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May 2024 by John Hares
Power is very helpful
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May 2024 by Matthew Albertson
There was a lovely open mic between student contributors from PSU, PCC, Reed, UP, and others. The atmosphere is amazing, and has the spirit of Powells.
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May 2024 by bradley post
Great events and a huge selection of books. Love this place.
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May 2024 by Creag Hayes
You're sure to be surprised when visiting this antiquarian bookshop!
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April 2024 by Alexis L
Loved it. As a English, German, French speaker, I appreciate that books in all languages are sorted into the shelves. I think there was good selection of Spanish and Italian and a smattering of other languages throughout. Powell's has its place, but there's nothing like a bookstore with the vibes of a great uncle's library, the one he's been assembling books since 1937.
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January 2024 by Nikhita B
This place is magical!!! Do yourself a favor and ??
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December 2023 by Dishari Basu
Lovely store! Looked so pretty during golden hour and the cozy vibes were great
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November 2023 by Shane S.
I recently went to Mother Foucault's Bookshop. Interesting selection of books. I went to the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and did my thesis on the writing techniques of William S. Burroughs. It was awesome that they had many books by him along with interviews with him and biographies on him. I would have liked to see more books on spirituality here though and eastern religions. They did have some interesting books on the letters of Freud and books on World History. Lots of odds and ends. Worth checking out if in the area!
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October 2023 by Hilary Lai
Great philosophy collection with a lot of books in original language.
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October 2023 by M Monkewicz
Best book shop I’ve ever been too. Incredible writings. Impeccable vibes
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July 2023 by Amanda Martin-Tully
If you're reading a review about a book store... just stop, and go. There's nothing that I can say to fully describe how movie-esc Mother Foucault's is. You walk in and it's less bookstore and more... like home. Now this place won't be for everyone. If you're looking for a prim and proper, organized sort of layout - you know where to go in the city for that.Here you're destined to find books you never imagined would interest you... a hundred plus years worth of knowledge and romance, and science, and law; it's like the Thesaurus of Bookshops, if that could be a thing.I'll leave you with this: as a child I wanted to be a librarian when I grew up, and this is the closest I'm ever going to get to roleplaying as one because I do not have the financial backing or patience to commit to that level of education.
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July 2023 by Zumo Flad
I begin with a brief bit of necessary digression, all apologies. I am professional "homme de loisirs" ("man of leisure"). It is forgivable that one may inquire, what, exactly, is a professional "homme de loisirs"? Certain socially necessary positions (e.g. Secretaries of State, Advertising Executives, CEOs of Snack Food Conglomerates, Celebrity Lawyers, etc.) are populated by individuals who lead lives much too hectic, much too important to afford themselves Leisure Time. Thus, mon liege, ma vie.("my liege, my life"). Which is to say, these important individuals with lives much too frantic to enjoy even a single moment of leisure, hire my services. They employ me, in a sub-contractual capacity, to satisfy certain tax necessities, to leisure for them All day I perch in coffee-shops, slither through book stores, gawk into the dancing light of bubbling brooks, then craft a memo or two of my day’s leisure, and send it off to my clients. The checks are automatically deposited.As such Mother Foucault's Bookshop is the precise experience I seek. A bookshop so timeless, so profound, so very crammed full of books (books here, books there, books everywhere!). One could spend the whole day drifting, languidly, pleasantly, like a massive whale, through the depths of this wonderful and beautiful bookshop. For those peeps who care, I purchased, a bit ironically those peeps may surmise, some writings by Marx.
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May 2023 by Samantha Rocknowski
Bring cash. Silence your phone and put it away. Be prepared to explore and discover your next read. This isn't your big box store. It's way better.
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May 2023 by Mz. Leta N.
A Portland hidden gem. Passed this place so many times in the last 20 years. Finally went in on a Saturday because I was looking for a used Bible. The person and old guys chuckled at me. Well they don't have bibles but they do have literary giants, ancient and current philosophy, and some art books. Kind of and old New York/ Paris vibe bookstore.Enjoy!
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April 2023 by Reuven Zecharia
We bought some books from this eclectic shop over the weekend, and were pleasantly surprised with the interior ambience of Yesteryear and the friendly salesman. We would highly recommend to all Morrison St. Perusing folk, Portland natives, transplants (and visitors alike) will enjoy it :)
