Welcome to Bishop & Wilde in Portland, OR!
A new bookstore opening is always worth celebrating so please welcome Portland, Oregon’s Bishop & Wilde to the mix.
Sharing a space with Tin House, on the main floor of the publisher’s Northwest’s headquarters, former booksellers Melissa L. Amstutz and Tyler Dolan welcomed readers to their collaborative venture on Saturday, April 29th, during Independent Bookstore Day. Regular store hours are posted on their website.
The store’s dedicated Tin House section
The layout is spacious and inviting with new and used books intermingling on the shelves. Plants for sale are displayed with nature and gardening books. A section for vinyls is saved to be stocked in the future.
While the pandemic postponed their plans of having a physical location, they’ve been selling and recommending books online as Bishop & Wilde since September 2021, amassing followers during that time.
It’s exciting to see the beginnings of a bookstore’s life, born from the passions and interests of its owners and then transforming to accommodate the neighborhood and customers’ needs while keeping the original vision intact.
A grand opening is planned for later this year.
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