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September
at a Glance:
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9/01 - Open Mic Night
9/08 - Knit Night (Crocheters, too!)
9/09 - Writing Group
9/23 - Writing Group
9/24-26 - Burlington Book Festival (Offsite)
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Check Out These Authors at the Burlington Book Festival!
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Philip Baruth
Ann Beattie
Harry Bliss
Cinse Bonino
Tim Brookes
Stephen Brunt
David Carkeet
Jon Clinch
Wyn Cooper
Barbara Crooker
Charlotte Dennett
Jim Ellefson
Erik Esckilsen
Marc Estrin
Jay Heinrichs
Amy Hempel
Ann Hood
Major Jackson
Peter Galbraith
Galway Kinnell
James Kochalka
Maxine Kumin
Madeleine Kunin
Willem Lange
Creston Lea
Ellen Lesser
Randall Maggs
Tim Mayo
Joseph Mazur
Rick Moody
Howard Frank Mosher
Howard Norman
Deborah Noyes
Cathy Resmer
Seth Steinzor
Lin Stone
James Sturm
Allison Wisch
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Dive into Coloring and Activity Books from Dover
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Come on in and check out out new Dover display!  Dover offers
a veritable rainbow of coloring books - for colorists of all ages! We've picked out our favorites, from dinosaurs to mandalas, and maps to Tiffany windows. Not
only are the detailed illustrations a delight to color, some of these
books feature well-researched captions that will help you learn a thing
or two.  Dover's Little Activity Books are packed full of fun games and activities for young children. From stickers to mazes to temporary tattoos, there's something for every kid and kid-at-heart! |
2011 Calendars
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 Our hand-picked selection of 2011 calendars are rolling in! Whether you're looking for Treehouses of the World or Outhouses of the World, Women of Rock or The Naked Roommate college planner, Monet or Andy Warhol, we've got a calendar for you. Stop in now to get first pick! |
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Time To Declare
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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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,
With a touch of crisp fall air blowing in, September is a special time of year in Vermont. In addition to
the beginnings of the school year and of the fall foliage season, this
month holds one of our favorite local festivals: the Burlington Book Festival, where
you can support your local bookstore, your local book
festival, and an array of literary
luminaries all in one go!
Back here at the store, we've picked out some of
our most exciting new titles for bookworms of all ages. Whether you're
looking for a wacky storybook, a historical thriller, or memorable moments from sports history, read on to find out more.
Sincerely,
Mike,
Renee, Beth, Colleen, Deb, Heather, Katie, Kristen, Nora,
Rachel M.,
Rachel O., and Tod
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Please join us at the 6th annual Burlington Book Festival! You can find Phoenix in the Lake Lobby, on the third floor of the Lake & College Performing Arts Center. ( Click here for a map.) Come on by to pick up personally inscribed copies of titles you'll treasure from this year's participants! The 2010 Burlington Book Festival will take place in a variety of
downtown Burlington venues throughout the weekend of September 24th
through 26th. The Queen City's 6th annual celebration of the written
word
will offer readings, signings, panels, workshops, demos, musical
performances, family activities and special events featuring literary
luminaries from around the world--and just around the corner. All
events will be free of charge and open to the public. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
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KNIT NIGHT (CROCHETERS, TOO!)
Back by popular demand!
You've let us know that you've missed our Knit Nights over the summer, and so we're reinstating them for the fall!
All skill levels welcome. See you there!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th from 6:00-8:00 PM
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AFTERSCHOOL STORYBOOKS
Wild and Wacky Picture Books
 Ducking for Apples,
by Lynne Berry
The five little ducks can't wait to ride their bikes.
Will they use their training wheels? No way! Teetering, swerving,
tottering, curving, they ride full-steam until two ducks spy trees with
ripe red apples on top. Those yummy apples will be perfect for pies and
cakes, if only the ducks can reach them . . .
(Hardcover)
 In the Wild, by David Elliot
From the lion standing alone on the African savannah to
the panda in a bamboo forest, from the rhinoceros with its boot-like
face to the Arctic polar bear disappearing in the snow, the earth is
full of curious and wonderful animals, each more extraordinary than the
next. David Elliott's pithy, lyrical verse and Holly Meade's stunning
woodcut and watercolor illustrations reveal a world of remarkable beauty
and wonder -- and offer an enticing introduction to both favorite
animals and poetic forms.
(Hardcover)
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RAISING PASSIONATE READERS
Favorites Old and New
 The Unsinkable Walker Bean,
by Aaron Renier
Walker Bean never wanted to be a high-seas pirate waging a pitched
battle against the forces of the deep. It just worked out that way. Mild,
meek, and a little geeky, Walker is always happiest in his
grandfather's workshop, messing around with his inventions. But when his
beloved grandfather is struck by an ancient curse, his
path will be strewn with pirates, magical machines, ancient lore, and
deadly peril. (Paperback, Graphic Novel)
 Radiance,
by Alyson Noel
Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife--a place called Here,
where the time is always Now. When she's summoned before The Council, she learns
that the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure. She's been
assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi. They return to
earth together for Riley's first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been
haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have
tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was
before he met Riley... (Paperback, Middle Grade)
 The Smurfs,
by Yvan Delporte
We can't help but welcome back those endearing little blue smurfs!
