Lists
by Powell's Books, May 8, 2023 9:24 AM
We're fortunate enough to be partnering to be partnering with APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month. APANO is a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice and find solutions to the disproportionate gaps in education, health, and economic prosperity...
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City of Readers
by Powell's Books, March 1, 2023 9:22 AM
Prose Before Bros is a book club and community made for women of color in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2018, the club is currently more than 600 members strong. Encouraged by this success, a small group organized The Freadom Festival, a festival dedicated to the idea that reading should be inclusive and accessible. As they explained on their website: “Just like PBB, we wanted to create a space where POC can exist without explanation, and so, The Freadom Festival was born...
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Original Essays
by Powell's Books, December 23, 2022 9:36 AM
To be sung to the tune of "The Christmas Song"
Curling up with a brand new book
Pages flipping past your nose
A cup of tea, warm in your reading nook
Mark your page before you doze...
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Lists
by Powell's Books, November 21, 2022 9:17 AM
Every year, Powell's reaches out to some of our favorite authors for some much-needed gift-giving inspiration. Below are 14 writer-approved recommendations to help you find the perfect book for even your most-difficult-to-buy-for loved one...
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Lists
by Powell's Books, May 2, 2022 9:09 AM
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and this year we’re fortunate to be partnering again with our friends at APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) to share a curated reading list. APANO is a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice and find solutions to the disproportionate gaps in education, health, and economic prosperity that Asian and Pacific Islander communities often face.
APANO is led and staffed by a dynamic group of community experts, seasoned advocates, and volunteers and the books they share below are as impassioned, riveting, and diverse as the individuals that comprise APANO and the families and communities the organization is dedicated to serving.
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Original Essays
by Powell's Books, December 23, 2021 4:49 PM
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed
By stars, in silent night we read
A tale without a creature stirring
Save mice, and men
We dream...
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Lists
by Powell's Books, November 22, 2021 8:22 AM
It's a Powell's tradition to ask some of our favorite authors about the books they're gifting this holiday season. Here
are 16 hot recommendations straight from the writer's desk.
 Eager by Ben
Goldfarb
To: All those who love the trees — and every last Oregonian
From: Wendy N. Wagner, author of The Deer Kings...
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City of Readers
by Powell's Books, November 17, 2021 9:37 AM
The Children’s Book Bank is an award-winning local nonprofit that collects, cleans, sorts, and redistributes books to children in need. Run by a small, dedicated staff and a host of volunteers, the Children’s Book Bank has distributed over 650,000 books and counting to eager young readers in the Portland area. Today, we sit down with Program Manager Jessica Levay to talk about being seen and understood through the transformative act of reading...
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City of Readers
by Powell's Books, October 21, 2021 9:12 AM
Portland’s Third Eye Books, Accessories & Gifts, owned and operated by Charles Hannah and Michelle Lewis, focuses on African-centered books and gifts, and includes as its mission giving back to and supporting the community through cooperative economics and partnerships with local nonprofits like Self-Enhancement, Inc. and Camp Fire Columbia. Recently settled into a cozy storefront on SE Division Street, Charles and Michelle are warm, welcoming, and knowledgeable booksellers whose decades-long passion for reading and advocacy is evident in everything they do.
We’re excited to dust off our City of Readers series with an interview with Charles Hannah.
Preferred name: Charles Hannah
Occupation: Bookstore co-owner
Where are you from originally? Rock Island, Illinois...
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Lists
by Powell's Books, September 3, 2021 4:36 PM
During Powell's Summer Reading Challenge 2021 — our first-ever online challenge — we received over 2600 submissions from 44 states and the District of Columbia. We heard from kids, teens, and adults of all ages, and were blown away by the diversity of everyone's favorite picks (out of the roughly 13,000 books read by participants this summer, over 9,000 of them were unique titles) and the eloquence of everyone's book reviews. Here is a list of just a few of our favorites from kids and adults, lovingly compiled by reader recommendation fan and bookseller, Sarah R.
MOST IMPORTANT LIFE LESSON
Stuck Together (Pea, Bee, and Jay #1)
by Brian “Smitty” Smith
"I liked Pea Bee and Jay because it tells you that even though you hear people are mean, they might not actually be. Jay was nice in real life even though Pea and Bee thought birds were mean." — Lilah M....
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