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

STORE & CAFE UPDATES

Throughout the month of July, Phoenix and the Essex Shoppes & Cinema are presenting musical acts at the gazebo!  Next up: Enjoy folk, jazz, blues, and bluegrass styles with a wry New England sensibility and smoldering voice of Rachel Hamilton, Carol Ann Jones, and Rebecca Padula on Wednesday the 28th.  Visit our upcoming events page for more info!

Phoenix Books is excited to announce our Tree of Knowledge Summer Reading Program and Summer Fun Days for all of our young customers!  For more info, visit our events page.

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)