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The Northport Stories: Life on the Edge
Apr 6

Apr 6 The Northport Stories: Life on the Edge

Propeller
Essay

By Dan DeWeese
The coastal visions of Sheila Evans.

Propeller Acquires Story Collection by Miriam Gershow for Publication in Spring 2024
Feb 21

Feb 21 Propeller Acquires Story Collection by Miriam Gershow for Publication in Spring 2024

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Propeller Books

Gershow’s collection will appear in March, 2024.

Call for Submissions: Pacific Northwest Afrofuturism
Feb 17

Feb 17 Call for Submissions: Pacific Northwest Afrofuturism

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Propeller Books

Propeller will consider proposals in this genre through March 15.

Propeller to Publish New Fiction by Mary Rechner in Fall 2023
Feb 16

Feb 16 Propeller to Publish New Fiction by Mary Rechner in Fall 2023

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Propeller Books

Rechner’s new book is slated for release on October 24, 2023.

Nine Simple Patterns for Complicated Women, 2010 Story Collection by Mary Rechner, Becomes Fourth Northwest Collection Title
Feb 10

Feb 10 Nine Simple Patterns for Complicated Women, 2010 Story Collection by Mary Rechner, Becomes Fourth Northwest Collection Title

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Propeller Books

Rechner’s story collection becomes the fourth title in the Northwest Collection.

The Undaunted: And Now I Know
Jan 31

Jan 31 The Undaunted: And Now I Know

Propeller
Essay

By Carter Sickels
On the life and novels of Alan Hart.

Like a Dog a Rabbit Through the Underbrush
Jan 28

Jan 28 Like a Dog a Rabbit Through the Underbrush

Thea Prieto
Poetry, Interviews

By Thea Prieto
Abraham Smith follows the sonic sense.

Abraham Smith and Kirsten Ihns Launch “Dear Weirdo” via Zoom on February 3rd
Jan 25

Jan 25 Abraham Smith and Kirsten Ihns Launch “Dear Weirdo” via Zoom on February 3rd

Propeller Books
Propeller Books, Poetry, Events

Abraham Smith and Kirsten Ihns will read and chat via Zoom to celebrate the release of Smith’s new book, Dear Weirdo. REGISTER HERE FOR THE EVENT.

A Long-Term Game of Telephone
Jan 19

Jan 19 A Long-Term Game of Telephone

Propeller
Interviews

Propeller Q&A
A conversation with Thea Prieto, author of From the Caves.

Freedom from the Chaos
Oct 14

Oct 14 Freedom from the Chaos

Jonah Hall
Book Reviews

By Jonah Hall
Absorbing Kim Adrian’s The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet.

Crumbling Worlds
Aug 30

Aug 30 Crumbling Worlds

Propeller
Book Reviews

By Timothy Day
The outer and inner horrors of Brian Evenson’s stories.

As Long as Your Ambition is About the Writing, You’re Okay
Aug 13

Aug 13 As Long as Your Ambition is About the Writing, You’re Okay

Propeller
Interviews

By Mary Rechner
A Q&A with writer and editor Nancy Zafris, who died August 1.

Crashing Tokyo
Aug 6

Aug 6 Crashing Tokyo

Propeller
Sport, Politics

By Justin Hocking
I’m ambivalent about skateboarding in the Olympics, but not about the slams.

Treat: Star on the Sidewalk
Apr 16

Apr 16 Treat: Star on the Sidewalk

Propeller
Podcast

By Mary Rechner and Core Productions
Bumping into you.

Tothero, I Have Been Given Bad Records
Apr 14

Apr 14 Tothero, I Have Been Given Bad Records

Pete Tothero
Advice

By Pete Tothero
A man’s friend gifts him bad records. Concepts exist as concepts and that is not a lie.

Treat: Kicked Out of the Coven
Mar 30

Mar 30 Treat: Kicked Out of the Coven

Propeller
Podcast

By Mary Rechner and Core Productions
Like a supplicant, I requested a latte.

April 1: Kirsten Ihns and Benjamin Krusling, Hosted by Prairie Lights
Mar 26

Mar 26 April 1: Kirsten Ihns and Benjamin Krusling, Hosted by Prairie Lights

Propeller Books
Propeller Books, Poetry, Events

Prairie Lights hosts Kirsten Ihns and Benjamin Krusling in a free Zoom event on April 1st.

Treat: My Therapist Told Me to Wear Jewelry
Mar 22

Mar 22 Treat: My Therapist Told Me to Wear Jewelry

Propeller
Podcast

By Mary Rechner and Core Productions
For your coffee break, tea time, happy hour, or midnight snack.

