Cashiers are located near the two entrances, in the Green and Orange rooms.Every room has staffed information desks and computers for customer searches.Restrooms are on the second level in the Purple Room.Need coffee, stat? Head to your left and pass through the Blue and Gold rooms to get to Guilder Café.Grab a map at the info desk in the center of the Green Room. Joe Biel is a writer, designer, filmmaker, teacher, activist, and founder of Microcosm Publishing, Cantankerous Titles, and co-founder of the Portland Zine.
The main entrance is at the corner of NW 10th Ave.Here are some tips to get your foot in the door: Microcosm focuses on relating the experiences of what it is like to be a marginalized person and strives to be recognized for spirit, creativity, and value. But for those who prefer navigating over perusing, Powell’s offers a detailed map to its color-coded rooms. Microcosm was started by Joe Biel in a bedroom closet as a distro and record label in 1996 and is now among the oldest independent book publishing houses in Portland, OR. In fact, losing yourself in the sprawling store (or one of its more than 1 million books) can be half the fun. It can be easy to get lost in the City of Books’ 68,000 square feet, 10 rooms, three floors and 3,500 sections. It can be easy to get lost in Powell’s 68,000 square feet, nine rooms, three floors and 3,500 sections. And, in addition to shelves upon shelves of books, the store also stocks wonderful gifts and souvenirs. This egalitarian approach means you can easily see everything by a favorite author - and often score a great deal by choosing a well-loved edition over a brand-new one. And, just like Portland, it’s open 365 days a year! A Storied Beginningįounded in 1971 in a former car dealership on a then-derelict corner, Powell’s has grown into a Portland landmark and the world’s largest new and used bookstore - and its location is now at the heart of the city, bridging the Pearl District, downtown and the West End.Įarly on, founder Walter Powell made the revolutionary decision to comingle new, used, hardcover and paperback books. Masks are optional for all visitors.Ĭovering an entire city block, Powell’s City of Books is more than a great bookstore: It’s a microcosm of Portland, packed with smart and eclectic offerings and passionate people. Our vision is to change the face of publishing to represent the real struggles and joys of our readers.Powell’s City of Books is open, allowing visitors to access all 10 - yes, 10! - rooms. Our mission is to put power in your hands, giving you the tools you need to empower yourself to change your life and the world around you. We’ve been in the book business for 23 years, and most of our 13 workers are based in our bright green headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Microcosm Publishing & Distribution is a charming, independent midlist book publishing house with a thriving distribution program. Microcosm Publishing’s books can be found world wide at local bookstores–as well as gifty-focused boutiques and sex shops. “If you are Black, Indigenous, a person of color, transgender, or disabled, you are particularly encouraged to submit, as is anyone whose experiences are not well represented in the publishing world,” their website says. Their guidelines also specify that they’re looking for people who have been traditionally ignored or poorly represented by the publishing world. Authors can submit directly through their website here. The company welcomes anthologies of shorter fiction as well as full-length manuscripts and value lived experience with queer topics more than writing or college credentials. And when we thought of our authors who are already deeply passionate about this subject, it felt like chocolate and peanut butter.”
Joe Biel, Microcosm CEO and acquisitions editor, said, “As we watched the printed offerings of erotica become more vanilla and less esoteric, we knew that it was time to get involved. Microcosm Publishing’s distribution arm has also been carrying erotica for some time now. Both books are published by Portland-based Microcosm.
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The traditionally non-fiction publisher has had a few successful forays into fiction, most notably with their Bikes in Space books, a series of feminist bicycling science fiction anthologies. full-length book, Bikenomics: How Bicycling Will Save the Economy, comes out in December, 2013. Microcosm Publishing recently updated their guidelines to include a call for queer erotica submissions – particularly those with a focus on trans and nonbinary individuals. The Portland, Oregon publisher has begun accepting queer erotica submissions to fill a gap in the market. Microcosm Publishing Calls for Queer Erotica in Updated Submission Guidelines Call for Submissions: Microcosm Publishing is Seeking Queer Erotica
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