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Mark your Calendars:
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6/17: Writing Group
6/19: Summer Reading Program sign-up begins
7/01: Writing Group
7/07: Open Mic Players
7/14: Jacob & Rachel
7/15: Writing Group
7/21: Green Mountain Swing
7/24: Gigi & Joni
7/28: Summer Songwriters' Show
7/29: Writing Group
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Make the Connection
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EAT
SLEEP
READ
SALE!
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We still have a number of books on sale from our Memorial Day celebrations! Come on by to check out our 40% off tables!
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LOCAL LATTE
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Phoenix is proud to announce that we are now getting deliveries from Monument Farms Dairy! We're using Monument's milk in our lattes, cappuccinos, frappes, and shakes. So whether you'd like a comforting cuppa or a refreshing frappe, you can enjoy it with rich, local, rBST-free milk.
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SMOOTH NEW FLAVOR
| We're now offering Blueberry-Pomegranate smoothies, in addition to our classic Strawberry and Mango!
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DEEPLY SATISFYING
| Check out Deep River chips, our newest munchable option! Our fave flavors? Sweet Maui Onion and Rosemary & Olive Oil. Deep River Snacks is a family owned and operated company.
These chips come to us via Vermont Roots, a small wholesale business situated in Rutland. Their primary commitment is to growing and sustaining a
healthy local economy in order to bolster the communities of Vermont
and surrounding areas. They support regional businesses
and supply them with locally-produced products. Keep an eye out for even more great munchies from Vermont Roots!
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A PASSION FOR MOLESKINE
| We have a large selection of Moleskine journals in stock - including 2011 planners. Our favorite? Moleskine's Passion Books, like their wine journal, film journal, music journal, wellness journal and, yes, book journal!
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OBSESSING OVER OBERON
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Oberon Design's journals are an old favorite of ours, and now we're carrying a selection of their high-quality pewter jewelry, too! Oberon is a small company of core crafts people, designers and
office staff passionate about the quality of the leather and pewter
products made in their studio shop in northern California .
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New at Phoenix...
(From Michael DeSanto's blog, The Owner's Nook)
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"We've created a mini gift & stationery store within
the walls at Phoenix! In addition to our unbelievable selection of cards
and expanded offerings in journals, there are new choices in jewelry,
hand bags, scarves, and wrapping papers....We try to buy domestic-made or fair
trade products whenever possible. Even some of the standard lines
include generous amounts of recovered or recycled materials. My favorite
is Elephant Poo - yes poo - made from that very product, dried and
pressed into paper. Try it, you will like it.
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Time To Declare
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Ready to declare your support for your local, independent bookstore? Ask us about the Phoenix Fan Club next time you're at the register!
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Can't Make an Event?
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You can still purchase an autographed book! Please call us at 872-7111 to make arrangements.
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Thank you for choosing local and indie!
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Store Hours:
M-F: 9am-8pm
Sat: 10am-8pm
Sun: 11am-6pm
at the Essex
Shoppes & Cinema
21 Essex Way #407
Essex, VT 05452
802.872.7111
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Dear Friends,
As a member of our e-mailing list, you help us spread the word
about author events, great new titles, and the importance of choosing to
shop local and independent. We rely on you, our loyal customers, for
our continued success and existence.
Thank you, and please enjoy the
20% off coupon at the bottom of this newsletter!
We have lots of fun in store for the kids this summer: activities galore and the debut of our Summer Reading Program. Keep an eye out for more details!
In this issue, we've featured a slew of new titles, as well as some new and favorite products from our cafe and gift/stationary section. Read on to hear all about them, and then come on in to check them out in person. We'll look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,
Mike, Renee, Beth, Colleen, Deb, Heather, Katie, Kristen, Nora, Rachel M., Rachel O., and Tod
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LOCAL PICK
A Storyteller's Guide to Vermont
 Not Too Awful Bad, by Leon Thompson
Vermont writer and journalist Leon Thompson
delivers up a "guide" to the Green Mountain State as only a real insider
can. Leon tackles our home state's history, culture, seasons,
attractions, vernacular, and much, much more. Whether you are a "Vermont
Redneck" or
"Vermont Hipbillie," a transplant or a flatlander, you'll learn something
and laugh a lot in the
process. Why? Because it's frickin' hilarious. Although we admit, it's
hard tellin', not
knowin'. (Paperback)
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FICTION
Birth, Love, Home, and other Mysteries
 The Poacher's Son, by Paul Doiron
Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an
alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack,
a hard-drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game.
