The Quiet Inventory
A novel about a shop that only sells books people return. Hand-sold by Mara.
Independent bookstore · Portland
A small shop for books you will actually finish.
Pebble Books keeps a short shelf: fiction, essays, and a few cookbooks. Staff write the cards. The window table is for reading, not laptops.
Staff picks
Three titles we are handing to people this week. Replace the covers and blurbs with your own cards.
Bread, Salt, and Maps
Essays on cooking for one. The kind of book you leave on the counter.
Night Shift Geology
Poems from a museum night guard. Short enough to finish on the bus.
Readings at the window
Thu 7 Sep · 19:00
Mara Chen reads new fiction
Twenty minutes, then questions. Chairs are limited; standing is allowed if you buy a book.
Sat 13 Sep · 11:00
Kids’ hour: maps and monsters
Picture books on the rug. Grown-ups can sit at the window with coffee from next door.
Find the shop
Pebble Books
88 Splitter Lane
Portland, OR 97214
Two blocks from the river. Bike parking on the side wall.
Hours
Tue–Sun 10–19
Monday closed for restock
Orders can be held at the desk if you write ahead.
Request a hold
This demo form does not place a real hold. Connect it to email or your shop system before you publish.