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Geek Mountain State Presents VT Sci Fi!
Phoenix Books Burlington
Got cabin fever? Journey through space and time during an afternoon of stories by local sci fi authors.
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Lady Bug Girl Story Time & Activities!
Saturday, 2/8 at 11am
Phoenix Books Essex
Join us for a morning full of activities with a favorite storybook superhero, Ladybug Girl. All ages welcome.
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Sustainable Communities Forum 
Saturday, 2/8 at 4pm
Phoenix Books Burlington
Join us to discuss ways to improve local communities, the environment, and the lives of working people at the first Sustainable Communities Forum.
Seating is limited. Please call 448-3350 to RSVP.
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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont with Michelle Arnosky Sherburne 
Wednesday, 2/12 at 7pm
Fletcher Free Library, Burlington
Many believe that support for the abolition of slavery was universally accepted in Vermont, but it was actually a fiercely divisive issue that rocked the Green Mountain State. Learn more at this event.
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The Winter People with Jennifer McMahon 
Thursday, 2/20 at 7pm
Phoenix Books Burlington
Join us for a reading, discussion and book signing of Jennifer McMahon's newest novel, The Winter People.
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Now on RETN...
The Authors
 Thursdays at 8pm on RETN Channel 16
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Saturday Story Time! 
Saturdays at 11am
Phoenix Books Burlington Listen to and enjoy stories with your little ones! Read more.
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Dear Friends,
February might be a cold month here in Vermont, but we hope it won't keep you cooped up in the house - especially with the variety of events we have coming up at Phoenix Books. Today, on the first, we have the ultimate armchair travel event for anyone who's caught cabin fever: a series of readings by local sci fi authors, whose stories will take you through time and space. Later in the month, we'll welcome local historian Michelle Arnosky Sherburne as well as New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. For our youngest readers, we'll have a visit from Ladybug Girl. We're honored to host the first meeting of the Sustainable Communities Forum on February 8th. At this remarkable event, over a dozen speakers- selected for their expertise and/or leadership in creating a durable local economy - will hold forth for five minutes each. The Forum will be followed by a series of Circles where individuals will meet together to network and discuss topics of particular interest to them. We hope you'll join us in this important conversation. (Seating is limited, so please RSVP to 448-3350.) Below, you can find more information on these events, our monthly Phoenix Profile, and a sampling of new titles for all ages. Sincerely,
Mike, Renee, Adam, Beth, Christy, Colleen, Dan, Donna, Evelyn, Heather, Kari, Kathy, Kelly, Kit, Kristen, Nick, Phil, Rachel F., Rachel O., Sean, Tod, and Wendy
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 PHOENIX PROFILES: DONNA
For this month's installment of "Phoenix Profiles," we're featuring Donna, a bookseller at Phoenix Books Essex - and the artist behind the remarkable felted wool sculptures and painted stones (pictured above) that you can find at Phoenix Books Essex.
 Born in Canada, Donna moved to Vermont eleven years ago. It is here that she was introduced to the fascinating world of wool and felting. Always an avid crafter and artist, "It is through the manipulation of raw fibers," she says, "that I am able to 'sculpt' and 'paint' and thereby bring to life the world around me, both real and imagined." Donna is a member of the Essex Art League.
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FICTION
The Winter People, by Jennifer McMahonRelease date: February 11th. Join Jennifer at Phoenix Books Burlington on February 20th at 7pm! Staff pick! Rachel F. says, "Set in the town of West Hall, VT, a town with old legends and superstitions, McMahon's The Winter People tells the story of Sarah Harrison Shea and her mysterious death in 1908, and of present day Ruthie, her mother Alice, and Katherine ...and how the legend of Sarah's tragic story has connected them all. The Winter People will keep you reading well into the night, make your hair stand on end, make you check under the bed and, most important, keep the closet door shut tight."
(Hardcover, Fiction)
Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson"One of the best novels I've read this century. Kate Atkinson is a marvel. There aren't enough breathless adjectives to describe Life After Life: Dazzling, witty, moving, joyful, mournful, profound."--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
Wildly inventive, darkly comic, startlingly poignant -- this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best. (Paperback, Fiction)
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NON-FICTION
 Plantiful: Start Small, Grow Big with 150 Plants that Spread, by Kristin Green - Staff pick!
Plantiful shows how to have an easy, gorgeous garden packed with plants by simply making the right choices. Kristen Green highlights plants that help a garden quickly grow and teaches you how to expand the garden and extend the life of a plant by overwintering. Discover the perfect the art of editing, share the wealth, and learn for yourself that gardeners don't have to dig deep to grow a lively, plentiful, and colorful garden year-round. (Paperback, Gardening)  Song of the Vikings, by Nancy Marie Brown
Vermont Author! Staff pick!
"[The most influential writer of the Middle Ages] wasn't Chaucer, or Malory or the writers of Arthurian romances but...a politically powerful Icelander called Snorri Sturluson...Song of the Vikings puts the works and the man together...His life deserves to be better known."--Thomas Shippey, The Wall Street Journal (Paperback, History)
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Bad for You, by Kevin C. Pyle
SHOULD U.S. COMICS BE BANNED?
PLAYGROUNDS POSE THREAT TO CHILDREN
TEXT-MAD YOUTH LOSING WRITING ABILITIES
These are all real headlines screaming about the terrible stuff that's out there...stuff that's supposed to be BAD FOR YOU. But, honestly-is it?! Bad for You asks this question and many more--and not just about the things that modern parents fear like violent video games, social media, and dirty hands. (Paperback, Ages 12-17.)
The Impossible Knife of Memory, by Laurie Halse Anderson
For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place, as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now, they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school and perhaps have a normal life. But will being back home help or hurt Andy's PTSD? The Impossible Knife of Memory is Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down. (Hardcover, Ages 12+.)
This Star Won't Go Out, by Esther Earl
This memoir - told through Esther's own journals, letters, and fiction, supplemented with essays from her family and friends - is a moving portrait of young cancer patient Esther Earl. Esther was an inspiration to many, including author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars). (Hardcover, Ages 12+.)
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Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble by Nick Bruel
Zombies! Talking turnips! Puppy! Kitty takes 'em all on in her newest chapter book. In this seventh installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways - especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who. (Hardcover, Ages 7-10.)
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia, who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum, Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help. (Hardcover, Ages 8-12.)
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RAISING PASSIONATE READERS
A Book of Babies, by Il Sung Na
When the flowers begin to bloom
and the world starts turning green,
animals everywhere are born...
including the noisy ducklings! From the creator of A Book of Sleep and Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit comes a beautiful book of baby animals. Travel with the curious duck and visit babies around the world on their very first day of life. (Picture Book, Ages 0-3)
Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything, by Maira Kalman
Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence-but there is so much more to discover.Maira Kalman uses her singular storytelling style to share a president's fascinating, complicated life, and to explore his magnificent home, Monticello, making history accessible with kid-friendly facts and whimsical illustrations. (Picture Book, Ages 5-8.)
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Thank you for choosing local and indie!
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
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