Past Events

  • Friday, November 21 at 6:00 pm

    Calling all young writers! Come to Phoenix Books Essex to write and write into the night with the support of fellow young writers. Dress up as a favorite book character, too! This write-a-thon will be coordinated by Browns River Middle School librarian Joyce Babbitt, and is inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, which takes place during November). To learn more about the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program, visit ywp.nanowrimo.org, but don't worry: absolutely all young writers are welcome, whether you're participating in NaNoWriMo or not. See you there!

  • Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 pm

    This event has been postponed.
    Discover a whole new way to enjoy the harvest and nourish your family with Nan K. Chase, co-author of Drink the Harvest.  Plus, enjoy free samples of delicious drinks featured in the book! (While supplies last.)

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nan K. Chase is the author of Eat Your Yard! A member of the Garden Writers Association, Nan has been a freelance journalist for more than 35 years. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Fine Gardening, Old House Journal, American Bungalow, Southern Living, and many other...

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  • Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00 pm

    MEET BESTSELLING AUTHOR JEFF KINNEY DURING A ONE-OF-A-KIND ROAD TRIP AND BOOKSIGNING FOR DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, THE 9TH BOOK IN THE BLOCKBUSTER SERIES!
    Hosted by Phoenix Books at Browns River Middle School in Jericho.

    Bestselling author Jeff Kinney will bring a special Road Trip Experience for fans and sign his new book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul, as well as his other books. To make this a fun and safe event, everyone (including parents, siblings or chaperones) will be required to have a ticket (no exceptions!). For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Phoenix Books at 872...

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  • Saturday, November 15 at 11:00 am

     

    Enjoy timeless tales and new adventures with your little ones.  Wondering what we'll read? Each week, we'll choose a new picture book, a classic, or a staff favorite. We might even take audience requests!

    See you there!

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  • Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 pm

    Join Dana Walrath to celebrate the book launch of her new young adult novel, Like Water on Stone.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dana Walrath, writer, artist, anthropologist, Fulbright Scholar, and second generation Armenian, is committed to the movement for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. She believes an honest reckoning of history, apology and forgiveness is essential for healing and will help bring about peace in the future. She lives in Vermont.

    ABOUT THE BOOK:

    "Evocative and hopeful," says Newbery Honor-Winner Rita Williams-Garcia of this intense survival story...

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  • Monday, November 10 at 7:00 pm

    Join Daniel Lusk & Angela Patten for an evening of poetry at Phoenix Books Burlington.

    ABOUT GIRLS I NEVER MARRIED:  Daniel Lusk’s story begins in Iowa at the end of the Great Depression. He was born to devoutly religious parents who “were renters and debtors, the working poor.” Like many writers of his generation, his life and his writing developed against the backdrop of unrest and amid the struggle for cultural change in America—Civil Rights and Vietnam, the Women’s Movement, communes, sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll—during the latter half of the 20th Century. In Girl’s I Never Married...

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  • Saturday, November 08 at 2:00 pm

    Join Deirdre Gill to celebrate the launch of her new picture book, Outside.  Deirdre will talk a little about how Outside was made and will read from the book.  Then, children are invited to take part in creating their own snow creatures!  (You and your children can stay toasty warm during this indoor craft activity, and these snow creatures won't melt when you bring them home.)  Deirdre will stay on for a meet-and-greet and book signing.  We'll also enjoy some tasty treats (while supplies last).

    ABOUT THE BOOK: In this gentle picture book fantasy, a child’s world transforms through his hard work,...

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  • Thursday, November 06 at 7:00 pm

    Join Brian Adams for a discussion of his new novel Love in the Time of Climate Change, a romantic comedy about global warming.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brian Adams is a professor of Environmental Science and co-chair of the Science Department at Greenfield Community College in western Massachusetts where he has taught for the last 20 years. Brian is active in the climate change movement on and off campus. He has authored numerous health related brochures distributed nationally by ETR Associates. For his first novel, he drew heavily on his experiences teaching and working with students. Brian lives with his wife in Northampton, Massachusetts....

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  • Wednesday, November 05 at 7:00 pm

    Join Governor Jim Douglas for a discussion of his new book, The Vermont Way.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Jim Douglas was first elected to the Vermont House in 1972, just months after graduating from Middlebury College. He was re-elected three more times and rose to Majority Leader before leaving to join the senior staff of Governor Snelling. Douglas was then elected Secretary of State, where he served for twelve years. In 1994, Douglas became State Treasurer, and was re-elected three times. In 2002, he was elected to the first of four terms as Vermont’s 80th governor.

    Douglas became a true insider, with an encyclopedic...

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  • Saturday, November 01 at 5:30 pm

    Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, and other fun activities - as well as inconceivable prizes - are coming to Essex this November, along with a big-screen showing of The Princess Bride.  Phoenix Books and Essex Cinemas have partnered to throw a Princess Bride party - and a big screen showing - on Saturday, November 1st.  The festivities will start at 5:30pm at the cinema, and at 6:30pm seating will begin for a screening of the film in the T-Rex Theater®.  Costumes are encouraged. Tickets are required, and may be purchased at Essex Cinemas or online at...

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