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’s poems have most recently appeared in The Mountain Troubadour and The Reverie. The recipient of a 2014 Robert T. Marsh Memorial Prize for Excellence in Writing and a 2017 Green Mountain Scholarship, Bianca plans to finalize her initial poetry as social change manuscript while studying at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA for Writing and Publishing program. Bianca has workshopped under the BreakBeat Poets, DarkMatter, Aja Monet, and Sarah Kay. In addition to facilitating...

Enjoy your Saturday morning with City Market and Phoenix Books, and join us for a reading of the children’s book The Popcorn Book, by Tommy DePaola. After we read together, we will have a fun and delicious activity!

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Tony likes to cook. Tiny likes to read. And both twins like to eat . . . POPCORN! So while Tiny cooks it, Tony reads Tony likes to cook, Tiny likes to read, and both twins like to eat . . . popcorn! So while Tiny cooks it, Tony reads about it, what it is, how it's stored, legends and stories about it, and its history in Europe and North America. Newly vetted by a Native American expert and revised with the collaboration of best-selling author Tomie dePaola, this colorful, funny and informative book has sold nearly a...

Join us for a book signing/meet-and-greet.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Life On A Cliff is the highly-anticipated sequel to Payne's award-winning novel Cliff Walking. Famous seascape artist Francis Monroe has come to love Kate Johnson and her artistic son Stringer, who were tracked from California to Maine by their abusive husband and father, Leland. After surviving a brutal attack and a subsequent grueling trial, Francis assumes they can all enjoy a normal life together. Kate, however, is anything but settled as her old demons of addiction and self-destructive behavior threaten to destroy the good life they have fought so hard to create. Set on the breathtakingly beautiful coast of Maine, Life On A Cliff ...

Meet Pete the Cat at Phoenix Books Rutland! Join us for a special story time featuring Pete the Cat’s 12 Groovy Days of Christmas, make a Pete the Cat-themed craft, & best of all —meet Pete himself!  All ages welcome at this free event.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Pete the Cat is in the holiday spirit, and he’s ready to celebrate the twelve days of Christmas, Pete style! Pete and his friends are rockin’, groovin’, and counting down the twelve days of Christmas! (Who needs five golden rings when you can have five onion rings?) Join Pete and the gang for one-of-a-kind holiday cheer! He adds a cool-cat spin on a well-known classic, bringing a hip flare to the season!