Longfellow books is a host home to cats for adoption through the animal refuge league of greater portland. Let your little readers roam the shelves and dive into new worlds at these great places around portland. The best independent bookstores in portland, maine longfellow books. Also, since most shops are sole proprietorships, it is best to call ahead to avoid disappointment. There are chairs for lounging, quiet rooms for discovering old stories, friendly shopkeepers to recommend new favorites, and even a sneaky cat to find. Click here to view a digital copy need a printed copy. Welcome to downtown portland a historic seacoast town with a funky vibe, working waterfront, loads of galleries, hundreds of oneofakind shops, and awardwinning restaurants serving everything from classic lobster rolls to exotic nouvelle cuisine. Casablanca comics, maine s coolest comic book stores. Free comic book day at maine comic shops on saturday. Actually, its not so impressive when you realize there are only 4 bookstores left in the us. Follow the map inside to explore all that the old port and arts district have to offer. The official bookstore of the university of maine sells all required course materials as well as insignia clothing and merchandise. And the other five locations of the familyowned business began a temporary closure march 24. We are currently open for nocontact sales, including curbside pickup, home delivery, and mail order.
Carefully organized shelves of carefully culled books on every subject ready for browsing. Yp the real yellow pages sm helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. The maine mall 116 stores shopping in south portland. Portland, maine the portland international jetport today announced that united airlines will expand their denver service from weekend service to daily service starting june 4, 2020. Located at the foot of portlands arts district on monument square, portland maine david turin, chef owner moved davids to this historic location in 1998. Portland feminist bookstore in other words is closing. A locals guide to portland, maine the washington post. From locally owned shops to national chains, you will find everything you want and more within easy walking distance. It joins a diverse group of east end businesses like knit wit, terlingua, oxbow blending and bottling, sip of europe, and micucci grocery. All maba members are signatories to a code of ethical business practices, which may be found on our website. Usm bookstore 35 bedford st portland, me book stores. What started out as a hobby has now become a passion and were delighted to share it with you. All six stores are open yearround, seven days a week. Shermans has been proudly selling down east books since they published their very first book.
Explore our arts district, historic old port, fine dining, parks and distinctive neighborhoods. Shermans maine coast book shops are located in six great communities along the coast of maine. Huge ya section, a shelf just for stephen king, local goods, and super friendly staff. I do all of my book shopping on amazon to be honest. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Bookstores campus services university of new england. Our store is located in rumford maine and has about 6000 titles. Newpages guide to indie bookstores in maine the best list of independent maine bookstores best bookstores in maine independent book stores is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more. The store is also less than a mile from the historic waterfront district, the portland museum of art, and many of portlands most popular arts and food destinations. We are michael and sarah irish selling books since 1989.
Every day our customers tell us they prefer to buy local so thank you for supporting your neighborhood bookstore. If you are interested in adopting one of our cats, or any of arlgps animals check out their website for information about the adoption program. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Other features have been added over the years including an event calendar, a list of sunday brunch options, the under construction page, the restaurant real estate listings, and most recently the my kitchen their table chef interview column. Biddeford campus bookstore including books for undergraduate students,une com, and wchp science prerequisite courses, plus shop for fan gear, tshirts,gifts,supplies, books, clothing, apparel, and course materials. Shop portland state university apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the vikings bookstore. We buy books at flea markets, estates, foreclosed houses. Apr 27, 2015 special events will be happening at every shop so expect a day of comic book inspired fun.
Taking its name from portland s most famous son, henry wadsworth longfellow. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. The 5 best shopping districts in portland locals picks. Find your personal page paradise with our guide to the citys undertheradar literary hideawaysplus a few record shops to further your analog bliss. Were proud of our tradition of raising readers for over four decades.
