Essex

These events all took place in our Essex store.

Meet Eric Rickstad!

Please join us as we welcome Vermont author Eric Rickstad to Phoenix Books in Essex for a book signing and author meet-and-greet. We will be celebrating the release of Eric's latest book, Lilith, an incendiary powerhouse of a novel that strikes straight at the wounded heart of America.

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Independent Bookstore Day!

Are you getting excited about Indie Bookstore Day? We're celebrating this beloved bookish holiday's 10th anniversary at all of our locations on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on ARCS (advanced reader's copies) and other goodies we will be offering. We hope to see you there!

Laurel's Book Group

Join our book buyer Laurel each month to discuss a paperback title.  March's selection is Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson.  Grab your copy at the Essex store or online, and come prepared for a lively discussion (including spoilers)!  

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Mouth to Mouth: A Novel By Antoine Wilson Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982181819
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - January 17th, 2023

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

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Laurel
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Good Material: A novel By Dolly Alderton Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593801307
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Published: Knopf - January 30th, 2024

A crackling rom-com without the "rom." Dolly Alderton pulls back the curtain on happily-ever-after to expose... a drab guy who has no idea why his girlfriend left him. It's a romp nonetheless, a perfect winter pick-me-up, and then in an exquisite final twist, the ex-girlfriend gets the last word. Highly recommended for fans of Nora Ephron.


The Fetishist by Katherine Min

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Laurel
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$28.00
ISBN: 9780593713655
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - January 9th, 2024

This is a sly and affecting story of race and love and worth in America--utterly real and beautifully written, and it's also... a murder plot gone wrong? The late Katherine Min was a genius, and this novel is the proof.


Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

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Laurel
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Beautyland: A Novel By Marie-Helene Bertino Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374109288
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - January 16th, 2024

A strange, surprising, and semi-sweet story of a lonely young alien (maybe she is, maybe she isn't) who sends dispatches of life on Earth to her superiors via fax machine. A gem of a book that shocked me to tears three times as I read.


The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

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Laurel
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The Heart in Winter: A Novel By Kevin Barry Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780385550598
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Doubleday - July 9th, 2024

There's a magnificent haziness to Kevin Barry's work--his characters obscured as though through snow or steam or smoke--and his first novel set in America is no different. Two lovers find each other just when they shouldn't and skip town under cover of darkness, but danger's never far behind. This novel made me nervous, it made me laugh, it made me cry. I'd follow Kevin Barry anywhere, whether I could see the road ahead of me or not.


Anita De Monte Laughs L9781250786210ast

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Laurel
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last: Reese's Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Xochitl Gonzalez Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250786210
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Published: Flatiron Books - March 5th, 2024

An electric narrative of love, race, and gender in the worlds of fine art and academia across decades. Anita De Monte is a narrator so vibrant that she continues telling her story even from beyond the grave. A read-in-one-sitting absolute page-turner!


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