we have available.

Ecce Deus:  Essays on the Life and Doctrine of Jesus Christ (1867)

Cooking for Connoisseurs as Theresa Capell Does It by Achsa P. Donnelly and Janet P. Tourtellotte (1930).  The cover of this book features unique artwork.

Planets for Man by Stephen H. Dole and Isaac Asimov (1964).  This is a First Printing. 









We have many more antique, rare and collectible books so so if you treasure books that are a piece of history visit Inkopelli!

See the Movie, Read the Book (Or Vice-Versa)

Inkopelli has the books that many of the current blockbuster movies are based on.  So you can see the movie then read the book, or vice-versa!

When Thomas wakes up in the lift the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.


The Maze Runner is currently playing at The Hitching Post Theaters in Tehachapi.

On the morning of their fifth anniversary, Nick Dunne's wife, Amy, disappears from their North Carthage, Missouri home. A few years before, they moved there from New York to take care of Nick's mother, who was dying of cancer. Amy, a New Yorker by birth, wasn't too thrilled about this and even felt that she was being taken there against her will. Their marriage hasn't exactly been an all-American love story, but as tough as things have been, it's about to get worse. 

By the end of the day, cops and news crews have invaded Nick's house, detectives have grilled Nick into exhaustion, and Amy's helicopter parents have swept in from New York to facilitate the search. As the days pass with no sign of Amy—other than the clues for her annual anniversary treasure hunt—the case's widespread media attention and the general public's outrage place the police under extreme pressure to find a suspect. Unfortunately for Nick, they're closing in on him...

Gone Girl starts Friday, October 3rd at The Hitching Post Theaters in Tehachapi.

Snow stakes a claim to Roald Dahl territory with his imaginative debut novel, the launch of the Ratbridge Chronicles. Young Arthur, equipped with a flying machine, enters the town of Ratbridge with the aim of stealing some food for himself and his grandfather, who live underground. The boy witnesses a "cheese hunt" (blocks of cheese, in this world, are "nervous beasties, that eat grass by night, in the meadows and woodlands," and easy prey for hunters), an illegal entertainment led by a top-hatted rogue called Snatcher. Arthur finds himself trapped in Ratbridge, where he falls into the caring hands of Willbury Nibble, the Queens' retired lawyer. The kind gent promises to help him locate a tunnel back home—but Snatcher has sealed all the entries. Snow uses this hero's return tale to explore his invented world, stuffed to the gills with British oddities, many of which appear in his plentiful cross-hatched pen-and-inks. His eccentric characters include beached pirates who do laundry for a living, underground-dwelling cabbageheads, and the Irregular Police Force, whose members ride bicycles with octagonal wheels ("the policemen could be heard a long way off as they let out little cries of pain at every turn of the wheels"). A larger story involves villainous Snatcher and a machine he has stolen that can shrink and enlarge living creatures. This veritable city-state of a novel is as sprawling as it is silly. Ages 8-14.

Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware—for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to destroy the entire town.

With the help of some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads, some quirkly townspeople, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher’s evil plans and find his way home? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Here-Be-Monsters!/Alan-Snow/The-Ratbridge-Chronicles/9781481427623#sthash.q4YJwdo1.dpuf

Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware—for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to destroy the entire town.

With the help of some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads, some quirkly townspeople, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher’s evil plans and find his way home? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Here-Be-Monsters!/Alan-Snow/The-Ratbridge-Chronicles/9781481427623#sthash.q4YJwdo1.dpuf

The Boxtrolls is currently playing at The Hitching Post Theaters in Tehachapi

Inkopelli also carries many other titles you'll know from past, current and upcoming movies including:

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
This is Where I Leave You (Johnathan Tropper)
Horns (Joe Hill)
Maleficent (Disney)

These and more available at Inkopelli.  If we don't have what you want in stock we can special order it for you.  As always, new books are 25% off the publisher's prices and used books are 50% off publisher's prices. 

Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware—for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to destroy the entire town.

With the help of some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads, some quirkly townspeople, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher’s evil plans and find his way home? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Here-Be-Monsters!/Alan-Snow/The-Ratbridge-Chronicles/9781481427623#sthash.q4YJwdo1.dpuf

Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware—for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to destroy the entire town.

With the help of some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads, some quirkly townspeople, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher’s evil plans and find his way home? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Here-Be-Monsters!/Alan-Snow/The-Ratbridge-Chronicles/9781481427623#sthash.q4YJwdo1.dpuf

Banned/Challenged Book: 1984 by George Orwell

George Orwell's 1984 is a dystopian novel that was written in 1948, and set in the then future year of 1984.  The planet is divided into three super-powers that are at constant war with one another, and which keep their citizens under totalitarian control.  Their methods include constant surveillance, dehumanization, mind control, physical and mental torture, executions and more. 

Our protagonist, Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party, attempts to not only maintain his humanity, but to fight The Party.  At his side is Julia, a woman with whom he falls in love.  He also enlists the aid of O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party, someone he long felt he could trust because he sensed a connection with him. 

 1984 was subjected to challenges and bans immediately upon publication, and for decades afterward, making it one of the American Library Association's most challenged classics .

In Russia, the book was banned upon publication.

In 1981 parents in Jackson County, FL, challenged the book for being "pro-communist" (did they read it?) and complained that it contained "explicit sexual matter". 

Myriad challenges have been made regarding 1984's language, sexual content, "anti-government" stance, "pro-communism" stance, and other content. 

