We have been encouraged by the large number of inquiries from folks looking to educate themselves on race and policing in America. While many of our favorite newer titles are currently out of stock with our distributor, they will be in soon and we are happy to take pre-orders! We have stocked our Staff Favorites e-commerce page on the website with some of our favorite titles for direct purchase online. Please note some of these will require extra delivery time in light of high order volume with our distributor.
In the mean time, our shelves are well-stocked with used books in Black history and other literature.
Remember—as crucial as it is, reading is a first step. Awareness alone will never change injustice.
Among so many other losses, we were saddened by the cancellation of the Rose City Book Fair, an annual gathering of book and paper fanatics that we have been part of for 12 years now! We are delighted to say, though, that thanks to the foresight and gumption of the Cascade Booksellers Board, the Book Fair is going online!
Starting tomorrow morning through the weekend we will be hosting a booth, showing off a few of the more noteworthy books we have recently acquired. Among them are the first complete edition of Aeschylus's Tragedies (Estienne, 1557), Brightman's 2-volume English Rite, an early Shaker Hymnal, and the first printing of the seminal text in Seventh-Day Adventist eschatology.
Bookfair link: https://cascadebooksellers.com
We realize the last thing you want to read is another covid update. At the same time, we've been getting calls and knocks on the door and rolled down window inquiries on a daily basis asking when we will be opening back up. The answer is: we don't know. I, Adam, have many elders in my life in addition to a daughter with asthma. I am bound to protect their safety, and I appeal to your patience as I exercise extra caution in opening back up.
In the mean time, Adam is still in the shop every day and happy to do curbside pickups and send pics for virtual browsing! Thank you for all of the special orders that have been keeping us afloat. And thank you for the calls, texts, and emails checking in on our livelihood. It is encouraging to know that y'all value our little shop as much as we value your presence in it.