# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbMpW1vCqeM
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-25T01:39:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

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Downtown Portland is home to a dreamy romance-only bookstore. 📚❤️

Grand Gesture Books is owned and operated by book- and small business-lover Katherine Morgan. The book shop features a heavily curated array of the top romance titles. 

Grand Gesture’s selection reflects the desires of the rabid romance reading community, and the diverse tastes of the staff at the shop.

Morgan’s love of romance literature was sparked by the works of jasminepics. “I first read “The Wedding Date in 2019 and fell in love with it immediately. It was one of the first romance books I discovered where it was about people of color…finally getting to see myself on the page was exhilarating.”

The shop is filled with shelf talkers hand written by Morgan and other members of the Grand Gesture crew. It’s easy to fall in love with a new read here. There are also non-fiction titles, zines, stickers, local art, and even a few spookier reads.

Grand Gesture is gearing up to celebrate Romance Bookstore Day on August 15. The shop is hosting hosting various panels, vendors, signings, and so much more. These panels will be hosted by fatgirlssmut readwritecryrepeat  mx.nicky and  blcktinabelcher.

What’s even more commendable about this local shop with a lot of heart is how much owner Katherine Morgan loves and supports the indie bookstore and small business community here in Portland. 

Some of Morgan’s go-to spots include casestudycoffee twostrokecoffeeco. Morgan also took the opportunity to shout out local book shops like midslumbermedia, thirdeyebag, spokeandwordbooks and more.

“I’m just so lucky to be in the downtown area and to live in Portland, Oregon to witness people doing their best to achieve their dreams and if I could support them in any way I’m going to do it.”

📍Visit Grand Gesture Books at  814 SW 10th Ave.

🎥 Andrew Harlan

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