 If you haven't read it, do so and decide for yourself.  Even if you have already read 1984, read it again.  You won't be sorry.

Banned/Challenged: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian tale of starkly misogynist future theocratic America.  Fertility rates have plummeted, so women who are able to conceive, called handmaids, are assigned to upper-class couples to bear them children.  Infertile women are assigned menial roles such as cooks, housemaids and the like.  Reading, birth control, personal property, money, and the like are all forbidden to women. 

The book was banned by a Judson, Texas judge for myriad complaints including claims that the book was "sexually explicit" and "offensive to Christians".  In 2006 this ban was overturned.

Numerous other challenges have been made around the country, typically on claims  that the book is "offensive to Christians", that it is "sexually explicit", contains "graphic violence", and even that it is "morally corrupt". 

The Handmaid's Tale is not light reading.  It's meant to shock, to wake the reader up.  Written in 1985, The Handmaid's Tale is still relevant nearly 35 years later.  Perhaps that, more than any of the other claims, is why it is so often on the lists of challenged/banned books.

Banned/Challenged Book: A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age story that takes place in a New England boarding school during WWII.  The story follows quiet Gene and his best friend, outgoing, popular Phineas, through their senior year.  The boys find themselves growing apart not only due to the differences in their personalities, but because of the ongoing war.  







Over the years the book has been challenged numerous times: 

1980 - New York:  Vernon-Verona-Sherill school district (“filthy, trashy sex novel")
1985 - Pennsylvania (language/profanity)
1989 - Tennessee  (language/profanity)
1991 - Illinois (language/profanity and "negative attitudes")
1996 - North Carolina (language/profanity)


If you can handle some language/profanity, give A Separate Peace a try.  It's not a lighthearted read, but it's a good read. 

Tehachapi Knitters and Crocheters-Inkopelli Carries Yarn and Needles!

If you knit or crochet, you don't need to leave town to get your supplies.  We have them right here at Inkopelli!

We just received a shipment of beautiful cotton and cotton-acrylic blend yarns from Filatura Lanarota.  These yarns are perfect for hand-crafted washcloths, dishcloths, towels, bibs and more.  Each skein is only $4.49 at Inkopelli.



 


We also have an array of beautiful yarns in wool, wool blends, acrylics, and a variety of synthetics.  Come to Inkopelli and get your knit on!

Inkopelli has What Tehachapi Train Lovers Need.

Inkopelli has a variety of books and DVDs for train lovers of all ages.

Locomotive, by Brian Floca, has won both the Caldecott Medal and the Robert F. Sibert Honor.   For children ages 4-10, Locomotive tells the history of locomotives, their crews, and the first transcontinental railroad.  Beautifully illustrated, this is a wonderful addition to any child's library.  Only $13.49 at Inkopelli.

Ghost Trains: Images from America's Railroad Heritage is a stunning work by photo-journalist James P. Bell.  With 300 evocative black-and-white photographs of everything from rusting locomotives to abandoned train stations, as well as historical information this book has everything for the train enthusiast.  Publisher's list price is $14.99 but at Inkopelli you pay only $11.24.

Life and Times of a Locomotive Engineer is the autobiography of Charles F. Steffes, who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad in California from 1937-1976. This copy is signed by the author and sells for $11.99.  

 A Ride through History at the Western Railway Museum is a 45-minute DVD tour with Operations Superintendent Fred Krock of the Museum.  The tour includes the Museum's facilities, history, a collection of rare railroad artifacts and more.  Inkopelli price is $12.99.



Find all of these and more at Inkopelli!

Banned Book - The Clan of the Cave Bear

 The Clan of the Cave Bear, the first of Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series, has been read and loved by millions. It tells the story of Ayla, a Cro-Magnon child who is adopted by a group of Neanderthal people who call themselves The Clan. 

The book was banned from the Cascade Middle School library in Eugene, Oregon, after a parent objected to the rape scene in the book.  The book was not required reading for students, but merely suggested reading.  Author Auel stated her books were banned in places such as Texas because they "assumed evolution" and because The Clan of the Cave Bear included Ayla bearing a child fathered by a Neanderthal. 

Banned and Challenged Books at Inkopelli!

This year's Banned Books Week is September 21-27, but here at Inkopelli we're celebrating banned and challenged books all month long!

Do you know how many of your favorite books have been challenged or banned in the US or even around the world?  We think you'd be surprised.  Some of your childhood favorites are likely on the list.

John Steinbeck

Right here in Kern County, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was not only banned, it was burned.   Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye was challenged, but retained in Kern High School District in Bakersfield.

Come to Inkopelli and see our large selection of books which have been challenged or banned.  Celebrate your freadom!

Welcome to Inkopelli!

It's another beautiful weekend in the Tehachapi Mountains!  Do you love books as much as we do?  If so, visit Inkopelli.  We are a full-service independent bookstore.  We have new and quality used books at discount prices.  If we don't have what you're looking for in stock we can special-order it for you (and we won't charge you shipping).  We also carry DVDs, audiobooks, yarn, crochet and knitting needles, and gifts.

Yes, we take your gently used books in exchange for store credit.  We offer 20% of the publisher's price.  We currently take trades on:

Mondays between 10am and 12noon
Saturdays between 2pm and 4pm


Find us inside U-neek Findz (the antiques mall) at :
450 West F St
Tehachapi, CA 93561
661-972-0268