Chuckanut Reader - Summer 2016

A Magazine for the Northwest’s Most Avid Readers

The

Chuck anut Reader A Village Books Publication • SUMMER 2016

FREE!

• take

• enjoy

Digital Audio

now available at Village Books - see page 8

JUNE 18-19

20% Off storewide

SALE Summer Fun! Waldo • Harry Potter Party Terry Tempest Williams Summer Reading Challenge Sherman Alexie • Steampunk Writing Conferences Reading Recommendations and much more!

VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2

36th Anniversary

SALE

20% OFF STOREW

*

IDE

at Village Books & Paper Dreams in Fairhaven and Lynden!

June 18th & 19th Saturday & Sunday

Fairhaven: 10am-10pm Lynden: 9am-8pm

Fairhaven: 10am-7pm Lynden: 11am-5pm

TWO DAYS ONLY! Can't make it in? Call in your book order during the sale and receive the discount! *Some exceptions apply.

2

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

Dear Reader,

Each year in late spring or early summer, booksellers, publishers, and authors gather for a national trade show, Book Expo America, known to all as BEA. It's a time to see new books, talk with partners in the business, meet writers we all admire, and reunite with friends. In mid-May the annual event took place in Chicago. For Dee and me it was the thirty-fourth time that we've strolled the aisles, attended seminars, met with publishing partners, and participated in celebrations of authors.

Attending with us this year were Sam, our Events Coordinator, and Sarah, our Store Manager and Children's Book Buyer, both veterans of BEA. In addition, Hana, who has recently begun buying children's books, attended for the first time.

Her excitement was palpable, which might be expected since everything was brand new to her. But we must admit that after all these years our hearts still beat a little faster and our commitment to this collective enterprise is renewed each time we step into BEA. This year in Chicago was no exception. The news is good. For the seventh year in a row there has been a net gain of independent bookstores. Sales in bookstores have grown once again and long-established stores, like Village Books, are opening additional locations. The prospects for forthcoming great reads from newcomers and revered veterans has never been greater.

So there's good reason to be excited.

While this edition of the Reader doesn't have the previews and reviews of the books we saw in Chicago (they'll be in the September issue) you will find some great reads here. There's also information about many great author visits, including a couple of Booked at the Baker events, details of happenings in Fairhaven and Lynden, and other articles of interest to avid readers like you. Attending BEA reminded all of us how grateful we are to be in this business, and how much we owe to you, Dear Reader, for that privilege. Thank you!

VILLAGE BOOKS

The Chuckanut Reader Summer 2016

Publishers: Chuck and Dee Robinson Production Design: Kelly Carbert

Contributors: David Beaumier, Amy Blackwood, Hana Boxberger, Rebecca Brown, Kelly Carbert, Charles Claassen, Gaye Davis, Stephanie Douglas, Brenda Druhall, Kelly Evert, Robert Gruen, Paul Hanson, Sarah Hutton, Elise Johnson, Sam Kaas, Hayley Krogh, Claire McElroy-Chesson, Kristen Morse, Laurie Mullarky, Laura Ogg, Laura Picco, Fran Protzeller, Chuck Robinson, Dee Robinson, Chris Sanders, Anne Slee, Lauren Sommer, Joan Terselich, Jonica Todd, Terri Weiner, Cindi Williamson Cover: Find Waldo Local In Fairhaven & Lynden!

Content except art & book covers ©Village Books 2016 Printed by the Lynden Tribune on paper made from 50% post-consumer waste.

360.671.2626 800.392.BOOK (US & Canada) fax: 360.734.2573

browse & shop anytime!

villagebooks.com

Village Books & Paper Dreams 1200 11th St., Bellingham, WA 98225 AND 430 Front Street, Lynden, WA 98264

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

–Chuck, Dee, and the Entire

Village Books & Paper Dreams Family

In This Issue...

Don't Miss our Annual Storewide Sale—20% Off! Dear Reader Summer Fun in Fairhaven and Beyond Audio Books now available through Village Books A Fond Farewell to Robert–we'll miss you!

Fiction, Mystery, Sci Fi (highlights & reviews) Writing Groups, Classes, Conference and More The Chuckanut Radio Hour—The Rejections Poetry (books and event) The Farmers Market—a Fairhaven Favorite Food and Gardening (books) It's All Happening in Lynden Architecture & Current Events (books) Biographies, Memoirs, and History (books) Indies Choice Books Awards 2016 Travel, Nature, and Hiking Whatcom County Terry Tempest Williams–Celebrating National Parks Family (books) / Harry Potter & Waldo are back!

Great Reads & Activites for Kids and Teens Y.A.R.C. Young Adult Book Story & Reviews Literature Live! Author Events at VB

2 3 4-7 8 9 11-23 24-26 27 28 29 31-33 35-41 44-46 47-50 51 52-54 55-56 57-59 60--69 69-71 73-78

Summer 2016

3

FAIRHAVEN

STEAMPUNK

All Ages!

FESTIVAL

The Fantastical Mr. Flip's Carnival of Wonders and Curiosities

Saturday, July 23, 2016 At Village Books & on the Fairhaven Village Green

Stoke the fires and set your bearings! Pull on your goggles and lace up your boots!

Come one, come all, to the Fairhaven Steampunk Festival!

Saturday, July 23rd is the date of the Fairhaven Steampunk Festival–Mr. Flip's Carnival of Wonders and Curiosities.

From 10am until 5pm, a motley collection of sky pirates, airship captains, daring adventurers, and well-heeled society ladies (most of whom, we'll warn you, fight crime by night and are not be challenged to a duel) will descend upon the Village Green. Will you be among them?

See Trevor the Sword Guy and listen to the Nathaniel Johnstone Band! Check out a vast array of Steampunk Vendors (including Black Market Boutique, Steampunk Junq and Owlkeyme Arts).

And dress up in your Steampunk finest for the costume contest!

Meet Steampunk authors in our Readings Gallery! Keep an eye on bellinghamsteampunk.org for all the latest.

photos by James Weaver

Mark your calendar so you don't miss this day of music, vendors, author readings, food, and fun!

Brought to you by the Bellingham Steampunk Society, the Historic Fairhaven Association, and Village Books & Paper Dreams.

You can follow Village Books on Twitter.

Each day we tweet about book events, new books, and book-related topics. We are @VillageBksBham.

You can also find and follow Village Books and Paper Dreams on Instagram (village_books). #Tag your favorite VB/PD photos!

4

Summer 2016

New, Longer Hours!

10am until 5pm

Like us on Facebook! Make sure to select Get Notifications so you'll always see our posts about local events and other book-related topics. Go to Facebook.com/VillageBooks.

You can also find us on Pinterest (VBandPD)

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

E I N V I TE D R A U O Y to VB’s Summer Open Book Chat

Open Book Chat with VB Buyers, Joan, Sarah, and Jonica

Thursday, June 30th, 11am & 5:30pm in the VB Readings Gallery

You're invited to Village Books' Summer Open Book Chat on Thursday, June 30th at either 11am or 5:30pm. VB buyers Joan, Sarah, and Jonica will talk about a variety of books for you to consider adopting for your book groups or adding to your summer reading list. If you're in a book group, bring the whole gang. If you're not and want to be, maybe you'll meet someone to join you in starting a new group! Don't miss this celebration of books and reading!

See you at the Ball Game!

Join us as we cheer on the Bellingham Bells on July 7th!

Who doesn’t love a good baseball game?

On Thursday, July 7th, we’ll be rooting for the Bellingham Bells as they take on the Kitsap Bluejackets at Joe Martin Field and we hope you’ll join us. It’s the Village Books sponsored game night, so you never know who might show up (keep an eye out for Waldo again this year).

Kids participating in our Summer Reading Challenge can receive two free tickets to the game if they complete the first two books in the challenge before July 6th! (See page 60 for the inside scoop on this year's Summer Reading Challenge.) Adults, keep an eye out for Village Books & Paper Dreams Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram notifications for your chance to win free tickets as well. See you at the game!

GO BELLS!

11th Annual

Girls Night Out in Fairhaven

Saturday, September 17

Save the Date!

Be part of Fairhaven’s annual gala for ladies! 2016 brings the 11th annual Fairhaven Girls Night Out event to the district and we encourage all ladies to join in the fun. Last year, over $18,300 was raised and donated to Lydia Place to support their efforts to end homelessness in Whatcom County. Help continue the tradition.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

5

Produced by Epic Events in conjunction with the Historic Fairhaven Association

2016

BEN KINNEY & KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY

Saturdays on the Fairhaven Village Green

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jun 25 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU 8:15 - Music by Brian Ernst

__________________________________________________

Jul 2 JURASSIC WORLD 8:15 - Music by Stay Tuned

__________________________________________________

Jul 9 FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF 8:15 - Music by Amber Darland

__________________________________________________

Jul 16 ALADDIN

8:15 - Music by Kuungana

__________________________________________________

Jul 23 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 8:00 - Entertainment by Strangely

Jul 30 LABYRINTH

8:00 - Music by Aaron J. Shay

__________________________________________________

Aug 6 THE MARTIAN

7:30 - Entertainment by Azara Tribal Bellydance

__________________________________________________

Aug 13 ZOOTOPIA

7:30 - Entertainment by Aloha Hula NW

__________________________________________________

Aug 20 CASABLANCA

7:00 - Entertainment by Bellingham Dance Co.

__________________________________________________

Aug 27 THE PRINCESS BRIDE 7:00 - Music by Tom Sandblom

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

$5

FairhavenOutdoorCinema.com - Facebook.com/FairhavenOutdoorCinema

$5

Enjoy the wonders of movie-watching under the stars on the Village Green. Each evening starts with live entertainment and giveaways which are followed by a full-length feature film. Admission is $5 per person (5 & under free).

Bring a blanket for the grass or a lawn chair for the brick side areas. Vendors will have food available for purchase at the events or you're welcome to bring your own picnic. Sit back and enjoy!

Village Books & Paper Dreams is proud to sponsor Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Labyrinth, The Martian, Zootopia, and The Princess Bride.

6

Summer 2016

Shop 24 hours a day at villagebooks.com

Don't Miss the Annual

Summer Solstice

ART WALK in Fairhaven

Friday, June 17th, 5–8pm What a fantastic night for a stroll through Fairhaven! You’ll find dozens of shops and galleries displaying unique local art for the home and garden. Many artists— and even a local author—will be in attendance. Get out and enjoy yourself!

Stop by Village Books for a signing by local author Robert Wright.

He will be available for a chat and to sign his Chaucer Award-winning historical novel, Valhalla Revealed, from 5-6:30pm on the main floor.

Paper Dreams will feature Bellingham's favorite custom screenprinter, Erin Boyd of Redboots Design. The always-effervescent Erin will be on hand to share her latest products and help make your day the "Best Day EVER!"

Saturday, June 25, 10am-5pm 14th Annual Imagine This!

Home & Landscape Tour

AND FESTIVAL

This year’s tour includes eight amazing locations featuring the best in eco-friendly homes and landscapes including the Sustainable Living Festival and new this year—a special VIP tour.

Prices are $10 for self-guided tour.

Supervised children are welcome.

Includes access to all tour stops.

Tickets on sale at Village Books in Fairhaven and both Community Food Co-op locations. Each site will have tickets available for purchase via cash or check only on the day of the event.

VIP tickets $45 - advance purchase only through June 17

sustainableconnections.org

Do-it-yourselfers and those looking for great contractors for an upcoming project will delight in a weekend of exploring beautiful, innovative, and eco-friendly homes and landscapes. There will also be a chance to win a home energy audit with the Community Energy Challenge!

Included: The Sustainable Living Festival at the RE Store! This free festival features businesses offering products and services to help you bring their sustainable values home. In addition to the opportunity to enjoy live music and food, attendees will see offerings for energy improvements, water-reuse and efficiency, urban farming tools, products and service, native landscape plants and installers, green builders and products, and much more.

Choose to go at your own pace with the traditional self guided tour ($10) or hop on a bus for a special VIP tour ($45). VIP tours include a delicious lunch, drinks, in-depth tour and lots of fun!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

7

Digital Audio

Summer

Comes to Village Books Listen up. If you love listening to audio books on your phone or other digital audio player and have wished you could buy them through Village Books, your wish has come true. The store has partnered with independent audio provider Libro.fm and offers an extremely wide range of books through our website, from best sellers to classics in all fields.

Listens Find great audiobooks at libro.fm/villagebooks

libro.fm/thirdplacebooks Use code “villagebookssummer“ for 20% off your first book.

The free app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store (Android is coming soon) and you may easily purchase and play books anytime, anywhere. Until very recently you could only buy through one giant company that's owned by that Big River company, if you catch our drift.

"Sure," you say, "but what about price?" Well, if you purchased All the Light We Cannot See, The Boys in the Boat, and The Girl on the Train, your total at that other company would have been $108.21. The total through Village Books would have been $67.99. Prices will vary from book to book, but on average you'll be paying about the same, and supporting your local bookstore and the local economy at the same time.

Just go to VillageBooks.com and click on the link in the left hand column and you're on your way to listening pleasure. Audio books are great for traveling, working out, gardening… well, you name it.

8

Summer 2016

(360) 671-2626 www.villagebooks.com

Building Community One Book at a Time

ROBERT

Finishes Another Chapter

by Chuck Robinson

R

obert Gruen has good reason to "remember the Alamo." Of course he wasn't there for the battle of 1836, but he was born just across the street from the mission, and spent his growing up years in San Antonio. Like many booksellers, Robert has early memories of books. He recalls Little Raccoon on the Camino Real as the first, and Treasure Island as the most memorable.

His love affair with books has continued throughout his life. Among his favorite authors he lists Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Mark Twain, Thomas Bernhard, Plato, and Alexander Pushkin. But, when asked what author, living or dead, he would like to spend a day with, he names local author Thor Hanson.

Before he was a bookseller, Robert spent time as a merchant seaman, and as a chef and caterer in New York City, where he catered for Yoko Ono and other theater and rock celebrities. In 1972, while living in New York, he wandered into the legendary Strand Bookstore looking for a book and began his two-and-a-halfyear stint there that same day. He later returned to San Antonio and began working for Half Price Books, where he continued to work after moving to Seattle. He was with the company a total of fourteen years between the two cities.

Robert came to work for Village Books on March 30, 1998. Over the course of his time at the store he has managed ticket sales and been a buyer of both new and used books, among a myriad of other tasks. He says his favorite author encounter has been exchanging book recommendations with John Miles, author of Koma Kulshan.

When asked about his most unusual experience while working in a bookstore, Robert recounts a time he once saw a woman in a jaguar costume dancing on top of a Temple of Sun in Mexico. Three years later, while telling that story in the San Antonio bookstore where he worked, a bystander turned around and said "that was me." Turns out she was an attorney in the city. Perhaps less unusual, but certainly more fulfilling, is Robert's favorite bookstore experience, meeting his life partner Sue at Village Books.

Robert will retire on June 29th, forty-four years after he began his book selling career. Once he hangs up his Village Books name tag for the last time, he'll more avidly pursue the hobbies that currently fill his spare time—cooking, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and gardening. An avid traveler who counts watching white eagles in Australia's Kakadu National Park and Emperor penguins in the Falkland Islands as two of his favorite globetrotting memories, he'll also spend more time seeing the world. Sicily and Turkey are future travel targets.

When asked what he'll miss most about working in the store, Robert replies "my nerdy, quirky, lovable colleagues". He sums up his bookselling experience saying, "what a wonderful way to earn a living. Doing what you love."

Be Well, Robert!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

9

VB Reads...

Village Books in Fairhaven

Groups meet in the VB Readings Gallery

Book Book Groups Groups

unless otherwise noted

Afternoon Book Chat

General Lit

Bring your tea or latte and come discuss contemporary literature with Sittrea the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm—open to all!

Discuss books from a variety of genres with Cindi or Laurie at 7pm the 1st Monday of each month.

This group is open to anyone and everyone who enjoys reading and discussing books.

Engaged Citizens Book Group

Pacific Northwest Book Group

Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at noon. Join Mary Dumas for a thought-provoking lunch hour discussing books that ask us to consider how we, as community members, can more skillfully contribute to the creation of a civilly engaged community.

Meet with Maren the 4th Monday of every month at 7pm to discuss books set in the Northwest, books about the Northwest, and books from local authors.

Meetings take place in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books.

Bellingham Mysterians

Mystery Book Group

Armchair Historians Chat about, discuss, and dissect the most current and interesting history being written the 2nd Monday of every month from 7pm to 8:30pm in the Writers' Corner at Village Books.

Meets at 4pm the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Writers' Corner on the Mezzanine Level of Village Books. Do you love a mystery? So do we! This is a book group for adults who are fans of the genre in all its subcategories and micro-niches.

Motherhood by the Book Meet with Claire the 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm for an hour of spirited discussion of books that celebrate the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood. Meetings take place in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books.

Speculative Fiction Book Group Meet with Rachel the 3rd Monday of every month at 7pm to discuss thought-provoking speculative fiction in a group that welcomes diversity. Meetings take place in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books.

Cover to Cover Adventure For ages 8-12. Enjoy a book chat & activities with Hana at 4pm the 2nd Tuesday of most months. This group is taking July & August off but will be back in September!

Groups are open to everyone • Authors do not attend VB Reads

VB Reads book groups are open to anyone in the community. There is no group membership. However, those who attend are eligible for a 15% discount on that group's selections.

Each month, Lauren, VB's book group coordinator, sends out a fantastic e-newsletter, specifically geared for book groups. It often contains staff recommends & fun facts about the reading habits of those of us here at the store! Sign up for the Book Group Newsletter at villagebooks.com or by emailing LaurenS@villagebooks.com.

Go to villagebooks.com to see the monthly book selections for these groups!

Contact laurens@villagebooks.com to:

Register YOUR book group with us and receive 15% off your book selections or to sign up for our monthly book group eNewsletter.

10

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

FICTION FICTION brand new

FICTION

My Last Continent

by Midge Raymond

available in June, hardcover, Scribner

"My Last Continent is an original and entirely authentic love story. It is a love triangle with Antarctica as the third party, literally and metaphorically.

Midge Raymond takes us, physically and emotionally, into an unfamiliar world—a world that has much to teach us. She deftly interweaves a compelling drama with a gentle and subtle love story." —Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project

All the Missing Girls

by Megan Miranda

available in July, hardcover, Simon and Schuster

A stay-up-all-night thriller with twists and turns that lead down dark alleys and dead ends. You may think you're walking a familiar path, but then Miranda turns it all upside down and inside out and leaves us wondering just how far we would be willing to go to protect those we love.

Stranger, Father, Beloved

by Taylor Larsen

available in July, hardcover, Gallery Books

When Michael sees his wife Nancy chatting with a stranger at a party, his intuition tells him that he's watching her with the man she should have married.

He quickly begins a campaign to replace himself within his own family with this other man—who, to him, is worthier, better, and kinder. Larsen creates a powerful and moving story as the family slowly unravels.

The Woman in Cabin 10

by Ruth Ware

available in July, hardcover, Gallery/Scout Press

I loved Ware’s first book In a Dark Dark Wood, and her second novel continues the page-turning, thrilling style. This time the setting is on a luxury cruiser, where travel writer Lo Blackwood is awakened in the middle of the night to a scream and a splash.

As she digs deeper to find the mystery woman in the cabin next door, forces unite to stop Lo in any way possible. I could not put this book down, no matter the late hour, until finding out whodunit! –Laurie

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

hardcover

FICTION

A Village Books Staff Favorite!

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

available in June, hardcover, Alfred A Knopf

Homegoing follows two branches of a Ghanaian family divided by the slave trade through almost three hundred years on two continents. Each generation brings detailed and real characters living through their piece of history: tribal warfare, colonization, slave ships, and centuries of injustice. But Gyasi gives no one a free pass. The portraits she draws are stunningly honest, fully formed humans making the choices people make, both kind and hurtful. Above it all, through the centuries, runs the enduring bonds of family. The author fits more between the covers of this novel than seems possible. Add Gyasi’s amazing voice and beautiful language and this book is a singular, unmissable experience. –Terri

Homegoing

I haven't been this excited about a book since All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr came out. Homegoing is an incredibly impressive piece of writing and I can't wait for the rest of the world to read it. AMAZING story. Yaa Gyasi is inspiring and truly talented. –Lauren

Homegoing I was stunned by the lyrical excellence of this heart-wrenching novel—this is an absolute masterpiece! Yaa Gyasi has managed to span 200 plus years of brutal African and American history in the most intimate and visceral way; through the lives of two Ghanaian half-sisters and their descendants on both sides of the Atlantic. This book will win ALL the awards this year—I'm calling it now! –Laura P.

