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Powell's Books

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3 years

I am once again asking for you to support your local independent bookstore

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Books > Bezos

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Hats off to @Powells for this billboard, one day after announcing they were leaving Amazon's marketplace.

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Every day is a prime day to support your local independent bookstore! Shop over 3 million books at #ShopIndie

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MYSTERY BOOK CONFIRMED! BEYOND THE STORY: 10-YEAR RECORD OF BTS by Myeongseok Kang with @BTS_twt

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The K-pop stars BTS will release a book telling their own story in July. The announcement by their U.S. publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frantic speculation by fervent fans.

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After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

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6 years

Murderino Book Club! Are you a member? #murderino

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The remarkable @Jbrekkie signed over 1000 books ahead of tonight's event celebrating the paperback release of CRYING IN H MART! We're so excited to have her in the store with us tonight. An absolute superstar!

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Portland-area ARMY, Festa is not over yet! 💜✨🐳 YOU ARE INVITED to celebrate #10YearsOfBTS and the release of the new book, 'Beyond the Story' with us at Powell's. 📚 Sunday, July 9 💜 10 am –12 pm 📍 Powell's City of Books #BEYOND_THE_STORY #BTS #방탄소년단 #FlatironBooks

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3 years

We believe it is the work of bookselling to do so. Please see our full commitment to free speech here: (3 of 3)

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3 years

This book will not be placed on our shelves. We will not promote it. That said, it will remain in our online catalog. We carry a lot of books we find abhorrent, as well as those that we treasure. (2 of 3)

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"Don’t be afraid to let this be your first Night Vale experience. The book can stand alone.”

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3 years

At Powell’s, a lot of our inventory is hand-picked and hand-promoted. And a lot of our inventory is not hand-picked. Unmasked by Andy Ngo came to us through an automatic data feed via one of our long-term partners, Hachette Book Group. (1 of 3)

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1 year

Important update from used book counters at Powell's on Hawthorne: We had someone visit and sell their entire collection of Nancy Drews! So, while supplies last we have almost all between #1 - #50 displayed in a delightfully nostalgic, numerically satisfying, wall of yellow.

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6 years

"We owe it to each other to tell stories." — @neilhimself

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3 years

Good morning book world! Seems like a Prime Day to shop at an independent bookstore. 📚🥰

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4 years

We're thrilled to announce that we are reopening our flagship with limited store hours: 12-6 PM, Wednesday-Sunday. Find more information on keeping your visit fun and safe here:

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4 years

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of both the store and kiosk at the Portland International Airport. Thank you for all of your support over these past 30 years. We hope to return one day.

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INDIE BOOKSTORES ARE A CORNERSTONE OF SOCIETY AND HAVE TO COMPETE WITH MEGA CORPORATIONS EVERY DAY TO SURVIVE. EACH ONE IS UNIQUE AND FILLED WITH COOL STAFF PICKS. MY 3 SHELVES OF UNREAD BOOKS ACTUALLY SYMBOLIZE MY COMMITMENT TO THEIR CONTINUED EXISTENCE. PLUS, LOOK AT THIS COVER

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4 years

Dear Powell’s community: Effective immediately, we have decided to close our five Portland-area stores through 3/31 for the safety of our employees and community. It is our intention to keep the online store open. Thank you for your continued support.

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3 years

If anyone else wants to break up with a billionaire today, consider supporting an independent bookstore!

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5 years

“As a child, books were my only escape. I suppose when you’re passionate about something, there is a natural compulsion to emulate it. Writing is something I have always felt compelled to do.” Read more from @langleav in our Q&A: #powellsbooks #poetrymonth

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3 years

Beverly Cleary was a giant of children's literature and a Portland hero. We are so deeply saddened by this loss and grateful for the the beloved stories she gave us.

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We are saddened to share that cherished children's book author Beverly Cleary passed away yesterday, March 25, at 104 years old.

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“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.” ― Doris Lessing (1919-2013)

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4 years

An update from Powell’s owner and CEO, Emily Powell:

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3 years

Happy #IndieBookstoreDay ☔️📚 Rain is perfect reading weather!

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10 months

We'll have a supply of these amazing photocards to give as a gift with purchase for the hardcover edition of BEYOND THE STORY, on sale 7/9/23. Plan ahead so you don't miss out! This gift will be available ✨in-store only ✨ 2/4

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4 years

Thanks @thatalicewu for the shoutout in 'The Half of It'! While we didn't have the honor of hosting Kazuo Ishiguro last year, you can still browse his titles through our online store. (credit: @netflix )

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8 years

Here, in no particular order, are our picks for the best books of 2016 so far:

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5 years

Good Will 🤝Good Cheer 🎉 Good Books 📚 #happyholidays #powellsbooks

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4 years

Tonight, 2/6 — A 30-year veteran of national political campaigns, @TheRickWilson lays out a strategy to limit the current president to a single term in Running Against the Devil: #PowellsEvents

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“Quite often somebody will say, ‘What year do your books take place?’ and the only answer I can give is, ‘In childhood.’” #BeverlyCleary , who spent her own childhood in Portland, turns 103 today! Which of her lovable characters was your favorite growing up? #powellsbooks

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6 years

We are honored to be hosting Madeleine Albright ( @madeleine ) this evening! #powellsevents

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4 years

And we're BACK! 🎉 Thank you for all of your support and patience these past five months! Our Burnside location is officially open for browsing in the Green and Blue rooms. Stop by 12-6 PM, Wednesday-Sunday.

