Annie Bloom’s Books, Broadway Books, Literary Arts and Powell’s City of Books told us what their No. 1-selling books were for the month of November. Here’s what Portland is reading:

Annie Bloom’s Books

One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

Since its last appearance on our list, El Akkad took home the National Book Award in a November ceremony. It has also topped local bookstores’ bestseller lists all over town throughout the year, blending history, memoir and essay as it examines Israel’s retaliation after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and the United States’ funding and support of Israel.

Broadway Books

The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith

El Akkad’s award-winning nonfiction work tied with Patricia Smith’s poetry collection, which won the

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