A Man of Genius

by Janet Todd

available now, hardcover, Bitter Lemon Press

In 1819 London, Ann St. Clair, a writer of gothic novels, is caught up in her own plot of desire, compulsion, and revenge. Having made a living writing cheap, sensational novels for popular consumption, unmarried and approaching middle age, she's established an independent life for herself. Then, at a dinner party, Ann meets the charismatic Robert James, a writer considered brilliant by his reverential pack of followers, and Ann finds herself entranced. Ending up in Venice, the couple disintegrates into their own personal gothic tale.

Summer 2016

11

Make an impression with custom invitations and announcements!

• Wedding • Graduation • New Baby • Special Events

You’re Invited!

Go to VillageBooks.com to see this issue, as well as past issues, of The Chuckanut Reader online!

Quality Printing • Personal Service • Competitive Pricing “We’re proud to be a locally owned and operated business in Whatcom County Since 1914.”

Call today for a free quote

360-354-4444 Mitze & Mary Jo

advertising@lyndentribune.com

Receive VB Email Updates Once a week, Village Books sends out an email newsletter packed full of store and book information including our latest LitLive events, sale dates, and on occasion, store coupons! Twice each week, we provide Shelf Awareness for Readers book reviews.

Sign up in the store or at VillageBooks.com today!

12

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

FICTION FICTION summer

FICTION

Monterey Bay

hardcover

FICTION

A Meal In Winter

by Lindsay Hatton

by Hubert Mingarelli translated by Sam Taylor

available in July, hardcover, Penguin Press

available in July, hardcover, The New Press

In 1940, fifteen-year-old Margot Fiske arrives on the shores of Monterey Bay with her eccentric entrepreneur father. Margot has been her father's apprentice all over the world, until an accident in Monterey's tide pools drives them apart and plunges her head-first into the mayhem of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row.

Delicate and brutal, this understated and very human little novel illuminates the unexamined lives of simple people swept up in a tragedy. Three German reservists, hoping to escape the executions they are asked to perform, head into the desolate Polish countryside in search of new prisoners—and end up faced with a moral quandary far more tangled than the one they were running from. –Sam

A Hundred Thousand Worlds

by Bob Proehl

available in July, hardcover, Viking

A debut about a mother and son on a cross-country road trip through the world of comic-cons that combines a delightfully geeky setting, winning characters, emotional heft and a deliciously knowing portrait of the alternate universe of fandom. At heart it's a tribute to the fierce and complicated love between a mother and son.

A Thrilling Debut from Lynden Author Spencer Kope

Collecting the Dead

by Spencer Kope

available in July, hardcover, Minotaur Books

"Fascinating and compelling! Collecting the Dead reenergizes the crime genre with the introduction of 'human bloodhound' FBI Agent Magnus Craig whose special skills puts him on every serial killer's trail, but also in at least one psychopath's sights.

The twists and turns will leave you breathless!" —Lisa Gardner

Leaving Lucy Pear

by Anna Solomon

available in July, hardcover, Viking Press

Leaving Lucy Pear is a beautifully writ ten book primarily about three women living on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, whose lives become compassionately entwined. Beatrice finds herself a teen mother. She takes matters into her own hands and leaves her newborn daughter at the foot of a pear tree. She watches from the dark as another mother takes the baby as her own. Award-winning author Anna Solomon writes about the psychology and emotions of womanhood—but most importantly about the strength that women possess. This story reminds me of one of my all time favorite books, Fall on Your Knees, by Ann-Marie MacDonald. –Kelly E.

Join us for a free event in Lynden with

Spencer Kope Friday, July 1st Keep an eye on villagebooks.com for the time and location

Goodnight, Beautiful Women

by Anna Noyes translated by Sam Taylor available in June, hardcover, Grove Press

Anna Noyes asserts herself as the millennial answer to Alice Munroe with this haunting story collection. –Sam

Ask about our Signed First Editions Club!

Receive six hand-selected autographed novels annually.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

13

FICTION FICTION brand new

FICTION

The Muse

by Jessie Burton available in July, hardcover, Ecco

Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist) has written another novel that looks at a fascinating time period in history.

Maneuvering between London in 1967 and Spain in 1936, the tale of a mysterious painting unwinds. Did Isaac Robles, killed in the Spanish Civil War, paint it? Or was it the daughter of the Jewish art dealer from Vienna? How is the head of the London art institute involved, and is young Odell’s lover being completely honest about the painting’s provenance?

This is great historical fiction! –Laurie

hardcover

FICTION

A Hero of France

by Alan Furst

available now, hardcover, Random House

Furst has set this novel during World War II itself, instead of on the eve of the war. Members of the French Resistance network—aristocrats and schoolteachers, defiant heroes and ordinary people—all engaged in clandestine actions for the cause of freedom. From the secret hotels and Nazi-infested nightclubs of Paris to the villages of Rouen and Orleans: this is an action-packed story of romance and intrigue.

The Muse

The author of The Miniaturist brings us another wonderfully written book. This is a passionate story of two complex and intriguing women. England, 1967: Odelle is a Caribbean immigrant who is London trying to make her way as she works in an art gallery. While there, she makes an amazing discovery that will change the history of the art world. Spain, 1936: Olive, a young woman who is on the cusp of becoming a great artist, discovers her own ambitious talent that only leads to unfortunate consequences. I really enjoyed this book and it would be a great summer read! —Kelly E.

As Good As Gone

by Larry Watson

available in June, hardcover, Algonquin Books

Calvin Sidey, steely, hardened, with his own personal code, is one of the last cowboys. It’s the 1960s, and he’s living off the grid in a trailer on the prairie when his adult son, Bill, seeks his help. Calvin agrees to stay with his grandchildren for a week. Soon enough problems arise: a boy’s attentions to seventeen-year-old Ann are increasingly aggressive, and a group of reckless kids portend danger for eleven-year-old Will. Calvin only knows one way to solve a problem: the Old West way, in which ultimatums are issued and your gun is always loaded.

Village Books now sells

AUDIO BOOKS Just go to VillageBooks.com and click on the link in the left hand column and you're on your way to listening pleasure.

14

Summer 2016

Maestra

by L.S. Hilton available now, hardcover, G.P. Putnam's Sons

Meet femme fatale Judith Rashleigh.

She's a woman who knows what she wants—and exactly how to get it. A smooth, confident woman with a talent for self-invention, she's seen inside the invisible club of the debonair and wealthy, and she knows where she belongs.

Maestra is a glamorous, ferocious debut, psychological thriller, and the beginning of a razor-sharp trilogy.

The Atomic Weight of Love

by Elizabeth J. Church

available now, hardcover, Algonquin Books

Meridian Wallace, a driven woman of the 1940s, challenges the times and begins to determine her own fate. Deferring her education for marriage to one of her professors leaves her longing to be the scientist she had once ambitiously planned.

An ornithologist at heart, she studies in place and has her eyes opened to how much she has given up. When she relocates to Los Alamos, NM, as the wife of a "bomb" scientist, we see the inside secret culture created in an already restricted world of the 40s and 50s.

A "finding oneself" story—a fine example of how we as women succeed to be our best selves and choose who we are in spite of societal circumstances.This is a great read dealing with several stereotypes! —Fran

Shop 24 hours a day at villagebooks.com

FICTION FICTION brand new

FICTION

LaRose

by Louise Erdrich

hardcover

The Girls in the Garden

available now, hardcover, Ecco

by Lisa Jewell

In this literary masterwork, awardwinning author Erdrich wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in indigenous culture.

A dazzling tour de force from one of America's most distinguished literary masters.

available in June, hardcover, Atria Books

Security

by Gina Wohlsdorf available in June, hardcover, Algonquin Books

In the midst of opening a very grand hotel, someone is killing off staff one by one. I found this particularly unique to read because the story is told through the lenses of the security cameras within the building. Be prepared for a lot of blood! —Lauren

The Light of Paris

by Eleanor Brown

available in July, hardcover, G.P. Putnam's Sons

"Eleanor Brown is high priestess of that rich place where soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humor. In her wry and affecting follow-up to The Weird Sisters, we meet Margie and Madeleine—two women separated by decades and continents, but on same essential journey toward self-exploration and self-knowledge." —Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun

The Summer Guest

by Alison Anderson

available in June, hardcover, HarperCollins

"Blindness stirs intelligent, reflective Zinaida Mikhailovna to begin the journal intimately chronicling her friendship with Anton Chekhov. Beautifully crafted and richly evocative, The Summer Guest offers sharp insight into the humor and humanity of the literary legend, and vivid transport to the verdant countryside of 1880s Eastern Ukraine." –Cathy Buchanan, author of The Painted Girls

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

FICTION

After watching her mentally ill husband burn down their family home, Claire and her girls have started a new life in a flat where their back yard looks out on an idyllic London garden. Yet hidden secrets and twisted relationships abound: the three home-schooled girls with ‘odd’ habits, the daughter of an alcoholic who longs for a family, the old woman who saw a crime thirty years ago, the creepy grandfather who comes to stay, and the husband who still stalks Claire. This is a psychological thriller with red herrings tossed out in abundance to keep you guessing. –Laurie

Another Brooklyn

by Jacqueline Woodson

available in August, hardcover, Amistad

Running into a long-ago friend sets memory in motion for August, a woman who once lived in a Brooklyn where friendship was everything—until it wasn't anymore.

Woodson heartbreakingly illuminates the formative time between childhood and becoming an adult—the promise and peril of growing up—and exquisitely renders a powerful, indelible and fleeting friendship that united four young lives.

Before the Wind

by Jim Lynch

available now, hardcover, Knopf

I’m so stoked about this book that I can’t wait to talk to people about it. After three wonderful novels, Lynch finally has an outlet for his lifelong passion for sailing. Through the deeply flawed but quirky and lovable Johannssen family of boat designers, builders, repairers, and racers, Lynch gives us insight into why sailors share that obsessive glint in their eyes. He manages to meld sailing with science, environmentalism, the rapture, online dating, and endearlingly dysfunctional family dynamics into a touching story. His enthusiasm for the subjects is so infectious, even a landlubber like me hung upon every word. (Chosen for our Signed First Editions Club!) —Paul

Summer 2016

15

Lily and the Octopus

by Steven Rowley

available in June, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

The narrator in this book is quirky, funny and a joy to read. The prose is beautifully done and tells a wonderful story. Lily and the Octopus is the perfect book for people who understand that dogs are truly man's best friend. Definitely a book to read with tissues nearby, but worth every minute. —Rebecca

Smoke

by Dan Vyleta available now, hardcover, Doubleday

An England where people who are wicked in thought or deed are marked by the Smoke that pours forth from their bodies, a sign of their fallen state. The aristocracy do not smoke, proof of their virtue and right to rule, while the lower classes are drenched in sin and soot. An England utterly strange and utterly real.

The Girls

by Emma Cline available in June, hardcover, Random House

This ambitious and much anticipated novel of adolescence, acceptance, and remorse at the business end of the sixties delivers on its promise.

Intoxicated by the carefree lifestyle of a group of older girls she meets, and seduced by the enigmatic darkness of their ringleader, fourteen-year-old Evie soon finds herself drawn into a Manson-like cult living nearby, with far-reaching and unsettling consequences. The Girls is an unforgettable debut. –Sam

The Crow Girl

by Erik Axl Sund

available in June, hardcover, Knopf

In a Stockholm park, police discover the abused body of a young boy. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of a nameless immigrant child. But with the discovery of two more mutilated children’s corpses, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large.

16

Summer 2016

The Sunlight Pilgrims

by Jenni Fagan

available in July, hardcover, Hogarth

The world is freezing over: the Thames is overflowing, and an iceberg separated from the Fjords in Norway is expected to drift just off the coast of Scotland. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, frenzied London residents evacuate for warmer temperatures down south. But not Dylan.

Grieving and ready to build life anew, he heads north to bury his mother’s and grandmother’s ashes on the Scottish islands where they once lived.

Modern Lovers

by Emma Straub

available now, hardcover, Riverhead Books

Emma Straub is a master of the literary beach read. Modern Lovers hits a sweet spot for anyone looking for something lighter to read, but who still wants great writing and characters.

Straub is particularly adept at crafting realistic, imperfect modern relationships and people who are trying to figure out if it’s worth it to make those relationships work. Tuck this one in your suitcase or bring it to a cafe to read while you sit outside with an iced coffee. –Stephanie

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

by Joanna Cannon

available in July, hardcover, Scribner

Two young girls play detectives in their suburban England neighborhood, trying to find their missing neighbor —and God. The girls are quite perceptive, reading the grownups well and discovering that everyone on the block has secrets, and feels like a misfit in some way. We get to see the idiosyncrasies and fears of each neighbor through the eyes of a very honest child. Beautifully written, whimsical but with an undercurrent of darkness and deception. Loved every page! –Chris When Mrs. Creasy disappears, her tight-knit suburban neighborhood implodes, exposing the passions, jealousies, suspicions and raw nerves of the people who have lived in her orbit for a decade. Ten-year-old Grace and her best friend Tilly—dismayed by the circumstances and bored in the doldrums of a sweltering summer—decide that the only thing to do is to find her. What they find instead are some hard and hopeful truths about where we belong, and why.

Quietly hilarious and immensely moving. –Sam

Building Community One Book at a Time

FICTION FICTION brand new

FICTION

Fall of Man in Wilmslow

hardcover

FICTION

Happy Family

by David Lagercrantz

by Tracy Barone

available now, hardcover, Knopf

June 8, 1954. Several English nationals have defected to the USSR, while a witch hunt for homosexuals rages across Britain.

In these circumstances, no one is surprised when a mathematician by the name of Alan Turing is found dead in his home. It is assumed that he has committed suicide, but a young detective constable, Leonard Corell, who once dreamed of a career in higher mathematics, suspects greater forces are involved.

Chicago

available now, hardcover, Lee Boudreaux Books

A wonderful debut novel by Tracy Barone (a screenwriter, playwright, and film producer as well!). Set in four parts, this is a story about a tough, admirable woman named Cheri. The story starts with the birth of Cheri and follows her life as she deals with the ups and downs of family. We all have unique families and we all struggle with decisions both good and bad. Cheri is certainly not alone in this! Happy Family left us both gobsmacked and emotional and we haven't stopped talking about it. –Kelly E and Joan

by Brian Doyle available now, hardcover, Thomas Dunne Books

Brian Doyle is one of my favorite authors, poets and essayists; he is also one of my favorite people on the planet, because of his love of humanity, with all its foibles and mysteries. His empathic love comes across warmly in this tale of Chicago. Just starting out in his adult life, a nameless young man rents an apartment where he meets a myriad of simple yet complex tenants, and an intuitive dog, Edward. You will enjoy his observations, the White Sox, the local bars, the "cops and nuns and bus drivers" who come to life as he travels through one neighborhood in Chicago. —Cindi

Barkskins

The House at the Edge of Night

by Catherine Banner

available in July, hardcover, Random House

The House at the Edge of Night explores what it takes to hold together a family against the forces of love and bitterness that threaten to divide it, and what it means to survive on the very edge of European history. During the sweep of time, from before World War I on through World War II and the Recession of 2008—the Esposito women fight to ensure their magical island, Castellamare.

Sweetbitter

by Annie Proulx

by Stephanie Danler

available in June, hardcover, Scribner

Barkskins is Proulx's most ambitious and epic work ever, a dazzling feat of imagination and research ten years in the making—a bloody, magnificently dramatic novel about the birth of the new world—through deforestation and mortal violence—over the course of 200 years. It's her first novel in 15 years and it's a masterpiece.

Visit us 24/7 at villagebooks.com

available now, hardcover, Knopf

In less adept hands, Sweetbitter would simply be a cynical novel about a girl who leaves her small town for NYC, ending up nose deep in drugs and ennui while working in a well-known restaurant. But instead it’s a novel about how much passion and fear and aimlessness and jealousy everyone is feeling, and how urgently they pretend not to feel anything.

Danler is an exceptional new writer, and this is a debut not to be missed. –Stephanie

The City of Mirrors

by Justin Cronin

available now, hardcover, Ballantine Books

The wait is finally over! The third and final installment in the Passage trilogy, called by Entertainment Weekly “The Stand-meets-The Road.” With The Twelve destroyed, many wonder if the threat to humankind also has vanished. But then a terrifying threat shudders the gates of the colony…and Amy, Peter, Alicia, and Michael must at last confront their destinies.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

17

Don’t You Cry

A Psychological Thriller

by Mary Kubica

available now, hardcover, MIRA Books

The author of two other bestselling thrillers (The Good Girl/Pretty Baby), Kubica has written another page-turner. When her roommate disappears suddenly from their Chicago apartment, Quinn seeks answers and stumbles into a mystery far darker than she could have imagined. At the same time, young Alex in a small vacation town outside of Chicago, befriends a mysterious young woman who has taken up residence in the town’s famous "haunted house." What is the connection between these two?

Discovering the answer to that will keep you turning pages far into the wee hours of the night! –Laurie

Here’s To Us

by Elin Hilderbrand

A Free Event in Lynden

available in June, hardcover, Little, Brown and Company

Three romantic rivals. One crowded house.

Plenty of room for jealousy. After celebrity chef Deacon Rowe commits suicide on Nantucket, his childhood sweetheart and first wife rounds up Deacon's other ex-wives and all his children for a final good-bye (and some personal reckoning) on the beautiful island. Elin Hilderbrand, the bestselling "Queen of the Summer Beach Novel," will bring her beloved Nantucket to Lynden on June 22nd in a free event introducing this latest tale. Join us!

FICTION paperback

at the Jansen Art Center

paperback

FICTION

Crooked Heart

by Lissa Evans

available in July, paperback, Harper

by Jonathan Evison

available in June, paperback, Europa

With Bernard, her husband of fifty-five years, now in the grave, seventy-eightyear-old Harriet Chance impulsively sets sail on an ill-conceived Alaskan cruise that her late husband had planned. But what she hoped would be a voyage leading to a new lease on life becomes a surprising and revelatory journey into Harriet’s past. Nothing is what it seems in this bittersweet tale, told with humor and humanity. Jonathan Evison is the author of four acclaimed novels, including The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving—the 2017 Whatcom Reads Selection!

At Village Books in Fairhaven

Jonathan Evison Wednesday, June 8th, 7pm A Free Event!

Summer 2016

Wednesday, June 22nd, 7pm

FICTION

This is Your Life, Harriet Chance!

18

Elin Hilderbrand

"In Crooked Heart, Lissa Evans's absorbing and atmospheric comic novel, another quietly heroic orphan joins the canon.This is a wonderfully old-fashioned Dickensian novel, with satisfying plot twists...both darkly funny and deeply touching. It's a crooked journey, straight to the heart."

–New York Times Book Review "...a charming, slanted counterpoint to Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See." –Library Journal

Dream Wheels

by Richard Waganese available now, paperback, Milkweed Editions

Champion bull-rider Joe Willie Wolfchild is poised to win the most sought-after title in rodeo when a devastating accident at the National Finals leaves his body and ambitions in tatters. Unsure of what else to do, he retires to the panoramic family ranch, Wolfcreek, to mend. This is another great book by the Canadian author of Medicine Walk.

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

FICTION FICTIONpaperback

FICTION

Baba Dunja's Last Love

by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr available in June, paperback, Europa

Government warnings about radiation levels in her hometown (a stone's throw from Chernobyl) be damned! Baba Dunja is going home and she's taking a motley bunch of her former neighbors with her.

With strangely misshapen forest fruits to spare and the town largely to themselves, they have pretty much everything they need and they plan to start anew.

Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator

by Homer Hickam

available in July, paperback, William Morrow

Elsie was reminded of carefree Florida days, hanging out with Buddy Epsen, by Buddy's unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert who lived in the only bathroom in their little house. Eventually her husband gave Elsie an ultimatum: "Me or the alligator!" After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do—carry Albert home.

At Village Books in Fairhaven

Julie Trimingham Thursday, June 16th, 7pm

Way Elsewhere

A Free Event!

by Julie Trimingham

available now, paperback, The Lettered Street Press

When the heart breaks, hit the road. In Way Elsewhere, an unnamed narrator ricochets from volcanos to bee hives, from sugarcane fields to glaciers, from friendship to chance encounters. This fictional, experimental travelogue defies genre as ardently as it embraces a perilous, wondrous world. Julie Trimingham is a filmmaker, novelist, essayist, and beekeeper who lives on Lummi Island.