March 13: Kirsten Ihns and Scott Vincent Campbell at the cclouds
Mar 12

Mar 12 March 13: Kirsten Ihns and Scott Vincent Campbell at the cclouds

Propeller Books
Propeller Books, Poetry, Events

Artist talk series “the cclouds” will feature Kirsten Ihns, author of sundaey, in a free event on March 13th.

Remembrance of Horns Past
Feb 5

Feb 5 Remembrance of Horns Past

Propeller
Nonfiction

By Mark Dillon
A Volkswagen and a marriage short-circuit in 1970s San Francisco.

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View fullsize Pacific Northwest is best.

The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx, Portland, Oregon. Open 10-6.

#independentbookstore #centraleastsidepdx #urbanitepdx #urbanite #pacificnorthwestliterature
View fullsize Variety is the spice of life. The Propeller Store has gifts of all kinds, at all price points. If you’re feeling anxious because you haven’t found things for people on your list, a stop at @urbanitepdx is a chance not just to browse books
View fullsize In early November the store’s book buyer walked into the publisher’s office. I have a question, he said. About holiday ordering.

I thought you already ordered for the holidays, the publisher said.

The sun had gone down. Through the wind
View fullsize No matter which section of the Propeller Store you poke around in, you will find Pacific Northwest writers who are socially engaged. Omar El Akkad’s National Book Award-winning “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
View fullsize PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS BEST

This is the FIFTH holiday season for The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx on SE Grand Avenue. Our retail project was started with a tolerance for risk, a belief in Portland’s readers, and a sense that the Central Easts
View fullsize WE HAVE MUSICAL NEIGHBORS

Did you know you can buy a book from the music section of The Propeller Store and, mere steps away, you can buy albums and beautiful vinyl record storage and equipment at @sidetrackedworkshop? You can grab a music book from
View fullsize Many excellent books don’t find the readership they merit. Looking through the PNW fiction section in The Propeller Store, it took only moments to note three underappreciated books that would delight any reader of literary fiction.

“I&rs
View fullsize Every section of the Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx is loaded with new arrivals. Stop by from 4-9 on Dec 6 to enjoy Urbanite’s annual Santa Dance Party (food! music! mirth!) or drop in any day you like—we’re open 10-6 daily.

#urba
View fullsize This Saturday, stop by @urbanitepdx for the yearly Santa Dance Party (dancing not required) and enjoy food, drink, merriment, and the dozens of shops and boutiques that make Urbanite so great. We’re loading more and more books, games, and gifts
View fullsize Portland writer, teacher, and Propeller author Tony Wolk passed away in October. He was 90 years old.

In more than fifty years of teaching at Portland State University—he was hired in 1965–Wolk taught writing and literature to countless
View fullsize The Propeller Store is loaded up for the holidays, with books, gifts, and snacks for every kind of person. Stop in and check it out—open daily 10-6 (except for Thanksgiving) and just one of the DOZENS of fantastic shops and boutiques that make
View fullsize Browsable, shoppable, meanderable daily, 10-6: The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx. 

If it seems like we are always featuring Pacific Northwest writers and topics, that is because yes.

#portlandoregon #independentbookstore #independentpress #urbani
View fullsize New Pacific Northwest titles and restocks of PNW books, gifts, and apparel arrive every week in The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx. Stop in and check us out at 1005 SE Grand. We’re open daily 10-6. (And yes—there’s a parking lot!)
View fullsize The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx centers Pacific Northwest writers, stories, and topics in a browsing-positive space. Open daily, 10-6.

#independentbookstore #portlandoregon #urbanitepdx #urbanite
View fullsize Spooky titles HAUNT some of the displays in The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx this week. Are they truly SCARY, or merely liter-ARY? You be the judge—we’re open 10-6 daily!

#urbanitepdx #urbanite #pacificnorthwestliterature #independent
View fullsize But does The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx also carry environmental or ecological books, especially that touch upon the Pacific Northwest? The answer is yes. And we’re open daily 10-6. 

#pacificnorthwestliterature #independentbookstore #urba
View fullsize Propeller Books started our company bookstore at @urbanitepdx on SE Grand in the Central Eastside Industrial District of Portland in 2021. The press and the store are a business, and our story is a Portland story: our success is due entirely to the s
View fullsize Propeller’s latest title is out and has found its place in our bookstore at @urbanitepdx. DOCTOR MALLORY is the second Alan Hart bestseller from the 1930s we’ve brought back into print via our Northwest Collection series. Hart’s nov
View fullsize Here’s a small selection of the many titles that arrived in The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx this week. We center writers from the PNW and but okay we also carry titles that may/might generally interest our clientele (demographic studies sug
View fullsize The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx is open daily from 10-6. We center a broad range of Pacific Northwest authors and topics, as well as sections in music, film, food, fine art, architecture, and design.

#independentbookstore #smallpress #urbanitepd
 
 

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