New hotels near downtown portland, maine blind tiger. Portland food map launched in 2007 as a directory of the local food community. Powells city of books is the largest independent bookstore in the us. Portland food map the definitive guide to portlands food scene. The website and blog of the green hand bookshop, 661 congress street, portland, maine, founded november 2009. We hope that this website will enrich your maine book shopping experience. Find the top 50 places to shop in maine from clothing and jewelry to souvenirs and gifts for the best shopping experience possible in the portland area. The best places to buy souvenirs in portland, maine. Crisis forces permanent closure of shermans bookstore camden. University bookstore the university of maine bookstore. Une has a bookstore on both the biddeford campus and the portland campus.
Whether its the height of the holiday season or just an average weekday, youre sure to discover something here that will delight you every day. We will help you through the print process and make suggestions to assure smooth sailing. Word of mouth recommendations for letterpress helps us to expand and continue to serve your community. The green hand bookshop 661 congress st, portland, maine 04101 rated 4. Sophisticated or fun, business or pleasure, a stay at blind tiger can be calm and restorative or fastpaced and exciting, but it will never be dull. Our new hotel near downtown portland, maine is a short walk to the midtown arts district, with myriad small galleries, as well as the portland museum of art and the childrens museum of maine. At this time, it is our intention to remain closed to the public through midmay, and we will reassess at that time. Portland pdx airport bars, restaurants, stores, restrooms, and airline airport lounges.
Shopping mall in south portland, me the maine mall. R abelais is always serving up fine books about food, wine, farming and gardening. Powells city of books is the largest used and new bookstore in the world, occupying an entire city block and housing approximately one million books. Apr 15, 2020 this indie mall of sorts is home to several local apparel shops and accessory designers like haunt, plus a good selection of vintage threads. Find the best portland, me bookstores on superpages. This will include book recommendations and discussion via audio, video and text on our website, newsletter, and social media platforms. Here, in greater portland, youll absolutely experience the quintessential maine coast, as well as an urban sophistication thats creating quite a stir. Most of the stores are clustered around the scenic old port, though a few. An eclectic used bookshop that encourages curiosity. The camden location of shermans maine coast book shops closed permanently this week.
These are things that will not only help us navigate this uncertain time, but will improve print. Bookstore at westbrook college apparel, merchandise. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. The green hand is a general used bookstore, carrying a wide range of wellorganized but eclectic materials. Pay it forward maine was started by the portland regional chamber and its partners as a collaborative community initiative and website containing an evergrowing library of ideas, tools, and resources for mainers to support businesses, organizations, and each other during this pandemic. One of the dwindling shops of its kind, our business continues to be conducted much as antiquarian and rare bookstores. Longfellow books is a longtime staple of downtown portland. In 2016, in our th year, shermans entered into an exciting new chapter when it purchased the maine coast book shop in damariscotta. Take your pick of 100 specialty stores, or spend the whole day exploring them all.
Both options appear on book pages on our website, or you can shop them directly here. Best bookstores in portland, me longfellow books, green hand bookshop, yes books, letterpress. Shopping districts and destinations travel portland. Longfellow books portland 2020 all you need to know. Tripadvisor named portland one of the top 10 destinations, based on positive feedback and interest shown by their welltraveled community. Textbooks instore textbook purchases the smcc bookstore located in the. Portland gay bookstores sex shops theatres fantasy for adults only 1512 w burnside, portland. During the coming weeks, please keep the below in mind. Curry printing in portland, maine has provided high quality printing for over 40 years. Some of the locations we may feature on your tour include. The maine mall is south portlands ideal destination for fashion, housewares and electronics. The surrounding mall area contains many smaller shopping plazas and eateries, and all of it is just 10 minutes from downtown portland. We have that special book or game to keep you occupied on your flight.
Pull in for soughtafter style from more than 100 stores. Exciting things are happening at annies book stop, wells as we increase our inventory and add new services to our customers. Old port comics, portland maine comics, comic book store, marvel comics, dc comics, image,buy comics, sell comics, old comics. Shop university of new england portland campus apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the noreasters bookstore.