Don't Forget: We buy and sell used books at our Fairhaven location!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

paperback

FICTION

Speak

by Louisa Hall available now, paperback, Ecco

"Speak is that rarest of finds: a novel that doesn't remind me of any other book I've ever read. A complex, nuanced, and beautifully written meditation on language, immortality, the nature of memory, the ethical problems of artificial intelligence, and what it means to be human." —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven.

The Japanese Lover

by Isabel Allende

available in July, paperback, Atria Books

Internationally bestselling author Allende writes another beautiful story.

The story sweeps through present day San Francisco and Poland with memories of World War II unfolding a time of pain between cultures in the United States. Truly a tale about human sacrifice, friendship, abandonment, and pain. And of course love. A perfect book to discuss in a book club. –Kelly E.

In the Dark Places: An Inspector Banks Novel

by Peter Robinson

available in July, paperback, William Morrow Paperbacks

Vibrating with tension, ingeniously plotted, and filled with soul and poignancy, In the Dark Places is a remarkable achievement from this masterful talent. This is a mystery to be read with white knuckles and a fast-beating heart. "Peter Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare trap ear for dialogue and a clear eye for the telling detail." —Michael Connelly

The Fifth Avenue Artists Society

by Joy Callaway

available in June, paperback, Harper Paperbacks

An enthralling Edith Wharton-meetsLittle Women debut about a family of four artistic sisters on the outskirts of Gilded Age New York high society that centers on the boldest—an aspiring writer caught between the boy next door and a mysterious novelist who inducts her into Manhattan's most elite artistic salon.

Summer 2016

19

FICTION FICTIONpaperback

FICTION

Soft in the Head

paperback

FICTION

The Turning Point

by Marie-Sabine Roger, translated by Frank Wynne

by Freya North

available now, paperback, HarperCollins

available in June, paperback, Pushkin Press

This novel follows the dim-witted 45-yearold Germain as he meets and slowly gets to know 85-year-old Margueritte. She speaks to him as an equal, and reads to him, sparking in him a previously undiscovered interest in books. When she reveals to Germain that she is starting to lose her eyesight, he is inspired for the first time in his life to work at reading so that he can read fluently to his new friend.

"Rich, romantic, beautifully drawn and utterly compelling, Freya North has spun a tale that you will not be able to put down until you reach its gorgeous end.

Lucky us for finally bringing this sumptuous English author over to this side of the pond." —Jane Green, author of Another Piece of My Heart

The Little Communist Who Never Smiled

Under the Harrow

by Lola Lafon, translated by Nick Caistor

by Flynn Berry

available in July, paperback, Seven Stories Press

available in June, paperback, Penguin Books

A debut psychological thriller about a young woman who finds her sister brutally murdered, and the shocking incident in their past that may hold the key to finding the killer. "Once I started reading Under the Harrow, I couldn't stop. It's like Broadchurch written by Elena Ferrante." —Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs

Lola Lafon tells the story of Nadia Comaneci’s journey from growing up in rural Romania to her eventual defection to the United States in 1989. Adored by young girls in the west and appropriated as a political emblem by the Ceausescu regime, Comaneci’s life was scrutinized wherever she went. Lafon’s fictionalized account shows how a single athletic event mesmerized the world and reverberates across nations.

You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

by Alexandra Kleeman

by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

available in August, paperback, Harper Perennial

available in July, paperback, Harper Paperbacks

Martha Andersson may be seventy-nineyears-old and live in a retirement home, but that doesn't mean she's ready to stop enjoying life. So when management starts cutting corners to save money, Martha and her four closest friends won't stand for it and set about to regain their independence, improve their lot, and stand up for seniors everywhere. Their solution? White collar crime.

Kevin Kramer Starts on Monday

by Debbie Graber

available now, paperback, Unnamed Press

Alexandra Kleeman's unforgettable debut is a missing-person mystery told from the point of view of the missing person; an American horror story that concerns sex and friendship, consumption and appetite, faith and transformation, real food and reality television. "Very funny, perfectly weird, a hyperintelligent commentary on a culture obsessed with youth and fame." —Vanity Fair

Short Stories

Kevin Kramer is the new senior vice president of the Products Profit center at Production Solutions.

He's worked hard for all his success, and it's taken him years to perfect a non-clammy handshake.

But Kevin Kramer harbors many dark secrets. In fact, for everyone in these stories, avoiding the truth is a full-time job. These satirical short stories tell the tales of souls adrift in a corporate netherworld, skewering corporate culture, and the lies we tell ourselves as humans in order to persevere.

20

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

MYSTERY The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

Ink and Bone

by Lisa Unger

available in June, hardcover, Touchstone

by Phaedra Patrick

The Hollows is a small mountain town outside New York City, with hill folk from long ago and a vortex of negative energy. Finley has come home to learn the skills from her grandmother, how to quiet the voices of the people she has inked on her skin, and how to help the ghosts from beyond. The little girl who disappeared ten months ago haunts Finley, as does a trio of sisters from Puritan times, as she tries to unravel the mystery of numerous disappearances in town. This book haunted me until I was finished. –Laurie

available now, hardcover, MIRA Books

Arthur Pepper enjoyed a long happy marriage with his wife Miriam. He thought he knew her well–until he cleaned out her closet after her death. What he found led him on an adventure to several countries, as well as a wild emotional ride, seeking to learn more about his wife, his family, and himself. Arthur is a charming character and I loved joining him on his journey of discovery. –Chris

Dancing With The Tiger

What We Become

by Lili Wright

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

available in June, hardcover, Atria Books

This book is enchanting. From the decadent glamor of 1920s Buenos Aires to the pre-war tensions of the late 1930s in Nice to a Cold War chess tournament in Italy in the 1960s, Arturo Pérez-Reverte's latest is an intriguing look at a romance spread over the early decades of the 20th century, and like most of his novels, a compelling page turner. –Hayley

available in July, hardcover, Marian Wood Books/Putnam

Lili Wright sure has a way with language. A strong female lead, mystery, intrigue, romance... Dancing With The Tiger has it all. The combination of narratives and pieces of puzzles that Wright has woven make up a true masterpiece. I’ve never read a book quite like this, and I absolutely loved it. A summer must-read. –Brenda

VB Writes...

Village Books

Groups meet in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of VB

Writing Groups

Village Books hosts multiple writing groups. Choose which group most reflects your writing genre then come and share your work in a supportive environment. Groups are free and open to everyone. They all meet on the mezzanine level of Village Books in our Writers' Corner.

Poetry I

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 5:30 to 7pm

Poetry II 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 10:15-12:15am

Prompts 2nd & 4th Mondays, 4-6pm

Fiction

2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6-8pm

f Creative Nontiction

f Nontiction & Memoir

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8pm

1st & 3rd Sundays, 3:15-5:15pm

Read more about each group at villagebooks.com. Please note that meeting times may vary on occasion.

Check our events calendar to confirm meeting times. Contact Paul@villagebooks.com for more information.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

21

When Ruth Ozeki Came to Town

by Paul Hanson, General Manager, Village Books & Paper Dreams

J

udging by the size of the audiences that turned out to see Ruth Ozeki when she came to visit in March for the eighth title in the Whatcom Reads! series, she must either be some kind of rock star or this is one of the largest book groups in the region… or both. Appearing on behalf of her novel, A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki charmed and enthralled crowds for three days in multiple venues from Bellingham to Ferndale to Lynden. At the Pickford screening of her 1995 movie, Halving the Bones, Susie Purves, the Pickford Film Center’s Executive Director, shook her head in disbelief at the crowd of fans packed into the full theater.

Many people attended each of Ozeki’s appearances and were delighted to find that each event was unique in its focus and distinctive in its content. From the mass exercise in Zen meditation at Mount Baker Theatre to an interview and character study at the Jansen Art Center, each audience experienced something new and interesting and delved into yet another facet of her amazing book. We hope you were fortunate enough to experience some part of the vast array of programming around A Tale for the Time Being.

2017 Whatcom Reads!

Looking ahead, the 2016-17 Whatcom Reads! title is Jonathan Evison’s bighearted and inspired novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. If you like really digging into a great book and enjoy discussing and exploring a book’s themes, you’re going to love Evison's novel. This is a story about forgiveness, especially about forgiving oneself. We hope you'll grab a copy and then tell everyone you know about it. As a proud partner of the Whatcom Reads! program, Village Books will donate 10% of our sales of Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving to Whatcom Reads!

Jonathan Evison is scheduled to visit Whatcom County March 9-11, 2017 at events throughout Whatcom County. All events are free-of-charge and open to the public!

LITERATURE , A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING

MEET THEATRE.

Save the Date!

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle is adapting Ruth Ozeki's A Tale For the Time Being for stage this fall.

Chuck and Dee are heading to this play and want to take you with them!

Book-It Repertory Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming great literature into great theatre. Watch villagebooks.com for details.

22

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

Science Fiction Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge

The Bookman

by Lavie Tidhar

by Paul Kreuger

available in June, paperback, Angry Robot

When his beloved is killed in a terrorist atrocity committed by the sinister Bookman, young poet Orphan becomes enmeshed in a web of secrets and lies. His quest to uncover the truth takes him from the hidden catacombs of a London on the brink of revolution, through pirate-infested seas, to the mysterious island that may hold the secret to the origin, not only of the shadowy Bookman, but of Orphan himself…

The Last Days of New Paris

available in June, paperback. Quirk Books

This book is perfect for the latest college grad in your family, the cocktail lover, or the fan of Chicago.

It is a madcap adventure of "magic and mixology," and fighting demons in the Chicago streets with the aid of magically mixed mojitos, while also trying to figure out how to be an adult after college graduation. –Hayley

Lightbreaker: Codex of Souls

by China Miéville

by Mark Teppo

available in August, hardcover, Del Rey

In the chaos of wartime Marseilles, American engineer and occult disciple Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine anti-Nazi group, including Surrealist theorist André Breton. In the strange games of the dissident diplomats, exiled revolutionaries, and avant-garde artists, Parsons finds and channels hope. But what he unwittingly unleashes is the power of dreams and nightmares, changing the war and the world forever.

available now, paperback, Night Shade Books

A troubled occultist-sorcerer confronts a gritty Seattle underbelly in this dark and unique urban fantasy. Markham has returned to Seattle searching for Katarina, the girl who, a decade ago, quite literally tore his soul from his body. What he discovers instead is dark magick of an ancient and destructive kind. A great read by a local writer!

Beyond the Woods:

Bite

Fairy Tales Retold

edited by Paula Guran

by K.S. Merbeth available in July, mass market paperback, Orbit

available in July, paperback, Night Shade Books

Bite is set in a world that has been destroyed by war. The rules of society have been completely rewritten. However not everyone is pleased with the new lawless world. From one adventure to the next, Bite is a book that will make you question societal norms and have fun while doing it. –Rebecca

This new anthology compiles some of the best modern fairy-tale retellings and reinventions from award-winning authors, acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talents. Covering a broad range of science fiction, near-future dystopia, fantasy, and horror, there is something here for everyone. Includes stories by Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Gene Wolfe, Peter Straub, Elizabeth Bear, and many others.

Join us as we welcome two Spec-Fic novelists to Village Books in Fairhaven!

Thursday, June 30, 7pm

Spells of Blood and Kin

by Claire Humphrey available now, hardcover, Thomas Dunne Books

A dark thriller! When Lissa inherits her grandmother’s magic, it comes with a price—a debt owed to Maksim, a violent immortal with a blood-borne curse.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

A Speculative Fiction Double-Header!

Waypoint Kangaroo

by Curtis C. Chen

available now, hardcover, Thomas Dunne Books

Meet Kangaroo. He’s a superpowered spy who’s about to face his toughest mission yet: Vacation.

An outer space thriller.

Summer 2016

23

Chuckanut Writers

Conferences, classes, and retreats for your writing life

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Summer Classes Saturday, July 9, 9am-4pm

Create Blogs That Get Noticed! with Dawn Groves Express your opinions, build a community, and network with others through blogging. In this hands-on workshop, we'll use Google's Blogger program to create your blog from start to finish! Instructor Dawn Groves—author and active blogger—will cover the differences between WordPress and Blogger, search engine optimization (SEO), inbound vs. outbound links, RSS, and valuable tips to help your blog stand out. Prerequisite: You must have a Gmail account set up.

Fee: $89. Location: WCC.

Thursdays, July 12 & 19, 6:30-8:30pm

Creating and Sustaining a Writing Practice with Joel Gillman Create and sustain a writing practice within the context of a busy life—a meaningful practice which will be useful, motivating, and inspiring. Through experiential learning and class sharing, you'll tap into the empowering aspects of writing. This class can facilitate and catalyze progress on any project you wish. Joel Gillman has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch in L.A., maintains a thousand-word-a-day blog, and has been showing middle school students ways of "tapping in" for 24 years. Fee: $49, Location: Village Books in Fairhaven.

Tues & Thurs, July 12-21, 10:30am-12:30pm

Writing Workshop for Teens with Joel Gillman This workshop for teens 13-18 will provide writing techniques and tools for tapping into and experiencing the thrill of unadorned creativity. You'll be motivated to start and finish several pieces or make substantial progress towards completing a longer piece. Each session features writing time, sharing of work, and generating and discussing feedback. You'll leave feeling connected to a community of like-minded writers and equipped to continue your own writing practice. Gillman has an MFA in Creative Writing Antioch in L.A. and is on the faculty for the Write On! Teen Writers Conference. Cost: $89.

Location: Village Books in Fairhaven.

Join Us! As someone who has a BFA in creative writing I have taken a fair share of writing classes, some better than others. I really enjoy the Chuckanut Writers Workshops and Classes. All of the instructors have been willing to help me grow in my writing both inside and outside of class. The classes themselves have all been accurate to the descriptions and I have loved making connections with other Whatcom County writers. Each class has helped me view writing in a new way and overall I have become a stronger writer.

–Rebecca Brown, Village Books Employee and Satisfied Chuckanut Writers Class Attendee

Registration is open. Visit whatcomcommunityed.com for the complete listing of Chuckanut Writers classes. Call 360-383-3200 today.

Sunday, August 28, 4pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

Chuckanut Writers Fall Course Preview and Information Session

Chuckanut Writers

Join us for this fun and informative preview of our Fall Chuckanut Writers Classes! Presented by Village Books and Whatcom Community College, Chuckanut Writers is a series of writing classes, seminars, and conferences will inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey.

24

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

Register Today for the 6th Annual

CHUCKANUT

WRITERS CONFERENCE

Friday & Saturday, June 24-25

by Jessica Lohafer, Chuckanut Writers Conference Planner The beginning of summer is a magical time in Bellingham. The days get longer, the weather gets warmer, and people finally begin to venture out of their homes to enjoy everything our beautiful town has to offer. It’s the perfect time for the sixth annual Chuckanut Writers Conference, a writing weekend you’ll never forget. The conference takes place on Friday and Saturday, June 24th and 25th.

Featuring literary agents, publishing consultants, and published authors, the conference truly lives up to its theme of Inspiration into Action. Writers at every stage of their career will have the opportunity to participate in lively writers’ workshops, enjoy faculty readings, pick up tips from industry experts, and even pitch their book to literary agents. 2015 Conference Attendee Jordan Kubichek had this to say about the experience: “I have attended this conference for the past four years. The information is always new and invaluable.”

This year we are thrilled to announce that we are again offering three master classes! For an additional fee, attendees will have the opportunity to work more closely with conference faculty. Writer Sara Donati will be exploring how to throw a character's voice in her class, Ventriloquism on the Page.

Elaina Ellis, poet and Associate Editor at Copper Canyon Press, will be experimenting with the editing process in the Wilderness of Revision. In his class Creative Non-Fiction: Doing Somersaults on the High Ridge, writer Robert Michael Pyle will look at how this kind of writing can make us whole people, as both writers and readers. These master classes are only available to conference attendees, and they're filling up fast! Be sure to sign up before it's too late!

Teaching Faculty

Alice Acheson Roberto Ascalon Elizabeth Austen Bruce Barcott Roby Blecker Royce Buckingham Claire Dederer Sara Donati Elaina Ellis Stephanie Kallos Bharti Kirchner Erik Larson David Laskin Mary C. Moore Nancy Pagh Robert Michael Pyle Andy Ross Elizabeth Wales

Co-presenters Village Books and Whatcom Community College are very excited for this year’s conference, and proud to continue to promote literacy and a love of reading and writing within our community. This year, proceeds of the conference support Whatcom WRITES, a program of Whatcom READS! Whatcom READS! is a community-wide reading and discussion program intended to encourage all Whatcom County residents to read the same book and create a countywide book club experience.

We are so excited to share the sixth annual Chuckanut Writers Conference with all of you this year! You are the inspiration that brings this conference to life. Join us on June 24th and 25th, and get ready to write!

For more information about this year’s Chuckanut Writers Conference, including registration, conference scheduling, literary agents, publishing consultants, featured authors, and master classes, visit the conference website at www. chuckanutwritersconference.com, “like” our conference page on Facebook (Chuckanut Writers Conference), call us at 360-383-3200, or send an email to comed@whatcom.ctc.edu.

Register Now!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

25

WhaMemWriMo Write your Memoir in September!

Everyone has memories, but not everyone writes a memoir.

September 2016 is your opportunity to turn your memories into memoir. Join all of Whatcom County in the SECOND annual WhaMemWriMo: Whatcom Memoir Writing Month.

All month you will work amid the support and enthusiasm of Whatcom County’s diverse writing community. September events celebrating the memoir—and the people who write them—will include classes, readings, online and in-person connections, and opportunities.

The goal for each writer is 1666 words every day. At the end of September you’ll have 50,000 words: a book. You will have given shape and voice to the stories and adventures you always wanted to share, the stories your readers want to hear.

WhaMemWriMo is presented by Chuckanut Writers (a Village Books and Whatcom Community College’s Continuing Education partnership), Red Wheelbarrow Writers, and Dwyer Café.

During the month of September for WhaMemWriMo: • Register for weekly workshops to help you navigate the issues of memoir writing. Information at VillageBooks. com/Chuckanut-writers. All classes will be taught or led by experienced local memoir writers and teachers.

• Take part in "Write Outs" at the Book Fare Café where you can gather with other memoirists to drink coffee, write against the clock, and read your work together. Write-Outs expand your experience and connections with other writers.

• Take advantage of opportunities (on a dedicated Facebook Page and in person) to share your struggles, your victories, and your work as your memoir takes shape.

• Join in on the culminating celebration. In October, we’ll gather at Village Books with other participants to honor and acknowledge the hard work of writing a memoir. You are invited! You don’t have to complete 50,000 words to participate. WhaMemWriMo is all about process!

How to participate in WhaMemWriMo? Easy!

Chuckanut Writers

• Join our Facebook page! www.facebook.com/WhaMemWriMo/ If you are not on Facebook, check out Village Books’ webpage and the Red Wheelbarrow Writers’ webpage for frequent updates.

• Attend the writing and reading events held to celebrate the memoir as a genre, and to support memoir writers and readers.

• Commit to writing 1666 words a day for the month of September: the brave work of turning your memories into memoir.

And keep your eyes peeled for an anthology of 2015’s memoirs that will be published this Autumn by the Red Wheelba row Writers!

Write On!

26

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

Chuckanut Radio Hour

The

The Chuckanut Radio Hour, a recipient of Bellingham’s prestigious Mayor’s Arts Award, is a radio variety show recorded live and played on KMRE 102.3FM. Each Radio Hour features guest authors and musicians, performance poetry, a comedy skit, and some groaner jokes. It's a lot of fun so check out our upcoming line-up and join us!

Thursday, June 23, 6:30pm in the Heiner Theater at Whatcom Community College

The Rejections An evening of Literature and Rock & Roll with Stephanie Kallos, Garth Stein, and Jennie Shortridge!

Tickets $5.00 Tickets for all shows are available at Village Books and

Join us as we welcome The Rejections (and Trailing Spouses) to the Chuckanut Radio Hour for an evening of great music and conversation to kick off the Chuckanut Writers Conference! The Rejections are a Seattle-based band whose members include Stephanie Kallos (author of Language Arts, Sing Them Home, and Broken For You), Garth Stein (author of The Art of Racing in the Rain), and Jennie Shortridge (author of Love Water Memory and When She Flew).

BrownPaperTickets.com

A HUGE thanks to our amazing sponsors!

The Chuckanut Radio Hour airs every Friday morning at 7am and Sunday at 9pm on KMRE 102.3FM. 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

27

Poetry

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

MUSIC…

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

PLACE…

All right here

At Village Books in Fairhaven A Free Event!

