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5/11 - Knit Night (Crocheters, too!)
5/13 -Graphic Novel Night
5/17 - Bill Schubart
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Not Sure What to Buy Your:
Mom?
Grad?
Teacher?
 Gift Certificates are the Perfect Choice!Treat your mom, grad, or teacher to a gift certificate, and give them the indulgence of being able to buy whatever they want - whether it's the book he's been dying to read, the scarf she's had her eye on, or an evening of wine and chocolate! |
25% Off
May is Llama Llama Month!
 Local author! Great for Mother's Day!The creator of the Llama Llama books is author/illustrator Anna Dewdney. She has two wonderful daughters, and lives and works in a very old house in Vermont. The Llama Llama books follow Llama Llama as he grows up. Whether learning how to be brave in the dark, battling shopping boredom, or braving his first day of preschool, he can always rely on Mama for her love and guidance! |
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Phoenix Owner Michael DeSanto
in the Media
Click here to check out Michael in an advertisement for VSECU! You can also find Michael quoted in Seven Days' recent article "Print Versus Pixels," which explores - and questions - the value of e-readers.
"When I buy a book," Michael says, "I'm buying more than the brief life of an electronic image on my screen. I'm buying a lovely flower for my garden."
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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! |
 Thank you for choosing local and indie!
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Mon-Thurs: 9am-7pm
Friday: 9am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
at the Essex
Shoppes & Cinema
21 Essex Way #407
Essex, VT 05452
802.872.7111
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Dear Friends,
Spring has sprung here at Phoenix, and we've even had a visit from an Easter bunny! We want to thank you for all of your visits - which kept our winter bright - and we look forward to helping you with all of your spring concerns, whether you're looking for a gardening book, a gift for Mother's Day, or a graduation present for that student you're so proud of. If you can't decide, we're happy to help - or to write out a gift certificate, so the lucky recipient can get whatever she wants! In this issue, you'll find some exciting upcoming events, as well as our picks for moms, middle readers, and young adults. Don't forget to peruse the sidebar too, where you'll find a discount on some favorite storybooks! Sincerely,
Mike, Renee, Beth, Colleen, Heather, Katie, Kristen, Nora,
Rachel M., Rachel O., and Tod
PS: We're extending our hours on Fridays and Saturdays, when we'll be open for business until 8:00 pm!
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YOU'RE INVITED TO...
...Discuss, chat, pass the time, and expand your horizons.
KNIT NIGHT (CROCHETERS, TOO!)
Wednesday, May 11th from 5:00-7:00pm
All skill levels welcome. See you there!
GRAPHIC NOVEL READERS & CREATORS
Friday, May 13th from 5:30-7:00pm
Get together to discuss graphic novels past and present, talk about the graphic novel you're reading now or the one you're working on, network with other readers, writers and artists, or just come to gab about comics in general. No style or genre will be ignored. If you are a creator, be ready for real critiques. Rick Evans will act as facilitator. Read more.
BILL SCHUBART: FAT PEOPLE
Tuesday, May 17th at 6:00pm
Diet books, cookbooks and clinical eating disorder books are a significant sector of the publishing industry, but little or no fiction exists to convey the emotional and experiential aspects of obesity. Local author Bill Schubart's new book, Fat People, steps into that void. Read more.
HABLEMOS ESPAŅOL
Wednesday, May 18th from 6:00-7:00pm Join us for Spanish conversation. All fluency levels welcome! Read more.
