Dear Editor, As members of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, we have dedicated a portion of our lives to the care of used and rare books. Our shops exist to aggregate good books and to find suitable homes for each. […]
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Mountain Meditation
Empowering influences in a child’s life
By Marguerite Jill Dye “The most traumatic part of being a refugee for me was the loss of our home, our village, and being torn from the place where I grew up that I knew and loved,” Walter Hess said […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Giant teacup auction has something for everyone
Friday, April 27, 5:45 p.m.—WELLS—The Wells United Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid will present its giant teacup auction on Friday, April 27 at the Modern Woodman Annex Building, West Main St. (Route 30), Wells. Viewing and bidding start at 5:45 p.m. […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Phoenix Books welcomes five poets and contributors for an evening of poetry
Thursday, June 29, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Phoenix Books Rutland will host an evening of poetry featuring “Roads Taken: Contemporary Vermont Poetry,” a new title from Green Writers Press, Thursday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature contributors Megan Buchanan, Tamra […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Author Mary Holland visits Phoenix Books in celebration of Children’s Book Week
Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m.—RUTLAND—Mary Holland will visit Phoenix Books Rutland Saturday, May 6 at 11 a.m. to celebrate Children’s Book Week. The author of “Naturally Curious” and “Otis the Owl,” Holland will lead a story time, talk about how […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
“Vermont Wild” author Megan Price to entertain at Fair Haven library
Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—“Vermont Wild, Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens” author Megan Price, will share secrets of her best-selling book series and answer questions at the Fair Haven Free Library, Saturday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m. The event […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Celebrate seasonal events with Phoenix Books and illustrator Amy Huntington
Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m.—SATURDAY—Phoenix Books Rutland invites young book lovers to celebrate National Poetry Month, Independent Bookstore Day, and the start of farmer’s market season with Amy Huntington, illustrator of the new book “Fresh-Picked Poetry,” Saturday, April 29 at […]
Column, Looking Back
The library
I will admit that I have become a lost soul when it comes to using the library for reference material these days. I was a pro at finding things in the old card catalogs. The Dewey Decimal System and I […]
Local News
Phoenix Books buys Vermont’s oldest bookstore
WOODSTOCK—Yankee Bookshop first opened in November 1935, making it Vermont’s oldest continuously operated independent bookshop. This month, the owners of Phoenix Books, a Vermont-owned bookstore with locations in Essex, Burlington, Rutland and Chester, purchased Woodstock’s Yankee Bookshop. Michael DeSanto and […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Phoenix Books launches new weekly storytime
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m.—RUTLAND—Phoenix Books Rutland is launching a new storytime on Sept. 28, the one-year anniversary of the store’s grand opening. Phoenix Books Rutland’s storytime will run weekly on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The first event will […]