Tess Gallagher & Lawrence Matsuda

Wednesday, July 20th, 7pm

Boogie-Woogie Crisscross

by Tess Gallagher and Lawrence Matsuda available now, paperback, Madhat, Inc

These poems developed over years of e-mails exchanged between distinquished Seattle poet Lawrence Matsuda and his Ireland-based muse and mentor, renowned poet and essayist Tess Gallagher. The resulting collaboration is a poetry jam session where they trade and borrow images, and run riffs on each other’s poems in a responsive, competitive, and lighthearted way.

Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda

by Pablo Neruda, translated by Forrest Gander available now, hardcover, Copper Canyon Press

The Bellingham Festival Orchestra & Chorus

JULY 1—17, 2016 Music of Beethoven, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Mozart, and more.

Plus renowned soloists including Lynn Harrell, Cho-Liang Lin, Peter Serkin, Ilana Davidson, the brilliant young pianist Kuok-Wai Lio, and the Calidore String Quartet.

Hotel packages available.

More information at bellinghamfestival.org Tickets: boxoffice@wwu.edu | 360-650-6146

28

Summer 2016

Culled from recently discovered notebooks and sheets of paper stored in cases on Neruda's estate, these 21 poems were written from the 1950s to shortly before his death in 1971. Deftly translated by Pulitzer Prize finalist poet Gander, and accompanied by copious notes and illustrations from the manuscripts, this selection is sequentially bilingual. This latest addition to the extensive inventory of Neruda's works is a miniretrospective that captures the essence of his more famous works.

Collected Poems 1950-2012

by Adrienne Rich

available in June, hardcover, W.W. Norton

I am a huge Adrienne Rich fan and this collection of poetry spanning her entire career is one worth owning. Add in an introduction by Claudia Rankine of Citizen fame and I am in! There's a reason Cheryl Strayed carried her poetry along the entire PCT. –Sarah

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

MARKET DAYS in FAIRHAVEN The Perfect Mid-Week Pick-Me-Up

The Bellingham Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market in Fairhaven is the more laid back cousin of the Saturday Market. With two dozen vendors surrounding the Fairhaven Village Green, this market offers the same quality shopping as our iconic Saturday Market with the added bonus of picnic space, live entertainment and room for families to relax. The kick off for this year’s Wednesday Market was June 1st and the market will continue every Wednesday through August. This beloved gathering place offers families and visitors the perfect location to spend an afternoon (noon to 5 pm), relaxing, putting together a picnic or enjoying lunch from the market's food and produce vendors, and soaking up the festive atmosphere.

"It's an ideal place to meet a friend for lunch, or have a picnic on the grass with your kids.

And the fact that you can pick up fresh fixings for dinner is an added bonus!" –Caprice Teske, Market Director

With support from Village Books, the Wednesday Market will continue to offer the Fresh Local Music series that began in 2011, featuring a live performance every Wednesday afternoon from 2:30-4:30pm! Local favorite, musician Chad Petersen, kicked things off on Opening Day, and among the other performers slated for the 2016 season are Amber Darland, Chuck Dingee, Jean Mann, the Loofahs, and Quickdraw String Band, to name a few.

NEW this year—the Market will offer SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)/EBT benefits. Participants will be able to swipe their EBT cards for tokens to be used on any SNAP eligible product. In addition, the Market will be able to extend the Fresh Bucks matching program. This program provides up to $10 in matching funds to be used on fresh fruits and vegetables! Stop by the Information Booth for more information.

"The Fairhaven Village Green offers a relaxed setting, perfect for perusing booths at a slower pace," said Caprice Teske, Market Director. "It's an ideal place to meet a friend for lunch, or have a picnic on the grass with your kids. And the fact that you can pick up fresh fixings for dinner is an added bonus!"

Wednesdays, noon-5pm June - August The flagship Saturday Market continues to operate at Depot Market Square in downtown Bellingham from 10am to 3pm every Saturday from April through December and also the third Saturdays of January, February and March. It is a perennial favorite with locals and tourists alike. This vibrant Market is known for attracting large crowds to shop the 100 vendors that sell local produce and goods. The Saturday Market also offers special events such as our Chef in the Market series which showcases local chefs demonstrating their favorite recipes using market-fresh products.

See you at the Market!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

29

project description:

Now with a second locati on in Lyn

Drizzle Color Ad

d en !

05-01-14

Lunch is served hot bar & salad bar fresh in the co-op delis everyone can shop, anyone can join

3.325� x 4.5�

30

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

DC

by Shinzo Satomi

available now, hardcover, Vertical

This book is a memoir of national treasure Jiro Ono and his 3 Michelin Star sushi restaurant Sukibayashi Jiro. It details the philosophy of the beloved establishment and many of the techniques he has employed to make his minimalist place in Ginza one of the most desired menus in the world.

The Starving Artist Cookbook: Illustrated Recipes for First-Time Cooks

by Sara Zin

available now, hardcover, Countryman Press

Aspiring artist Sara Zin turned 30 and hit a wall. She was hungry—starving—to find meaning in her art. Plus, she really wanted home-cooked meals. Zin didn't know how to make them; she never learned how to cook. She decided it was time. And, as a painter, it was only logical that she paint every dish once it was prepared. This cookbook is the result of that year's journey.

Garden Revolution

by Larry Weaner

available now, hardcover, Timber Press

k

Sushi Chef: Sukibayashi Jiro

Make It Grow It k

Drink It

Zen and Tonic: Savory and Fresh Cocktails for the Enlightened Drinker

by Jules Aron

available now, hardcover, Countryman Press

Create your own delicious cocktails using ingredients you can find in your own backyard, windowsill, or local farmer’s market. Learn to make your own simple syrups and infusions with immune boosting fruits, herbs, and veggies that will leave you feeling refreshed and energized. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs and offering over 100 fun, simple, and delicious cocktail recipes, Zen and Tonic lets you infuse your life and drinks with healthy, wholesome, revitalizing ingredients.

Find the Cookbooks along with fun food and cooking items in Paper Dreams!

Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's counterproductive, time-consuming practices.

Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Larry Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them naturally evolve over time.

Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening

Icons and What They Teach Us

by Matthew Biggs

available now, hardcover, University of Chicago Press

Since its earliest days, the art and science of gardening has been continually transformed and enhanced by great gardeners. This book profiles forty of these great men and women whose passion for gardening has driven them to improve and innovate, to overcome challenges and experiment with new ideas. The gardeners are drawn from throughout history and from around the world and are illustrated with botanical watercolors, stunning photographs, and commissioned sketches of all 40 gardeners.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

31

Enjoy Great Meals at these Fairhaven Restaurants!

book fare café in village books

now catering

seasonal local organic allergy-friendly come see what’s new on the mezzanine level upstairs in village books www.bookfarecafe.com 360.734.3434

32

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

n e h c t i K E H T IN Book recommendations from one of our favorite chefs. Bon Appétit!

k

T

he days are long, the air is warm, and summer is here! Get out and enjoy it, but first read up on what to eat from this season's sample from the Village Books cookbook section!

Rocket Fuel: Power-Packed Food for Sport & Adventure

by Matthew Kadey, RD available now, paperback, VeloPress Here's a handy layman's guide to sports nutrition based on real, wholesome ingredients.

Forget about gels and powders. This book is intelligently organized with simple recipes and fueling strategies for your summer's activities, whether it's a brisk stroll down the boardwalk or a multiday fastpacking adventure.

Grilled Cheese Kitchen: Bread + Cheese + Everything in Between

by Heidi Gibson and Nate Pollak available now, hardcover, Chronicle Books At Book Fare Café, one of our most popular sandwiches is what I call the Fancy Grilled Cheese: goat cheese and brie on golden, buttery toasted rosemary sourdough. No wonder it's such a hit!

Grilled Cheese Kitchen offers dozens of permutations on the simple grilled cheese, then pairs all those fancy sandwiches with a great selection of soup recipes, mac & cheese variations, and the pickles and spread that tie it all together. Try a fancy grilled cheese, then see if yours can stand up to ours!

The Vegetable Butcher: How to Select, Prep, Slice, Dice, and Masterfully Cook Vegetables from Artichokes to Zucchini

by Cara Mangini available now, hardcover, Workman Publishing Company Summer's farmers markets are bursting with color and flavor. This book is an excellent guide to selecting, prepping, and cooking some of the less common veggies you may find at some of the stalls.

Master of the Grill: Foolproof Recipes, Top-Rated Gadgets, Gear

& Ingredients Plus Clever Test Kitchen Tips & Fascinating Food Science

by America's Test Kitchen available now, paperback, America's Test Kitchen What would summer be without the smell of grills wafting through the air? Get your grill on with this book from America's Test Kitchen that will get you from steak to dessert, whether you're a gas-grill novice or a slow-cook hardwood charcoal grill veteran.

Charles Claassen is the chef/owner of the Book Fare Café on the mezzanine of Village Books. Through the seasonal menus at the café, teaching cooking and food classes in the community, and continuing to develop relationships with farmers and food artisans, he provides thoughtful, conscientious food that's quite tasty, too.

book fare café

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

33

CULTURAL & INSPIRATIONAL TRIPS

to l e v a Tr ENTERTAINING FROM YOUR

FOR LIVE LOCAL HUB

E

PERFORMANC

Capitol

The

NS

DESTINATIO

Steps

’re “They . st the be one no ’s re in e Th o one n , em like th league.” , their g y Kin — Larr N CN

“The

TH E R E ’ S

A

WHOL E WID W OR

eps are all Capitol St write it takes to e timing ws.” about... th e latest ne top of th on ht rig at’s st Po satire th on hing –The Was

C

NG OMI

N. .

SOO

.

Wynton Marsalis

“The satire hits the mark.”

— The Wall Str eet Journal

E

LD I N H E R E!

Sabon 11 track 150

“The Capitol Steps are what Washington would be like if everyone were smarter and could sing.”—P.J. O’Rourke, Humorist

. . . we put the MOCK in Performing songs from their new album Democracy! and MORE! Always fresh and up to date!

Books by the Bay Festival Bestsellers! ©2015 Capitol Steps Productions, Inc., 210 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314 www.capsteps.com

Readers and writers converged at the Hotel Bellwether for the Books By the Bay Festival hosted by Whatcom Writers and Publishers and sponsored by Chanticleer Book Reviews. Here are the favorites of the festival—all available at Village Books!

Curse of the Seven 70s

by Sharon E. Anderson

34

Summer 2016

Daughter of Destiny: Guinevere's Tale, Book 1

by Nicole Evelina

Great Symmetry

by James Wells

Mother Teresa's Advice for Jilted Lovers

by Donna Lynn Barker

Rhythm for Sale

by Harper Reid Grant

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

Village Books & Paper Dreams

LYNDEN SUMMER STYLE

VISIT US

Monday-Saturday 9am-8pm

Sundays

11am-5pm

n o & e t a L n e p O

SUNDAYS!

For your shopping convenience

The Waples Mercantile Building, 430 Front St., Lynden • villagebooks.com 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

35

Over 100 Years of Baking Excellence...

Historic Downtown Location 421 Front St, Lynden

36

Summer 2016

Now two locations!

360.354.3911

lyndenbakery.com

New Fairway Center Location

1724 Front St, Lynden

Building Community One Book at a Time

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Kristen and Anne Celebrate Their Lynden Team

by Sam Kaas

I

was the kid who enjoyed being sent to my room,” says Kristen Morse, of Village Books & Paper Dreams' Lynden store, “because I could read more in there.” She's remembering growing up, the youngest of three sisters, with the work of C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Jean Craighead George, and Farley Mowat opening up new worlds: to imaginary realms like Narnia and Middle Earth, and to very real ones, like the wilds of Alaska. “

“Books were treasured,” adds her colleague Anne Slee, speaking of her own childhood.

Kristen

Like independent booksellers all around the world, Anne and Kristen bring their shared passion for good books to work with them every day. But they also share a love for their co-workers, and for their community.

This passion has served them well in their new roles as Day Captains at the Lynden Store. In their capacity as Day Captains, Kristen and Anne work both with their neighbors in Lynden and with the Leadership Team in Fairhaven to help attend to the day-to-day needs of the store.

Both Kristen and Anne have forged deep connections to Lynden. But both of them came here from far away.

“I was born and raised in Minnesota,” Anne says. “Our neighborhood had lots of kids in it, and we played together daily.” After high school, Anne went to college to become a teacher, and taught elementary school. She also had a number of other careers, working in retail, and as an event planner. She's also been active as a volunteer.

Kristen grew up in Oklahoma, and studied History, Native Studies, and Sociology in college. Her love of history started early, and was shared by her father. “[He] took us on road trips when we weren't in school,” she says. “We traveled to fifteen different states while I was growing up just to see amazing historical sites.”

After college, Kristen worked a series of jobs—in coffee shops, in restaurants, and yes, in bookstores. When she moved to the Pacific Northwest from Oklahoma, she gravitated immediately toward her local bookstore—Village Books.

Kristen and Anne both started training and working in Fairhaven before the Lynden store opened, and put in plenty of hours shelving books and putting together displays before the doors opened. They learned a lot about the process of opening a brand-new bookstore—and about their fellow booksellers, all of whom trained together.

“Prior to opening the [Lynden] store,” Anne remembers, “the center of the store was piled high with a mountain of book boxes. Everyone pitched in to get them all shelved. We are a good team.” (cont...)

Anne 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com Lynden Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9am-8pm • Sun. 11am-5pm

Summer 2016

37

The Jansen Art Center is a place for artists to create, teach, share & engage the community in the arts.

rkshops Classes & Wo

rt Summer C Do A am s d i p K

MUSIC

Ages 6 - 14

Intro to Ukulele (Ages 13+) 1 Day Workshop: June 4 Beginning Ukulele (Ages 13+): 4 weeks starting June 9 Jazz Techniques: 6 weeks starting June 20 Intro to Hand Drumming (Ages 10+)1 Day Workshop: June 28 & July 12 Kids Summer String Jam 3 days: July 12-14 Private Lessons: piano, guitar & drum

Art Sampler: 10am-12pm Explore dance, ceramics, painting, music and creative writing!

Art Intensive: 12:30-2:30pm Choose from Creating Characters, Shakespeare, Ceramics or Painting.

FINE ARTS

Kids Summer Art Adventures: July 12-15 4 Week Classes Beginning Colored Pencil - Pet Portraits: starting June 3 Intermediate Colored Pencil - Portrait: starting July 15 One Day Workshops Basketry: Flaxen Sacs: July 16

JEWELRY

Ju ne 20-2 4 DATE NIGHT Pottery

Saturdays, 6-8pm June 11 • July 9 • August 20 $65 per couple

Sterling Silver Ring Workshop: June 4 Repousse Class (5 Weeks): Starting June 7 Beginning Jewelry Intensive (2 Day): June 18-19 Jewelry Jam Silver Wire-Wrapped Jewelry: July 9 Monthly Open Studio Gemstone Wire Wrapping: July 16 Thursdays: 11am-3pm Copper Forged Bracelet Workshop: July 17 June 9 • July 14 • August 11 Embossing Workshop: July 23 $10 How to Solder: July 29 Textured Adjustable Silver Ring: July 30 Sterling Silver Ring Band: August 4 Textured Copper Cuff Workshop: August 13 Sterling Silver Wire Earrings: August 18

CERAMICS

Kids Clay Creations: 3 weeks starting June 6 & July 11 Kids Under the Sea Creations: July 12-14 Kids Garden Party: July 26-28 Kids Fun Faces in Clay: August 2-4 6 Week Classes Sculptural and Functional Handbuilding in Clay: starting June 8th & July 27 Intro to Pottery: starting June 7, June 8, July 26 & July 27 Raku Intensive: starting June 7 Glaze Technology: starting July 26 One Day Workshops Horsehair workshop: June 11, July 9 & August 20 Raku workshop: June 11, July 9 & August 20

DANCE & MOVEMENT

Ballet, Pre-Ballet & Creative Dance classes are offered for experienced dancers & beginners as young as 3 through partnership with Northwest Ballet Academy.

Dansation! a class for all ages & experience: Saturdays Samurai Arts Karate (Adults & Kids): Tuesday evenings Yoga for Daily Living: Wednesday evenings Senior Stretch: Monday & Wednesday mornings

38

Summer 2016

EXHIBITS

June 2 - July 29, Opening Reception June 2, 6-8pm

4th Annual Cup Show, Lorna Libert, Whatcom Art Guild, Early Summer Juried Exhibit and The Evolution of a Building historical exhibit.

August 4 - September 30, Opening Reception August 4 Barbara Sternberger, Lynne Oulman, Colleen Hoffenbacker and the Late Summer Juried Exhibit

SAVE THE DATE: FIBERS AND BEYOND, OCTOBER 12-15 Workshops, Keynote Speaker, Exhibit and Whatcom Weaver’s Guild Sale

Lynden 10am-9pm Store Hours:• Mon.-Sat. Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs Fri & Sat 9am-8pm 10am-10pm• Sun. • Sun11am-5pm 10am-7pm

...Staff Spotlight continued “The Lynden crew is great,” Kristen says. “We all just clicked, and we all have something very special to bring to the table.”

As Day Captains, Kristen and Anne often serve as liasons between the Lynden staff and their counterparts in Fairhaven, so they've learned the many individual strengths of their co-workers firsthand.

“Our Lynden staff is knowledgeable in various genres,” Anne says, “and always willing to help customers find the perfect book.”

One of the genres Anne knows well is a genre that she's loved for years. “I saved babysitting money and purchased Trixie Belden mystery books,” she says. “I still have them, and yes, I am still a lover of mystery books.”

In addition to books, Kristen knows visual arts. She draws occasionally, but her focus is on photography. She's been a photographer since she was fifteen, but only recently began making her work public: postcards featuring her photos are now available at Village Books & Paper Dreams.

Anne and Kristen both like to spend time outside when they're not at work.

“Our Lynden staff is knowledgeable in various genres and always willing to help customers find the perfect book.”

D

–Anne

on

't

“I love to hike the beaches [and] work in my yard,” Anne says, adding that spending time with her family is also one of her top priorities.

“I love taking hikes,” Kristen says,

36th Anniversary s our s i m

SALE

“and disappearing for a while and spending time in nature.”

Both Anne and Kristen have enjoyed getting to know their fellow merchants in the Waples Mercantile Building—and in the greater community of downtown Lynden.

“Lynden has received us with huge, open arms,” Kristen says, “and it's been great.” She was in fact so struck by the camaraderie within the Waples Building that she applied for a part-time job at Drizzle, as well, and now works there when she isn't working in the bookstore. She adds that many of the people who work in the building have become fast friends.

“I feel like everybody here, and our neighbors, are pretty fantastic,” she says.

Anne agrees. “Great neighbors,” she says, “and even better food.”

Surrounded by great restaurants like the Lynden Dutch Bakery, Drizzle, and Avenue Bread, Kristen and Anne have found that restaurant regulars have become bookstore regulars—and vice versa.

Meeting new customers and hearing their stories is a highlight of working at the Lynden store for Anne and Kristen.

“I love seeing customers' reactions when they come in,” Anne says. “Their expressions are fantastic! Many folks remember the building from years ago and marvel at the changes.”

“We have great customers who come in and tell us stories about the building,” Kristen adds, “and it can be a very emotional, amazing experience. The historian in me loves these stories.”

Sat. & Sun. June 18th & 19th

20% OFF

at Village Books & Paper Dreams!

Two Days Only - Lynden and Fairhaven!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

39

Summer... Lynden Style Fun events coming up in Lynden that you might want to check out.

Have fun!

Saturday, June 11

KIDS' FISHING DERBY Fishtrap Creek, Lynden City Park Event registration 8-9am Kids ages 5 -7: 9:15-9:45am Kids ages 8-10: 10:00-10:30am Kids ages 11-13: 10:45-11:30am

Wednesday, August 3-Saturday, August 6 Puget Sound

ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW & THRESHING BEE Berthusen Park

Get ’em ready to go! The Puget Sound Antique Tractor & Machinery Association (PSAT&MA) has held an annual threshing bee and tractor show at Berthusen Park on the outskirts of Lynden for 45 years!

Daily Events: Threshing, sawmill demonstrations, gas engines, tractor pulling, antique vehicles, bookstore, corn grinding, steam engines, blacksmithing, & more!

Kids’ Events: Pedal tractor pull, candy scramble, watermelon eating, and youth driver safety class See psatma.com for more information.

Friday, July 15, 10am-8pm & Saturday, July 16, 8am-6pm

NORTHWEST RASPBERRY FESTIVAL Front Street (Between 3rd & 12th Streets) Celebrate the largest harvest of raspberries in North America right here in Lynden, Washington!

Enjoy the summer sunshine and a variety of familyfriendly activities at this annual downtown celebration.