Portland appears insulated from amazon book sales, fed by the. Bookstore in south portland, me ask for free quotes. Apply to store manager, barista, skin care expert so store 411 and more. Maine is known for its stellar writers any stephen king fans here. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. The restaurant is tastefully and creatively decorated update to the great fire surviving building which housed the presses for the. Longfellow books is a fiercely independent community bookstore located in downtown portland, maine. Thanks to bonfire, we now have new print tshirts for sale. Located in downtown portland s pearl district, the city of books has nine colorcoded rooms and over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of outofprint and hardtofind titles. A bookstore has closed to the public as of march 16th.
Just 30 minutes south of portland directly off of interstate 5, woodburn premium outlets is the largest taxfree outlet in the west. Portland s newest bookstore, print is the brainchild of two mainers one of them is pulitzer prizewinning novelist richard russo, who conducts new author interviews and occupies a large glassfronted firstfloor space on congress street. Located in portland s old port and windham, new comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, vintage backissues, cgc graded comics. The best 10 bookstores in portland, me last updated april 2020. A new independent bookstore on portland s east end. The service will run daily through september 7, 2020. The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. Curious about portland s history with railroads, fires, wars, famous poets and hollywood producers. Our staff is well trained with strict attention to details. Soon you will be able to buy brand new books from annies and have them delivered to your door. The best independent bookstores in portland, maine culture trip.
We have one of the largest selections of rare, outofprint cookbooks in the us, along with a significant collection of manuscripts, menus, product cookbooks, prints, photographs and other ephemera, all concerned with the pleasure of the senses. Portland shermans maine coast book shops 49 exchange street. The city of portland is located in the state of me. Letterpress books is family owned, a member of the american booksellers assoc. Looking for more shirts for your workfromhome uniform. Henry beston, elizabeth coatsworth, and jake day signing books. At the portland casablanca location you can mingle with the maine based 501st regiment of storm troopers, the ghostbusters and mandelorian mercs. In other words, the longtime portland feminist bookstore and community center known for repudiating portlandia after the show filmed sketches there, has announced it. The states largest shopping center, the maine mall, is located in south portland with over 140 of your favorite stores and restaurants.
And we look forward to continuing our work for years to come. Come and meet our friendly shop owners and enjoy browsing and buying at one of our hundreds of incredible shops. Visit our website to stay up to date on upcoming author events. The maine mall in south portland, maine offers 116 stores. A childrens place bookstore has quietly become one of portland s hidden treasures. Liquid spill repair, logic board and motherboard replacements, hard drive and ssd installations, ram upgrades, data migrations. Emily and i are devoted to diversity, equality, and social justice, and thats something thats reflected in the books we stock and the local partnerships we form, and will be reflected in. Home books, cards, magazines and gifts at south portland, maine. This tour begins on commercial street and continues for 2 hours through the historic old port, downtown and waterfront areas, sharing highlights of portland s history since 1632. And dog friendly, which is something of an anomoly in this city. Down east books celebrates 50 years of publishing exceptional maine books. Bar harbor, camden, damariscotta, boothbay harbor, freeport, and portland. Browse our entire selection of over 160 down east books here.
These books keep us together, even when were apart shirts are limited edition and only run through the end of the month. For more information please contact one of the maba members or officers. Casablanca comics, maines coolest comic book stores. This place is a very upscale shop with videos, toys lingerie and video booths sweet sensations adult boutique. Techport portland maine computer repair and data recovery.
Ellis river books is located in andover, maine and offers a wide selection of new. Portland s newest bookstore, print is the brainchild of two mainers. Print is decidedly the product of portland s east end. This expanded service means united airlines now serves four hub destinations with daily service. Your onestop shop for college textbooks, gear and supplies the smcc bookstore, located in the south portland campus center, carries textbooks for smccs course offerings every semester and a wide variety of smcc apparel and goods for students, parents, alumni and supporters.