In Purple Smurfs, when a strange fly bites one of the Smurfs, a full-on
epidemic develops in the Smurf Village! After being bit, a Smurf turns
purple and his vocabulary is reduced to one single word: "gnap!"
In The Smurfs and the Magic Flute a court jester named
 Peeweet who lives in a King's castle discovers a flute that makes those
who listen to it dance until they collapse from exhaustion. When a thief
steals the flute, Peeweet must search out the makers of the flute, the
Smurfs, to make an even more powerful flute to combat the thief in this
wildly funny tale that introduced the Smurfs to millions.
When Papa Smurf leaves the village in search of a
rare herb, the Smurfs are left without a leader. The Smurfs decide to
elect a new leader, but every Smurf votes for himself! When one unnamed
Smurf defeats Brainy Smurf in a second election, he declares himself
King Smurf, ruler of all the Smurfs! (Paperback, Graphic Novels)
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FICTION
Mysteries and Mysterious Lives
 Freedom,
by Jonathan Franzen
Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul--the
gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods
generation. But now, the Berglunds have
become a mystery. Why has their teenage son moved in with the
aggressively Republican neighbors? Why has Walter taken a job
working with Big Coal? Most
of all, what has happened to Patty? Why has the bright star of Barrier
Street become "a very different kind of neighbor,"
coming unhinged before the street's attentive eyes? (Hardcover)
 The Holy Thief,
by William Ryan
Moscow, 1936. A young woman is found dead in a deconsecrated
church. Captain Alexei Korolev is asked to investigate. Committed to uncovering the truth behind the gruesome murder, Korolev
enters the realm of the Thieves, rulers of Moscow's underworld. As more
bodies are discovered and pressure from above builds, Korolev begins to
question who he can trust and who, in a Russia where fear, uncertainty
and hunger prevail, are the real criminals. (Hardcover)
 The Report,
by Jessica Francis Kane
On a March night in 1943, on the steps of a London Tube station, 173
people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air
raid. When the neighborhood demands an inquiry, the job
falls to magistrate Laurence Dunne. Dunne finds the truth to be precarious, even damaging.
When forced to reflect on his report several decades later, he wonders whether the course he chose was the right one. The Report is a provocative commentary on the way tragedies are remembered
and endured.
(Paperback)
 Skippy Dies,
by Paul Murray
Why does Skippy, a fourteen-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook
College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop?
This dazzling and
uproarious novel unravels a mystery that links the boys of Seabrook
College to their parents and teachers in ways nobody could have
imagined. Skippy Dies is a heartfelt, hilarious
portrait of the pain, joy, and occasional beauty of adolescence, and a
tragic depiction of a world always happy to sacrifice its weakest
members.
(Hardcover)
 Wolf Hall,
by Hilary Mantel
Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies
without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry
VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn.
The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas
Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist
and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his
ambition.
(Paperback)
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NONFICTION
Work Less, Play More
Cook & Freeze,
 by Dana Jacobi
Imagine opening your freezer to find it filled not with the usual boxed
entrees and frozen burritos, but with wholesome, flavorful, and
family-pleasing foods that look and taste homemade--because they are!
Dana Jacobi's strategic approach to weeknight cooking is the key to
cooking half as much and eating twice as well, with a soup-to-nuts menu
of dishes that can be cooked to eat now and later.
(Paperback)
The Most Memorable Games in Giants Histroy,
by Bernard Corbett & Jim Baker
With extensive reporting and engrossing storytelling, Baker and Corbett give us the scenes of one of the NFL's most successful
and popular teams. With an eye for memorable details and historical significance, Baker and
Corbett let the players themselves tell the stories that all Giants
fans love to relive, and in so doing, construct an engrossing and
exciting history of the team and the sport.
(Hardcover)
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COMMUNITY PICK
OF THE MONTH
Let's Take the Long Way Home,
by Gail Caldwell
 This poignant memoir depicts the intertwining lives of two
friends: their shared backgrounds of alcohol addiction, their parallel careers
in writing, their love of dogs and rowing. Caldwell brings us through the
tragedy of losing her closest friend and finding her presence in the aftermath.
Great reading for those who have (or want!) a "forever" friend, dog lovers, and
those who seek to bind loss and hope. (Hardcover) Thank you to Ellen Goldsberry for recommending this book! Do you have a favorite title you'd like to see in our newsletter? Just hit "reply" and let us know!
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