i Turn the page and be transported at @motherfoucaultsbooks #ThisIsPortland Don’t stop with the largest independent bookstore in the world; these shops offer an abundance of literary riches. 4 min read There’s no better place to while away a rainy afternoon than in one of Portland’s many locally-owned bookstores. The essential and most obvious stop is Powell’s City of Books, which, with more than 1 million new and used volumes, is the largest independent bookstore in the world.