Past Events
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Pre-release celebration
Saturday, March 16 at 6:30 pm
Celebrate the launch of The Princess of Las Vegas with New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian at this special in-person, pre-release event at Lake Champlain Chocolates' Flagship Store in downtown Burlington! Chris will be in conversation with author Margot Harrison.
THE PRINCESS IS FAKE. THE MURDERS ARE REAL. A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip.
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Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon of poetry hosted by Phoenix Books Rutland’s own Bianca Amira Zanella. Come to read, come to listen, or come for both! Those interested in reading can sign up at the door.
ABOUT THE EVENT HOST: Bianca Amira Zanella is a cis queer Vermont-based performance poet, artist, and advocate living on traditionally Abenaki land. She is the Poet-in-Residence at Phoenix Books Rutland, hosting an international monthly open mic. Her poems have most recently appeared in The Artful Mind, The Rutland Herald, The Mountain Troubadour, and The Reverie. Their...
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Thursday, February 29 at 6:00 pm
Phoenix Books is launching an in-store book discussion group at the Essex location! Join our book buyer Laurel each month to discuss a paperback title. For our first meeting on Thursday, February 29th at 6:00pm, we'll discuss store favorite Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett. Grab your copy at the Essex store or online, and come prepared for a lively discussion (including spoilers)! As a special treat, author Annie Hartnett will be joining the discussion virtually!
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Book Launch Celebration
Tuesday, February 27 at 7:00 pm
Please join us for an evening with author, professor, and activist Trish O'Kane to celebrate the release of her uplifting memoir, Birding to Change the World.
"Not just a delightful story but a powerful one, showing how we can open doors into the natural world, and hence into the fight to defend it. Birds as teachers—a wonderful idea!" — Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
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Trish O’Kane is an accidental ornithologist. In her... -
Tuesday, February 27 at 5:30 pm
Join us in Essex on Tuesday, February 27th for Turning Pages Live!
We will be discussing Love, Theoretically with Mary of Star 92.9's Mike and Mary. Come prepared for spoilers--we're going to talk about the whole book! Light refreshments and fabulous reading recommendations will be provided.You can join the Turning Pages with Mary Facebook group ...
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Monday, February 26 at 7:00 pm
Join us on Zoom to read and/or to listen. Those interested in reading can sign up at the beginning of the meeting, via the Zoom Chat Box feature.
ABOUT THE EVENT HOST: Bianca Amira Zanella is a cis queer Vermont-based performance poet, artist, and advocate living on traditionally Abenaki land. She is the Poet-in-Residence at Phoenix Books Rutland, hosting an international monthly open mic. Her poems have most recently appeared in The Artful Mind, The Rutland Herald, The Mountain Troubadour, and The Reverie. Their poem films, sculptural poems, and poem paintings...
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presented in partnership with Vermont Italian Cultural Association
Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 pm
Join us on Zoom for an evening with author and holistic nutritionist Lisa Masé as we celebrate her new book, The Culinary Pharmacy. Exploring the healing power of food, Lisa weaves together three ancestral healing philosophies—Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and the Mediterranean diet—with modern nutrition science to help you discover your ideal foods for vibrant health.
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Lisa frames her book with her healing journey to overcome ten years of chronic infection, anxiety, depression, infertility, hypothyroidism, and food sensitivities. She explains how she grew up... -
Saturday, February 17 at 2:00 pm
Our friends from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum will be joining us at Phoenix Books Rutland to present Owls of Vermont, featuring live owls, touchable artifacts and an interactive demonstration. This is the perfect way to celebrate the the start of the Winterfest Story Walk which features "Knight Owl" written by Christopher Denise.
Learn all about the raptor night shift in this birds of prey program. The...
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featuring Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
Saturday, February 17 at 10:00 am
Join us for the Winterfest Downtown Rutland Story Walk™ featuring Knight Owl by Christopher Denise. This event is presented with the Downtown Rutland Partnership.
How to participate:
1. Pick up a copy of the Story Walk map and worksheet at Phoenix Books Rutland.
2. Starting at Phoenix Books, read the pages in merchant windows and answer the questions according to the location number.
3. Turn the completed sheet into Phoenix Books Rutland 3 PM on Sunday, February 25th to be entered to win a Phoenix Books Gift Card. The...
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Book Launch Celebration
Monday, February 12 at 7:00 pm
Phoenix Books is honored to present an evening with New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden to celebrate the release of her new novel, The Warm Hands of Ghosts, a hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist. Katherine will be in conversation with Phoenix Books' own Robin Limeres. This special pre-release event will take place at Phoenix Books in downtown Burlington.
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January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders...