Rutland

These events all took place at our Rutland store.

Open Mic Poetry

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.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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Sierra
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ISBN: 9781619630345
Availability: Out of Print - Not Available
Published: Bloomsbury YA - May 7th, 2013

Meet Celaena Sardothien: infamous yet mysterious assassin by the age of 18. In a delicate dance of politics and her own temper, she must compete to fight for the fair of the King, the very one who sent her to certain death in the first place.  

This is the first in an incredible series about a young woman pressed to save her life, in order to save the world.


Stefanie Schaffer - Without Any Warning: Casualties of a Caribbean Vacation

Join us during Friday Night Live for a meet and greet and book signing with Stefanie Schaffer, author of the inspirining memoir, Without Any Warning: Casualties of a Caribbean Vacation, a first-hand account of the accident that changed her life—both physically and emotionally.

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$19.99
ISBN: 9781774821312
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Published: Hasmark Publishing International - February 24th, 2022

Time Is A Mother by Ocean Vuong

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Bianca Zanella
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$25.00
ISBN: 9780593300237
Availability: Not in stock. At Our Partner Warehouse: Usually Ships in 4-7 Days
Published: Penguin Press - April 5th, 2022

Read Time is a Mother when you:

1. Require a reset like an arrow to your apple, blindfolded and gasping

2. Desire gravel-like goosebumps,

or

3. Seek a ladder of language to climb ever higher


Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

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Jennica
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$18.99
ISBN: 9781538745830
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - July 7th, 2020

Rarely do I love a character as much as I loved ST, the wise-cracking crow who acts as our tour guide through this zombie apocalypse. Buxton's writing is hilarious, warm, and moving. I genuinely laughed and cried.


A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein

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Tricia
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$17.00
ISBN: 9780593311349
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Published: Anchor - January 4th, 2022

It’s 1585 and Christopher Marlowe is in his final year at Cambridge.  Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster approaches him to spy on  Mary ex-Queen of Scots as she plots to seize the throne from Elizabeth.  Clever, witty, and funny,  the author leads us on a wild romp!


The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

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Bianca Zanella
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma By Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780143127741
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Published: Penguin Books - September 8th, 2015

This book is gold if you are hoping to understand the complex impacts of trauma aka if you are attempting to understand the complexities of being human. The science is explained so well and you come out the other side with a deeper sense of self.


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