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April 24, 2023 – Powell’s Books Celebrates 10th Annual Independent Bookstore Day with Free Merchandise
Powell’s Books is celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday April 29 with a full selection of freebies and special merchandise for sale at all three Portland-area locations: Powell’s City of Books, Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, and Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing.
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Legally Blonde star and founder of Hello Sunshine Reese Witherspoon noticeably sports a Powell’s City of Books T-shirt in her new Netflix Movie “Your Place or Mine,” released on Feb. 10 (2023).
Powell’s Books will host Portland Thorns legend Christine Sinclair for a book signing event. Sinclair’s memoir, Playing the Long Game, was published Nov. 1 (2022) and co-written with Canadian sports journalist Stephen Brunt.