"Bel Canto" and "The Dutch House" author Ann Patchett brings her Parnassus Books store in at No. 16. Opening in 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, it's named for the mythical mount in Greece that harbored ...

Dawn Powell was born in Mount Gilead and spent some of her teen years in Shelby. She was a prolific author whose work is getting renewed attention.

Portland Book Week launched in 2024 through a partnership with Powell’s Books and the Cascade Booksellers Association—a ...

Occupying an entire city block in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, this literary labyrinth isn’t just a bookstore – it’s a ...

Corrine Tsai This isn’t just a bookstore – it’s a literary universe that sprawls across an entire city block in downtown Portland, where bibliophiles can lose themselves for hours, days, possibly ...

The Portland, Ore., metro area is home to more than 60 independent bookstores of all shapes and sizes. Eleven indies will ...

Malcolm X was immortalized in Spike Lee's biographical movie in 1992. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of ...

He did what he often does on the road: he sought a bookstore. This time, he stopped at Powell’s Books, the famous and massive city of books. He first went to the rare books collection and then ...

"It was one for the books," Powell tells PEOPLE of the meeting between ... In June, he told PEOPLE that a girl once walked up to him in New York City and recognized Brisket before clocking the ...

In advance of the book's publication on February 25 and an appearance by El Akkad at Powell's City of Books, we spoke with the author about his new work, the performative aspect of caring ...

What is the largest bookstore in the U.S.? Powell’s City of Books is the largest new and used bookstore in the world, spanning an entire block and featuring a catalog of around one million books.

Been in Powell’s City of Books on West Burnside Street recently and felt a little confused by the empty shelves? Don’t worry, the landmark Portland bookstore isn’t going anywhere.