On a trip to Powell's City of Books, a visit to the one-of-a-kind Rare Book Room is a must. This room houses a huge collection of coveted rare books, such as hard-to-find titles, autographed first ...

Powell’s City of Books in Portland is one of the world’s largest independent bookstores, and a location travelers from far and wide come to see. For OPB’s “At Work With” series, we talk ...

There are plans for whiskey tasting in the rare books room. A new cafe is being installed in a street-facing corner, standing in for the coffee shop that was shuttered during the lockdown.

So, yes, we are still afflicted by shuttered bookstores, reckless book bans, irrational school boards, the James Patterson pandemic, and a Powell’s rare-book room that only opens three days a week.