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Independent Bookstores

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A Children Place

1423 NE Fremont St, Portland

Venerable bookstore specializing in kids' titles, music & toys, plus parenting & teaching resources.

(503) 284-8294

Always Here Bookstores

4555 N Williams Ave, Portland

A Queer bookstore that celebrates LGBTQIA+ stories while making space for our community,

(503) 208-4799

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Annie Bloom's Books

7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland

Local independent store for a large range of books across many genres, plus magazines, CDs & cards.

(503) 246-0053

 

Backstory Books & Yarn

3129 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland

Cozy used-book shop with a large selection of genres, including children's classics, plus yarns.

(503) 235-8977

 

Belmont Books

3415 SE Belmont St, Portland

Local bookstore in the lovely Sunnyside neighborhood carefully curating new and used books for your reading pleasure.

(503) 236-0437

Bingo Used Books

3366 SE Powell Blvd, Portland

Portland's Largest all used Bookstore with music, movies, comics and more.

(503) 231-4091

 

Birdhouse Books

1001 Main St Suite B, Vancouver, WA

Small bookshop in a basement offering a wide selection of used and new titles.

(360) 602-1098

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Booktique II

4 Monroe Pkwy suite D, Lake Oswego

Snug used-book store selling paperbacks, records & DVDs to benefit Lake Oswego Library.

(503) 699-9109

Broadway Books

1714 NE Broadway, Portland​​

A great little bookstore with great big service.

(503) 284-1726

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Flirting with Fiction Bookstore

609 Main Street, Vancouver, WA

Everything you need for your reading nook!

(503) 451-0074

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Future Dreams

1847 E Burnside St #116, Portland

Basement-level comic book store with a large selection including graphic novels, manga, and memorabilia.

(503) 231-8311

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Green Bean Books

​1600 NE Alberta St, Portland

Bright shop featuring children's books & educational toys, plus events & story hours.

(503) 954-2354

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Honeyed Words

​2504 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

lovingly curating queer stories and cozy book events at Sonny's House of Treasures

(971) 363-9950

Literary Arts

716 SE Grand Ave, Portland

A community-based nonprofit with a mission to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

(503) 227-2583

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Maggie Mae Bookstore

50 NW 1st St, Gresham

Whimsical shop with a broad selection of new and used books for all ages, plus monthly book clubs.

(503) 489-5471

Musical Monsters & Budding Bookworms

4203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland​​

Part early childhood music education and part bookstore, with new and used books for budding bookworms.

(503) 954-2227

New Renaissance Bookshop

1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland

Book store in an old home that stocks metaphysical books, crystals, candles, jewelry, oils & more.

(503) 224-4929

Parallel Worlds Bookshop

2639 NE Alberta St, Portland

Small, science fiction and fantasy bookstore with a well-stocked middle table.

(503) 789-0381

 

Powell's City of Books

1005 W Burnside St, Portland

3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd

3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton

Iconic bookseller offering a diverse selection of used & new volumes, plus gifts for bibliophiles.

(800) 878-7323           (503) 228-4651             (503) 228-4651                                      

 

Revolutions Bookshop

8713 N Lombard St, Portland

Independent bookstore carrying new and used books, graphic novels, and vinyl records.

(971) 288-2391

 

Rose City Book Pub

1329 NE Fremont St, Portland

Whimsical bookstore integrated with a pub featuring a variety of beers on tap, and late-night bites.

(503) 287-4801

 

Rose City Reads

221 NE 122nd Ave Suite A, Portland

A treasure trove of gently-used books awaits you.

(503) 988-5583

 

Spoke & Word Books

10863 SE Main St, Milwaukie

Discovery bookstore offering both new and used books, gifts, and stickers in a downtown locale

(503) 303-4680

 

Sunrise Books

4605 NE Fremont St UNIT 208, Portland

Children's bookstore in the heart of the Beaumont neighborhood.

(971) 288-2391

 

Third Eye Books Accessories & Gifts

2518 SE 33rd Ave, Portland

The biggest, baddest and blackest anti racist bookstore in the Portland. Children books, non fiction, fiction, SciFi, politics and more.

(503) 688-7008

 

Two Rivers Books

8836 N Lombard St, Portland

Community-minded store offering new general-interest titles, plus a selection of yarns.

(971) 865-5941

 

Wallace Books

7241 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland

Your source for new and used books, both the hottest new best sellers, and that quirky, hard-to-find out-of-print treasure!

(503) 235-7350

 

White Oak Books

1700 Main St Ste D, Vancouver, WA

White Oak Books is an all-inclusive, woman-owned, independent bookstore.

(360) 949-6928

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