Join us to read Love, by Matt de la Peña, and to make our own versions of the featured book.

DATE:  Wednesday, February 14th at 10am

LOCATION:  Phoenix Books Essex

ADMISSION:  All ages are welcome to this free event.

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...

Join Kaela Coble to celebrate the launch of her first novel, Friends and Other Liars.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Sometimes the secrets we keep are more dangerous than the ones we reveal… 
When Ruby St. James returns to her hometown, it's under the worst circumstances. Her old classmate Danny is dead, and at his funeral, she is confronted with the friends she left behind and the secret that tore them apart ten years ago. Now, Ruby isn't sure how to bridge the space her lies have created. And what's worse, she isn't the only one who's been lying. In a final act of revenge, Danny has...

Enjoy your Saturday morning with a reading of the children’s book Escargot, by Dashka Slater.  After we read together, we'll have a fun and interactive healthy food activity.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  A charming, funny, interactive picture book that is ideal for picky eaters and animal lovers alike. Escargot is a beautiful French snail who wants only two things: 
1. To be your favorite animal. 
2. To get to the delicious salad at the end of the book. 
But when he gets to the salad, he discovers that there's a carrot in it. And Escargot hates carrots. But when he finally tries one—with a little help from you!—he discovers that it's not so bad after all.

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