An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police:
They are searching for the man who killed a beloved local cop the night
before---and his father is their prime suspect. Jack has escaped from
police custody, and only Mike believes that his tormented father might
not be guilty. Now, alienated from the woman  he
loves, shunned by
colleagues who have no sympathy for the suspected cop killer, Mike must
come to terms with his haunted past. He knows firsthand Jack's
brutality, but is the man capable of murder? (Available in hardcover and audio CD.)
 The Birth of Love, by Joanna Kavenna
Through three stories spanning centuries, Joanna Kavenna explores the most basic plight of women, from
the slaughterhouse of primitive medicine to a futuristic vision of
technological oppression. Poised at the midpoint is Bridget, whose
fervent belief in the wisdom of nature is tested in one of the most
gripping accounts of labor to appear in fiction.
"Highly symbolic and wonderfully suspenseful, Kavenna's distinctive
voices from the past, present, and future join to proclaim the wonder of
birth," says Library Journal. (Paperback.)
 The Calligrapher's Daughter, by Eugenia Kim
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a
calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny, though her
country--newly occupied by Japan--is crumbling, and her family, led by
her stern father, is facing difficulties that seem insurmountable.
Narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Najin takes up a new role as a
companion to a young princess. But the king is soon assassinated, and
the centuries-old dynastic culture comes to its end... (Paperback.)
 Chef, by Jaspreet Singh
Kip is shy and not yet twenty when he arrives for the first time
at General Kumar's camp. He becomes an apprentice
under the camp's chef who guides him toward the
heady spheres of food and women. In this place of contradictions,
erratic violence, and extreme temperatures, Kip learns to prepare local
dishes and exotic delicacies. Kip, a
Sikh, feels secure in his allegiance to India. Then, one muggy day, a Pakistani
"terrorist" with long, flowing hair is swept up on the riverbanks and changes everything. (Paperback)
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Lotus Eaters, by Tatjana Soli
On a stifling day in 1975, the North Vietnamese army is poised to roll
into Saigon, and two lovers make their way
through the streets to escape to a new life. Helen Adams, an American journalist, must take leave of a war she is addicted to and a
devastated country she has come to love. Linh, the Vietnamese man who
loves her, must grapple with his own conflicted loyalties of heart and
homeland. As they race to leave, they play out a drama of devotion and
betrayal that spins them back through twelve war-torn years. (Hardcover.)
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NATURE, SCIENCE, and POLITICS
Involving Infrastructure and Industry Connections
 On the Grid, by Scott Huler
In our daily lives, we're surrounded by wires, pipes, utility poles,
cell phone towers, and a myriad of other infrastructure that facilitate
almost everything we do - but that we rarely give any thought. In On the Grid, Scott Huler sets out to
understand the systems that shape our society - from
water, transportation, and garbage to cable Internet. An insightful and humorous narrative, On the Grid is filled with
insights, interviews, and stories that bring an
indispensable subject to life. (Hardcover.)
 Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes
The U.S. scientific community has produced landmark studies on the
dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. Yet, a small but potent subset of this community leads the world
in vehement denial of these dangers. Merchants of Doubt tells the
story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific
advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective
campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge. (Hardcover)
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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
Legends and Lighter Reads
 Fighter Pilot, by Robin Olds
Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A
graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football
Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of
the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly
became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22--and
an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man
became a legend. (Hardcover)
 Mennonite
in a Little Black Dress,
by R. Janzen
Not
long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down.
