#Powell's Books

[beanbagbuddies4life]

Pounce at Powell's Books in Portland Oregon USA

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Cats on the internet? How Novel.

Happy international cat day from booksellers' cats - who know that books are just the next best thing to the box they come in.

[nighttrashheadache]

Sapphire about to do some reading before staying up all night

[magicariot]

Excited to report that I've added a new online seller of Magica Riot - Portland's own Powell's Books!

That's the paperback up there. Hardcover is here:

I've added Powell's to the list on the book's official site!

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Meet the photographer

Portland, OR

[lapatbol]

Powell's Books, Portland.

[inkcurlsandknives]

Huge shout out to @LinChenghao my lovely agent sibling who sent me these pics of Saints in the Powells Pick of the Month in Portland! So cool!!

I love seeing Saints spotted in the wild!!

#SaintsofStormandSorrow Out Now!

[youneedtolookatthis]

Powell's workers are about to go on strike! Hot union summer continues! Watch the video and there are links in her profile that show where/how you can support them. Powell's is an AMAZING bookstore and I go every time I'm in Portland. You never know what you're going to find.

[sanguinarysanguinity]

Strike fund for ILWU Local 5, the union for Powell's Books employees. The union has voted to authorize a strike! You can support the union by:

buying books at Powell's through the union's affiliate link!

selling books at Powell's through the union's affiliate link!

donating directly to the strike fund!

All relevant links at the page above.

[powells]

Romantasy Display!! ✨💕

((No poetry, middle grade books, or graphic novels were displaced to make room for this display))

Uprooted by Naomi Novik "familiar as a Grimm fairy tale yet fresh, original, and totally irresistible"

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall "Witches and gods, scandals and curses all combine in this spellbinding historical Sapphic romance"

Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti "Follow our twin princesses as they fight to reclaim their throne." *very spicy* *please note this series has dark content*

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai "The magic system had me mesmerized in how it blends cultures. Inspired by Chinese drama, the romance & action were addictive"

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett "Besides a grumpy, young professor, this book has fairies, and adventure, romance, mystery... and did I say fairies?"

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong "Gripping, bewildering, irresistible..."

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem "Try if you like: Egyptian folklore, political scheming, deadly secrets, revenge, and forbidden romance" Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas "An epic tale of love and loss and a girl who loves her kingdom very very much"

[shannonofthezteam]

8.8.23 Portland's own Powell's City Books

With over a million books to choose from, this bookstore is HUGE! Since John's happy place is often a bookstore, we had to check it out after his conference. We all found some great book choices. I feel confident in making a prediction- happy reading is in our future.

[dewpostcards]

Sent to Jackson, NJ. From Powell's Bookstore in Portland, OR.

[scientish]

One day, Powell's. One day.

[smallghostcat]

I just wrote an email explaining what Powell's meant to me when I first stumbled into Portland all those years ago.

It took me less than 10 minutes to write.

Please please please stand up for these people. Powell's books used to be the champion for the the little guy. Don't let them forget their roots and who put them on the map: their employees

hi guys-

breaking from my normal posting to bring up something really important to me.

have you heard of powell’s city of books? they’re famously the world’s largest independent bookstore, lauded as a family business, tourist landmark, and progressive icon of portland oregon.

i work there.

currently our union is fighting to have the company pay us a living wage.

it’s embarrassing how little powells pays us- we barely make more than minimum wage right now- and most people don’t know that the famous business they’re supporting treats its workers like dirt.

when asked to consider our wage proposal, our lead hr officer stated: “We have all worked jobs where the pay and our personal needs were not in alignment.” this isn’t about personal needs “being in alignment.” my coworkers can hardly afford rent or afford to even feed themselves with our current wages.

what am i asking for?

if you love books, love or know powell’s, or just want to stand in solidarity with fellow workers, i’m asking for you to let powell’s books know how you feel about their insulting wage proposal: email our union and they will pass on the message to corporate-

community@ilwulocal5.com

it can be as short and sweet as you want to make it. we want to show the company that people are paying attention to the example they set and won’t stand for it.

also literally just sharing this post to let everyone know what we are asking for helps too. share it on booktok, tell your friends, tell your book club, spread the word. powell’s skates by on its reputation and in doing so hides its betrayal of the workers that dedicate their lives to make it the special place it is.

thank you for reading ❤️

links to our original union instagram post: here

and read some examples of community member emails: here + here

[lapatbol]

Powell's magician.