Small Business Spotlight shines on Broadway Books
Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, U.S. Representative for Oregon’s Third Congressional District, featured Portland’s Broadway Books in her Small Business Spotlight.
Broadway Books’ Customers of the Month
Bonnie and Bob Olds were May’s featured customers of the month of Broadway Books (Portland, OR). You can can peruse their book picks on Bonnie and Bob’s book pages, or in the store on the shelf above staff recommendations. To preview past customers of the month please go to Broadway Books’ website. Q & A with Bonnie and Bob …
Portland’s Broadway Books features Customer of the Month
From Broadway Books in Portland, OR: Bill Holmes is our second featured customer of the month, another Broadway Books regular we look forward to seeing often on his near-weekly visits to the store. You can check out his book picks via this link or in the store on the shelf above staff recommendations. To preview other …
Attention: An Original Essay by 2026 PNBA Book Award Winner Omar El Akkad
In January of 2025, about a month before One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This was set to be published in North America, I received an email from my editor. He said he was worried: we’d gotten no confirmed major media at that point. By this he meant national radio, morning TV, that …
Broadway Books’ Staff Picks for 2025
Just look at the book joy from Broadway Books in Portland, OR! The staff put together holiday picks. If you need some inspiration, start here! Kim’s picks Mary’s picks Megan’s picks April’s picks Carrie’s picks Elie’s picks Elisa’s picks Lin’s picks Steph’s picks
Broadway Books’ Holiday Book Chat: The Hottest Ticket in Portland? 11/16/25
Holiday Book Chat November 16, 2025 4:00- 6:00 pm One of the most entertaining events of the year! Join the Broadway Books team as they share the best books of the season for giving and getting. Each $15 ticket comes with a voucher for $15 to use towards your purchases that night, snacks and beverages, …
Portland Book Week June 6th – 15th
Portland Book Week starts today! Here’s the overview from the Portland Book Week website: Spend a week exploring 60+ independent booksellers in the Portland and Vancouver areas. Bookstore Crawl – Visit as many local, independent bookstores as you can. Pick up a bingo card at any one of the participating bookstores. Literary Events – Check …
New Chapters for Broadway Books’ Sally and Madison Books’ James
Cheers and best wishes to Sally McPherson of Broadway Books in Portland, OR and James Crossley of Madison Books in Seattle, WA! Sally McPherson has been a co-owner of Broadway Books, but is retiring from that significant role (and hopefully finding more reading time). Sally will continue to be a significant part of the store …
Broadway Books’ Sally McPherson to Change Role
From Broadway Books’ newsletter: One last piece of news, both exciting and sad. Sally [McPherson] has decided to retire from full-time work at the bookstore at the end of 2023, after working in the store for seventeen years (sixteen as co-owner). Because it is impossible for her to let go entirely, she will continue to …
Portland Author Dian Greenwood Featured by The Oregonian
An excerpt from “Three sisters face shadows of disrupted lives in Portland author’s debut novel” by Amy Wang for the Oregonian/ OregonLive Leave it to a family therapist to write a novel about adult sisters each working their own way through a shared childhood trauma. Dian Greenwood’s debut novel, About the Carleton Sisters, features three …