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"Ultimately, my aim is to entertain, and sometimes to enlighten, the child who still lives inside of me. This is always where I begin." — Eric Carle Thank you Eric Carle, for speaking to the child in all of us. #RememberingEricCarle

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6 years

Rest in peace, Ursula K. Le Guin. Powell’s and readers everywhere will miss you.

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4 years

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay ! If you're looking to celebrate the day with a new book, shop nearly everything 20% off on through 8/31 with code INDIELOVE. Shop the sale here:

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7 years

A bookstore is one of the many pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. - Jerry Seinfeld

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11 years

"She enjoyed cooking her family and her dog." Commas save lives. Happy National #PunctuationDay .

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4 years

Keep fighting for justice. Whether you're showing up in the streets or seeking more knowledge through books, or both, the journey to justice is lifelong.

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3 years

The crossover event book fans & basketball fans have been clamoring for! Through 5/10 snag this limited-edition T-shirt collaboration between Powell’s Books and Portland Trail Blazer Norman Powell. All proceeds go to @SMARTReadingOR . Get your shirt at

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10 years

A good #longread about @realjohngreen from the @NewYorker : http://t.co/XqsnxL961e

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6 years

We had a wonderful event last night with @pattonoswalt for Michelle McNamara's I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK. #powellsevents #murderinobookclub

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4 years

With Independent Bookstore Day coming up on August 29, we'd like to announce a new focus for Powell's Books. Please find the full message from Powell's owner and CEO Emily Powell:

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3 years

When they don't want to go to the bookstore with you 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩

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2 years

"There are Black authors out there today who are writing beautiful romance novels, gorgeous poems, and heartbreaking prose....They are Black history and most important, they are the present." – Bookseller Katherine M. on her "It's Black Lit" display. 📚:

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5 years

@BrotherNature We have a display we think you might like 😉

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"I truly believe that a future that doesn’t include Indigenous knowledge is one that won’t make it long on this planet, and will doom us...on other planets, if and when we reach them." Rebecca Roanhorse ( @RoanhorseBex ), on why sci-fi needs Native voices.

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10 months

When the morning light hits like that? That's when you know it's a ☀️Prime Day☀️ to visit an indie bookstore.

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2 years

*So* close, Jughead. We're in Portland, but Seattle has some pretty amazing bookstores too. We suggest a PNW bookstore road trip when you're done dealing with... whatever is happening in Riverdale.

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5 years

These books are like a heart-to-heart conversation with your best friend: a mix of heartbreaking and hilarious, shared candidly and without affectation. Find your literary BFF: #powellsbooks

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4 years

Tuesday evening, our owner and CEO Emily Powell shared a letter with employees. Read it in its entirety here:

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2 years

Happy #IndieBookstoreDay ! We've got exclusives, freebies, and fun from 10am-9pm at each Powell's location. Come Celebrate with us!

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3 years

“Quite often somebody will say, 'What year do your books take place?' and the only answer I can give is, in childhood.” ― Beverly Cleary Cleary was beloved by all of us at Powell’s. We would love to hear your memories of reading and sharing her many wonderful works.

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3 years

Weekend reading 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉

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2 years

Word(le) on the street is that today is #NationalPuzzleDay .

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9 years

Listen to the fantastic #powellsplaylist @feliciaday created to accompany her new book: http://t.co/9QrQ9tVEGh http://t.co/8AfFd1nnip

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5 years

Happy 50th anniversary to Michael and Alice Powell! May you two never be without each other (or a good book). #powellsbooks #goldenanniversary

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8 years

Tonight, 10/26 — @harto presents BUFFERING: #PowellsEvents

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5 years

Was your bookcase ever a sea of blue, full of mysteries and espionage that only Frank and Joe Hardy could sleuth their way through? Or did the countless adventures of Nancy Drew line your shelves with sunshine yellow? What was your favorite book series growing up? #powellsbooks

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2 years

Confidential documents? Out where anyone can read them??

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3 years

1 city block, 3 floors of books, and at long last, 9 colorful rooms. Our Pearl in the Pearl is open for browsing! 1/6

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4 years

The secret's out. We sell boxes for cats. The books are just a bonus for the humans. 📸: @Pale_0ntologist

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4 years

From the West Africa-inspired land of Orïsha to Manhattan, check out this list of eight recent novels by Black authors that expand the universe of sci-fi and fantasy here:

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5 years

Portland has always had a formidable literary population, but as the setting of the largest writing conference in North America (ramping up now at the Convention Center), our town is overflowing with literary talent. We couldn’t be more thrilled. Welcome, AWP attendees! #AWP19

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7 years

Reading is a political act!

