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Outer. Space. Psycho. Drama.
Jan 30

Jan 30 Outer. Space. Psycho. Drama.

Dan DeWeese
Film

By Dan DeWeese
Solaris, genre, and the problems of loving simulacra.

January 28: Kirsten Ihns in Chicago Review’s Winter Poetry Reading
Jan 28

Jan 28 January 28: Kirsten Ihns in Chicago Review’s Winter Poetry Reading

Propeller Books
Propeller Books, Poetry, Events

Chicago Review’s winter poetry reading January 28th includes Kirsten Ihns, author of sundaey.

The Invention of Marienbad
Jan 16

Jan 16 The Invention of Marienbad

Dan DeWeese
Film

By Dan DeWeese
Is every art film science fiction?

The Monster in Your Head
Jan 9

Jan 9 The Monster in Your Head

Dan DeWeese
Film

By Dan DeWeese
Forbidden Planet diagnoses the movies.

Sex Slaves
Jan 7

Jan 7 Sex Slaves

Dan DeWeese
Film

By Dan DeWeese
Before space, there was obsession.

Méliès and the Limits
Jan 4

Jan 4 Méliès and the Limits

Dan DeWeese
Film

By Dan DeWeese
Taking A Trip to the Moon.

New Poems by Jeff Alessandrelli
Nov 16

Nov 16 New Poems by Jeff Alessandrelli

Propeller
Poetry

By Jeff Alessandrelli
“The Puppy Still Hasn’t Opened Her Eyes”
from “Be Yer Own Hitman (Deathsounds/Lovesongs)”
“Nothing of the Month Club”

On Kirsten Ihns Throwing Voices
Oct 22

Oct 22 On Kirsten Ihns Throwing Voices

Propeller Books
Propeller Books, Poetry

In Poetry Northwest, another rave review for Kirsten Ihns’s sundaey.

NeoCop
Oct 16

Oct 16 NeoCop

Propeller
Film

By Danny O’Brien
RoboCop and the failure of satire.

We Were Tired of Being Mild
Oct 8

Oct 8 We Were Tired of Being Mild

Propeller
Book Reviews

By Joshua James Amberson
Post-punk poet Lydia Tomkiw’s collected poems.

Artificial Socrates Logs In
Oct 2

Oct 2 Artificial Socrates Logs In

Dan DeWeese
Art, Democracy

By Dan DeWeese
A face-making application and a little Photoshop bring the Classical Greeks to life.

The Oregon Department of Corrections Amid Covid-19 (Part Eight)
Sep 29

Sep 29 The Oregon Department of Corrections Amid Covid-19 (Part Eight)

Propeller
Democracy

By Michael D. Kell
A glimpse into working in food service in prison during the pandemic.

Voices That Filled the Years
Sep 16

Sep 16 Voices That Filled the Years

Propeller
Interviews, Book Reviews

By Joshua James Amberson
Catherine Lacey’s “Pew” listens to the American South.

The Black-Marketer's Daughter (an excerpt)
Sep 14

Sep 14 The Black-Marketer's Daughter (an excerpt)

Propeller
Fiction

By Suman Mallick
From Mallick’s new novel, out October 13th.

The Stories We Tell About Guantánamo
Sep 8

Sep 8 The Stories We Tell About Guantánamo

Propeller
Interviews

By Joshua James Amberson
Sarah Mirk gathers a collection of voices and images from the notorious prison.

Time Stumbles Forward
Sep 4

Sep 4 Time Stumbles Forward

Jonah Hall
Nonfiction

By Jonah Hall
Walking into preschool—and anxiety—during the pandemic.

Three Poems by Nora Claire Miller
Sep 1

Sep 1 Three Poems by Nora Claire Miller

Propeller
Poetry

By Nora Claire Miller
“when telling”
a selection from LULL
“about numbers”

Telling Their Stories as They Demand It
Aug 20

Aug 20 Telling Their Stories as They Demand It

Propeller
Interviews

By Mary Rechner
Nigeria-raised Oregon writer Kesha Ajose Fisher talks about her story collection No God Like the Mother, winner of a 2020 Oregon Book Award.

The Oregon Department of Corrections Amid Covid-19 (Part Seven)
Aug 14

Aug 14 The Oregon Department of Corrections Amid Covid-19 (Part Seven)

Propeller
Democracy

By Michael D. Kell
For inmates in the Oregon State Penitentiary, there is nowhere to hide.

Boys Fort to Close, Everything Must Go
Jul 24

Jul 24 Boys Fort to Close, Everything Must Go

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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.

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View fullsize New PNW-focused titles arrive every week in The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx. Stop by and take a look—we’re open 10-6 daily.

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View fullsize We don’t have to tell you the Pacific Northwest offers some of the best food in the country—this is known. But: we do have the books to prove it.

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View fullsize The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx is open daily from 10-6. If it seems like our photos feature a suspicious number of books by Pacific Northwest writers, that is because they do. The store is rigged.

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View fullsize Our independent press operates an independent bookstore in the Central Eastside district of Portland, Oregon. We center Pacific Northwest writers and PNW books of all kinds.

The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx.
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View fullsize New PNW titles appear in The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx every week, as well as restocks of popular favorites. Stop in and check out the books, games, snacks, and gifts—open every day 10-6.

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View fullsize Cover reveal: DOUBLE STANDARD, a novel by Dan DeWeese

Publication date: October 21, 2025

Available for pre-order now at propellerbooks.com

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View fullsize The Propeller Books store at @urbanitepdx, Portland, Oregon, Pacific Northwest. Open daily, 10-6.

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The Propeller Store is open daily from 10-6. We’ve been centering PNW writers, subjects, and gifts in our bookstore at @urbanitepdx since 2021.

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View fullsize It’s the annual SUNNY DAY SALE at @urbanitepdx  this weekend. Every showroom is on sale Saturday and Sunday—including all books, food, and gifts in The Propeller Store.

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View fullsize NEW TITLE AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER: Doctor Mallory by Alan Hart

Our Northwest Collection series brought Hart’s THE UNDAUNTED (1936) back into print in 2022, and that book will now be joined by Hart’s bestselling debut novel from 1935. Will
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View fullsize We don’t highlight this often enough, but when you visit The Propeller Store at @urbanitepdx, you also get to visit dozens of other fantastic showrooms. Even just our immediate neighbors, as you can see, are all very, very cool.

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