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What I'm Giving


Best Books of 2019. Our favorite novels, nonfiction, kids' books, and more. See all.


Best Books of 2019. See all.


Winter Sale: Buy 2 select books, and get 1 free


Winter Sale: Select titles


Picks of the Season

    Starsight (Skyward #2)

    Starsight (Skyward #2)

    by Brandon Sanderson
    One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder

    One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder

    by Brian Doyle
    The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Illustrated Edition)

    The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Illustrated Edition)

    by Neil Gaiman and Elise Hurst
    The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

    The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

    by Michael Lewis
    Dog Man: Fetch-22 (Dog Man #8)

    Dog Man: Fetch-22 (Dog Man #8)

    by Dav Pilkey

Picks of the Season

    Starsight (Skyward #2)

    Starsight (Skyward #2)

    by Brandon Sanderson
    One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder

    One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder

    by Brian Doyle
    The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Illustrated Edition)

    The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Illustrated Edition)

    by Neil Gaiman and Elise Hurst
    The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

    The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

    by Michael Lewis

Featured Bestsellers

    The Testaments

    The Testaments

    by Margaret Atwood
    The Body: A Guide for Occupants

    The Body: A Guide for Occupants

    by Bill Bryson
    The Dutch House

    The Dutch House

    by Ann Patchett
    Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

    Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

    by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker & Megan Scott
    Dead Astronauts

    Dead Astronauts

    by Jeff VanderMeer

Bestsellers

    The Testaments

    The Testaments

    by Margaret Atwood
    The Body: A Guide for Occupants

    The Body: A Guide for Occupants

    by Bill Bryson
    The Dutch House

    The Dutch House

    by Ann Patchett
    Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

    Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

    by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker & Megan Scott

Popular Used Titles

    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    by Gail Honeyman
    The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    The Boys in the Boat

    by Daniel James Brown
    My Brilliant Friend

    My Brilliant Friend

    by Elena Ferrante
    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    by Atul Gawande
    How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You

    How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You

    by The Oatmeal, The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman

Popular Used Titles

    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    by Gail Honeyman
    The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    The Boys in the Boat

    by Daniel James Brown
    My Brilliant Friend

    My Brilliant Friend

    by Elena Ferrante
    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    by Atul Gawande

Kids' Graphic Novels

    Best Friends

    Best Friends

    by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
    The Okay Witch

    The Okay Witch

    by Emma Steinkellner
    Gravity Falls: Journal 3

    Gravity Falls: Journal 3

    by Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti, Andy Gonsalves & Stephanie Ramirez
    The Unicorn Whisperer: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #10)

    The Unicorn Whisperer

    by Dana Simpson
    The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf (Bad Guys #9)

    The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf

    by Aaron Blabey

Kids' Graphic Novels

    Best Friends

    Best Friends

    by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
    The Okay Witch

    The Okay Witch

    by Emma Steinkellner
    Gravity Falls: Journal 3

    Gravity Falls: Journal 3

    by Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti, Andy Gonsalves & Stephanie Ramirez
    The Unicorn Whisperer: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #10)

    The Unicorn Whisperer

    by Dana Simpson
List: 9 Reasons to Shop at Your Local Bookstore

List: Why Shop Local?

From regional treasures to the vanilla-almond smell of old books, here's 9 reasons to shop at your neighborhood indie.

A Place Outside the Law, Peter Jan Honigsberg

Original Essay: The Uighurs

Peter Jan Honigsberg describes a little-known human rights crime: The detainment of Uighur refugees at Guantánamo prison.

Indiespensable Volume 83, The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. Subscribe Today


Indiespensable Volume 83, The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. Subscribe Today


Boox Volume 17, Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe


Boox Volume 17, Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe


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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.

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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