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PICKS OF THE MONTH

    We Were the Universe

    We Were the Universe

    by Kimberly King Parsons
    Challenger

    Challenger

    by Adam Higginbotham
    All Fours

    All Fours

    by Miranda July
    Love at First Book

    Love at First Book

    by Jenn McKinlay
    This Book Won't Burn

    This Book Won't Burn

    by Samira Ahmed

PICKS OF THE MONTH

    We Were the Universe

    We Were the Universe

    by Kimberly King Parsons
    Challenger

    Challenger

    by Adam Higginbotham
    All Fours

    All Fours

    by Miranda July
    Love at First Book

    Love at First Book

    by Jenn McKinlay

BESTSELLERS

    To the Gorge

    To the Gorge

    by Emily Halnon
    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas
    The Demon of Unrest

    The Demon of Unrest

    by Erik Larson
    Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder

    Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder

    by Dav Pilkey
    The Hundred Years War on Palestine

    The Hundred Years War on Palestine

    by Rashid Khalidi

BESTSELLERS

    To the Gorge

    To the Gorge

    by Emily Halnon
    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas
    The Demon of Unrest

    The Demon of Unrest

    by Erik Larson
    Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder

    Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder

    by Dav Pilkey

FEATURED PREORDERS

    The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots

    The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots

    by John Swanson Jacobs
    The Mighty Red

    The Mighty Red

    by Louise Erdrich
    The Book of Elsewhere

    The Book of Elsewhere

    by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
    What If We Get It Right

    What If We Get It Right

    by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
    The Ambitious Cookbook

    The Ambitious Cookbook

    by Monique Volz

FEATURED PREORDERS

    The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots

    The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots

    by John Swanson Jacobs
    The Mighty Red

    The Mighty Red

    by Louise Erdrich
    The Book of Elsewhere

    The Book of Elsewhere

    by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
    What If We Get It Right

    What If We Get It Right

    by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Portland Like a Pro Sale


Portland Like a Pro Sale


Teen Dream Sale! 20% off select YA books


Teen Dream Sale! 20% off select YA books


Big Mood Sale: 20% off select fiction


Big Mood Sale: 20% off select fiction


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


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


Libro.FM Audiobooks


Libro.FM Audiobooks


Powell's In-Person Events

Geraldine DeRuiter in Conversation With Andi Zeisler

Geraldine DeRuiter in Conversation With Andi Zeisler

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Nicholas D. Kristof in Conversation With Congressman Earl Blumenauer

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The Powell's Blog

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Powell's 2024 Book Preview: The First Quarter

Our quarterly book preview is one of our favorite things to put together for the blog, because we get to be loud and enthusiastic about all of the great releases coming out over the next few months, and there are some really great releases.

The Big List of Backlist: Books That Got Us Through 2023

The Big List of Backlist: Books That Got Us Through 2023

We’re grateful for all of the books we’ve listed — and for books and bookstores and booklovers in general! — and hope you find books on this list that sustain and comfort you, just like they did for us.


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Award Winners

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Souvenirs

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