The festivities include kids' games, face painting, sand art, live concerts and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Visitors will have a chance to stroll through the classic cars & trucks on display at the "Razz & Shine" cruise-in car show, race in the Raspberry Festival 5K Fun Run/Walk, enjoy an "all you can eat" raspberry pancake breakfast, and enter to win one of many prize drawings.

Dine on luscious raspberry & ice cream sundaes for only $2, as well as smoothies and pies made from local products. Purchase a flat of raspberries, picked fresh daily from nearby farms, to take home. Don't forget to stop by Village Books & Paper Dreams to say hello!

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIR Monday, August 15-Saturday, August 20 The Fair is an annual celebration of community and local agricultural history. Guests can enjoy live music, a professional rodeo and classic carnival eats as well as various classes and demonstrations that explore different aspects of the agricultural industry. Join in this local favorite that will have the entire family coming back for more. See nwwafair.com for details.

HAPPY 125th ANNIVERSARY, LYNDEN! 40

Summer 2016

Lynden10am-9pm Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9am-8pm •• Sun. Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm Sun 11am-5pm 10am-7pm

VB’s Literary Events Program

Literature LIVE!

LYNDEN

IN

LYNDEN

Additions & changes do occur so check out

VillageBooks.com

to stay updated–or even better, let us come to you!

Register online for the Village Books eNewsletter!

Wednesday, June 22, 7pm At The Jansen Art Center

Fiction!

321 Front Street, Lynden

ELIN HILDERBRAND –Here’s To Us

Join us in welcoming the bestselling "Queen of the Summer Beach Read" to the Jansen Art Center for a free event introducing her latest novel, Here's To Us. Three romantic rivals. One crowded house. Plenty of room for jealousy. After celebrity chef Deacon Rowe commits suicide on Nantucket, his childhood sweetheart and first wife rounds up Deacon's other ex-wives and all his children for a final good-bye (and some personal reckoning) on the beautiful island.

FIND WALDO LOCAL in Lynden - All July!

See page 59 for details.

Friday, July 1, in Lynden (details TBA) SPENCER KOPE –Collecting the Dead Local author and professional Crime Analyst, Spencer Kope introduces "human bloodhound" FBI Agent Magnus Craig in this compelling and thrilling debut novel. Keep an eye on villagebooks.com for event details.

Sunday, July 31, 11am-2pm KIDS! at Village Books in Lynden RELEASE PARTY FOR Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Can't make it to the midnight release party in Fairhaven Saturday evening? Throw on your cape, grab your wand, and join us in Lynden as we celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II—the script of the new play that continues the Harry Potter story. The party will include fun activites and treats!

Story Times in Lynden!

Join us at Village Books in Lynden every Wednesday AND Saturday at 11am for a half hour of stories, songs, and movement as we read and get silly about books!

Historic Hospitality 360-746-8597 • innatlynden.com • 100 5th Street 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

41

The premier guide to arts & entertainment happenings in the region!

Click on the cover of the magazine at ennw.info to download or read online.

Pick up a copy at one of nearly 200 locations in Whatcom & Skagit Counties.

Visit ennw.info for reviews, updates and advertising info.

42

Summer 2016

Brand new is so overrated.

Fall Fashio n Home furnishings hand-built from upcycled materials by our REvision Division.

THE

RESTORE

COMMUNITY JOBS TRAINING HELPING PEOPLE GET BACK TO WORK.

2309 Meridian Street in the Fountain District | 360.647.5921 | re-store.org

Building Community One Book at a Time

Architecture Buildings, Bridges, and Landmarks, A Complete History : A Model-Making and

My Cool Treehouse :

An Inspirational Guide to Stylish Treehouses

by Jane Field-Lewis, photography by Richard Maxted

Collector's Book in One

by Tony Chapman

available in August, hardcover, Pavilion

This book showcases 35 treehouses with different budgets and styles, from the rustic that seem to disappear into the foliage to the futuristic made out of contemporary materials. The accompanying narrative for each of these genuine projects gives information about the location, the owners, and their inspiration as well as style notes.

available now, paperback, Thunder Bay Press

Twenty-five beautifully illustrated press-out models to build everything from London's Tower Bridge to the Great Wall of China.

Interesting facts and features are included about each structure and its place in history. Fun for the engineer in your life, or any world traveler!

A GREAT GIFT for Fathers and Graduates!

In Fairhaven 1050 Larrabee Ave, Suite 102 360-752-2956 Walk in Clinic: Saturday & Sunday 9:30am-4:00pm

By Appointment: Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm Same day appointments usually available

Mitchell Kahn, MD

Julie Kahnamoui, ARNP

Cross Pens

Elegant, functional, and dependable.

Comprehensive Primary Care -- Adolescent to Geriatric

Happiness

At Village Books in Fairhaven

Orgyen Chowang A Free Event!

Tuesday, July 26th, 7pm

We Offer

99¢

Shipping

Our Pristine Mind :

A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness

by Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche available in June,paperback, Shambhala

A Tibetan Buddhist master shows how to pull away the veil of preconceived notions of ourselves and the world in order to find true happiness. Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition, helps us experience our mind free from feelings and thoughts that obscure its true nature. Using simple language, he provides experiential instructions for life-transforming happiness.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

USPS Media Mail –books & dvds–

available online AND in-store domestic shipping only

Summer 2016

43

Your TRUSTED Real Estate TEAM

JohnsonTeamRealEstate.com

www.

Put our team to work for you!    

Buyer Specialists Listing Specialists Relocation Assistance FREE Moving Truck

Let us help you with your real estate needs!

(360) 303-2734

5510

Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225

WHATCOM MUSEUM

Join us for a celebration and open house!

Thurs., Aug. 11, Noon - 8 PM; FREE! tours | activities | music | cake | & more Lightcatcher building | 250 Flora St. Old City Hall | 121 Prospect St. Syre Education Center | 201 Prospect St. www.whatcommuseum.org/75ann

44

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

CONTEMPORARY

CULTURAL CRITICISM

What You Should Know about Politics . . . But Don't: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter

by Jessamyn Conrad

available now, paperback, Arcade Publishing

In a world of sound bites, deliberate misinformation, and a political scene colored by partisan divide, how does the average American find a reliable source that's free of political spin? This book breaks it all down issue by issue, explaining who stands for what, and why whether it is economics, income inequality, Obamacare, foreign policy, education, immigration, or climate change. This is the perfect book to brush up on a single topic or gain a deeper understanding of American politics.

Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age

by Dan Zak

available in July, hardcover, Blue Rider Press

How did three unarmed civilians manage to penetrate one of the most heavily guarded locations in the world, nicknamed "The Fort Knox of Uranium"? Why does the United States continue to possess more nuclear weaponry than is needed to destroy global civilization many times over? And what does this mean for the day-to-day safety of Americans?

Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got it Right—and How We Can, Too

by George Lakey

available in July, hardcover, Melville House

Lakey has spent decades studying the economies of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, and in Viking Economics, he reveals that Scandinavia’s deep commitment to the welfare state is much more recent than we think. Not long ago, Scandinavia was a far more unequal place, with a much weaker commitment to the social welfare of its citizens. There’s nothing inherently Scandinavian about greater equality…so why not try it here?

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Prisoners of Hope: Lyndon B. Johnson, the Great Society, and the Limits of Liberalism

by Randall B. Woods

available now, hardcover, Basic Books

Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" and the "War on Poverty" have had mixed, but lasting results. Historian Woods argues that one current view of LBJ's social legislation as a failure is simply inaccurate; showing the positive effects of Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs that dramatically improved the lives of millions. But Woods also recognizes the failures, many of which were exacerbated by the Vietnam War and its financial demands on the budget, hamstringing LBJ's effectiveness with Congress. Creating a sympathetic view, we see the frustrations and betrayal LBJ felt, of a great politician who learned, to his sorrow, that good intentions were insufficient.

The Best "Worst President": What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama

by Mark Hannah

available in July, hardcover, Dey Street Books

The Best Worst President is a whip-smart take-down of the conservative lies and disinformation meant to negate the president's accomplishments and damage his reputation. Hannah not only defends the president but showcase his administration's most surprising and underappreciated triumphs—making clear he truly is the best "worst president" our nation has ever known.

Poison Tea: How Big Oil and Big Tobacco Invented the Tea Party and Captured the GOP

by Jeff Nesbit

available now, hardcover, Thomas Dunne Books

"Without exaggeration or vitriol, Jeff Nesbit has enlightened readers to the influence and unabashed manipulation by the Koch brothers over industry, politics, and the American public. The author has had first-hand information regarding their stronghold on Republican politicians. He writes with facts and without emotion. All citizens of the United States need to read this book." –Senator Harry Reid (NV), Democratic Leader, United States Senate

shop 24/7 at villagebooks.com Summer 2016

45

The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture

by Glen Weldon

Current Events

available now, hardcover, Simon and Schuster

For more than three quarters of a century, Batman has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he's a bat-shaped Rorschach inkblot who takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him.

How we perceive Batman's character speaks to who we are. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring.

The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine

by Ben Ehrenreich

available in June, hardcover, Penguin Press

Blending political and historical context with deeply human stories, The Way to the Spring makes clear that conditions on the ground are ever-changing—and getting worse—in an accelerating dynamic that should provoke the conscience of us all. In a great act of bravery, empathy and intellectual understanding, Ehrenreich tells the story of the Palestinians with surpassing literary power and grace.

Everyday Sexism

by Laura Bates

available now, hardcover, Thomas Dunne Books

In 2012 UK writer Laura Bates launched a website where women could share stories about the sexism they experienced in their everyday lives—the catcalling, being discouraged from pursuing certain careers, the workplace harassment.

The project took off like wildfire worldwide as women realized they were not alone in the treatment they experienced on a daily basis, and in this book Bates synthesizes some of the trends she noticed in their stories to address larger questions. This is a powerful mustread if you are a woman, or if you know a woman. –Elise

Village Books & Paper Dreams

Gift Cards

For All Ages

and

Bellingham

Any Occasion

City Club But What if We're Wrong?

Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past

by Chuck Klosterman

available in June, hardcover, Blue Rider Press

Join us for lively, non-partisan programs each month with interesting speakers on important issues in our community.

Everyone welcome Doors open: 11:30 a.m. Lunch program: 12 - 1:30 p.m. the 4th Wednesday of each month at Northwood Hall FOR PROGRAM INFORMATION AND PRICING

www.bellinghamcityclub.org 46

Summer 2016

Have you ever wondered if we’re living in a giant computer simulation? Do you watch youtube conspiracy videos for fun? Have you ever gotten into a debate about whether Elvis, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, or Dylan should be remembered in posterity as the pinnacle of rock music? Then this irreverent book-long thought experiment is right up your alley. –Stephanie

Don't Miss Out! Receive our weekly eNewsletter for all the latest event information.

Sign up through villagebooks.com today!

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

Sex Object: A Memoir

Memoirs

by Jessica Valenti

available in June, hardcover, Dey Street Books

"Deeply moving, honest, and unflinching, Sex Object secures Jessica Valenti's place as one of the foremost writers and thinkers of her generation. Her personal story highlights universal truths about being a woman, and makes the case for why feminism today is an unstoppable force."

—Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir

by Betsy Lerner

available now, hardcover, Harper Wave

Betsy finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent a lifetime avoiding. When called on to assist her mother post-sugery, she expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies.

Impressed with their loyalty, she realized her generation was lacking. Facebook was great, but it wouldn't deliver a pot roast.

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube : Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

My Father Before Me: A Memoir

by Chris Forhan available in July, hardcover, Scribner

Chris Forhan is a celebrated poet who has written an astounding first memoir. My Father Before Me is a family history, an investigation into a suicide, and a stirring portrait of an Irish Catholic childhood, all set against a backdrop of America from the Great Depression to Elvis Costello.

This memoir takes place in Seattle.

Dinner with Edward, A Story of an Unexpected Friendship

by Isabel Vincent

available now, hardcover, Algonquin Books

Edward has just lost his wife of 69 years. Isabel's marriage is unraveling.

Theirs is a most unlikely friendship.

Edward is a gastronome who loves to cook and Isabel loves to eat. Once a week, they meet over meals exquisitely prepared by Edward. The descriptions of each meal are delicious—think M.F.K. Fisher! Over wine and dinner, Edward helps Isabel deconstruct her life back to the bone, to find the essence of love. —Cindi

by Blair Braverman

available in July, hardcover, Ecco

By the time she was 19, Braverman had left her home in California, moved to Norway to learn how to drive sled dogs, and worked as a tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. Determined to make a life for herself in the North, she slowly developed the strength and resilience the landscape demanded of her.

They Left Us Everything

by Plum Johnson

available in July, hardcover, G.P. Putnam's Sons

This memoir begins with a death.

After the funeral, Plum Johnson moves into her parents' big old house and encounters more than clutter and boxes of memories. Over the course of a year, she clears out the house and hosts a wedding before it is sold. In the process, she mourns the many questions she wished she'd asked, and discovers new insights into her mother's long and vibrant marriage by reading her letters, hundreds of letters. Along the way she learns how to let go and what to keep. —Cindi

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

The World's Largest Man: A Memoir

by Harrison Scott Key available in May, paperback, Harper Paperbacks

"Harrison Key examines the topic of fatherhood and sonhood with fresh, clear eyes . . . except, wait, they're not clear because they're filled with tears, of laughter one second and sadness the next. I dare you to find a better way to spend the seconds and minutes and hours of your day than with this book." —Tom Franklin

Trying to Float: Coming of Age in the Chelsea Hotel

by Nicolaia Rips

available in July, hardcover, Scribner

"Trying to Float is a hysterically droll, touching, elegant, and wise coming-ofage story from someone who possibly came of age before her parents. I had such a good time reading it that the person I share an apartment with told me to stop saying, "You can't believe how extraordinary this is!" —Patty Marx, New Yorker staff writer and author

Summer 2016

47

Sports Wallace on Tennis

Leap of Faith: My Journey to Become the Fastest American on Two Blades

available now, hardcover, Library of America

available in June, hardcover, Howard Books

Both a onetime "near-great junior tennis player" and a lifelong connoisseur of the finer points of the game, Wallace wrote about tennis with the authority of an insider, the showmanship of a literary pyrotechnician, and disarming admiration of an irrepressible fan. Wallace's pieces have been hailed by sportswriters and literary critics alike as some of the greatest and most innovative magazine writing in recent memory.

The inspirational story of Blake Leeper— born without legs and told by doctors he would never walk—and his incredible journey to becoming the first disabled American athlete poised to compete on the US Olympic Team. From growing up poor in rural Tennessee to traveling the world competing for his country, Blake has stayed firm in his belief that the only disability in life is a bad attitude.

String Theory: David Foster

by David Foster Wallace

by Blake Leeper

Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian

by Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides available now, paperback, Edge of Sports

Even though frequently rebellious in school, Ervin set his first swim record at age 10. A diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome in junior high school made Ervin's behavior even more difficult. After claiming Olympic swimming gold in Sydney in 2000, Ervin shunned his sport for an alluring, albeit less healthy life of sex, drugs, and questionable behavior. After a decade-long hiatus spent doing almost everything an athlete shouldn't, Ervin was slowly drawn back to the water, first as a coach, then a master's competitor, and unbelievably, the U.S. team for the London 2012 Olympics. This fascinating biography follows the thread of Ervin's search for meaning and spirit in life within the world of sports.

AGING BETTER Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age

by Jo Ann Jenkins with Boe Workman available now, hardcover, PublicAffairs

As CEO of AARP, Jo Ann Jenkins is very involved with issues of aging in America. She is on a mission to "disrupt aging" - to direct the conversation about aging to a discussion about living healthier, happier lives, while acknowledging challenges and changing goals as we get older. The chapters cover such topics as designing your life, health choices, finances, and where to live. The book includes "take action" lists that go with each chapter. A very positive way to look at getting older! —Chris

We're open for shopping and browsing 24/7 at villagebooks.com 48

Summer 2016

Shed Fat. Gain Confidence. Move Easier.

SUMMER CHALLENGES $199 Choose Your 6 Week Session!

June 6 - July 17 - or - July 18 - Aug 28 CHALLENGES INCLUDE:

• 30-minute consultation • 3x week Private Group Training Meets Mon/Wed/Fri - Or create your own group with 4-6 people!

• Choose your time: 10am, 12pm or 4:30pm • Nutrition Plan & Coaching • Weigh & Measure

Limited space

Call us today!

800 McKenzie Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225

360.733.5050

www.bellinghamtennis.com

Building Community One Book at a Time

REAL PEOPLE TRUE TALES Melville in Love: The Secret Life of Herman Melville and the Muse of Moby-Dick

by Michael Shelden

available in June, hardcover, Ecco

Melville in Love tells the story of Melville's passionate, obsessive, and clandestine affair with a married woman named Sarah Morewood, whose libertine impulses encouraged and sustained Melville's own.

Emboldened through his relationship with Sarah, Melville found the courage to take the leap from light works of adventure to the hugely brilliant, utterly subversive Moby-Dick.

I've Always Kept a Unicorn :

Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix & Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock

by Barney Hoskyns

available now, hardcover, Da Capo Press

Ok, so what hasn't been written about Woodstock? Well, this book is mostly about the actual town of Woodstock, NY, and how the whole music scene got started there in the first place. From the town's Dutch sawmill settlements, to the advent of folk music and art coming from the Catskills, and the attraction of Greenwich Village and New York City itself, Woodstock became a destination for established and new musicians alike. While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is touched on briefly, the book centers around music manager Albert Grossman and his famous clients. —Laura O.

Diane Arbus : Portrait of a Photographer

The Biography of Sandy Denny

by Arthur Lubow

available in July, paperback, Faber & Faber

Lubow deftly traces Arbus's development from a wealthy, sexually precocious free spirit into first a successful New York fashion photographer, and then a singular artist who coaxed hidden truths from her subjects. "Arbus gave us an enlarged view of human nature. This book shows who she was and how she did it." —Gay Talese

by Mick Houghton

This scrupulously researched biography draws a detailed picture of Sandy Denny's increasingly complex mental state, as well as the London folk scene in the '60s and '70s. While never over-embroidering the story, Houghton builds it through the intelligent and sensitive recall of everyone from Richard Thompson to the Guardian's Richard Williams.

Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a Writing Life

by Kim Addonizio

available in June, hardcover, Penguin Press

Kim Addonizio hits well on all the little points where life inspires and utterly destroys our ability to create. Filled with love affairs that make the reader blush and cry, this book views writing as less of a discipline and more of a lifestyle. The nerves and anxiety of creative life are all laid bare for the reader to see. The keys to writing and happiness are not in this book, but good memories are, and you can actually use those. —David

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

available in June, hardcover, Ecco

Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire

by Bob Kealing

available July, hardcover, Crown Archetype

Before Mary Kay, Martha Stewart, and Peggy Olson, there was Brownie Wise, the charismatic Tupperware executive who converted postwar optimism into a record-breaking sales engine powered by American housewives. In Life of the Party, Bob Kealing offers the definitive portrait of Wise, a plucky businesswoman who divorced her alcoholic husband, started her own successful business, and eventually caught the eye of Tupperware inventor Earl Tupper, whose plastic containers were collecting dust on store shelves.

Summer 2016

49

History The Romanovs: 1613-1918

Jackson, 1964: And Other

by Simon Sebag Montefiore available now, hardcover, Knopf

Simon Montefiore focuses his gifts as historian and storyteller on the greatest and most complex of the emperors and empresses of the Romanov dynasty, on how their courts worked, and on the meeting of personality and power in each reign. Scouring archives that opened up only after the fall of the USSR, the author reveals the reality of the most myth shrouded rulers—Catherine the Great, Nicholas II, and his wife Alexandra.

Shanghai Grand:

Dispatches from Fifty Years of Reporting on Race in America

by Calvin Trillin

available in June, hardcover, Random House

Calvin Trillin returns to the early years of his career, when he was a journalist posted in a fitfully-desegregating Georgia. The people he met there and the changes he saw being made—or blocked—would impact him deeply, and for the next fifty years, Trillin would return to stories about race, racism, and segregation across the entire country.

Catullus' Bedspread: The Life

Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World

of Rome's Most Erotic Poet

by Daisy Dunn

by Taras Grescoe

available in July, hardcover, HarperCollins

available in June, hardcover, St. Martin's Press

This is the true story of a British aristocrat, an American flapper, and a Chinese poet who found themselves trapped in an unlikely love triangle amid the decadence of Jazz Age Shanghai. Danger lurks on the horizon, though, as the brutal Japanese occupation destroys the seductive world of pre-war Shanghai, paving the way for Mao Tse-tung's Communists rise to power.

