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IN THIS ISSUE
Upcoming Events
PW Bookstore of the Year Shortlist
Valentine's Day
Organic, Fair Trade Coffee
In Case You Missed It
Contact Info & Hours
Quick Links
New & Notable Titles
 
Click on any of the images below for details on these and more new books!

 

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Raising Passionate Readers    
 
  
    






 February 2016
Dear Friends, 

Now that the days are getting longer, we can't help but relish this time of year as a perfect opportunity to curl up with a good book.  We suspect many of you feel the same, so remember:  If you're looking for a great recommendation, just stop by, and we'll be happy to help you find your next great read!

Below, you can find the latest news and event highlights for the month.  As always, click on any of the cover images in the sidebar to discover new and notable titles that we think you'll love. 
   
Sincerely,

Mike, Renee, Adam, Ali, Beth, Bianca, Christy, Colleen, Donna, Eliza, Erik, Heather, JoAnna, Johanna, Kaitlin, Kari, Kelly, Kristen, Laura, Lynn, Maggie, Michael, Monika, Phil, Rachel F., Rachel O., Rachel T., Rebecca, Sean,
Tod, Tricia, Wendy
, and Will


UPCOMING EVENTS
February highlights at Phoenix Books

Calling all witches, wizards, and Muggles!  Phoenix Books Essex will kick off the month with Harry Potter Book Night: A Night of Spells (2/4), and you're invited to an evening of games, activities, readings and quizzes. We'll be dressing up the venue, and the Cafe at Phoenix Books will be serving up specials inspired by some of the scrumptious wizard foods in the books.

Phoenix Books Burlington will host two author events this month:  Activist, theologian, and teacher Matthew O'Neil, will visit for a talk on his book What the Bible Really
Does (and Doesn't) Say About Sex on 2/11.  This book is a biblically based counter to the arguments made by the Christian right in debates over gay marriage, women's rights, contraception, and abortion. 

On 2/18, Deborah Felmeth will visit Burlington to speak about the people of Syria, the fabric of their culture, her photographs, and the "birth" of her book Syria, Remember Me.  Since 1996 and until Syria's recent upheaval and the heartbreaking tragedy of war, Felmeth and her husband divided their time equally between a beloved apartment above Straight Street in the Old City of Damascus and their equally beloved home in the Green Mountains of Vermont. 
 
Find our complete February events schedule here, on our website.


PHOENIX BOOKS RECOGNIZED BY PW   
Finalists named for 2016 PW Bookstore of the Year  

Publishers Weekly has released the shortlist for the 2016 PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, and Phoenix Books is one of the finalists!  We're honored to be a finalist alongside San Francisco's Books Inc., Houston's Brazos Bookstore, Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore, and Bellingham, Washington's Village Books. The 2016 PW Award winners will be named in late March and will be featured in the pre-BEA edition of Publishers Weekly on April 18.
 

VALENTINE'S DAY IS FEBRUARY 14th  
Let us help you find just the right gift for someone special 

ORGANIC, FAIR TRADE COFFEE in ESSEX 
Now serving up joe from Vermont Coffee Company!  

The Cafe at Phoenix Books Essex is now serving Vermont Coffee Company's dark roast.  This small-town roaster is located in Middlebury, Vermont, and we're proud to be working with them!  Since the founding of the company, Vermont Coffee Company coffee has been certified organic and purchased under international fair trade guidelines.

Come on by and enjoy a cup of local, organic, fair trade coffee - whether hot or cold-brewed iced coffee - at Phoenix Books Essex!


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT   
Looking back at January  

Jeffrey Amestoy, author of Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr. spoke at both Phoenix Books Burlington and - pictured here - at Phoenix Books Rutland.
 

Chris Bohjalian brought the Rock 'n' Roll Book Tour to Burlington with a talk on his new novel, The Guest Room.


Intrigued by one of the books featured in this newsletter?

Give us a ring at 872-7111 in Essex, 448-3350 in Burlington, or 855-8078 in Rutland so we can check the shelves and hold this book for you.  If the book is sold out, we'll be happy to order a copy and call you when it's in.  Special orders almost always come in quickly, and don't involve any extra fees.


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Phoenix Books Essex

21 Essex Way in Essex | 802.872.7111
Mon-Fri: 9-7 | Sat: 10-7 | Sun: 10-5



Phoenix Books Burlington

191 Bank Street, Downtown Burlington | 802.448.3350
Mon-Thurs 10-7 | Fri-Sat 10-8 | Sun 11-5



Phoenix Books Rutland
 
2 Center Street, Rutland | 802.855.8078
Mon-Sat 10-6



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