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jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Powell's Books donates portions of banned book sales to lawsuits fighting book ban laws

www.kgw.com

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Powell's Books donates portions of banned book sales to lawsuits fighting book ban laws

www.kgw.com

jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20190118

Between Sept. 22-28, for any book bought from Powell’s Banned Book list, 20% of the sale will be donated. There are over 150 books on the list available to be purchased, including book titles such as “Hunger Games,” “1984,” “Heartstopper” and “The Color Purple.”

Also applies to www.powells.com

https://powells.com/banned-books

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    Seriously. I bought a book online as a gift, intending to pick it up on my way through Portland. They didn’t have it ready when I showed up, so they mailed it to me free of charge.

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    Powell’s is truly a treasure. I’ve been in bookstores nearly the world over. Powell’s is the best.

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      For those who don’t know, besides the online site, Powells occupies a square city block in downtown Portland.

      It’s big enough that you need a map. This looks like the current one:

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        That’s incredible!

        Need to check that out during a visit to Portland.

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        The first time I visited there, I wanted to live there. Like this book I read in school when I was in third grade, where the kids hide out in the museum overnight.

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          The first time I visited there, I wanted to live there. Like this book I read in school when I was in third grade, where the kids hide out in the museum overnight.

          You must mean this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Mixed-Up_Files_of_Mrs._Basil_E._Frankweiler

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            That’s the one! I never could remember the name, but obviously I loved the book as a kid.

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          Travel Oregon has you fam:

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