Season 5 of IFC's 'Portlandia' premiered on January 8, much to my delight, especially now that I've visited Portland a few times. Please enjoy this ten minute long feminist bookstore sketch compilation, and then read the following books, which will help you fully immerse in 'Portlandia':

Wild by Cheryl Strayed - I'm just going to keep recommending it, so get used to it. Strayed is a notable Portland resident these days, and the movie includes an Art Alexakis cameo.

Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon (out February 24) - In lieu of a book about/by Sleater Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, this should more than suffice.

Any book you buy from Powells, Portland's awesome new/used bookstore. They have a great website, by the way, and are one of the nation's best alternatives if you're anti-Amazon.

A Beverly Cleary novel - The much-beloved children's book author grew up in Portland. My favorite is the epistolary novel Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey - Kesey is a pretty famous Oregon resident and University of Oregon alumni, and this novel is about - what else? - the logging industry.