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Portrait of a Bookseller

A bookseller spotlight series that reveals a little bit about who we are at Powell's Books, one person at a time.
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Training Coordinator
Powells Books
Contemporary Jazz
First Response
Types Of Books
New Century
Lucky Man
Book Jacket
Big Book
Portrait of a Bookseller: Adam P. by Powell's Books
Portrait of a Bookseller: Adam P.
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Black Ticket
Checks And Balances
Nancy Drew Books
Book Recommendation
Poetry For Kids
Shel Silverstein
Have Faith In Yourself
Portrait of a Bookseller: Kate J. by Powell's Books
”There are checks and balances and a more thorough guarantee of authenticity with a physical book than with something found on a screen....It’s just a different experience both intellectually, and more importantly, emotionally. ”
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Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
Womens History Month
The Phantom
It Gets Better
Favorite Authors
Used Books
Portrait of a Bookseller: Gordon P. by Powell's Books
”I still feel like I remember every word of The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. ”
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Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier
Jude The Obscure
Man's Search For Meaning
Resale Clothing
Similes And Metaphors
Trick Questions
Love Of Reading
Donna Tartt
Portrait of a Bookseller: Dianah H. by Powell's Books
”If I can get someone excited about a book, it is really, truly rewarding. Hopefully, it will instill, or reignite, their love of reading.”
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Books
Feelings
Life Raft
Childrens Books
Portrait of a Bookseller: Emily F. by Powell's Books
“Shopping for books feels so luxurious, and it's an experience you can't have clicking through a website. But I also think people love the life raft of being able to ask us for help and suggestions. It can be wild out there without a bookseller.”
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Portland
Book Buying
Antiques Roadshow
Book Room
My Job
Rare Books
Good Books
Portrait of a Bookseller: Kirsten B. by Powell's Books
“A good book is one that makes me say, 'Go away. I’m reading,' at least under my breath, when something or someone tries to pull my attention away from the book in front of me.”
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Songs Writing
I Am Jazz
Jazz Jennings
Jacqueline Woodson
Kids Mirrors
Independent Bookstore
Manuel Miranda
Feel Like Home
Portrait of a Bookseller: Michael S. by Powell's Books
“Certain rooms at Powell’s may feel like home to some people. Each room is unique and has soul and history. You can’t feel that with the cookie-cutter layouts of the big corporate stores.”
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Physics
New Books
Books To Buy
A Relationship
A Book
Let It Be
Portrait of a Bookseller: Douglas C. by Powell's Books
“I’ll let my eye get caught by books that are faced out, that have shelf talker recommendations, and I’ll judge books by their covers, allowing myself to be lured by the lurid.”
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Writing
Celebrities
Nature
Scientists
Events Coordinator
Event Coordinator
Poets
Authors
Portrait of a Bookseller: Jeremy G. by Powell's Books
“Despite the solitary nature of writing, many authors have an unassuming warmth that makes them seem less like unreachable literary titans, and more like the imperfect, striving people we all are.”
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Reading
T Love
Creative People
Filmmaking
Musician
Portrait of a Bookseller: Lori M. by Powell's Books
“I’m at a point in my reading life where if I don’t love a book right away, I feel no compulsion to finish it, so the last book I loved is most often the last book I’ve read.”
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Selling Books
Who Knows
Portrait of a Bookseller: Sonja T. by Powell's Books
“As a writer and someone who knows a smidge about the publishing side of the industry, it’s interesting learning about the bookselling side. Who knew selling books could be so complicated?”
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Adoption
Writers
Starry Eyed
The Brain
Great Books
Pet Adoption
Brain
Pet
Portrait of a Bookseller: Elizabeth N. by Powell's Books
“Audience members are often dedicated, passionate readers, and they get all starry-eyed about their favorite writers. As do I.”
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On Display
Portrait of a Bookseller: Justin W. by Powell's Books
“Having the opportunity to be a tribune of the curious and servant to the written word is a constant reward; being able to meet and interact with a slew of intellectually insatiable weirdos is just a bonus.”
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Organizing Books
Book Organization
Connect The Dots
My Day
The Magic
My Favorite
Portrait of a Bookseller: Eva F. by Powell's Books
“My favorite writers know and love every detail of the world their characters inhabit. It allows them to leave out the obvious, knowing that the reader can connect the dots. For me, the magic of a good book lies in what's not said. ”
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Literary Magazine
School Library
Book Blog
Dust Jacket
Works Of Art
Interview
It Works
Portrait of a Bookseller: Sheila N. by Powell's Books
“Books really are works of art. Nothing compares with the feeling of looking at a book, appreciating the art of the dust jacket, the feel and smell of the paper.”