We’ve added some new (or at least new to us!) indie bookstores to our Portland list, including Always Here Bookshop, Field Day Books & Bottles, the Literary Arts Bookstore, Lost Avenue Books, Parallel Worlds Bookshop, Second Shapes Bookstore, Selected Stories, and Word Virus Books.
Always Here Bookshop
4555 N Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
Queer and trans-owned bookstore specializing in queer books for all ages.
Field Day Books & Bottles
6836 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97213
Queer-owned bookstore and bottle shop.
Literary Arts Bookstore
716 SE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
New bookstore (with over 14,000 books!) and workshop space created by local nonprofit, Literary Arts.
Lost Avenue Books
2732 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97212
New bookstore specializing in ambient literature, translated lit, curated, poetry, and non-fiction.
Parallel Worlds Books
2639 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211
Recently revitalized bookstore specializing in science fiction and fantasy.
Second Shapes Bookstore
8124 N Denver Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
Community center and bookstore focusing on local and self-published works.
Selected Stories
3360 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97202
Offers a carefully curated inventory of poetry, literary fiction, and nature books for the curious reader.
Word Virus Books
203 SW 9th Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
Small, curated bookshop specializing in literature, poetry, and the arts. Recently moved from Foster-Powell to Southwest Portland.