Like most writers and cartoonists I spend an excessive amount of time in my head. I’m sensitive and self-critical. I love people, but people also make me anxious. In conversation I have to choose my words very carefully, and therefore, I rarely feel like I have anything clever to say in the moment. My voice …
Another winner in this series featuring a very thoughtful main character. Perfect to help discuss quiet complex emotions. –Earl, Green Bean Books, Portland, OR We think the world would be a better place if more people were equipped with tools to handle their emotions. Read a book like this by yourself or with someone, and …
Dear Reader, I had a great time launching Kitty at A Children’s Place in Portland […] this fall! The event at Boulder Book Store has some history behind it. The last time I appeared on their stage (and they really have a stage!) was to support Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost. The date was Wednesday, March 11, 2020, …
Grand Gesture Books, a Black-owned romance bookstore that debuted as an online store in 2023, opened its brick-and-mortar storefront in Portland, OR in the fall of 2024. The 1,200-square-foot store focuses on romance. Store owner Katherine Morgan is a former Powell’s bookseller; she was responsible for their romance section. She writes, “I strive to make …
Last week, Green Bean Books’ bookseller and all-around independent bookstore champion Earl Dizon visited Portland’s BOLD Coffee & Books during their soft opening. He shared his photos and enthusiasm on Instagram. Enjoy a peek at BOLD through Earl’s lens. Photos by Earl Dizon. Thank you, Earl, for sharing your photos and first impressions of this …
June is Pride Month! Our friends at Green Bean Books in Portland, OR, would love to recommend some LGBTQ+ books to help you celebrate: *I am A Rainbow! written by Mark Kanemura with illustrations by Richard Merritt *ABC Pride written by Dr. Elly Barnes and Louie Stowell with illustrations by Amy Phelps *Pink, Blue, and …
This was bonkers in the best way possible. After not getting accepted to her dream college, “perfect Perla Perez” devises a plan to change their mind before her parents find out. Of course, it involves lying to them and everyone else she knows that she did get accepted, that she is living in the dorms, …
Portland people (plus anyone up for a trip to the Rose City): You can party with a gem of a bookstore celebrating a gem of a bookseller on Saturday July 30th starting at 11:30 am. Here’s the invitation from Green Bean Books: Earl’s 10th Year Anniversary Celebration! It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since …
From Oregon Live July 10, 2021 Portland-raised author Renée Watson is the inspiration for a campaign that Portland bookstore Green Bean Books is running on behalf of Vernon Elementary School this summer. The campaign’s goal: To sell 275 copies of Watson’s delightful chapter book Ways to Make Sunshine, which follows a Black girl growing up …
Poetry is all around us and April is National Poetry Month! Here are some favorite new poetry books for children from Green Bean Books in Portland, OR: *Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye *A Songbird Dreams of Singing: Poems about Sleeping Animals by Kate Hosford with illustrations by Jennifer M. Potter *Construction People by …
