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Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 7pm Saturday 10am - 7pm Sunday 11am - 4pm

Print: A Bookstore

Name: Print: A Bookstore
Address: 273 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, US
Telephone: +12075364778
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An independent bookstore on Portland's East End.

We are currently open for in-store shopping by appointment only, and offer curbside pickup from 12n to 5p Monday through Saturday.

05/26/2026

We are thrilled to once again welcome Steven Rowley to Print this time to present his latest novel TAKE ME WITH YOU with Liberty Hardy on Tuesday, June 9 at 7pm!

“Thirty years into their relationship, Jesse witnesses his husband, Norman, get out of bed late one night, walk into their Joshua Tree backyard, step into a strange beam of light and . . . disappear. In TAKE ME WITH YOU, Steven Rowley brings his resonant wit and emotional insight to an epic love story—an exploration of the forces that draw two people into the same orbit and the gravity that threatens to pull them apart.”

05/23/2026

Join us for a kids’ birding event with Nick Lund! Nick Lund, author of WORLD WITHOUT FISH, and who works at Maine Audubon, will be at Print to present his newest book WORLD WITHOUT BIRDS on Thursday, June 4, at 5:30pm! There will be activities, a fill-in letter to local representatives, a birding zine for kids, and more!

“This book will awaken readers to the extraordinary beauty and uniqueness of birds, the monumental challenges to their survival—and what humans can do to help.”

05/22/2026

We are excited to partner with the Equality Community Center to host local author Rylan Hynes as they present their book GRAFTING, in conversation with Gia Drew, on Wednesday, June 3 at 6pm!

“This exquisite debut explores the cost of forbidden desire and the resilience required to claim one’s authentic self. With prose as rooted and enduring as the heritage apple trees that anchor the story, GRAFTING asks whether two people can truly come home to each other after being forced apart by the very communities that shaped them.”

05/21/2026

June events! June events! Keep an eye on our page for details! 🐳🐞

05/20/2026

Join us for a very special book club event this month! Reading the Rainbow will be meeting an hour early on Monday, June 8 at 6pm to discuss LAVENDER HOUSE by Lev Ac Rosen. The discussion will be joined by Lev partway through!

Following the book club discussion, there will be a public event for Lev Ac Rosen’s newest book, THE DISASTER GAY DETECTIVE AGENCY starting at 7pm!

All are welcome to attend the book club, event, or both! Doors for the event will be open at 6:45. Both will take place right here at Print!

20% of our profits of LAVENDER HOUSE will be going to the Maine Solidarity Fund! The Maine Solidarity Fund (MSF) is an initiative of the People’s Coalition for Safety & Justice (PCSJ), a collective of frontline organizations, cultural anchors, and direct service providers with deep ties to Maine’s Black and Brown immigrant, and Trans communities.

05/14/2026

K: “Rachael, act like you’re finding it on the shelf.”
R: “But… this isn’t where it goes!”
K: “Do it for the social media likes!”

Up next for Books and Beer at Rising Tide is WOODWORM by Layla Martínez! They will be meeting on May 26 at Rising Tide Brewing Co. at 7pm to discuss!

“The house breathes. The house contains bodies and secrets. The house is visited by ghosts, by angels that line the roof like insects, and by saints that burn the bedsheets with their haloes.”

05/13/2026

We are excited to welcome Domenica Marchetti here to present ITALIAN COOKIES, in conversation with Kathy Gunst, on Thursday May 28 at 7pm at Print! There will also be a cookie tasting, so you won’t want to miss this one!

“An extraordinary butter cookie in Genoa sparks Marchetti’s journey across all 20 regions of Italy, where she uncovers a baking tradition rich in history and lore and far more diverse than its reputation suggests.”

05/07/2026

We are excited to welcome Laura Zigman here to Print to discuss THE AUTHOR WEEKEND with Mary Pols on Thursday, May 21 at 7pm!

“The Author Weekend is a thrilling and hilarious dive into the dark heart of envy, and a glorious exploration of a woman of a certain age desperate to survive the dog-eat-dog world of publishing and control her own narrative.”

04/29/2026

Join us at Print for a very special Open Mic Night, hosted by Madison Ellingsworth. All writers of different abilities, genres, and ages welcome! Bring your works in progress, your rough drafts, your favorite works to read and enjoy with other writers, readers, and community!
All are welcome to sign up to read the night-of or ahead of time! To sign up, please go to the link on our event page on our website or in our Event Highlight on our profile.

Graphic designed by: Madison Ellingsworth

04/28/2026

Join us in welcoming Jessica Everett here to Print to present LAST SUMMER AT MAINE CHANCE with Julia Spencer-Fleming on Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm!

“LAST SUMMER AT MAINE CHANCE takes readers to 1950s Maine, to a time when a real Elizabeth Arden spa operated in a rural lake town, where one summer working as a maid will teach a college economics student more than any classroom ever could.”

Address

273 Congress Street
Portland, ME
04101

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 7pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+12075364778

Website

http://www.printbookstore.com/

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