It was bad enough that her husband of fifteen years left her for Bob, a
guy he met on Gay.com, but that same week a car accident left her
injured. Needing a place to rest and pick up the pieces of her life,
Rhoda packed her bags, crossed the country, and returned to her quirky
Mennonite family's home, where she was welcomed back with open arms and
offbeat advice. (Paperback)
 Marcus of Umbria, by Justine van der Leun
Tired of laboring in city cubicles, Justine sublets her
studio apartment, leaves her magazine job, and moves to Collelungo,
Italy, population: 200. There, in the ancient city center of a historic
Umbrian village, she sets up house with the handsome local gardener she
met on vacation only weeks earlier. This impulsive decision launches an
eye-opening series of misadventures when village life and romance turn
out to be radically different from what she had imagined. (Hardcover)
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RAISING PASSIONATE READERS
Hand-Picked Titles Teens & Middle Readers Will Love
 Somebody Everybody Listens To,
by Suzanne Supplee
Retta Lee Jones is blessed with a beautiful voice and
has big dreams of leaving her tiny Tennessee hometown. With a beaten
down car, a pocketful of hard-earned waitressing money, and stars in her
eyes, Retta sets out to make it big in Nashville. But the road to
success isn't a smooth one in a town filled with dreamers, and Retta
begins to have doubts: can she make her mark while staying true to
herself? (Young Adult, Hardcover)
 Wolves, Boys, and Other Things that Might Kill Me, by Kristen Chandler
KJ Carson lives an outdoor lover's dream. The only daughter of a fishing
and wildlife guide, KJ can hold her own on the water or in the
mountains near her hometown outside Yellowstone National Park. But when
she meets the shaggy-haired, intensely appealing Virgil, KJ loses all
self-possession. She's not sure if it's a good thing
that they're assigned to work together on a school newspaper article
about the famous wolves of Yellowstone... (Young Adult, Hardcover)
 The Summer of Moonlight Secrets,
by Danette Hawoth
At The Meriwether Hotel, nothing is quite as it seems. Secret staircases give way to
servants' quarters and Prohibition-era speakeasies make for perfect
hide-and-seek spots. Allie Jo knows every nook and cranny--she's lived there her whole life. Nothing surprises her,
until the first time she spots Tara
emerging from the springs. Tara's shimmery skin, long flowing hair, and penchant for moonlight swims disguise a mysterious
secret--and nothing will ever be the same. (Middle Grade, Hardcover)
 Emmy & the Home for Troubled Girls,
by Lynne Jonell
Emmy Addison is an ordinary girl--if you don't count the that her parents are rich (very), her best friend is a boy (and a soccer
star), and she can talk to rodents (and they talk back). A few weeks ago, Emmy and her friends got rid of the
evil Miss Barmy, the nanny who had nearly ruined Emmy's life--and the
lives of five other girls who went missing. Miss Barmy is now a rat. How
much harm can she do?
(Middle Grade, Paperback)
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STORYTIME
Picture Books for Kids & Kids-at-Heart
 Moon Bear, by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Moon Bears, or Asiatic black bears, are so named because of the white
moon-shaped blaze on their chests. The moon bears are seldom seen, but
their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees
give us clues about how they live. Brenda Guiberson's lyrical text and Ed
Young's stunning illustrations combine in a winning tribute to this endangered species. Follow one moon bear in the wild as she eats, plays,
hibernates, and wakes up again in the spring. (Hardcover)
This gorgeous book has won over the staff here at Phoenix. But we're sad to report that there are now more moon
bears
in captivity than in the wild, as these animals are being "farmed" for
their commercially valuable bile. Visit Animals Asia to find out how to help!
 Brown Rabbit in the City,
by Natalie Russell
Brown Rabbit is excited to visit
Little Rabbit. But Little Rabbit is so busy making sure that they see all her
favorite cafes, shops, and museums that she forgets the real reason
for Brown Rabbit's visit - to see her! It takes a lovely garden and a
sweet surprise to show them both that all the hustle and bustle is worth little without a good friend to share it with. (Hardcover)
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BOOK CLUB PICK
OF THE MONTH
The Glass Room, by Simon Mawer
"Mawer creates a passionately detailed portrait of individuals struggling to snatch order and happiness from frightening, irrational times." -The Sunday Telegraph
Honeymooners Viktor and Liesel Landauer are filled with the optimism and
cultural vibrancy of central Europe of the 1920s. The Landauer House becomes filled with
children, friends, and a generation of artists and thinkers eager to
abandon old-world European style in favor of the new and the
avant-garde. But as life intervenes, their new home also brings out
their most passionate desires and darkest secrets. The radiant honesty and
idealism of 1930 quickly evaporate beneath the storm clouds of World War
II. (Paperback)
Did you know? Book clubs are eligible for a
15% discount on books ordered from Phoenix! At least five copies must
be ordered, and all copies must be purchased through your book club's
coordinator, for discount to apply.
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