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3 years

As we near the end of 2020, we want to extend a warm thank-you to all of you for your continued support during these uncertain and often dark days. Wishing you and yours a warm and safe holiday. Here's to health, happiness, and plenty of good books in the new year.

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6 years

Spotted! Freddy Funko wandering the aisles of Powell's City of Books.

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We wish we could spend an entire day exploring @Powells !! #FunkoRoseCity

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3 years

In recognition of this moment in history and in memory of George Floyd, all Powell’s locations will be closed on Wednesday, April 21, for a day of individual action and reflection.

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6 years

When customers sell us their books through the mail, sometimes they use unconventional materials to pad the boxes. A popular choice: stuffed animals. The collection at our warehouse continues to grow!

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3 years

Let us read in peace, 2021 🙏

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"My mom brought me home A CLOCKWORK ORANGE when I was 13...'It's about a teenager in the future!'" @pattonoswalt #PowellsEvents

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5 years

Full house standing ovation for Secretary @HillaryClinton and @ChelseaClinton ! You can find their book here:

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1 year

Where should we all go this weekend if Twitter goes? The bookstore, probably.

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8 years

Girl Scouts from Troop 45502 setting up the LGBTQ YA display they designed in the Hawthorne store. #PrideMonth

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4 years

To all our loyal supporters: THANK YOU! We have been humbled and heartened by your messages of encouragement. We’ve also been overwhelmed by customer generosity on ! We ask for your patience as we work to fill orders while ensuring safe-distancing measures.

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3 years

No Instagram? No Facebook? Twitter and its character limit holding down the fort? 🤔 Unofficial Short Story Day.

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2 years

*Right* after we switched out the Satanic Panic display. 🙈 (Don't worry, we saved the title list for you to browse here: )

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2 years

If you’re hoping to buy books at @Powells , I’m sorry; @Remember_Sarah and I bought them all.

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6 years

"I love when Harry stands up for his friends." — Alison, age 8 #powellskidpick

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2 years

Oh no, but where will people get their books? 👀😘

Raven Book Store

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2 years

Would you look at that

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“Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul.” — Joanne Harris

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3 years

Books. Looks. The 2021 Met Gala as Book Covers: (📸: metmuseum on IG)

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5 years

Rest in peace, Stan Lee. Excelsior! 1922-2018

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9 years

"The sketch Amy Schumer did about military rape got so much more done on that than most news agencies." @pattonoswalt #PowellsEvents

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2 years

Banned Book on display from this fall! Browse these displays and hear from authors, activists, librarians, and booksellers here:

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6 years

Congratulations to Will and Sofya, who had their first date at Powell's two years ago, and this weekend got married in the Rare Book Room!

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1 year

Out with that checkmark, in with this bookmark.

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2 years

What are you reading this rainy Monday? We love this painting by @joshgatesart , for perfectly capturing the quintessential Portland morning.

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3 years

Shop Local and #ResistAmazon with this display curated by people, not algorithms, now in the Orange Room. Can’t make it to the store? Browse the full selection on our website (which happens to be a great place to shop online for books 😉) here: .

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4 years

Several folks have told us that they’d like to be quarantined at Powell’s. How would you spend your time if you had the store all to yourself?

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Will I poop when I die? Caitlin Doughty ( @TheGoodDeath ) answers the questions you're *dying* to ask in Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Celebrate #InternationalCatDay and preorder the book before 8/12 to receive a signed copy and a pin:

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While anti-racist reads are absolutely essential, so are books that engage all facets of the Black narrative. This list highlights 10 books that cover sci-fi, fiction, poetry, and humor. Check it out here:

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"Stamped is written with a young adult audience in mind, but could easily be read by anyone looking for a clear, thorough, engaging guide to antiracism." — Jill O. Order Stamped by Jason Reynolds ( @JasonReynolds83 ) and Ibram X. Kendi ( @DrIbram ) here:

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8 years

We’ve switched to a new ticketing service, and we’ll be reopening ticket sales tomorrow:

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4 years

Looking for a Black-owned bookstore in Portland? Check out Third Eye Books! While they're currently closed, they are available for online ordering. Shop their site here:

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7 years

Cool kids read

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4 years

Powell’s is committed to fighting for justice and the end of violence against the Black community. We are donating to @ULPDX and Brown Hope in our effort to take a stand against racism and white supremacy in Portland and the nation at large. #BlackLivesMatter

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We are heartbroken to hear the news of Toni Morrison's passing. Her words are healing, uplifting, and transformative. She showed us how to be unapologetic and that we all have a story to tell. Ms. Morrison, thank you for sharing your gift with the world.

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6 years

"My book, The Grouchy Historian, is my attempt to rescue the U.S. Constitution from right-wing hypocrites and nutjobs. I got tired of the Right acting not only like it owns the Constitution, but wrote the damn thing as well." — @TheOnlyEdAsner

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“I am awaiting / perpetually and forever / a renaissance of wonder” ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti RIP to poet, activist, playwright, and City Lights Books co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti and much love to the @CityLightsBooks community. 💔

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