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Saturday Story Time Resumes!
Saturdays,
1/18 & 1/25 at 11am
Phoenix Books Burlington


Listen to and enjoy stories with your little ones!  Read more.

Desire Map  
Book Club 
Tuesday, 1/7 at 6:00pm 
Phoenix Books Essex

  

Pamela Clark will lead a book club meeting focusing on
The Desire Map
by Danielle LaPorte. 

  

Book Launch with Jessica Hendry Nelson  

Thursday, 1/16 at 7pm
Phoenix Books Burlington

Join us in welcoming Colchester's own Jessica Hendry Nelson for the launch event for her new memoir If Only You People Could Follow Directions.  
 
MLK Remembrance Celebration
Sunday, 1/19, 3pm,
at Burlington's Unitarian Church. 

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 January 2014
Dear Friends, 

Happy New Year!  We hope that you had a holiday season packed with good cheer and good company, and that you're looking forward to this new year and the fresh start it brings.

We loved getting to help you choose gifts for your loved ones throughout December.  We look forward, this month, to helping you find novels that will while away these winter days, as well as books to help you make a reality out of your resolutions.  Whether you've resolved to spend more time outside with your family or to become a stronger athlete, to eat more local food or to start growing your own, the books on our shelves can give you the tools you need.

Below, you'll find a sampling of new titles for all ages, as well as information on upcoming events here at Phoenix Books Essex and Burlington.  See you among the shelves!
 
Sincerely,

Mike, Renee, Adam, Beth, Christy, Colleen, Dan, Donna, Emily, Evelyn, Heather, Kari, Kathy, Kelly, Kit, Kristen, Nick, Phil, Rachel F., Rachel O., Sean, Tod, and Wendy


PHOENIX PROFILES: EVELYN
For this month's installment of "Phoenix Profiles," we're featuring Evelyn, a bookseller at Phoenix Books Burlington.

Evelyn's background is in architecture and art. She oil paints and teaches workshops for still life and landscape painting. She lived in Italy for many years after studying art there, and has recently moved back, choosing the Burlington area for its vibrant art community. Her favorite books include The Three Questions by Jon Muth, for its stunning illustrations, Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, for the vivid descriptions of buildings and spaces, and just about every book written by Willa Cather. She loves to help people with home and art books, as well as children's selections.

FICTION

The Gods of Guilt, by Michael Connelly
Defense attorney Mickey Haller returns with a haunting case in the gripping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. The Gods of Guilt shows once again why "Michael Connelly excels, easily surpassing John Grisham in the building of courtroom suspense" (Los Angeles Times).(Hardcover, Fiction)
 
NON-FICTION
 
The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener, by Tammi Hartung - Kristen's staff pick!
Kristen says, "The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener is, itself, a friendly book.  Packed with practical advice from author Tammi Hartung's own experience, this book has a lot to offer even experienced DIYers.  Thanks to Hartung's readable, vivid style, as well as loads of vibrant, folksy illustrations, it will appeal to even armchair gardeners, and will certainly make a great read during the late winter months anticipating the arrival of the growing season.  A must for anyone who wants to enjoy productive gardens but still have a respectful relationship with those flora and fauna so often referred to as 'weeds' and 'pests.'"
(Paperback, Gardening) 
 
YOUNG ADULT

The Diviners, by Libba Bray  
Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. (Paperback, Ages 15 and up)

 

MIDDLE READERS
 
Moonkind, by Sarah Prineas 
Moonkind, the sweeping conclusion to Sarah Prineas's fantasy adventure series that started with Winterling, follows Fer, the Lady of the Summerlands, as she attempts to inspire change in the face of great danger and resistance. Praised by Kirkus Reviews for her lush and sensuous prose, Sarah once again takes readers on a breathtaking journey to a land of wildling transformations, magical poultices, shape-shifting troublemakers, and enduring friendships that cannot be broken. (Hardcover, Ages 8-12.) 
 
RAISING PASSIONATE READERS 
These hand-selected new releases are perfect for
Valentine's Day - or any day spent with loved ones!
 
     

Love Monster
, by Rachel Bright  
Love Monster is a slightly hairy monster trying to fit in with the cuddly residents of Cutesville. But as it turns out, it's hard to fit in with the cute and the fluffy when you're a googly-eyed monster. And so, Love Monster sets out to find someone who will love him just the way he is. (Picture Book, Ages 2-4)     
 
  

Paul Meets Bernadette, by Rosy Lamb
Paul is a fish who used to go around in circles. He made big circles and little circles. What else was there to do? Until one day Bernadette drops in and shows Paul that there is a whole world out there, right outside his bowl, with so many things to see. Simple saturated paintings play off this charming ode to an active imagination - and the way that life changes when you open your eyes. (Picture Book, Ages 4-8.)
 

Penguin in Love, by Selina Yoon
When Penguin finds a lost mitten on the ice one day, he wonders who it belongs to--after all, every mitten is part of a pair! But the longer Penguin searches for his mitten's other half, the more he wonders if he, too, has a perfect match. Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring to life this endearing story celebrating love in its many forms, reminding us that the greatest joy comes from being valued for exactly who you are. (Picture Book, Ages 3-6.)


The Runaway Hug
, by Nick Bland & Freya Blackwood
When Mommy jokes that she only has one hug left, Lucy decides she must keep Mommy's last hug safe. As Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her large and loving family, she is always careful to get it back...until the canine member of the family refuses to play along! This charming story celebrates the imaginative powers of children and the extraordinary love to be found in ordinary bedtime routines.  Beth says, "I love this messy, realistic, love-filled family." (Picture Book, Ages 3-7)       

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Phoenix Books Essex at the Essex Shoppes & Cinema
21 Essex Way #407, Essex, VT 05452 | 802.872.7111
Phoenix Books Essex Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm
Saturday:  10am-7pm
Sunday:    10am-5pm

Phoenix Books Burlington in Downtown Burlington
191 Bank Street, Burlington, VT 05401 | 802.448.3350
Phoenix Books Burlington Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 10am-7pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

Both locations are closed on New Year's Day.