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NEW ITEMS AT THE CAFE AT PHOENIX
An Authentic Espresso and Wine Bar
Summer Beer Varieties Now Available Harpoon Summer Beer Harpoon Summer Beer is a Kolsch style ale. Originating in the Rhineland city of Cologne (Koln), Kolsch ales have the characteristics that many people associate with lager beers. Kolsch is brewed with an ale yeast, but like other northern German light ales, it is straw gold in color and light bodied. The flavor is mild. The hopping levels provide a crisp, dry finish that make this beer particulary refreshing. Harpoon Summer Beer is a beer brewed to be enjoyed with summertime activities. It's light, refreshing, and crisp. UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen Consistent with the hefeweizen style, this beer is unfiltered and cloudy with a solid foamy head. UFO Raspberry has a distinctive, hazy rose color. The scent of fresh raspberries hits the nose immediately, along with a subtle bready aroma from the wheat and yeast. The body is light and the unfiltered yeast provides a soft mouthfeel. The taste of the fruit compliments the beer nicely - neither overwhelms the other. There is a faint sweetness on the palate, which finishes cleanly in a semi-dry, tart finish. PS: Must be 21 or older to purchase. We're really good at carding, so don't forget your IDs! |
MOTHER'S DAY PICKS
Some titles we think she'll love!
Mothers & Daughters, by Rae Meadows
 A rich and luminous novel about three generations of women in one family: the love they share, the dreams they refuse to surrender, and the secrets they hold. Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhood, but in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago.When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. (Hardcover)
The Cruelest Month, by Louise Penny
 Welcome to Three Pines, where the cruelest month is about to deliver on its threat. It's spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth. When some villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a seance at the Old Hadley House, they are hoping to rid the town of its evil---until one of their party dies of fright. Was this a natural death, or was the victim somehow helped along? Brilliant, compassionate Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to investigate, in a case that will force him to face his own ghosts as well as those of a seemingly idyllic town where relationships are far more dangerous than they seem. (Paperback)
The Summer Without Men, by Siri Hustvedt
 One day, out of the blue, after thirty years of marriage, Mia's husband, a renowned neuroscientist, asks her for a pause. This abrupt request sends her reeling. Mia returns to the prairie town of her childhood. Alone in a rented house, she rages and fumes. Slowly, she is drawn into the lives of those around her - her mother and her close friends, the Five Swans, and her young neighbor with two small children and a loud angry husband, and the adolescent girls in her poetry workshop whose scheming and petty cruelty carry a threat all their own. A provocative, witty, and revelatory novel about women and girls, love and marriage, and the age-old question of sameness and difference between the sexes. (Paperback)
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MIDDLE READER PICKS
History, Magic, and Far-Off Lands
The Trouble with May Amelia,  by Jennifer Holm May Amelia lives in Washingon State in 1900, and she just can't act the part of a proper young lady. Working a farm on the rainy Nasel River isn't easy - especially when you have seven brothers and a Pappa who proclaims that Girls Are Useless. May Amelia thinks she may have finally earned her father's respect when he asks her to translate for a gentleman who's interested in buying their land and making them rich. But when the deal turns out to be a scam, Pappa places all the blame on May. It's going to take a lot of sisu - that's Finnish for guts - to make things right. (Hardcover)
 Kat Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis
Twelve-year-old Kat Stephenson may be the despair of her social-climbing Step-Mama, but she was born to be a magical Guardian and protector of Society - if she can ever find true acceptance in the secret Order that expelled her own mother. She's ready to turn the hidebound Order of the Guardians inside-out, whether the older members like it or not. And in a society where magic is the greatest scandal of all, Kat is determined to use all her powers to help her three older siblings - saintly Elissa, practicing-witch Angeline, and hopelessly foolish Charles - find their own true loves, even if she has to turn highwayman, battle wild magic, and confront real ghosts along the way! (Hardcover)
 Small Acts of Amazing Courage, by Gloria Whelan
It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because her mother insists. The heart of this penetrating story is Rosalind's coming of age set against the hardship of life for the Indian people, Rosalind's daily life in India, the rise of Ghandi and Rosalind's coming to make her own decisions and become her own person. (Hardcover)
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YOUNG ADULT PICK
Daylight and Darkness
Enclave,  by Ann Aguirre
New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter who lived Topside as a young boy. When she and Fade discover that the neighboring enclave has been decimated by the tunnel monsters, who seem to be growing more organized, the elders refuse to listen to warnings. Deuce and Fade are exiled from the enclave, and the girl born in darkness must survive in daylight, in the ruins of a city whose population has dwindled to a few dangerous gangs. (Hardcover)
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