We're located at the Essex Shoppes & Cinema,
between Vermont Toy & Hobby and Carter's. Directions.

Please mark your calendar for the 6th annual Burlington Book Festival, where Phoenix is the official Festival Bookstore.   We hope to see you there, where you can support your local bookstore, your local book festival, and an array of literary luminaries all in one go!

STORE & CAFE UPDATES

Catch the Fire!  Stop in and enter to win one of five Hunger Games Bag Clips! Drawings will be held on 8/30 and 9/14. (No purchase necessary to enter giveaway.)

Our September events are all about you!  We'll be hosting an Open Mic Night, a Knit Night (Crocheters, too!), and two Writing Groups!  Visit our upcoming events page for more info!

NATIONAL EXPOSURE, INDIE STYLE

Phoenix Books is now reporting sales to the New York Times Bestseller List!  We already report to the New England Independent Booksellers Association bestseller list, which you can find in both the Burlington Free Press and the Wall Street Journal.  We also contribute to the Indie Next List, which you might be familiar with from our in-store display.  What does this mean for you?  Your purchases at Phoenix Books influence national trends, contributing to the success of your favorite books!  Now visiting authors have the unique opportunity for national exposure while supporting your own local, indie bookstore.  To learn more, or to set up an author event, contact us at 872-7111 or by email.

SITE UPDATES

7/19:  We've added Alec Grab's Bike Fundraiser for Special Olympics Vermont to the list of organizations we support!

7/16:  Check out our recent flurry of media mentions in the sidebar at left!

7/10:  We've added staff picks to our website!  Check them out.

7/08:  We've added Archer Mayor to our fall line-up!  We'll also be starting up our official second-Wednesday knit nights in September.  Check it out.

6/24:  We've added the Five Corners Farmers Market to the list or organizations we support!  We've also updated our cafe page.

6/17:  We've added a Summer Concert Series and a Summer Reading Program to our calendar!  Check it out.

Raising Passionate Readers
Beloved New Yorker cartoonist and children's illustrator Harry Bliss with a fan.

Speaking of Indies...
"And there’s something else about independent bookstores. Something important. They keep writers like me, and hundreds of others, going. They don’t overload their stock with just the best sellers. Most of my favorite writers – Richard Russo, Chris Bohjalian, Annie Proulx, Richard Ford, Ivan Doig – got their start in independent bookstores. What’s more, by championing freedom of speech, our constitutional right to privacy, and freedom of the press, the indies help preserve America’s precious political and cultural heritage. Thank you, independent booksellers!"  --Howard Frank Mosher  (read the entire text)