


I wanted an obscure novel by a writer I never heard about before. I chose two or three nonfiction books to buy, and then I headed to the fiction section. It was an entire block of books, spread over two or three stories. Once I entered it, it was obvious why many readers call it their favorite bookstore.

Visiting Powell’s was high on my list of to-dos for that day. All my life I’ve been hearing about Powell’s, but I never visited, until a few years ago, when I took a day trip to Portland. Though mine is Auntie’s Books in Spokane, many others living in the Northwest tell me theirs is Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon. Everyone, at least every book lover, has their favorite bookstore.
