Port Book and News

Welcome to Port Book and News. We are a community oriented general interest bookstore featuring over 75,000 new and used books, maps, greeting cards, and other book related items. We also have an active reading series with 2-3 nationally recognized author appearances per month (currently on hold due to Covid). We sell or trade new and used books, fulfill most special orders in 1 or 2 days and can search for out of print books.

PBN Virtual Book Club - First Six Books of 2022

It's that time of year!

How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human Cover Image

How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human (Paperback)

By Melanie Challenger

$17.00

ISBN: 9780143134350

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Penguin Books - March 23rd, 2021

“A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.” —Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory

“A brilliant, thought-provoking book.” —Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library

Disappearing Earth (Paperback)

By Julia Phillips

$16.95

ISBN: 9780525436225

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Vintage - April 7th, 2020

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

Finalist for The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award

Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race Cover Image

Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race (Paperback)

By Lara Prior-Palmer

$16.95

ISBN: 9781948226981

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Catapult - April 28th, 2020

"Think the next Educated or Wild. Palmer’s memoir of beating the odds to become a horse champion is an inspiring saga of perseverance—and a classic underdog tale." —Entertainment Weekly

Black Water Sister (Paperback)

By Zen Cho

$17.00

ISBN: 9780425283431

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Ace - May 11th, 2021

One of BookPage's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2021

“Ghosts. Gods. Gangsters. Black Water Sister has it all…a wildly entertaining coming-of-age story for the twentysomething set, with a protagonist who is almost painfully relatable at times.”—Vulture

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America Cover Image

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America (Hardcover)

By Candacy Taylor

$35.00

ISBN: 9781419738173

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Abrams Press - January 7th, 2020

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020

The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists

Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to tr

Raybearer (Paperback)

By Jordan Ifueko

$10.99

ISBN: 9781419739835

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Amulet Paperbacks - August 3rd, 2021

Named one of the best books of the year by People Magazine, Buzzfeed, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and more!

"Dazzling...

PBN Virtual Book Club - Three Simple Lines by Natalie Goldberg

Join us December 15, 2021 at 7pm PST for our final Book Club of the year. Winter months seem built for poetry and contemplation, and haikus in particular resonate. Natalie Goldberg is well-known writing expert, and her exploration of this form of poetry is exquisite!

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Three Simple Lines: A Writer's Pilgrimage Into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku Cover Image

Three Simple Lines: A Writer's Pilgrimage Into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku (Hardcover)

By Natalie Goldberg

$22.95

ISBN: 9781608686971

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: New World Library - January 5th, 2021

One of the world's foremost writing teachers invites readers on a joyful journey into the reading and origins of haiku

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Poetry From The Peninsula

Poetry, like all art, feels more and more essential as the weeks of change stretch on. We're pleased to present Poetry From The Peninsula as a balm in these unusual times. With support from the Foothills Writers Series at Peninsula College, we reached out to a number of local poets, asking them to read works that have meaning for them in these challenging times. Our hope is that you can find meaning, familiarity, and maybe even humor in these poems. New readings will be posted here as they come available. Enjoy!