Portland author Robyn Bateman packs a year of death into 18 pages.
books
A Culinary Love Letter to Haruki Murakami
Nodoguro crafts a nine-course homage to the iconic Japanese author as his latest novel debuts.
So Long, Amazon
Quitting Amazon seems hard. But in Portland, it’s super easy.
The Portland Mercury Presents…The PDX Approved Survey Results and Portland’s Most Underrated!
Your top Portland picks… our most underrated picks… everyone’s happy!
City of Books
Exploring Portland’s other bookstores.
The Books We Bought
Guess what happens when you visit 20 of Portland’s independent bookstores? You buy a bunch of books.
Books without Borders
How Borders went from ohh-kay to a disastrous, not ohh-kay failure.
Kindling for Conflict
Conversations with laid-off Powell’s employees about the future of books.
There and Back Again (on Acid!)
Heavy Metal meets The Lord of the Rings in James Stokoe’s Orc Stain.
Obama the Christmas Thief
Dave Bow discovers a Tea Party children’s book about Obama stealing Christmas.
America’s Other Skaters
Epic New York City Skateboard Photography
Well Rounded
Ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni talks about his struggle with appetite and weight loss.
