Powell's Books, Portland, Ore., shared a photo of the store's "Mad as Hell" display on Instagram, advising readers to "channel your anger with these recommended reads now on display in the Red Room or online."
Bookseller Katherine M. observed: "The idea for this display came after the Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in Texas, went into effect on September 1, 2021. Most women don't even know that they're pregnant in that time frame, which made me so angry. I figured that if I'm angry, then countless other women must be mad as hell too. Every book on this display either discusses women's anger or it presents a subject matter that all women--actually, make that EVERYONE--should be angry about. From Black girls being discriminated against in the classroom to being harassed--sexually or otherwise--on the street, there's no better time to stand up, get angry, and do something about it."