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Browse the drawings. Open a shop for visiting details.
New books · Used books · Many directions
The marquee is only the beginning. Powell’s City of Books puts new and used books together on a scale that rewards an unhurried visit. Choose one subject you came for and one you didn’t. Let the second have some say in where you go next.
One subject you came for, one you didn't. Let the second one drive for a while.
1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97209
New books · Staff selections · Events
A window full of books beats a window full of promises. Broadway Books has been part of this street since 1992, pairing a changing selection with author events and neighborhood ties. Ask what the staff have been passing between themselves.
A recommendation gives you a place to start. The next shelf can change it.
1714 NE Broadway Street, Portland, OR 97232
Black literature · History · Children’s books
History, fiction and books for younger readers meet at Third Eye. Its selection makes room for Black authors and perspectives across generations. Follow one subject through more than one kind of book; a novel and a history needn’t tell the same story to belong together.
A novel and a history needn't tell the same story to share a shelf.
2518 SE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97202
Choose a book outside your work. Notice how it makes its case. Bring one useful question back with you.
Used books · Rare books · Literature
Stacks gather on the table; shelves keep the conversation going. Mother Foucault’s is a used-and-rare bookshop on the Central Eastside. Let a title interrupt your plans. Some of the better ideas arrive without an appointment.
715 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
The Corporate Artist: The Art of Working Beautifully is Morgan Sage Norman’s book about bringing your creative self to everyday work. It explores how the roles we play, the conversations we have and the decisions we make can become creative practice.
Find your copy ↗Try Every Role Has a Medium (Your Craft) for a different way to look at what you do.
Or turn to Nothing Is Wasted and Rightsizing Importance. Begin with the title that catches you.
Another city. Another way to look.