North Portland Book Crawl
Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26

Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day weekend with the very first North Portland Book Crawl! Spend the weekend exploring some of Portland’s best independent bookstores, discovering new reads, and supporting the incredible literary community across North and Northeast Portland.

How to Participate

1. Pick up a punch card at any participating bookstore.

2. Visit the shops during the crawl on Saturday, April 25 or Sunday, April 26.

3. Get your card punched at each store you visit.

4. Return your completed card to Second Shapes Bookstore or submit a photo of it online.

You can submit your completed card by:
• Dropping it off at Second Shapes Bookstore (8124 N Denver Ave)
• Sending a photo to @secondshapesbookstore on social media
• Emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

Participating Bookstores

Reggie’s Manga Shop — 7015 N Greeley
Second Shapes Bookstore — 8124 N Denver
Arches Book House — 8900 N Wall
Always Here Book Store — 4555 N Williams
Revolutions Bookshop — 8713 N Lombard
Two Rivers Bookstore — 8836 N Lombard
Green Bean Books — 1600 NE Alberta
Midslumber Media — 1609 NE Alberta
Melville Books — 2827 NE Alberta
Parallel Worlds — 2639 NE Alberta
Monograph Bookwerks — 5005 NE 27th Ave
Rose City Book Pub — 1329 NE Fremont
A Children’s Place — 1423 NE Fremont

Make a weekend of it, explore Portland’s independent bookstores, and celebrate the vibrant literary community that makes this city so special. 📚

Parallel Worlds Anniversary Sale & Treasure Hunt

Join us as we celebrate four incredible years of Parallel Worlds Bookshop with a storewide anniversary sale!

For one weekend only, everything in the shop is 25% off. Books, merch, gifts, and all the magical things that make our space what it is. Whether you have been part of the community since day one or are discovering the shop for the first time, this is the perfect time to stock up on your next reads.

⭐️ TREASURE HUNT WEEKEND

Here’s the deal:
We’ve hidden tiny “little guys” all around the shop (yes, THE Lindsay Straube little guys 🐍🐍🐍😉)

👉 Find one = win a book

🏴‍☠️ Possible Book Booty:
🤳 Make Me Better — Sarah Gailey (Out May 12)
⭐️ Radiant Star — Ann Leckie (Out May 12)
🐙 Palaces of the Crow — Ray Nayler (Out May 19)
🦖 Fabulous Bodies — Chuck Tingle (Out July 7)
🕯️ The Reliquary — Hannah Whitten (Out Aug 11)
🎎 The Last Contract of Isako — Fonda Lee (Out Nov 4)
AND ….
🫀 Daggermouth — H.M. Wolfe (Self Pub Edition)
🐍 Split or Swallow — Lindsay Straube (Self Pub Edition)
You can only win ONE… so choose wisely.

Event Details
📅 April 18 and April 19
📍 Parallel Worlds Bookshop
🎉 25% off everything in the store
📚 All genres, all books, all merch included

Thank you for four amazing years. We cannot wait to celebrate with you.