Though not as large as the mammoth Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., Elliott Bay Book Co. has nevertheless forged a reputation as one of the finest bookstores in the Northwest. Its selection of books and periodicals is enormous, the staff is knowledgeable and never too busy for questions, and top authors drop by and read from their works almost daily.
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