A vivid narrative that recreates the life of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome's first 'modern' poet, and follows a young man's journey through a world filled with all the indulgences and sexual excesses of the time, from doomed love affairs to shrewd political maneuvering and backstabbing—an accessible, appealing look at one of history's greatest poets.

The Midnight Assassin:

Once Upon a Time in Russia:

Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer

by Skip Hollandsworth

The Rise of the Oligarchs —A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

available now, hardcover, Henry Holt and Company

by Ben Mezrich

Beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorized by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than London's infamous Jack the Ripper.

At the time the concept of a serial killer was unthinkable, but murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch.

available in June, paperback, Atria

At once personal and political, this is an epic crime drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal that offers an unprecedented look into the world of the mega-wealthy Russian Oligarchs—and their influence on the West. Mezrich gained intimate access to worlds seldom talked about for his narratives of obscene wealth and brazen rule-breaking.

The pledge is a commitment to buy, in any given month, one fewer book from online sellers and chain stores and one more book from Village Books and Paper Dreams.

50

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

Indies Choice BOOK AWARDS

2016

Reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide, the 2016 Indies Choice Book Award winners, chosen by the owners and staff at American Booksellers Association member stores are: • Young Adult - a Tie! • Adult Fiction Anna Nimona Fates and Furies and the

by Noelle

by Lauren Groff Swallow Stevenson (Riverhead) Man (HarperTeen)

by Gavriel Savit

(Knopf Books for Young Readers)

• Adult Nonfiction Between the World and Me

• Adult Debut Kitchens of the Great Midwest

by J. Ryan Stradal

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

(Pamela Dorman Books/Viking)

(Spiegel & Grau)

E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards

Reflecting the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books.

• Middle Reader The Thing About Jellyfish

by Ali Benjamin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

• Picture Book Mother Bruce

by Ryan T. Higgins (Disney-Hyperion)

2015 Indie Champion Award - Richard Russo Presented to the author or illustrator that has both the best sense of the importance of independent bookstores to their communities at large and the strongest personal commitment to foster and support the mission and passion of independent booksellers.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

51

Travel Andy Steves' Europe:

Voyager: Travel Writings

City-Hopping on a Budget

by Andy Steves

available now, paperback, Avalon Travel Publishing

Andy Steves was born into a traveling family and from day one headed to Europe each year while his father updated his guidebooks. His father's passion for travel, cultural experiences, and efficient, affordable travel rubbed off on Andy during these family trips. A semester abroad at the University of Notre Dame opened his eyes to the world of independent, budget travel and the need for the next generation of travel tips and tricks.

by Russell Banks

available now, hardcover, Ecco

In Voyager, Russell Banks, a lifelong explorer, shares highlights from his travels: interviewing Fidel Castro in Cuba; motoring to a hippie reunion with college friends in Chapel Hill; eloping to Edinburgh, with his fourth wife, Chase; driving a sunset orange metallic Hummer down Alaska's Seward Highway. Pensive, frank, beautiful, and engaging.

BAGGALLINI BAGS

A Free Event!

Andy Steves Monday, June 13th, 7pm

FIND ME IN PAPER DREAMS!

Great for travel!

At Village Books in Fairhaven

We carry a huge variety or colors and styles.

Advertise in

Your local online information source

ADVENTURES NW >>>

Sharing the stories that remind us why we love to live, work and play in Whatcom County

· 60,000 Readers · Affordable Rates · Beautiful, World-Class Content · A Perfect Fit for Our Community Contact John @ 360.319.1614 or john@AdventuresNW.com 52

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

Wilcox Pens Sixth Edition of

Hiking Whatcom County

K

en Wilcox's first hike to Mount Baker was in the late 1970s. With his move to Bellingham in 1980 to attend Western, he began hiking and climbing throughout the area, often alone, though as he says "I do prefer company." In the off-season he took to the Chuckanuts and other low country areas. "I hiked my socks off," he says. As people learned how much Ken knew about local trails they began asking for advice on where to hike.

"One day someone said, You should write a book!

So I did," Ken says. Using his Atari 520ST computer he created the first edition of Hiking Whatcom County in 1987—detailing 44 area hikes. The slim volume has become a bit more of a tome over the years. Its new 6th edition, which added 15 hikes and expanded others, now totals 125 trails.

Among those newly listed trails are the Cordata Trail and 100-Acre Woods in Bellingham, Point Whitehorn near Birch Bay, and Lily Point at Point Roberts. Does he have a favorite? "I'm quite partial to the new Rock Trail (at Larrabee State Park), since I helped lay it out and organized the many volunteers, from teenagers to octogenarians, who built the upper half," Ken avows.

Several years ago Ken and Kris moved to Washington, D.C., where he works as a senior-level land use and outdoor recreation planner, consulting with agencies and NGOs on issues of solar energy, outdoor recreation, environment, sustainability, and climate change. Though he hopes to relocate back to Bellingham soon, he has taken advantage of his time there to create A National Jaunt, an urban walking guide to Washington, D.C. "There are a handful of them out there already," he says, "but mine is geared more toward hikers, people who not only want to see the sights in the U.S. Capital, but also get a little workout along the way."

So, if you're hiking in this, or the other, Washington, Ken has you covered. Hiking Whatcom County is now available and A National Jaunt will soon be available at Village Books.

Don't Forget, We Buy

USED BOOKS & Textbooks

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Bring in your already-read books and we'll give you up to 30% of the list price in store credit. You can use that to buy more books or gifts in Village Books and Paper Dreams.

Summer 2016

53

Nature On Trails: An Exploration

Landmarks

by Robert Moor

by Robert Macfarlane

available in July, hardcover, Simon and Schuster

available in August, paperback, Penguin Books

Landmarks is a book about the power of language and how it can become a way to know and love landscape, from a writer acclaimed for his own precision of utterance and distinctive, lyrical voice.

"A book about the language that nature calls into being, on the page and in the mind's eye." –The Independent

From a brilliant new literary voice, an astonishingly original exploration of how trails can help us understand the world—from insect pheromone trails to the Appalachian Trail, from neural pathways to the Internet. It offers new insight into the unseen worlds that surround us and an eye-opening perspective on humanity's place within—and impact upon—this planet.

Coyote America: A Natural

The River

and Supernatural History

by Helen Humphreys

by Dan Flores

available now, hardcover, ECW Press

available June, hardcover, Basic Books

For more than a decade Helen Humphreys has owned a small waterside property on the Napanee River in Ontario. In the watchful way of writers, she has studied her little piece of the river through the seasons and years, cataloguing its ebbs and flows, the plants and creatures that live in and around it, and the signs of human usage at its banks.

The result is this gorgeous meditation using fiction, non-fiction, natural history, archival maps, and color photographs to create a work of startling originality.

“A biologist once told me, 'When the last man dies, a coyote will be howling over his grave.' This splendid book makes it clear why that's true, and why the persistent, enduring wildness of this remarkable neighbor should give us great delight.“ –Bill McKibben “With a deft blend of science and history, Dan Flores shows us the coyote as trickster, survivor, and, ultimately, a reflection of ourselves. Coyote America paints a vivid and long overdue portrait of an iconic animal. It’s a terrific book.” –Thor Hanson

Science & Technology A Great Book for ALL AGES! Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

by Rachel Ignotofsky

available in July, hardcover, Ten Speed Press

A fascinating collection full of striking, singular art; this book features 50 profiles and illustrated portraits of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) from the ancient to the modern world, and also contains infographics about interesting and relevant topics such as lab equipment and rates of women currently working in STEM fields.

54

Summer 2016

Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art

by Virginia Heffernan

available in June, hardcover, Simon and Schuster

"Heffernan is a new species of wizard, able to perform literary magic upon supersonic technology. Her superpower is to remove the technology from technology, leaving the essential art. You might get an epiphany, like I did, of what a masterpiece this internet thing is." —Kevin Kelly, author of What Technology Wants and co-founder of Wired

The Internet as Art Shop 24 hours a day at villagebooks.com

Terry Tempest

isWILLIAMS Booked at the Baker Wednesday, June 15, 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre

by Chuck Robinson

T

o honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams has penned a literary celebration of our national parks, what they mean to us, and what we mean to them. Through twelve carefully chosen parks, Terry creates a series of lyrical portraits that illuminate the unique grandeur of each place while delving into what it means to shape a landscape with its own evolutionary history into something of our own making. Part memoir, part natural history, and part social critique, The Hour of Land is a meditation and manifesto on why wild lands matter to the soul of America.

Terry Tempest Williams has come to Bellingham for a number of her books, including her 2012 book, When Women Were Birds. Terry returns on Wednesday, June 15, as part of our Booked at the Baker series, when she'll talk about The Hour of Land. In addition to our series partner, the Mount Baker Theatre, North Cascades Institute and North Cascades National Parks join us as program sponsors.

The following is from a recent interview that Chuck conducted with Terry.

Q: In "A Note to the Reader" you say, "Language and landscape are my inspiration." Was there something, besides this year's anniversary of the Park Service, that specifically inspired you to write about national parks vs. other landscapes?

A: Growing up in Utah, national parks are our backyard, literally. Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, and Arches and Canyonlands are my home ground. Go north to The Tetons and Yellowstone and you have the full range of my migration. Our public lands are our public lands. They are my passion—personally and politically. It is where my heart dwells.

Q: If I'm correct there are 62 national parks. How were these 12 chosen?

A: Some I know well like the Tetons and Canyonlands; others I have visited several times like Theodore Roosevelt and Acadia; while others were completely new to me like Gates of the Arctic, Big Bend, and Gettysburg National Battlefield. And then there were those that startled: like Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi River, a truly sacred sight. (continued on the next page...)

Receive one free ticket to see Terry Tempest Williams at the Mount Baker Theatre with each pre-event purchase of The Hour of Land.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

55

...continued from previous page

Q: Is there one of these parks, or another, that you regularly return to? If so, why?

A: Canyonlands is home, yet it remains a mystery. It deserves our love and vigilance. And of course, the Tetons—a familial landscape and has been for six generations.

Q: What is your first memory of visiting a national park?

A: Drinking with cupped hands at Hidden Falls on the other side of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park with my mother and grandmother on either side of me.

Q: The landscapes you describe in the book are diverse.

What do you see as the unifying thread among them?

A: The wind.

TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS Wednesday, June 15, 7pm

at Mount Baker Theatre

104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, WA

Tickets $5—available now at both Village Books locations, Mount Baker Theatre, and online at mountbakertheatre.com Receive one FREE TICKET with each pre-event purchase of her latest book, The Hour of Land, at Village Books.

Doors open at 6pm.

56

Summer 2016

Terry Tempest

isWILLIAMS Booked at the Baker Q: What was your greatest takeaway from the time you spent in these parks and writing this book?

A: I thought I was writing a book about national parks, instead I wrote a book about America.

How there is no one story, but many stories that contain both shadow and light. I don't see our national parks as "our best idea" but our evolving idea as exemplified in the Cesar Chavez National Monument.

Q: The stories you relate here, as in all of your books, are deeply personal. You say "Our national parks hold our stories in inexplicable ways." Many people visit parks to learn about the place, are you saying, "visit the parks to learn about yourself"?

A: Not necessarily, though as John Muir says, "Going out is really going in..." We visit national parks to learn about Other—be it a place or a grizzly bear or a battlefield. Any time I visit a national park, I meet the miraculous.

Natural histories and the diversity of our national histories reside here—our national parks are stories' landscapes and not without their shadows regarding the displacement of native peoples.

Our national parks become memory palaces alive with the memories we have shared with our loved ones to an evolutionary memory of our deep past. We are one species among many—and it is also true, our historical past as a nation is buried in the furrows of the fields at Gettysburg.

Our national parks are the closest thing we have as a country to sacred lands. They are our individual and collective inheritance as Americans.

Co-presentd wih the Mount Baker Theatre.

North Cascades Institute and North Cascades National Parks join us as program sponsors.

Building Community One Book at a Time

Family Dr. Joseph Garcia's Complete Guide to Baby Sign Language

The First 1,000 Days: A

available now, paperback, Stratton-Kell Publications

by Roger Thurow

This important new book, the culmination of Dr. Garcia’s experiences as an educator and researcher, demonstrates 285 signs organized around 40 topics relevant to family life. Dr. Garcia’s easy yet effective method allows parents to get the most out of the baby-signing experience and establishes clear communication with pre-speech children. Joseph Garcia is a pioneer and one of the world’s leading experts in the baby sign language revolution and is considered a leading expert on communicating with infants.

available now, hardcover, PublicAffairs

Crucial Time for Mothers and Children— And the World

by Dr. Joseph Garcia

Good health and nutrition during the first 1000 days of life, from the beginning of pregnancy to age 2, are amazingly important to a child's development, both physically and mentally. They exert a lifelong influence on the child's ability to grow, learn, and succeed, yet worldwide many children are stunted due to poor nutrition and limited healthcare. This book tells the stories of mothers and their children in Uganda, India, Guatemala, and Chicago, showing the challenges they face. The author shows us various programs in place around the world, but also puts human faces on the problem. —Chris

At Village Books in Fairhaven

Dr. Joseph Garcia, Ed.D. Saturday, June 11th, 7pm A Free Event!

Vitamin N: 500 Ways to Enrich Your Family’s Health & Happiness

by Richard Louv

Get Outside!

available now, paperback, Algonquin Books

Richard Louv is known for his bestseller Last Child in the Woods, which detailed the benefits of enjoying nature regularly and the detriments of raising children in an increasingly indoor, technology-obsessed world. While most of us can agree that spending time in nature is good, the realities of busy schedules and a lack of ideas can get in the way of actually getting outdoors. Vitamin N is a great list of ideas for families and an extensive resource of information for taking practical steps to enriching the lives of you and your children with nature and outdoor play. —Elise

Join our Book Group for Moms!

Motherhood by the Book Meet with Claire the 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm for an hour of spirited discussion of books that celebrate the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood. Meetings take place in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven.

You can follow Village Books on Twitter.

Each day we tweet about book events, new books, and book-related topics. We are @VillageBksBham.

You can also find and follow Village Books and Paper Dreams on Instagram (village_books). #Tag your favorite VB/PD photos!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Like us on Facebook! Make sure to select Get Notifications so you'll always see our posts about local events and other book-related topics. Go to Facebook.com/VillageBooks.

You can also find us on Pinterest (VBandPD)

Summer 2016

57

MIDNIGHT RELEASE celebrating the release of J.K. Rowling’s new drama,

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II

In FAIRHAVEN Saturday, July 30, 6:30pm – Midnight!

Activities

Join us in Fairhaven to celebrate the release of this highly-anticipated addition to the beloved series!

Treats

As is Village Books tradition, we are hosting a party the night of the book release, complete with entertainment, treats, and activities. We'll have a costume contest, a wand-making station, door prizes, and rumor has it, Professor Trelawney herself will be on hand to tell your fortune!

The entertainment contiues with the movie Labyrinth on the Fairhaven Village Green as we await the stroke of midnight and the release of the book.

You don't want to miss this party!

At Village Books!

Costumes

Pre-order your copy today!

The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.

This is the script of the play based on the new story by J.K. Rowling. It finds Harry Potter as an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, a father of three school-age children, and a man with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs.

In LYNDEN Sunday, July 31, 11am-2pm Harry Potter Coloring Books & Puzzles

Can't make it to midnight in Fairhaven? Put on your cape, grab your wand, and join us at Village Books & Paper Dreams in Lynden on Sunday between 11am and 2pm for some Harry Potter inspired fun.

Gift for Father's Day Teachers!

Graduation 58

Summer 2016

Village Books & Paper Dreams

Gift Cards

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

FIND WALDO LOCAL in Fairhaven and Lynden!

July 1st-31st, 2016 Have you seen Waldo recently?

He's an elusive fellow, but rumor has it that he'll be hanging around Whatcom County this summer. If you're looking carefully, you might just spot him. Yes, you read that right.

“Find Waldo Local” is back in July!

For the fifth year in a row, up to twenty-five local businesses in Fairhaven will participate in a scavenger hunt all month long.

And, for the first time ever, local businesses in Lynden will be joining in the search. Do you think you can find Waldo? Pick up a passport from either location of Village Books & Paper Dreams, or one of the other participating merchants, and spend some time looking around for the guy in stripes. He'll be hiding somewhere in each of the businesses on the passport. If you can find Waldo in 10 different stores, you can come back to Village Books for a special Waldo button (while supplies last).

If you find Waldo in 20 different stores, you'll be entered in a raffle for the chance to win all sorts of great prizes! Fairhaven and Lynden will each have their own passport.

WALDO GOES CYBER! This year, you'll even

have the option to access the “Find Waldo Local” passport from your mobile device. Searching in Fairhaven? Text #whereswaldofairhaven to 360.207.0250. In Lynden, text #whereswaldolynden to that same number. You'll receive a link to a website where you can track the Waldo's you've found. The paper option will still be available.

And on July 31st, we'll be having a party. Stop by Village Books in Fairhaven from 2-4pm that day for games, treats, a prize drawing for scavenger hunt participants, and maybe, just maybe, a sighting of the real Waldo.

We hope you'll join us as we search for Waldo all around Fairhaven and Lynden in July!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

All Ages!

Grand Celebration at Village Books in Fairhaven July 31st 2-4pm Stop by for games, treats, the prize drawing for scavenger hunt participants, and maybe, just maybe, a sighting of the real Waldo.

Come in your red stripes and glasses!

NEW! In addition to searching for Waldo around town, Waldo seekers will have a brand-new activity to keep them busy this summer: the Color Waldo and Win sweepstakes by Candlewick Press! Participants who color in Waldo and post their creation on Instagram will have a chance to enter to win one of five Waldo prize packs valued at more than $150.00 each! Details and forms available starting in July at villagebooks.com and at both Village Books locations.

Summer 2016

59

Take our

Summer Reading

Challenge

Hey Kids!

Join us in celebrating summer with one of our favorite activities— READING! Pick up your Reading Challenge form in either Fairhaven or Lynden then read your way along the path to receive prizes.

Early Reader Bonus!

of the Complete the first two spaces eve reci and 6 July by ge challen ham ing Bell the to ETS TICK E 2 FRE Bells game on July 7th! (while supplies last)

Complete the first two spaces by July 6th and win two tickets to the Bellingham Bells game on July 7th (while supplies last). Complete the first six spaces and receive a coupon for 20% off a store purchase. Read all 10 books on the challenge and return your completed form by Wednesday, August 31st and receive a $5 gift certificate to Village Books & Paper Dreams AND a cookie from our good friends at the Colophon Café in Fairhaven or for those in Lynden, from the Lynden Dutch Bakery!

Select your favorite read of the summer and, on the card we provide you, tell us what you liked about it. We'll hang your review up in the store!

NEW THIS YEAR We will hold a drawing in early September from the completed forms and if we draw your form, Village Books will donate a $100 gift certificate to YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY! If a homeschooler wins, we will donate to the charity of your choice.

Stumped about what to read? Check out the great selections in this Reader or ask any of us at the store for help.

Happy Reading!

STORY TIME

for Kids

60

Summer 2016

IN FAIRHAVEN m Saturday at 10:30a D N A ay sd ue T y Ever on the main floor ion in the Kids Sect

LYNDEN - Every Wednesday & Saturday at 11am in the Kids Section

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

YOUNG READERS Their Families & Educators

PICTURE BOOKS Wolf Camp

Little Wing Learns to Fly

by Andrea Zuill available now, hardcover, Schwartz & Wade Books

by Calista Brill illustrated by Jennifer Bell

Homer is a dog, but also secretly believes he is part wolf. One morning, he finds an invitation to WOLF CAMP, where he can learn to howl, to mark, and to hunt. It’s perfect for Homer! Perfect until he starts to feel a tad homesick, that is…

available in June, hardcover, HarperCollins

When I'm a Monster Like You Dad!

Little Wing desperately wants to fly. When he finally takes off and goes above the clouds, he realizes he has gone too far! Good thing his mother is there to teach him the dragon rules and help him find his way back. Children and adults alike will fall in love with Little Wing in this sparkling tale of courage. –Hana

Bob the Artist

by David O'Connell

by Marion Deuchars

available now, hardcover, HarperCollins

Little Monster wants to grow up to be just like his dad, who is big and strong (and a bit scary too). Dad shows him that his teeth aren't just for chewing up cars—they're also for smiling and saying hello; arms can smash things, but also throw balls and give hugs.

And being small can be as much fun as being big!. Rhyming text and bright colorful pictures make this a fun book to read and reread. —Chris

available now, hardcover, Laurence King

When Bob the bird is teased for his skinny legs, he tries to change himself to fit in. Where will his efforts lead him? This affirming picture book is all about the power of art and being proud of who you are.

