HELLO THERE, JULY! 👋👋 Ready for another month of amazing book events? Here's what's happening at Powell's. Come meet your favorite authors, hang out with cool book lovers (and cool booksellers), and find something to read! Slide 1: Events at our Downtown, Burnside Location Slide 2: Events at our Cedar Hills Crossing Location 📚 No tickets necessary unless otherwise noted. Can't make it down to the stores? ✍️ Signed copies from visiting authors are available to order online for most of our events! 🔗 Learn more and view the full calendar at the link in bio.

This display is in its Eras era. What about you? 🪩✨💖 Curated by booksellers Elizabeth S. and Rochelle F. Find it in the Rose Room or browse online at the link in bio.

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. To commemorate, we celebrate #DisabilityPrideMonth every July! If you're browsing Powell's this month, make sure to keep an eye out for the bookseller-curated displays (and more!) dedicated to uplifting the stories, voices, and experiences of disabled persons. Follow the link in bio for a compiled list of titles.

The best moment is Yet To Come! We're only a few days away from our Powell's 💜 BTS Book Release + ARMY B-Day Celebration and we have EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU! We'll have a supply of these amazing photocards to give as a gift with purchase for the hardcover edition of BEYOND THE STORY : 10-YEAR RECORD OF BTS, on sale July 9, 2023. Plan ahead so you don't miss out! This special gift will be available ✨in-store only✨ (at all three Powell's locations) while supplies last! We’re pretty excited and hope you are too. To make sure as many ARMY as possible can enjoy this gift, we’ll be placing a limit of 4 copies per household (just like Weverse, you know the drill!) We hope to see you at the party! We'll have games, book recommendations, a selfie-spot, crafts, and more. Come hang out with us, @oregonlovesbts, and other book-loving ARMY. Sunday, July 9th 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Powell's on Burnside. #BTS #방탄소년단 #BEYOND_THE_STORY

A letter to the community in tribute to a dear friend of Powell's from owner, Emily Powell and the Powell Family. Read the full message via the link in bio.

BIG NEWS: the giant staff picks table at the City of Books just got a July refresh. Here's a glimpse at some of the titles we're raving about this summer. Keep an eye out for these and more throughout the store! Read anything good lately? What would you add to this table?

The Fourth of July AND #NewBookTuesday?! That's two holidays in one! Remember, we're closing a little early today. If you're looking to browse books we'll see you from 10am–6pm! Upcoming #powellsevents in today's stack: 🎙 TOMORROW 7/5: Quarterlife by @satyabyock 🎙 7/10: Business or Pleasure by @rlynn_solomon 🎙 7/13: The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.” ― Madeleine L'Engle 🌌📚 📸:@extracelestial

We're rounding out June with a BIG BATCH of #pridemonth staff picks from the Gold Room Booksellers at Powell's on Burnside. Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, graphic novel readers: we have recs for you! Browse the full list at the link in bio. 🌈📚🚀 (Reminder: we read and recommend these books all year round and you should too!)

Not sure what to read this summer? We've got you covered. ☀️📚☀️📚☀️ It's time for the Powell's 2023 Book Preview Volume 3! (July–September Edition) Powell's booksellers are back with another BIG LIST of books we're eagerly making room for on our shelves and #TBR. Find it at the link in bio. What is your most anticipated summer read? Let us know in the comments. (Don't forget: preorders are the gift you give your later self!)

➡️ GIVEAWAY CLOSED - winner announced soon! ⬅️ This stunningly illustrated graphic-novel adaptation of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's groundbreaking, National Book Award–winning, Stamped from the Beginning is a Powell's Pick of the Month for June! To celebrate this essential reading, we're giving away a copy of the book alongside this gorgeous print signed by @ibramxk and illustrator @joelchristiangill. Enter for a chance to win by completing these steps: 1) Like this post 2) Follow us here on Instagram @powellsbooks 3) Leave a comment telling us what you're reading right now or what you're reading next. __ This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram. Ends 7/2/23. No Purchase Necessary. 18+ and open to residents of the US only. One winner will be selected at random from valid entrants and contacted via Instagram DM on or about 7/4/23. Prize package of book + print can be shipped within the United States.

Autonomy (or lack thereof), control, metamorphosis, selfhood, and rage. Last summer, bookseller Charlotte S. brought us the "Sad Girl Summer" display. This year she's kicking it up a notch with "These Womanly Horrors." Find it in the Blue Room or online at the link in bio.