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New from Vermont Authors
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Staff Picks, Fresh off the Presses
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More New & Notable Titles
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...and One More
Heart-wrenching and humorous, Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at an extraordinary beast, with a parallel examination of a legendary writer's eccentric falconry. Obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator.
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Join us on Saturdays at 11am in Burlington to enjoy timeless tales and new adventures with your little ones. Free and open to all ages.
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| | Chris Bohjalian and Mike DeSanto celebrate the paperback
release of Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands.
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Dear Friends,
June 21st will mark the summer solstice, and there's nothing better than these long days of summer for stretching out in the sun and enjoying a good read. On the other hand, if you're looking to get out and enjoy Vermont's lush summer landscape, we invite you to visit our nature section for field guides and foraging guides, our travel section for guides to local trails, our gardening section to learn how to grow nourishing veggies and stunning flowers, and our health section to discover the medicinal herbs that might be hiding in the garden, backyard, and woods.We'd also like to invite you in to a trio of events this month, featuring illustrator Jason Chin, memoirist Kim Korson, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy, Lev Grossman. Read on for the details of these events, and for our latest news. In the sidebar, you'll find some of our favorite new books here at Phoenix. Just click on any cover image to peruse these and more new titles. Sincerely,
Mike, Renee, Adam, Ali, Beth, Christy, Colleen, Dan, Donna, Eliza, Erik, Evelyn, Heather, Johanna, Kari, Kelly, Kristen, Michael, Phil, Rachel F., Rachel T., Sean, Tod, and Wendy
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THE NEWS FROM RUTLAND
Independent Bookstore Day
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| | Cheryl Hooker, a supporter of Phoenix Books Rutland, at the Rutland Farmers' Market. |
Phoenix Books Essex's manager, Colleen Shipman, visited the Rutland Farmers' Market on May 2nd, in anticipation of opening our third store in Rutland later this summer. Since it was Independent Bookstore Day, visitors were asked to to complete the following sentence: "I'm excited to have an indie bookstore in Rutland because ..." Customers at Phoenix Books locations in Essex and Burlington were asked to complete a similar sentence in honor of independent bookstore day. "It was nice to have an activity that our customers could participate in at all three of our locations," Colleen says.
See more photos from the farmers' market.
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PLANT LOVERS GATHER IN BURLINGTON
Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer Launch a Hit
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| | Melanie, Lily, and Jeff Carpenter signing books. |
Community members turned out in force to celebrate Jeff and Melanie Carpenter's new book The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer. Melanie and Jeff were joined by special guest Rosemary Gladstar, and this standing room only event was such a success that we sold out of books! Don't worry, though: We'll have The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer back in stock shortly. Thank you so much to everyone who attended, and to our cosponsors for this event, City Market, Urban Moonshine, and Zack Woods Herb Farm. See more photos from this event - and order your copy of The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer - here.
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CELEBRATING CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEKRaising Passionate Readers in Essex & Burlington
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| | Phoenix Books Essex manager Colleen Shipman with Curious George. |
We celebrated Children's Book Week with three fun events for young readers: On Monday, May 4th, Mike Curato, acclaimed author/illustrator of Little Elliot, Big City spoke to hundreds of students at Essex Elementary School. That Thursday, Curious George himself visited Phoenix Books Essex. Saturday Story Time was hosted by none other than Harry Bliss, cartoonist, New Yorker cover artist, and illustrator of numerous bestselling picture books for children, including Grandma in Blue with Red Hat. Thank you so much to all of the young readers and their families who celebrated with us!
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VISITS FROM VERMONT NOVELISTSJeffrey Lent and Tammy Flanders Hetrick
  Jeffrey Lent ( A Slant of Light) and Tammy Flanders Hetrick ( Stella Rose) visited us recently. It was a pleasure to get to meet these two brilliant local storytellers. Would you like an autographed copy? Quantities are limited, so give us a ring at 448-3350 in Burlington or 872-7111 in Essex so we can put one aside for you.
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JASON CHIN: WATER IS WATER
Saturday, June 13th at 11am in Burlington
 Calling all young book lovers and budding naturalists for a special Saturday Story Time with Jason Chin! Jason Chin is the award-winning author and illustrator of Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island: A Story of the Galpagos, which was named a 2012 Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews. His recent book Gravity received three starred reviews. Jason lives with his wife, Deirdre Gill, and their two children in Burlington, Vermont. In Water is Water, Jason Chin's stunning paintings bring to life a playful, imaginative book about the many forms water takes. Free and open to all ages.
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KIM KORSON: I DON'T HAVE A HAPPY PLACE
Thursday, June 18th at 7pm in Burlington
 "Kim Korson must be stopped. My wife thinks she's funnier than me." - Jon StewartKim Korson is a writer, originally from Montreal, Canada. Kim now lives in Southern Vermont with her husband and two kids. She doesn't get out much. Rife with evocative and nostalgic observations, unapologetic realism, and razor-sharp wit, I Don't Have a Happy Place is told in humorous, autobiographical stories. This fresh-yet-dark voice is sure to make you laugh, nod your head in recognition, and ultimately understand what it truly means to be unhappy. Always. Seating is limited, and tickets go on sale on June 4th. Your $3 ticket includes a coupon for $5 off I Don't Have a Happy Place .
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LEV GROSSMAN: THE MAGICIAN'S LAND
Tuesday, June 23rd at 7pm in Burlington
 Lev Grossman is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels The Magicians, The Magician King, and The Magician's Land. The New Yorker named The Magicians as one of the best books of 2009. Grossman is also the book critic at Time magazine, and he has written about books and technology for the New York Times, Salon, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Lingua Franca, the Village Voice and the Believer, as well as NPR. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three children.
The Magician's Land is an intricate thriller, a fantastical epic, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion.
Seating is limited, and tickets go on sale on June 9th at both Phoenix Books locations. Your $3 ticket includes a coupon for $5 off a book by Lev Grossman!
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