Nobody Likes a Goblin

by Ben Hatke

available in June, hardcover, First Second

There Is a Tribe of Kids

by Lane Smith

available now, hardcover, Roaring Book Press

One young boy’s adventure leads him to frolic with a parade of elephants, a smack of jellyfish, an unkindness of ravens, and plenty more. This expressive tale of whimsy from a Caldecott Honor author plays with language and joyfully tickles the imagination.

All Goblin needs is his cozy home and his friend, Skeleton. When a band of ‘heroes’ burst in and steal Skeleton, Goblin must save him!

But how does the world outside of his comfortable dungeon home feel about goblins? I could NOT stop laughing while following Goblin’s journey, and every turn of the page brought a fresh bout of the giggles. Hatke does not disappoint! –Hana

Follow Me!

by Ellie Sandall

available now, hardcover, Margaret K. McElderry Books

Follow the leader! The king of lemurs takes his clan on quite a journey through the trees, over the grass, and across the riverbed. The lemurs happily munch and chase and crunch, but watch out for the crocodile! Sandall’s illustrations are gorgeous and full of the kind of whimsy that had me ‘oohing’ the whole book through. Kids will love following the fun and quirky band of lemurs across the pages. –Hana

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

61

SHERMAN

ALEXIE

At the Mount Baker Theatre Join us for a special evening at the Mount Baker Theatre with Northwest favorite Sherman Alexie. He'll present his new picture book Thunder Boy Jr., featuring illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Yuyi Morales.

Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and performer. His works of fiction include the National Book Award winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Reservation Blues, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. In Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman’s debut picture book, he celebrates the special relationship between father and son. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, Sherman grew up in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He now lives in Seattle with his family. Like Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman was named for his father.

ALL AGES!

Tickets $5 - available starting June 10th at Village Books, the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, or online at mountbakertheatre.com.

Friday, August 5, 7pm, doors 6pm Part of the Booked At The Baker Series!

Barbara Jean Hicks, Kevin R. Wood and Ben Mann introduce

Once Upon a Parsnip Parsnips aren't the only vegetable in town. Join Little Red and Mr. Wolf on a madcap shopping spree through the marvelous Fairytale Market to find out why! This book is rhyming fun with no agenda–but if kids take away new ideas about good manners and healthy eating, don’t be surprised!

Join us in welcoming co-authors Barbara Jean Hicks, a.k.a. “Barbara Jean the Story Queen,” and Kevin R. Wood as they join illustrator Ben Mann to introduce this charming collaboration at Village Books in Fairhaven.

A Free Event!

Saturday, August 13, 4pm Friday, June 10, 10:30am

summer

FUN for KIDS 62

Summer 2016

The Magical World of Strega Nona

Purple Friday Story Time School's out! Join us for a special story time where we will celebrate everyone's favorite grandmother-witch, Strega Nona. Author not attending.

Building Community One Book at a Time

Some Kind of Happiness

by Claire Legrand

available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Finley Hart has a whole list of things she doesn’t want to talk about. The list includes (but is not limited to) her parents and the problems they pretend not to have, and being sent for the summer to grandparents she has never met. Her only getaway is the Everwood, a make-believe forest kingdom which soon becomes a reality.

In this new reality, the Everwood is dying, and Finley quickly realizes to save it, she will first have to save herself.

Five Children on the Western Front

by Kate Saunders

available in August, hardcover, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

For fans of E. Nesbit's classic 5 Children and It, you will find in Saunders' latest addition to the saga not just a continuation, but a true tribute to the story that Nesbit penned in 1902. The writing is consistent with the first books, maintaining the wit and integrity of Nesbit's story but this goes much deeper as the children are growing up on the eve of the first World War. The Psammead is back in all his self-centered cheekiness but it seems he has some amends to make for misdeeds as an ancient tyrannical ruler before he can rest. Truly delightful. —Claire

The Trials of Apollo:

Middle Readers Towers Falling

by Jewell Parker Rhodes available in July, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

This is another powerful story told by award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Deja’s new fifth grade teacher in Brooklyn begins the school year with a project about home and community, culminating in questions of where the two towers in their schoolroom window have gone. Born after 9/11, many young students have questions and are encouraged by their teacher to find their own way to the answers. The multi-cultural triumvirate of Deja, Ben, and Sabeen team up and show us how that single day in American history impacted us all, and continues to do so today.

I highly recommend this book for upper elementary school classrooms—it is a sensitive story with rich characters. –Laurie

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

by John Boyne

available in June, hardcover, Henry Holt & Company

It is 1935 and World War II is coming.

Pierrot has just become an orphan and now he must live with his aunt Beatrix— not in Paris, where he is from, but in a wealthy Austrian home where his aunt is a servant. The author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas presents the story of a young boy who finds himself under the wing of Adolf Hitler himself, in a world of secrets becoming increasingly dangerous.

The Hidden Oracle

by Rick Riordan

available now, hardcover, Hyperion Books

Apollo has been cast down from Olympus after angering his father, Zeus. Suddenly finding himself a normal teenage boy and, worst of all, mortal, Apollo must learn to survive in the modern world until he can regain his immortality. Where can he go for help? A place where demigods have been going for decades seeking safety. A place known as Camp Half-Blood.

The book you want hasn't been released yet?

Pre-order your copy today!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

What Elephants Know

by Eric Dinerstein

available now, hardcover, Hyperion Books

Nandu has grown up in the King’s elephant stable in Nepal under the watchful eye of Devi Kali, one of the wisest and most affectionate elephants in the stable. When the government decides to close the stable, Nandu must find a way to save not only the stable, but his family within it. Having done firsthand research in Nepal for years, Dinerstein certainly knows his stuff, managing to be informative without bogging down the story in this beautiful and poignant tale. You will be enthralled, and learn a great deal about elephants in the process. –Hana

Summer 2016

63

6

64

Summer 2016

Building Community One Book at a Time

Middle Readers Raymie Nightingale

by Kate DiCamillo

Wolf Hollow

available now, hardcover, Candlewick Press

A new Kate DiCamillo! You can’t read this brilliant author and not fall in love with her. In her newest tale, we follow Raymie Clarke, who has come to the conclusion that her father’s return to his family depends entirely on her. She will enter the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, she will win, and she will make him so proud he will have to come home. Raymie’s story quickly becomes one about friendship as she finds two friends to lean on in the wake of unanswerable questions. –Hana

by Lauren Wolk

available now, hardcover, Dutton Books for Young Readers

When a reclusive, rough looking, World War I veteran is believed to have kidnapped a vicious, bullying girl, only Annabelle believes he didn't do it. This is an intense story and definitely not a light read, it's almost reminiscent of To Kill A Mockingbird. This story is a powerful take on what the effect of war can do to a small community, children and adults alike. —Lauren

Thornghost

by Tone Almhjell

available in August, hardcover, Dial Books

An enthralling companion to The Twistrose Key, Almhjell’s newest tale follows Niklas Summerhill, a young boy watching his greatest fears and nightmares coming to life.

Niklas soon finds himself in a brand new land, one where animals walk and talk and claim to be deceased pets who were fiercely loved by a child in life. Thornghost is simply enchanting, and it can be read as a companion to The Twistrose Key, or easily stand on its own. –Hana

Staff Favorites Now in Paperback The Blackthorn Key

Firefly Hollow

available now, paperback, Aladdin

available in August, paperback, Atheneum

by Kevin Sands

Following a series of murders, an apothecary’s apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world.

by Alison McGhee

Firefly, Cricket, and Vole have unusual dreams, and they go against the teachings of their clans to achieve them.

The Curiosity House:

The Shrunken Head

by Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester available now, paperback, HarperCollins

In Dumfrey’s Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders, four orphans must find the thief who stole a valuable artifact in order to save their home.

The Lost Track of Time River Runs Deep

by Jennifer Bradbury

available in July, paperback, Atheneum

Twelve-year-old Elias is fighting a case of consumption at Mammoth Cave and finds himself fighting for escaped slaves travelling the Underground Railroad.

by Paige Britt

available now, paperback, Scholastic Press

Penelope dreams of being a writer, but her mother has every minute of her life scheduled! When she falls Wonderlandstyle into the Realm of Possibility, she finds there are more important things than a strict schedule.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

The War That Saved My Life

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley available now, paperback, Puffin Books

A Newbery Honor book following Ada and her younger brother as they are evacuated out of London to the English countryside during World War II.

Summer 2016

65

2016

Sunday, June 26, 9am-4pm

Register Today!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 26! The Write On! Teen Writers Conference returns this summer, offering a full day of inspiring and engaging writing workshops for teens ages 13-18, with a world-class faculty of writers and poets. Attendees will have the opportunity to work with authors from a variety of genres and disciplines in focused breakout sessions, and share their work in an open mic at the end of the day.

Join faculty members Robert Michael Pyle, Martha Brockenbrough, Keith Negley, Kevin Murphy, Nicole Persun, Laurel Leigh, Nick James, Roby Blecker, and Joel Gillman as they present sessions on every part of the writing process.

The Write On! Teen Writers Conference is presented in partnership with Whatcom Young Writers and Whatcom Community College. Registration is just $79.00. To register visit www.writeonconference.com, or call (360) 383-3200.

A Chance for Teen Writers to Learn, Write, and Network!

United Way of Whatcom County UnitedWayWhatcom.org

INCREASING CAPS & GOWNS Our focus on Education has helped to increase literacy for Whatcom kindergartners by 10%, a sure sign of future grads. United Way is about more than short-term charity for a few; we’re about building opportunity for everyone.

United Way of Whatcom County

66

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm UnitedWayWhatcom.org

Young Adult If I Was Your Girl

by Meredith Russo

available now, hardcover, Flatiron Books

In her debut novel, Meredith Russo creates Amanda Hardy, a smart, funny, wise-in-her-own-skin main character who has chosen to come live with her father after the full transition to her female gender has been completed.

The past year, full of bullying and physical attacks, is behind her. As Amanda forms her new life, we see strength in the face of prejudice and love in places one didn’t think it could be. This is an inspiring novel and a perfect companion book to the non-fiction book Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family. You won’t be able to forget this story anytime soon. –Laurie

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins

available now, hardcover, St. Martin's Griffin

Whether it’s the long, lazy days or the high heat, love is prone to blooming in the summertime. In Summer Days and Summer Nights, twelve bestselling young adult authors have come together to bring you twelve different summer love stories.

Soak up the sun and fall in love!

The Crimson Skew

by S.E. Grove

The Last Star The Final Book of the 5th Wave

by Rick Yancey

available now, hardcover, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Below a series of riddles lies a single truth, and Cassie is determined to find it in the thrilling conclusion to The 5th Wave. The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, and they came to save us. Do we save ourselves, or do we save what makes us human?

You Know Me Well

by David Levithan and Nina LaCour available in June, hardcover, St. Martin's Griffin

Two fabulous award-winning authors have teamed up in this newest novel, and boy, do they have a story to tell!

Mark and Kate have sat next to each other in class all year, but neither has ever spoken to the other. When they cross paths at the Gay Pride Parade, they spark an instant friendship and share an unexpected connection. Mark and Kate’s viewpoints alternate and crash together to create the pure joy and heartbreak that is You Know Me Well. –Hana

Thank you for your continued support.

We wouldn't be here without you!

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

available in July, hardcover, Viking Books for Young Readers

The conclusion to Grove’s brilliant Mapmakers Trilogy is finally here! It started with The Glass Sentence and comes to a close with this newest installment. Join Sophia and Theo on their separate journeys, and rejoice as the two paths once again finally meet.

I am both thrilled and incredibly sad to see this beautifully unique series come to an end. If you have not yet experienced the wonder of New Occident and the world beyond, do not hesitate a moment longer! –Hana

Young Adult Fantasy

The Lie Tree

by Frances Hardinge available now, hardcover, Harry N. Abrams

This book will keep you awake at night, with goose bumps crawling up the back of your neck. After escaping the rumors of the scientific community in Victorian England, the Reverend Sunderly has mysteriously died, leaving his daughter Faith his papers and a ‘special’ plant.

Kept in a dark cave, this tree grows exponentially when fed lie after lie, producing fruit that when eaten helps the liar to see the ‘truth’ of life. The dark paths this takes Faith on, and the host of characters she meets along the way, produce a spine-tingling tale. –Laurie

Summer 2016

67

68

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Fri & Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-7pm

Young Adult Review Committee

Lessons Learned Along the Way

by Claire McElroy-Chesson, Kids Programming Director at Village Books

I

t has been a year and a half since the first meeting of the Young Adult Review Committee here at Village Books and during that time, we have seen a few changes and I have learned many things. For those of you unfamiliar with what this stellar group of young people does, let me break it down for you.

We meet once a month in the readings gallery where I have young adult ARCs, or Advanced Reader Copies, of books for the teens to peruse. (ARCs are books that are distributed to bookstores by publishers in advance of the release date to the general public. This gives us an opportunity to preview books that will be coming out so that we can be prepared to tell our customers about them as they hit the shelves.) My teen reviewers are permitted to check out 4 books at a time and in exchange for this privilege, they owe me at least one review before the next time we meet the following month. These reviews can be found in every issue of the Chuckanut Reader, on the dedicated display in the store, and now on our brand new Facebook page (facebook. com/villagebooksyarc)!

But here’s the thing that surprised me. I had no idea how much these kids would teach me along the way. The original idea was that we could find out from teens what actually appeals to them, rather than passing along recommendations of young adult books that we on the staff enjoy. Don’t get me wrong. There are many folks on the Village Books staff who are gaga about YA. We have no shortage of reviews in that genre! But here’s the sad fact: we aren’t teens. As much as we may like to think that we can channel our inner 15-year-old and know what will appeal to adolescents, we aren’t always on the mark. So to better serve our customers, it seemed wise to go straight to the target group and find out just what they really want to read.

So here are a few things I have learned: 1. Covers matter. My group enjoys pointing out the terrible, cheesy cover art that publishers seem to think appeals to teens.

If a book has an awful cover, they will often pass over it. (O.K., I admit it. I do the same thing.) One member who shall remain nameless, prefers to read books with only red covers.

2. Clichés are totally transparent to this group. A favorite activity of theirs is looking through the ARCs and finding books with the most clichés in the synopses. i.e. Dystopian re-telling of a fairy tale with a romance and terminal illness thrown in.

Think of some examples. It’s fun!

3. These young people are extremely thoughtful about what they read and they have high standards regarding plot and character development and the quality of the writing. They can be pretty brutal in their criticism, which I love.

4. Books are still a lifeline for young people. These kids read even when they are swamped with homework, extracurricular activities, and life in general.

5. They are hilarious. The day they created a venn diagram of some popular YA books and the clichés found therein was one of the funniest conversations I have heard. Ever. (continued on next page) 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

YA RC .

.

.

.

Summer 2016

69

(Y.A.R.C. continued)

But probably the most important thing that I have learned from these teens is that despite their varying schools, ages, or backgrounds, their passion for reading is common denominator enough to make them comfortable with each other. Coming together to talk about books for one hour every month unites them in a way that I feel privileged to share. Jennifer Longo, author of Up to This Pointe and Six Feet Over It remarked after being our guest in February, "I could stay and hang out with this group of teens all day!" I couldn't agree more.

If you know of a teen who might be interested in joining the Y.A.R.C., please encourage them email me at claire@villagebooks.com.

YA RC .

.

.

.

Reading For Teens, By Teens Recommendations

The Lonely Ones

Queen of Hearts

available now, hardcover, Philomel

available now, hardcover, Harper Teen

Written in free verse, The Lonely Ones is a quick yet touching read. Attempting to make up for the lack of love in her family and friends, young Fain uses her imagination to go on adventures with her monster friends every night. As she slowly begins to be acknowledged by people other than her baby brother, she begins to realize that her nighttime ventures no longer satisfy her desire for true friendship. –Brynna K., age 16

Dinah is the princess of Hearts, first in line for Wonderland's crown. But when a shocking announcement is made about her family, she's thrust into Wonderland's mad political world full of secrets and lies. Colleen Oakes' retelling of the wellknown Lewis Carroll story centers on Wonderland's most famous queen. Queen of Hearts is Alice in Wonderland with a Game of Thrones flare that will leave you wanting more. –Emma W., age 19

Places No One Knows

Draw the Line

available now hardcover, Delacorte

available now, hardcover, Margaret K. McElderry's Books

by Colleen Oakes

by Kelsey Sutton

by Brenna Yovanoff

by Laurent Linn

Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff is the story of Waverly Candemnar, a hardworking straight-A student who finds out she possesses the ability to travel through her dreams. Marshall, a young man barely scraping by in school, has an entirely different perspective on life. The story follows the unlikely relationship of these adolescents and surprises the reader with unusual plot twists and a unique perspective of what defines young love.

—Hannah M. age 17

And I Darken

by Kiersten White

available in June, hardcover, Delacorte Press

In Draw the Line, an aspiring cartoonist named Adrian is a shy person who doesn't speak his mind or like drawing attention because of his reasonable fear of being bullied. After a hate crime directed at a fellow gay person takes place, Adrian decides that he should use his art to spread awareness about the hate crime despite his fear. This is an inspirational read where you can really see a lot of character development. –Kirsten N. age 15

Young Adults Recommend...

And I Darken, by Kiersten White, follows Lada Dragwyla, a princess who has been raised to be brutal and loyal, as she battles her way through the Ottoman Empire. By her side is her calm and gentle brother Radu, and Mehmed, their friend with his own claim to royalty. Lada must face betrayal, heartbreak, and even her own family in White's stunningly beautiful and richly imagined historical fiction novel. Perfect for fans of Throne Of Glass and The Young Elites, White's latest novel is not only her best, but one of the genre's best.

—Rosie T., age 16

70

Summer 2016

Fairhaven Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm • Building Fri & SatCommunity 10am-10pmOne • Sun Book10am-7pm at a Time

YA RC

Beware That Girl

by Teresa Toten

.

available now, hardcover, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten starts in the future, then it explains the past. Kate O'Brien has just started school, and is looking to be best friends with the "it" girl, Olivia Sumner. Olivia immediately sees Kate as not just being a friend, but an actual friend who is willing to look out for her. This book is about what friendship is supposed to be. It's also about lies and how secrets pull and break people apart. This book is a fantastic mystery and I recommend it to readers who enjoy surprises and are in want of a good book –Stephanie K. age 16

Young Adults Recommend...

.

.

.

The Crown's Game

by Evelyn Skye

available now, hardcover, Harper Teen

It’s hard to believe The Crown’s Game is Evelyn Skye’s debut novel. Set in an alternate Imperial Russia, this book shall take you on a wonderful roller-coaster ride of emotions. It was so good and surprising and painful that it’s hard to express in words just how much you need to read this book. The Tsar needs one enchanter to aid him against enemies, but what happens when there are two? A historic magical duel to the death called the Crown’s Game is held. The two enchanters are bound to compete, but when feelings get complicated, so does the game.

–Gretal M. age 16

Julia Vanishes

by Catherine Egan

Enter Title Here

available in June, hardcover, Knopf

by Rahul Kanakia

available in August, hardcover, Disney/Hyperion

Enter Title Here is the next reason you’ll stay up at night: a novel that will captivate teens and adults alike. Reshma Kapoor is a high school senior who knows what's up, but as she rounds out the college competition, things get complicated.

See, Reshma's used to tackling new challenges, but now she's promised the literary contract that'll get her the winning scholarship and her competitive spirit demands that she not only finish top in her grade but that she snuff out the rest. From the hordes of “unique” school stories, Enter Title Here is finally a singularly satisfying read. –Nich V. age 15

Julia Vanishes is about a spy infiltrating the household of rich and eccentric Mrs. Och. Julia is gifted with powers of invisibility, but she can’t fulfill her mysterious employers’ demands. Disappearing trees and werewolves in the basement don’t interest them. While posing as a housemaid is dull, everything’s spiced up by a murder, especially when the murders trail their newest houseguest.

Nothing is resolved at the end, as this is the first book in a series, but I’m in for the long haul—the plot is powerful fantasy, full of action and death. Gotta love supernatural murders and cynical orphans. –Haleh M., age 16

Back-To-School

The Brentley Binder Case

FIND ME IN PAPER DREAMS!

Made right here in Bellingham, the Brentley Binder Case is the perfect solution for students who need more storage than what a traditional binder provides. This 2-inch binder case is crafted with durable water resistant Traveler™ nylon that protects stored documents from the hazards of daily use. The 2-inch rings can hold up to 500 letter-size pages and its zipper closure keeps everything secure. The Brentley Binder Case also features a zipped interior pocket that holds pens, pencils and other small school supplies and a removable shoulder strap offers convenient carrying options.

