Past Events

Phoenix Rising Zoom Salon: A Virtual Open Mic for 55+

Virtual

Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00 pm

Phoenix Rising is a Zoom Salon for the finest writers on the senior circuit (age 55+) for stories, poems, essays, and creative nonfiction by writers who Kirkus Review said, “a vibrant collection of pieces by an eclectic group of older writers.” Rollicking, serious, and heart-wrenching, this is an evening not to miss in this pandemic.

Virtually appear to read and/or to listen! Those interested in reading can sign up at the beginning of the meeting, via the Zoom Chat Box feature.

ABOUT THE EVENT HOSTS: This event is free and open to all and hosted by playwright and screenwriter Jean Yeager, winner of 2020's Ageless Authors Fiction Prose Category and Bianca Amira Zanella of Phoenix Books.
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Story Time with Tracey Campbell Pearson

Girls and Boys Come Out to Play

Virtual

Saturday, March 27 at 11:00 am

Join us for a special story time event with Vermont author and illustrator Tracey Campbell Pearson!

Mother Goose herself invites kids to come out to play with all their favorite nursery rhyme characters in this popular Mother Goose rhyme.

Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day.

Parents looking for bedtime stories with a fresh twist on a familiar nursery rhyme need look no further. Using the popular Girls and Boys Come Out to Play Mother Goose poem as a backdrop, illustrator Tracey Campbell Pearson spins an exciting visual narrative in which Mother Goose invites children on a city block to come out and play, taking them on a moonlit adventure in verse. Young readers will love...
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Phoenix Books Virtual Poetry Open Mic

Virtual

Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 pm

Virtually appear to read and/or to listen. Those interested in reading can sign up at the beginning of the meeting, via the Zoom Chat Box feature.

ABOUT THE EVENT HOST: Bianca Amira Zanella is a Vermont-based performance poet, paper artist, and events coordinator, as well as the Poet-in-Residence at Phoenix Books Rutland. Zanella’s poems have most recently appeared in The Rutland Herald, The Mountain Troubadour, and The Reverie. In 2019, Bianca acted as Wellness Coordinator for the Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam (FEMS) tournament based in Cambridge, MA, and founded “Infinite Lit: a night of spoken word poetry,” co-producing this series alongside Michael Kingsbury around Rutland County. In 2020, Bianca founded and is the owner of The...
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Emma Duffy-Comparone in conversation with Jill McCorkle

Love Like That, Stories

Virtual

Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm

Join to celebrate the release of Emma Duffy-Comparone's new collection of stories, Love Like That. Emma will be in conversation with Jill McCorkle.

Love Like That is a joyfully subversive and moving debut collection of stories about brilliant, broken women that are just the right amount wrong.

Whether diving into complicated relationships or wrestling with family ties, the girls and women who populate this collection—misfits and misanthropes, bickering sisters, responsible daughters, and unhappy wives—don't always find themselves making the best decisions.

A woman struggles with a new kind of love...
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Mark Kurlansky: The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing

A Virtual Book Discussion

Virtual

Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00 pm

Join us for an evening with Mark Kurlansky to celebrate the release of his new book, The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod—the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish—and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets—salmon, trout, and char—are highly intelligent, wily, strong, and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky finds, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies, while the cast as well is a...
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An Evening with Charlie Nardozzi

presented in partnership with Vermont Italian Cultural Association

Virtual

Thursday, March 11 at 7:00 pm

Phoenix Books and Vermont Italian Cultural Association are proud to present an evening with gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi, featuring his lastest book The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening. Charlie will also share his favorite Italian vegetables, greens and herbs to grow.

The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening is a warm and friendly, yet science-based, guide where readers learn how to grow a healthy, productive garden without ever turning...
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The Lost Apothecary: Sarah Penner in conversation with Kristin Harmel

Virtual Book Launch Celebration!

Virtual

Wednesday, March 03 at 8:00 pm

Join Phoenix Books and Park Row Books for a ONE-NIGHT ONLY special virtual event for Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary. Sarah will be in conversation with Kristin Harmel.

This will be a free Crowdcast event on March 3rd at 8:00 pm eastern. Please reserve your spot here.

Rule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.

Rule #2: The names of the murderer and her victim must...
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Phoenix Books Virtual Poetry Open Mic

Virtual

Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 pm

Virtually appear to read and/or to listen. Those interested in reading can sign up at the beginning of the meeting, via the Zoom Chat Box feature.

ABOUT THE EVENT HOST: Bianca Amira Zanella is a Vermont-based performance poet, paper artist, and events coordinator, as well as the Poet-in-Residence at Phoenix Books Rutland. Zanella’s poems have most recently appeared in The Rutland Herald, The Mountain Troubadour, and The Reverie. In 2019, Bianca acted as Wellness Coordinator for the Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam (FEMS) tournament based in Cambridge, MA, and founded “Infinite Lit: a night of spoken word poetry,” co-producing this series alongside Michael Kingsbury around Rutland County. In 2020, Bianca founded and is the owner of The...
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An Evening with David Macaulay

Presented in Partnership with The Heritage Winooski Mill Museum

Virtual

Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 pm

Phoenix Books and the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum are honored to present an evening with award-winning author David Macaulay. David will be joining us on Zoom to discuss the current exhibit at the Mill Museum, his books, and more!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David Macaulay is an internationally known author, Caldecott award winning illustrator, and MacArthur fellow. He has written and illustrated 33 books the best known of which have been translated into almost two dozen languages. Many of his books have the common theme of explaining the things that shape our lives in a clear and precise way. One of his most beloved publications is The Way Things Work (1988) and the updated version ...
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A.Y. Berthiaume: Build Your Frame: A Manageable Way to Map Your Memoir

Dear Universe, I Get It Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me

Virtual

Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00 pm

Join AY Berthiaume for a focused discussion, from her book, Dear Universe, I Get It Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me.

Have a memoir in mind but no idea how to get started? We each have so many stories as a part of our personal journey but it can be difficult to choose which ones to include when you're writing a memoir. How do you determine which you keep and which you set aside? They all seem important. Join author, A.Y. Berthiaume, of Dear Universe, I Get it Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me to learn the manageable way she mapped her memoir so you, too, can create a framework for your story. This will be part writing-workshop and part craft course with plenty of built-in Q&A and interaction...
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