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Powell's City of Books
Summer author events are happening in-stores and online now! Click here for details.

Portland's legendary independent bookstore.

Shop new, used, and hard-to-find books online or in-store.




PICKS OF THE MONTH

    Babel

    Babel

    by R. F. Kuang
    Skin Again

    Skin Again

    by bell hooks and Chris Raschka
    The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

    The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

    by Jamie Ford
    The Last White Man

    The Last White Man

    by Mohsin Hamid
    Moonlight

    Moonlight

    by Stephen Savage

PICKS OF THE MONTH

    Babel

    Babel

    by R. F. Kuang
    Skin Again

    Skin Again

    by bell hooks and Chris Raschka
    The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

    The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

    by Jamie Ford
    The Last White Man

    The Last White Man

    by Mohsin Hamid

BESTSELLERS

    The Stars Did Wander Darkling

    The Stars Did Wander Darkling

    by Colin Meloy
    Ruby Fever

    Ruby Fever

    by Ilona Andrews
    All About Love

    All About Love

    by bell hooks
    Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

    by Salman Rushdie
    The Body Keeps the Score

    The Body Keeps the Score

    by Bessel Van Der Kolk

BESTSELLERS

    The Stars Did Wander Darkling

    The Stars Did Wander Darkling

    by Colin Meloy
    Ruby Fever

    Ruby Fever

    by Ilona Andrews
    All About Love

    All About Love

    by bell hooks
    Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

    by Salman Rushdie

CELEBRATING WOMEN IN TRANSLATION MONTH

    King Kong Theory

    King Kong Theory

    by Virginie Despentes and Frank Wynne (tr.)
    Scattered All Over the Earth

    Scattered All Over the Earth

    by Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani (tr.)
    Portrait of an Unknown Lady

    Portrait of an Unknown Lady

    by María Gainza and Thomas Bunstead (tr.)
    The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

    The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

    by Shokoofeh Azar
    Beyond Babylon

    Beyond Babylon

    by Igiaba Scego and Aaron Robertson (tr.)

CELEBRATING WOMEN IN TRANSLATION MONTH

    King Kong Theory

    King Kong Theory

    by Virginie Despentes and Frank Wynne (tr.)
    Scattered All Over the Earth

    Scattered All Over the Earth

    by Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani (tr.)
    Portrait of an Unknown Lady

    Portrait of an Unknown Lady

    by María Gainza and Thomas Bunstead (tr.)
    The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

    The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

    by Shokoofeh Azar

Powell’s Essential List: 25 Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far)


Powell’s Essential List: 25 Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far)


Read the World: Authors of Korean Heritage Sale


Read the World: Authors of Korean Heritage Sale


Black Lives Matter: resources, reading lists, and our commitment


Black Lives Matter: resources, reading lists, and our commitment


Libro.fm


Libro.fm


Powell's In-Person Events

William Deresiewicz with Audrey Bilger

William Deresiewicz with Audrey Bilger

Join us at Powell’s City of Books on August 24.

Rinker Buck

Rinker Buck

Join us at Powell’s City of Books on August 30.

Powell's Virtual Events

Syren Nagakyrie with Naomi Ortiz

Syren Nagakyrie with Naomi Ortiz

Join us for our virtual event on September 1.

Sasha Fletcher with Lydia Kiesling

Sasha Fletcher with Lydia Kiesling

Join us for our virtual event on September 7.

The Powell's Blog

What We're Watching: The Threequel

What We're Watching: The Threequel

Powell's booksellers pull together 10 of their favorite recent adaptations and the books they’re adapted from.

“The Book You Wrote Is Equal to the Songs You Heard”: Rodrigo Fresán's Playlist for 'The Remembered Part'

“The Book You Wrote Is Equal to the Songs You Heard”: Rodrigo Fresán's Playlist for 'The Remembered Part'

The songs and melodies that became a "decisive factor" in Fresán's latest novel.

Award Winners

Award Winners

Souvenirs

Souvenirs

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Thank you for supporting these lofty goals. Your choice sustains a family business, and allows us to follow our passion for getting the right books into the right hands, 365 days a year.

Powell's Books employee stocking shelves
Why Independence Matters

Think about the last good book you read. Did it make you feel more connected to others? Maybe it served as a welcome escape. Maybe it helped you rediscover the beauty in life. Did it surprise you?

As an independent bookstore, we strive to offer the same variety and richness of experience as the books on our shelves. And because the only people we’re beholden to are our customers and ourselves, we can focus on what really matters — promoting diverse perspectives, upholding the free exchange of ideas, championing the enduring power of books, and bolstering the great community of readers and authors we’re lucky to be a part of.

Thank you for supporting these lofty goals. Your choice sustains a family business with over 500 local booksellers, and allows us to follow our passion for getting the right books into the right hands, 365 days a year.

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