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

71

GET HOOKED!

BELLINGHAM kids traverse June 26th

1 mi

1.5 mi

.5 mi

.25 mi

1 float

New This Year We have moved to Squalicum Creek Park! The course offers a 1 mi. Run winding through the park; the 1.5 mi Bike course is a mix of grass, dirt and compact gravel with some elevation gain; a .5 mi Obstacle Course is set-up on the field and offers a variety of challenges; the final leg is the .25 mi Team TREK to the Finish Line.

Our friends at Boundary Bay Brewery are joining in the fun and this year we will have Boundary & Mallard Root Beer Floats at the finish line.

Sponsors and Partners

Birch Equipment, Mount Baker Experience, Whatcom Talk, The YMCA, Bellingham Parks and Recreation, Greenleaf Bookkeeping and Accounting Services, Boundary Bay Brewery Bellingham KIDS Traverse supports the Stewardship and Education programs of Recreation Northwest

72

Summer 2016

Literature LIVE!

EVENTS

Saturday, June 11, 4pm DENISE FRISINO –Orchids of War

VB’s Literary Events Program

Additions & changes to this schedule will occur so check out

VillageBooks.com

to stay updated–or even better, let us come to you!

Register online for the Village Books eNewsletter!

JUNE Wednesday, June 8, 7pm Fiction JONATHAN EVISON –This is Your Life, Harriet Chance!

With Bernard, her husband of fifty-five years, now in the grave, seventy-eight-year-old Harriet Chance impulsively sets sail on an ill-conceived Alaskan cruise that her late husband had planned.

But what she hoped would be a voyage leading to a new lease on life becomes a surprising and revelatory journey into Harriet’s past. Jonathan Evison is the author of four novels, including The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving—the 2017 Whatcom Reads selection! See page 22 for more information about Whatcom Reads.

Thursday, June 9, 7pm HALIMAH BELLOWS –Champion Your Career: Winning in the World of Work

Looking for a career that brings you real fulfillment? Seeking work that aligns with your values and passions? Need help developing a job search strategy? For more than 20 years, Halimah Bellows has been helping her clients champion their careers and find their ideal jobs.

Friday, June 10, 10:30am KIDS! PURPLE FRIDAY STORY TIME featuring The Magical World of Strega Nona School's out! Join us for a special story time where we will celebrate everyone's favorite grandmother-witch, Strega Nona.

Author not attending.

Friday, June 10, 7pm Fiction!

POSTPONED DAVE ANDERSON –Spill A containership grounds on Turn Point in the San Juans, spilling its bunker fuel oil into Haro Straits. This exciting and inspiring story revolves around the characters’ heroic attempts to minimize the tarry oil’s detrimental effects on orcas, people, and the environment.

Fiction!

Before World War II explodes into the lives of Americans, a Japanese spy ring is active between Canada and Mexico along the West Coast. This new historical novel, from the author of Whiskey Cove, follows the men and women on both sides.

Saturday, June 11, 7pm Local Author!

DR. JOSEPH GARCIA –Dr. Joseph Garcia's Complete Guide to Baby Sign Language This important new book, the culmination of Dr. Garcia’s experiences as an educator and researcher, demonstrates 285 signs organized around 40 topics relevant to family life. Dr. Joseph has pioneered the effort to improve parent/infant communication since 1988.

Memoir, Sunday, June 12, 4pm Local Author!

EDNA WADE –Praise Names of Reuling: A Zulu Song

John and Eleanor Reuling were a newlywed young couple who arrived from America in 1927 to be teachers at the Congregational Adams Mission in South Africa. These letters, collected by their daughter Edna, tell their story.

Monday, June 13, 7pm ANDY STEVES –Andy Steves' Europe:

Travel!

City-Hopping on a Budget

This book picks up where crowdsourcing leaves off, providing what students, backpackers, and gap-year travelers need to know to get the most out of Europe’s top cities. Andy Steves grew up traveling Europe with his father, and now brings his tips and tricks to the next generation of adventurers. Andy Steves’ Europe: City Hopping on a Budget is an indispensable resource for student and budget travelers looking to finesse their backpacking skills and take on the continent one weekend at a time.

Wednesday, June 15, doors 6pm, show 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS –The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

Part of the Booked at the Baker Series!

For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our national parks, what they mean to us, and what we mean to them. Tickets $5.00—available at Village Books, at the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, or online at mountbakertheatre.com. Read an interview with Terri on pages 55-56. In partnership with Mt. Baker Theatre. Co-Sponsored by North Cascades Institute.

Unless otherwise noted, events take place in the Readings Gallery of Village Books in Fairhaven and are FREE.

Read more about these and other Lit Live! events at VillageBooks.com!

Keep turning for more events!

If you can’t make it to an event, just call us to arrange for autographed copies!

Summer 2016

73

BE A

LOCAL LOVER! Are you a local lover? Do you love Thinking Local First and supporting the local, independently owned businesses that make our community one-of-a-kind?

Check out these upcoming events and publications to enjoy the BEST of what our unique community has to offer!

MONTH OF JULY

Support our Independents the whole month of July!

Exercise your freedom to choose and make an extra effort to shop at local, independently owned businesses. Watch for fun events for the whole family in celebration or our locals!

JUNE 25

Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour & Festival One day only! This year’s tour features the best in green building and smart growth practices.

Choose from a self guided tour or a new behind the scenes VIP bus tour featuring in depth green building education, savory local lunch, hassle free transportation, and fresh brews!

We’re also teaming up with the Re Store for the second annual Sustainable Living Festival. This will be one fun filled day!

YEAR ROUND...

Where the Locals Go! Coupon Book is Back!

2016/2017

SAVE MONEY NOW!

COUPON BOOK

Save on the items you need and want from Locals.

$10

Buy this book now and make your money back in as little as one shopping trip!

SAVE MONEY NOW! Save on the items you need and want from Locals. The year’s book is packed full of savings on food, services, home improvement, entertainment and retail items. Each book costs only $10 and all proceeds support the Think Local First! program.

Choose local businesses Choos nesses taking taki action for a healthy hy community. community

www.sustainableconnections.og

FATHER’S DAY

4th Annual Bellingham Fête to benefit Sustainable Connections

Celebrate Local on Father’s Day!

Bellingham Fête is a new FUNdraiser for Sustainable Connections hosted by Wilson Motors. With live music on the big stage all day, car show, food trucks, local beer garden, art vendors and family fun, there is something for everyone at this FREE event on Sunday, June 19 (Father’s Day).

YEAR ROUND...

Whatcom Food & Farm Finder TREAT Your Tastebuds - Go where the locals go, pick up your free Food & Farm Finder and plan your next foodie getaway right here in Whatcom County!

Tour Tickets, Coupon Books and Food & Farm Finders all available at Village Books.

For more details visit www.sustainableconnections.org

Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.

74

Summer 2016

Literature LIVE!

EVENTS Thursday, June 16, 7pm JULIE TRIMINGHAM –Way Elsewhere

Events take place in the Readings Gallery of Village Books in Fairhaven and are FREE unless otherwise noted.

Local Author!

When the heart breaks, hit the road. In Way Elsewhere, an unnamed narrator ricochets from volcanos to bee hives, from sugarcane fields to glaciers, from friendship to chance encounters. This fictional, experimental travelogue defies genre as ardently as it embraces a perilous, wondrous world.

Friday, June 17, 5-8pm Fairhaven Summer Solstice Art Walk An annual summer tradition of community and art in Fairhaven! Wander the Fairhaven Historic District on the longest Friday evening of the year and take in a variety of local art exhibits and demonstrations featured in many of Fairhaven's galleries, shops and restaurants! Stop by Village Books where local author Robert Wright will be available to sign copies of his latest award-winning historical novel, Vahalla Revealed. Screenprinter extraordinaire Erin Boyd will be at Paper Dreams showcasing her latest Red Boots Designs!

Friday, June 17, 7pm Poetry, Local Authors!

Group Reading from the Anthology –All We Can Hold: Poems of Motherhood Collecting the work of over 100 poets from around the world, All We Can Hold is an honest and beautiful exploration of the language of motherhood from a variety of voices and experiences. Join us for a reading from All We Can Hold, featuring local and regional poets JESSICA GIGOT, KATHRYN HUNT, GAYLE KAUNE, ANNALEE DUNN, AND RACHEL MEHL. 36th Anniversary Two-Day

STOREWIDE SALE!

Saturday, June 18 Fairhaven 10am-10pm • Lynden 9am-8pm Join us as we celebrate 36 years of building community one book at a time with a storewide sale, at both our Fairhaven and Lynden locations. Receive 20% off most items throughout Village Books & Paper Dreams!

Sunday, June 19 Fairhaven 10am-7pm • Lynden 11am-5pm The sale continues at both our Fairhaven and Lynden locations. Receive 20% off most items throughout Village Books & Paper Dreams!

STORY TIMES

KIDS!

Fairhaven: Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10:30am Lynden: Wednesdays & Saturdays at 11am Join us in the kids section for a half hour of stories, songs, and movement as we read and get silly about books!

Thursday, June 23, Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm at Whatcom Community College THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR featuring The Rejections!

An evening of Literature and Rock & Roll with authors AND musicians Stephanie Kallos, Garth Stein, and Jennie Shortridge! Join us as we welcome The Rejections (and Trailing Spouses) to the Chuckanut Radio Hour to kick off the Chuckanut Writers Conference! Tickets $5 availabe now at Village Books & brownpapertickets.com. Read more on page 27.

Friday, June 24-Saturday, June 25 CHUCKANUT WRITERS CONFERENCE At Whatcom Community College The Chuckanut Writers Conference is a two-day conference featuring world-renowned faculty, presented by Village Books and Whatcom Community College. We invite you to take part in this unique event, one we hope you’ll remember for years to come. Registration for the Chuckanut Writers Conference is $279.00. To Register, visit chuckanutwritersconference.com/register, or call (360) 383-3200. Read more on page 25.

Sunday, June 26, 9am-4pm TEENS! Write On! Teen Writers Conference The Write On! conference is a full day event offering a variety of writing-related hands-on experiences, as well as keynote addresses and individual critique sessions—just for teens! This event is presented by Whatcom Young Writers and Village Books, and co-sponsored by Whatcom Educational Credit Union, and Peoples Bank. For more information and to register, visit www. writeonconference.com. Fee: $79.00. See page 66 for more information.

Monday, June 27, 7pm Open Mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience.

Wednesday, June 29, 7pm JOHN JAMES REID –The Goalkeeper

Poetry!

Join poet John James Reid as he presents his collection The Goalkeeper, in which he remembers his childhood in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, and pays tribute to his mother.

Thursday, June 30, 11am Open Book Chat with the VB Buyers!

Join three of our fantastic Book Buyers—Sarah, Joan and Jonica—as they discuss their favorite upcoming books. If you're wondering what to read next, don't miss this talk!

Thursday, June 30, 5:30pm Open Book Chat with the VB Buyers!

Couldn't make our 11am book talk? Don't panic...we're doing a pair of them! Join three of our fantastic Book Buyers—Sarah, Joan and Jonica—as they discuss their favorite upcoming books. If you're wondering what to read next, don't miss this talk!

Unless otherwise noted, events take place in the Readings Gallery of Village Books in Fairhaven and are FREE. Keep turning for more events!

If you can’t make it to an event, just call us to arrange for autographed copies!

Summer 2016

75

TUNE IN to hear selected

Literature Live! events

on your RADIO or computer!

KAVZ 102.5 FM , the Voice of the South Fork Valley, proudly broadcasts Lit Live programs four times a week Monday - Thursday at noon!

Hear more at KMRE 102.3 FM Mondays at noon!

Are YOU Receiving VB's eNewsletter?

Once a week, Village Books sends out an email newsletter packed full of store and book information including our latest LitLive! events, sale dates, and on occasion, store coupons! Twice each week, we provide Shelf Awareness for Readers book reviews. If you’re not currently receiving these updates and would like to, you may sign up in the store or, even easier, do it at VillageBooks.com today!

2016 Finalist for

BOOKSTORE PROUD & HONORED of the Year We Are Very

Congratulations to our friends at Books Inc.—headquartered in the Bay Area—for taking home the top honor.

76

Summer 2016

Literature

LIVE!

so far in

JULY

Monday, July 4 - Closing Early Village Books & Paper Dreams will close at 6pm in both Fairhaven and Lynden.

Thursday, July 7, 7:05pm VB Sponsors Bellingham Bells Ball Game!

On July 7th, we’ll be rooting on the Bellingham Bells as they take on the Kitsap Bluejackets at Joe Martin Field. It’s the Village Books sponsored game night, so you never know who might show up (keep an eye out for Waldo). Kids participating in our Summer Reading Challenge can receive two free tickets* to the game—see page 60 for details. See you at the Game!

July 18-22, 1-5pm AGES 9-12 Village Books Lit Camp!

KIDS!

Calling all young readers and writers from ages 9-12, this exciting new camp is just for you! Each day of the week has a specific beloved book as its focus and all of that day's activities will be inspired by its respective book. Registration closes July 16.

Space is limited. Go to villagebooks.com for more information.

Wednesday, July 20, 7pm Poetry!

TESS GALLAGHER & LAWRENCE MATSUDA –Boogie-Woogie Crisscross These poems developed via e-mails exchanged between Tess Gallagher and Lawrence Matsuda over a number of years. The resulting collaboration is a poetry jam session where they trade and borrow images, and run riffs on each other’s poems in a responsive, competitive, and lighthearted way.

Saturday, July 23, 10am-5pm FAIRHAVEN STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL on the Village Green!

It's time once again for the Fairhaven Steampunk Festival! Don your finest and meet us on the Fairhaven Village Green for a day of revelry and merriment with featured Steampunk authors, musical guests the Nathaniel Johnstone Band, and vendors from far and wide.

Additions & changes to this schedule will occur so check out VillageBooks.com to stay updated–or even better, let us come to you!

Register online for the Village Books eNewsletter!

Sunday, July 24, 4pm Memoir!

SLYVA KELEGIAN –God Spelled Backwards God Spelled Backwards traces actress Sylva Kelegian's journey from reluctant New York dog adopter to passionate animal rescuer in Hollywood. Her story reveals what one determined woman can accomplish in the hope that, one day, man’s best friend will be treated as such.

Saturday, July 30, 6:30pm - Midnight!

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY for HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Join us as we celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II—the script of the new play that continues the Harry Potter story. Participate in activities, watch the movie Labyrinth on the Fairhaven Village Green, and get the book right when it's released at midnight! Preorder your copy today.

Sunday, July 31, 11am-2pm - LYNDEN RELEASE PARTY FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Can't make it Saturday? Throw on your cape, grab your wand, and join us as we celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II—the script of the new play that continues the Harry Potter story. The party will include fun activites and treats!

Sunday, July 31, 2pm Party with Waldo! Find Waldo in Fairhaven Celebration

All Ages

Join us at Village Books for a celebration to wrap up our Fairhaven “Find Waldo Local” program. We’ll play games, give out prizes to those who participated in the 25-store search, eat treats, and find a real live Waldo hiding in our store! Come in your red stripes and glasses, and ready to have a good time.

Monday, July 25, 7pm Open Mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience.

Ongoing Opportunites at Village Books • VB Reads Book Groups (see page 10) • VB Writes Writing Groups (see page 21)

Village Books hosts multiple book and writing groups in the Fairhaven store. These groups are open to anyone in the community and are free to attend. Find details at villagebooks.com.

• Chucknaut Writers Workshops & Classes

Presented in partnership with WCC Community & Continuing Education, these programs are designed to inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey. See page 22 for information on upcoming summer classes!

Unless otherwise noted, events take place in the Readings Gallery of Village Books in Fairhaven and are FREE. Keep turning for even more events!

If you can’t make it to an event, just call us to arrange for autographed copies!

Summer 2016

77

so far in August 1-5, 1-5pm Camp Village Books

AUGUST AGES 7-10

so far in

KIDS!

Join Village Books staff member Claire, as she leads each day of themed activities with hands-on projects, outdoor activities, and field trips around Fairhaven and Bellingham.

Registration closes July 30. Space is limited so go to villagebooks.com for more information and sign up today!

Friday, August 5, doors at 6pm, show at 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham SHERMAN ALEXIE –Thunder Boy Jr. Part of the Booked At The Baker Series!

Join us for a special evening at the Mount Baker Theatre with Northwest favorite Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and Blasphemy. He'll present his new picture book Thunder Boy Jr., featuring illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Yuyi Morales. Tickets $5: available June 10 from Village Books, the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, or online at mountbakertheatre.com.

Tuesday, August 9, 7pm SCOTT BROWN Active Peace: A Mindful Path to a Nonviolent World

Saturday, August 13, 4pm BARBARA JEAN HICKS, KEVIN R. WOOD & BEN MANN KIDS! –Once Upon a Parsnip Parsnips aren't the only vegetable in town. Join Little Red and Mr. Wolf on a madcap shopping spree through the marvelous Fairytale Market to find out why! This book is rhyming fun with no agenda–but if kids take away new ideas about good manners and healthy eating, don’t be surprised! Barbara Jean Hicks, a.k.a. “Barbara Jean the Story Queen,” also penned the gleeful Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli and the Frozen companion book A Sister More Like Me. Kevin R. Wood works for Seattle Public Schools, making reading and writing as much fun as possible for students learning English. Ben Mann's paintings can be found in stores, restaurants and public venues throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties.

Once Upon a Parsnip, his first picture book, is a longtime dream come true.

Chuckanut Writers

Join us for this fun and informative preview of our Fall Chuckanut Writers Classes! Presented by Village Books and Whatcom Community College, Chuckanut Writers is a series of writing classes, seminars, and conferences will inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey.

Monday, August 29, 7pm Open Mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience.

78

Summer 2016

Saturday, September 3, 7pm ROBERT BROCKWAY –The Empty Ones

Urban Fantasy!

The Empty Ones is the funny and frightening follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Unnoticeables. Brockway's compelling blend of urban fantasy and horror follows Carey and Randall in 1970s London and Kaitlyn in the present-day Southwest, where our protagonists discover that the gear cult is using the angels to destroy humanity. Robert Brockway is a Senior Editor and columnist for Cracked.com.

Thursday, September 15, 7pm MARGARET WILLSON –Seawomen of Iceland Seawomen of Iceland is a glimpse into the lives of vibrant Icelandic women who have braved the sea for centuries.

Based on extensive historical and field research, Margaret Willson allows the seawomen's voices to speak directly with strength, intelligence, and above all, knowledge of how to survive.

Friday, September 16, 7pm A WhaMemWriMo Celebration PART 1 with the Red Wheelbarrow Writers!

September is Whatcom Memoir Writing Month! Celebrate with a pair of readings featuring local writers!

Scott Brown has long asked the big question of “Why do we do so much violence to ourselves, others, and the Earth?” In Active Peace, he identifies the belief in separateness as the root cause and skillfully weaves together the essentials needed to move beyond separateness.

Sunday, August 28, 4pm Chuckanut Writers Fall Course Preview and Information Session

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 17, 7pm A WhaMemWriMo Celebration PART 2 with the Red Wheelbarrow Writers!

Join the Red Wheelbarrow Writers for a second memoir reading featuring even more great local writers, in celebration of Whatcom Memoir Writing Month!

Sunday, September 18, 4pm ANGELA BOYLE –Awesome Possum, Volume II:

Slide Show!

A Natural Science Comic Anthology

Awesome Possum, a natural science comic anthology, is curated by local artist Angela Boyle. This anthology includes twenty-two emerging and established authors/artists from across North America and India. Come hear the stories about nature that bloom on these pages—shockingly diverse in subject and type, from strictly scientific to pleasingly personal.

Monday, September 26, 7pm Open Mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience.

There is no charge for most Village Books Literature Live events. Event costs are offset by customer book purchases; in order to maintain our robust program, we urge you to purchase those event books that interest you.

Thank you for supporting Literature Live Events!

Unless otherwise noted, events take place in the Readings Gallery of Village Books in Fairhaven and are FREE.

Building Community One Book at a Time

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • villagebooks.com

Summer 2016

79

1200 11th St. Bellingham, WA 98225 360.671.2626 www.VillageBooks.com Whatcom County’s Favorite Bookstore since 1980 Building Community One Book at a Time

INTRODUCING...

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 20 LYNDEN, WA

LOCATED IN THE OLD WIN’S DRIVE-IN BUILDING!

FAIRHAVEN’S FAVORITES

EST. 2014

NOW FEATURED AT ROCKET DONUTS: