The Chuckanut Reader - Fall 2018

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MEET THE AUTHOR! Coming Soon...

Ray Troll

Leif Enger Marissa Meyer Anne Lamott Terry Brooks Jan Brett

Hank Green

Erin Hunter and many more!

VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3

A Magazine for the Northwest’s Most Avid Readers

“Peace is a burrito, wonderful but sometimes hard to hold together�

- Solvay, Age 10, Columbia Elementary

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by Sept. 25,

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Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center Presents:

Building Peace with Poetry

Hey YOUth! Write a poem and submit it to the Youth Peace Poetry Contest!

Submit to whatcomdrc.org/peaceful-poetry-youth-contest/ OR mail poem to 13 Prospect St, Ste 201, Bellingham, WA 98225

Format ideas: Song/rap lyrics, spoken word, slam poetry, creative writing, storytelling

Th Ho eme i pe d col , cou eas: lab r or age c comonne ation , mu ction , em nicat , pat io hy n,

Recognition!!

Poetry reading at Village Book s, and the WDRC Peace Builder Awards Dinner

The vision of the WDRC is for Whatcom County to be a community in which

Partnering with

people approach conflict in creative and healthy ways.

Village Books is proud to partner with the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center to support local youth poets.

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Dear Reader,

If you’ve been to our Fairhaven store in the past few months, you’ve likely experienced at least one of our many changes. There’ve been so many, we’ve dubbed this the Season of Metamorphosis. (Paul just adores big words!) It began May 26th with the installation of our new Mark Twain bench that we featured in the previous issue. Since then, the bench has proved a favorite photo op. Further improvements to the exterior of the buildings included a paint job and the replacement of Paper Dreams' front windows – both were much-needed structural changes. Come by and see the new colors that were inspired by a popular palette back when the building opened in 1891 as the Fairhaven Cash Grocery. Inside the store, all the noise and dust coming from the café space on the mezzanine were evidence of progress at Evolve Chocolates + Café (see page 29). We've also added new tables in the Writers’ Corner thanks to The RE Store's Revision Division, this season’s Round It Up partner (see page 59). More unobtrusive but no less impactful, our Publishing Division has been hard at work improving and expanding our services – stay tuned for upcoming announcements. Additionally, we’ve just hired 11 new bright-eyed and eager employees. Yes, we’ve been busy! Another good word that comes to mind is agrypnia.

Although the changes have been many, all of what you love about Village Books and Paper Dreams remains the same. To continue with our gaudiloquence, this fall we're bringing an amazing line-up of authors to Bellingham including Ray Troll, Hank Green, Terry Brooks, Erin Hunter, Marissa Meyer, Leif Enger, and Anne Lamott. In addition to a plethora of regional and local authors, we are hosting Book Group Mixers in Fairhaven and Lynden (see page 7) and speaking out for the freedom to read during Banned Books Week (see page 9).

We know we couldn’t do any of this without your ongoing and celeberrimous support, Dear Reader! Thank You.

– Paul, Sarah, Kelly

and the Entire Village Books and Paper Dreams Family

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& Paper Dreams The Chuckanut Reader • Fall 2018

Publisher: Village Books and Paper Dreams Design: Kelly Carbert Contributors: Hana Boxberger, Stephanie Douglas, Hannah Emory, Kelly Evert, Paul Hanson, Sarah Hutton, Claire McElroy-Chesson, Buck Meloy, Laura Ogg, Laura Picco, Abbie Schollmeier, Lauren Sommer, Mary Vermillion, Terri Weiner, Cindi Williamson, Hayden Winn Cover: Artist Ray Troll will visit Village Books in Fairhaven on September 20 to present his new book Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline.

Content except art & book covers ©Village Books 2018 Printed by the Lynden Tribune on paper made from 50% post-consumer waste. browse & shop anytime!

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In This Issue...

Kids! Enter the Youth Peace Poetry Conest Dear Reader International Day of Peace Celebration Book Group Mixer – Everyone Invited!

Read a Banned Book Nancy Pearl Returns for the Literacy Breakfast Fiction, Sci-Fi, and Mystery Books & Reviews All Things Writing Hello from Evolve Chocolate + Café Cooking and Plants Check out the FIsherPoets and Seafeast All Things Lynden The Chuckanut Radio Hour Upcoming Shows Current Events Biography, History, Art Books & Reviews Get Out & Explore Get into Nature and Science Mind & Body, Humor, and Poetry Round It Up for The Re Store What Whatcom Was Reading Jan. - June, 2018 Great Reads and Activites for Kids, Teens, Parents Literature Live! Author Events at VB

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Join Us!

Save the Date!

Sunday, November 11

Annual

Fairhaven

SIDEWALK

Village Books and Paper Dreams

Pre-Holiday

Open House Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for our festive annual open house at Village Books and Paper Dreams! You'll get a jump on your holiday shopping while enjoying

Saturday, September 1, 10am - 5pm Enjoy special offers throughout the district! From 10am-5pm, household, gift, art, clothing, recreation, and many other items will be offered at special pricing from nearly every establishment in Historic Fairhaven during the annual district-wide Sidewalk Sale!

• special offers • product demonstrations • tasty samples • and the always-anticipated book walk on this day of celebration and fun.

Fairhaven Fourth Friday Art Walks Take a monthly art walk through Historic Fairhaven!

With the sponsorship of the Historic Fairhaven Association, a group of local artists have come together to create the Fourth Friday Art Walk. Each month a new group of artists will be featured at participating businesses. Stop by Village Books to say hi and to check out our featured artist in the Readings Gallery.

A tradition of community and art in Fairhaven!

Mark your calendars for 5-8:30pm Fridays, September 28, October 26, and the kickoff of WINTERFEST 2018 - November 23

Village Books & Paper Dreams

HONORING VETERANS Monday, November 12

This Veterans Day (observed) we are offering a storewide 20% off discount for active military and veterans with I.D. at both Village Books and Paper Dreams locations. Thank you for your service.

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Saturday, September 15 Have fun with your friends and compete, or stop by and cheer on the Village Books Speed Readers in this beloved community event. The Traverse supports the stewardship programs of Recreation Northwest. Go to recreationnorthwest.org for more information. See you there!

Fairhaven Store Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm • Sunday 10am-7pm

Whatcom Peace & Justice Center marks 15th annual

International

Day of Peace Celebration

Friday, September 21, 2018

"Violent Past s, Peaceful Fut ures"

6-9pm at The Majestic - 1027 North Forest, Bellingham, WA

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n 1982, the United Nations declared September 21 an annual worldwide, 24-hour cease-fire to envision what the world can look like without weapons, violence, and oppression. In solidarity, hundreds will gather in Bellingham for the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center’s 15th annual International Day of Peace celebration, "Violent Pasts, Peaceful Futures" from 6-9 pm, Friday, September 21 at The Majestic, 1027 N. Forest in Bellingham. Village Books and Paper Dreams is proud to once again sponsor this community tradition.

The evening’s events include music of love and struggle and the presentation of the Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker Award. The award has been given annually since 2005 to a local peacemaker whose life's work is in the spirit of Howard Harris, one of the founders of Bellingham's peace vigil. The original keynote speaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, unfortunately had to cancel due to health issues. A new speaker will be announced soon.

Back for its second year (and this time, with more food!) a falafel and dessert buffet will be served from 6 -7pm. Guests can pay for dinner on a sliding scale of $5 - $20, depending on their ability to pay. Proceeds benefit the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center.

Come and break bread with your community.

Twenty community organizations will be on hand during the dinner hour to connect with you. Village Books will be at the event to sell books; 10% of book sales that evening will be donated to the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center.

The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center works to create a voice for peace and social justice in Whatcom County through partnerships with local community and religious organizations, direct action, public witness, and education on alternatives to violence and war. We call on our government and society to disavow policies of violence and seek a culture of peace.

Drink & Dine for Peace

For more information visit whatcompjc.org

Can't attend the celebration on International Day of Peace?

You can still take part in the day!

On Friday, Sept. 21, when you dine out at Brandywine Kitchen, Cafe Akroteri, The Mount Bakery, Camber on Holly, Culture Cafe at Kombucha Town, Fairhaven Stones Throw Brewery, or The Daisy Cafe, you'll be supporting the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center! These beloved local restaurants are taking part in the first-ever Drink & Dine for Peace, donating a portion of the day's sales to WPJC.

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City Club

Proudly telling stories about the people, businesses and organizations doing good things around Whatcom County

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

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AR E I NVITE D U O Y to VB’s Fall Book Group Mixer

Tuesday, October 23, 5:30pm

at Evolve Chocolate + Café on the Mezzanine Level of Village Books in Historic Fairhaven — Bellingham

A night of books and babble!

Thursday, October 25 at 5:30pm

in the Lobby of the Inn at Lynden adjacent to Village Books and Paper Dreams in Lynden - 430 Front St.

This October, Village Books will have a treat for all members of book groups and clubs. For one night in each of our locations, we'll host a pair of our Book Group Mixers. Join the party for drinks, cheese, discussion, and much mirth and merriment. Owners Sarah, Paul, and Kelly willLynden: be in October 18th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Fairhaven: October 19th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. attendance along with many invaluable VB Reads leaders. They will dish on Libations!

Literature!

What more could one want? favorite books, the world of literature at large, and anything the evening may (Locations TBD) bring. You don't have to be in a book group to attend – everyone is invited.

Libations! Literature! What more could one want? Attendance is free, with Alec Foote some refreshments provided.

Go to VillageBooks.com for more information

Village Books LOVES The RE Store Revision Division!

Head up to the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven and see the repurposed tables in the Writers Corner and in Evolve Chocolate + Café! You can support The Re Store this fall by rounding up and donating your change (see pg 59 ).

YOU DON’T READ BORING BOOKS. DON’T SETTLE FOR BORING FURNITURE.

Hand-crafted furnishings from reclaimed materials.

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

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

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

Call 360-599-6827 or visit ennw.info for advertising information.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 – JANUARY 6, 2019

Martin Johnson Heade; Cattleya Orchid, Two Hummingbirds and a Beetle, c.1875 – 1890; Oil on canvas; 24 x 31.5 x 4 in. framed. Courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.67. Photography by Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

80 artworks exploring the beauty of biodiversity, wildlife in peril, and creative solutions to revitalizing habitats.

WHATCOM MUSEUM www.whatcommuseum.org

The Festival is free and open to the public.

Bring your own seating and enjoy a full day of jazz, blues, and latin music.

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Building Community One Book at a Time

September 23 - 29, 2018

READ A BANNED BOOK BANNING BOOKS

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SILENCES STORIES

anned Books Week 2018, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, is Sept.

23-29. The 2018 theme, “Banning Books Silences Stories,” is a reminder that everyone needs to speak out against the tide of censorship.

Since 1990, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has recorded more than 10,000 book challenges. A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curriculum. About half of all challenges are to material in schools or school libraries, and one in four are to material in public libraries.

OIF estimates that less than one-quarter of challenges are reported and recorded.

The most challenged and/or restricted reading materials have been books SPEAK for children. Even if someone’s motivation to ban a book is well intentioned, the results are harmful to OUT! free speech. “Challenges such as these are censorship because they are an attempt to remove books from circulation, denying someone’s freedom to choose and to think for themselves,” says Village Books co-owner Kelly Evert.

“In the case of children’s books, we believe parents should be the ones to decide which books their child should read.”

Banned Books Week has reminded us that while not every book is intended for every reader, each of us has the right to decide for ourselves what to read, listen to, or view. Help us celebrate our freedom to read by buying a banned book. You’ll find them proudly displayed in special in-store displays during Banned Books Week.

Top Challenged Books of 2017 The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 354 challenges to library, school and university materials in 2017.

Of the 416 books challenged or banned in 2017, the Top 5 Most Challenged Books are 1. Thirteen Reasons Why

by Jay Asher Originally published in 2007, this international bestseller has resurfaced as a controversial book after Netflix aired a TV series by the same name. This YA novel was challenged and banned in multiple school districts because it discusses suicide.

2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie Consistently challenged for acknowledging issues such as poverty, alcoholism, and sexuality, this National Book Award winner was challenged in school curriculums because of profanity and situations that werest deemed sexually explicit.

3. Drama by Raina Telgemeier This award-winning, graphic novel was challenged and banned in school libraries because it includes LGBT characters and was considered “confusing.”

Saturday, September 1 10am - 5pm

This critically acclaimed, multigenerational novel was challenged and banned because it includes sexual violence and was thought to “lead to terrorism” and “promote Islam.”

5. George by Alex Gino Written for elementary-age children, this Lambda Literary Award winner was challenged and banned because it includes a transgender child.

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4. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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Literacy Matters Join us for the 15th Annual

LITERACY BREAKFAST Featuring Author & NPR Commentator

NANCY PEARL

Thursday, November 8 7 - 9am Bright and Early!

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ach year, Whatcom Literacy Council helps hundreds of adults in Whatcom County build their iliteracy skills and move forward in their lives. The funds raised at the Annual Literacy Breakfast help make that possible.

This year’s Literacy Breakfast will be held on Thursday, November 8, at 7am at Settlemyer Hall in the Campus Center building at Bellingham Technical College. The witty and wonderful Nancy Pearl will be back again this year to share her thoughts on some of the best reads available. Village Books will be on hand selling books donating a portion of sales to the WLC. Seating is limited so go to whatcomliteracy.org to register soon.

You can also call 360-752-8678 or email events@whatcomliteracy.org for more information. This is a fundraiser, and guests will be asked to make a donation. Proceeds are used to fund literacy programs right here in Whatcom County.

The Whatcom Literacy Council

Volunteer Recruitment Session

Wednesday, September 12, 5-5:45pm in the Lecture Room

Change a Life.

Become a Tutor.

NOTE Advance registration of $11 is required to hold a seat.

Go to whatcomliteracy.org to register (after Labor Day).

Interested in volunteering as a tutor?

Change someone's life by tutoring 3 hrs/week. Come hear a short presentation on volunteer opportunities with the Whatcom Literacy Council.

at the Bellingham Public Library

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

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FICTION

MEET THE AUTHOR! Virgil Wander

by Leif Enger

available in October, hardcover, Grove Press

Leif Enger was once a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio where, I imagine, he refined his ear for story, character, and language. In his first novel in 10 years and 17 years after his bestselling debut Peace Like a River, Enger’s gifts remain strong.

In charming, often masterful writing, he crafts a tale – equal parts mystery, fairy tale, and love story – of an endearing movie house owner, the down-and-out community he loves, and the eccentric characters who live and pass through the town tucked away in the upper Midwest. Curl up and spend time with Virgil Wander. He’s excellent company. –Mary

LEIF ENGER

Saturday, October 20, 7pm Village Books is thrilled to welcome Leif Enger back to Fairhaven! His debut novel, Peace Like a River, has long been, and continues to be, a staff favorite. Join us for one or both of the events we've planned with him: 5:30pm PRIVATE RECEPTION in Evolve Chocolate + Café on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven. Tickets available now – find details at villagebooks.com.

7pm PUBLIC READING & SIGNING in the VIllage Books Readings Gallery.

This FREE event is open to all!

Vox

The Lost Queen

available now, hardcover, Berkley

available in September, hardcover, Touchstone

On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. Soon women are not permitted to hold jobs. Girls are not taught to read or write. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words each day, but now women have only one hundred to make themselves heard. But for her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice.

The Lost Queen possesses elements similar to epic series like Outlander and A Song of Ice and Fire – rich characters, compelling narrative style, and a plot line immersed in turbulent times. I fell into the story immediately with its mixture of historical detail and fantastic elements. Plus, my heart belongs to Scotland through and through so reading this novel was a grand experience.

–Hannah

by Christina Dalcher

If You Leave Me

by Crystal Hana Kim

available now, hardcover, William Morrow & Co.

Historical fiction fans, rejoice! Set in South Korea in 1951-1967, If You Leave Me is a deeply engrossing novel told through multiple narrative voices. Four young refugees are forced to make tough choices with results they cannot predict, and how to choose between love and security is chief among them.

I especially recommend this book for fans of Pachinko, but anyone who enjoys deep, sweeping sagas with rich characters will love it. –Stephanie

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by Signe Pike

The Reservoir Tapes

by Jon McGregor

available now, hardcover, Catapult

"On the heels of his Man Booker Prizelonglisted Reservoir 13, McGregor brings readers back to that novel's English Midlands village, subtly shining new light on the novel's central mystery: the disappearance of 13-year-old Becky Shaw. [...] As a standalone, the novel is quietly consuming, but as a companion to Reservoir 13, it serves as an exquisite elaboration on the mysterious characters that are the heart of both novels."

–Publishers Weekly review

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by Paulo Coelho

A Philip Marlowe Novel

available in September, hardcover, Knopf

by Lawrence Osborne

available now, hardcover, Hogarth

Lawrence Osborne is a great read for me because of his meticulously beautiful descriptions of international locales — like armchair travel with a psychological thriller thrown in! This time he takes on Mexico with this noir thriller starring the classic character Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is restless in his retirement in Baja, and takes up the case of Donald Zinn, a man possibly murdered for his insurance money. But is he really dead or on the lam? –Laura P.

The Prague Sonata

by Bradford Morrow

available in September, paperback, Grove Press

In The Prague Sonata, a young musicologist seeks to solve the mystery behind an 18th century sonata manuscript. Magisterially evoking decades of Prague’s tragic and triumphant history, from the First World War through the soaring days of the Velvet Revolution, and moving from postwar London to the heartland of immigrant America, The Prague Sonata is both epic and intimate, evoking the ways in which individual notes of love and sacrifice become part of the celebratory symphony of life.

The Dinner List

by Rebecca Serle

available in September, hardcover, Flatiron Books

At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. What if that dinner was to actually happen?

When Sabrina Nielsen arrives at her 30th birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also her favorite professor from college, her father, her ex-fiance, Tobias, and Audrey Hepburn. As the appetizers are served and conversation begins, it becomes clear that there’s a reason these six people have been gathered together. The Dinner List grapples with the definition of romance, the expectations of love, and how we navigate our way through it to happiness.

Oh, and of course, wisdom from Audrey Hepburn. Delicious but never indulgent, sweet with just the right amount of bitter.

Bon appetit.

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Hippie

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Drawing on the experience of his own life, bestselling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to re-live the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. In Hippie, he tells the story of a Brazilian man, Paulo, and Karla, a Dutch woman in her twenties, who share a journey of self-discovery aboard the Magic Bus, as it travels from Amsterdam to Kathmandu in 1970.

Lake Success

by Gary Shteyngart available in September, hardcover, Random House

Barry Cohen is a successful Wall Street hedge fund manager and life is great, until it's not. He is being pushed out of his job, his wife doesn't love him any longer, and his son has been diagnosed with autism.

He goes on an ill-planned road trip by Greyhound bus to find himself and meet up with an old girlfriend, bringing his angst and fine watch collection with him.

Sea Prayer

by Khaled Hosseini available in September, hardcover, Riverhead Books

A powerful book written by Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city’s transformation into a deadly war zone.

The Shakespeare Requirement

by Julie Schumacher

available now, hardcover, Doubleday

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in this hilarious sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, Dear Committee Members. Once more into the breach…Lord, what fools these mortals be! Julie Schumacher proves the point and makes the most of it in this delicious romp of satire.

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The Labyrinth of the Spirits

Bitter Orange

available in September, hardcover, HarperCollins

available in October, hardcover, Tin House Books

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The internationally acclaimed author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting series finale — a heart-pounding thriller and nail-biting work of suspense which introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco’s Spain.

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

by Imogen Hermes Gowar available in September, hardcover, HarperCollins

One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah’s trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold Jonah’s ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned — the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead. Imogen Hermes Gowar, Britain’s most-heralded new literary talent, stuns with this spellbinding novel of a merchant, a mermaid, and a madam — an unforgettable confection that explores obsession, wonder, and the deepest desires of the heart with bawdy wit, intrigue, and a touch of magic.

Foe

by Iain Reid available in September, hardcover, Gallery/Scout Press

Iain Reid is quickly becoming master of the twist. For his second novel, Foe, Hen and Junior are introduced to Terrance – an employee of OuterMore who breaks big, life-changing news to them.

What follows will have you questioning everything, suspecting everyone, and the answer may blow your mind like it did mine. –Abbie S.

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by Claire Fuller

Make a cup of tea, find your favorite blanket and corner on the sofa, and be ready to stay there until you have finished this book. This is a gothic, psychological story that will take hold of you. Bitter Orange is a mystery that starts in the attic of Lyntons, a dilapidated English country mansion. We are introduced to Frances who sees Cara and Peter from the peephole beneath a floorboard. The three find themselves in an entangled life full of lies and longing. Claire Fuller is a masterful storyteller who writes in a psychic, mind-bending style reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Daphne du Maurier, and Sarah Waters. Fuller's characters stay with you well after you have finished the book and have left all the lights on in the house throughout the night. –Kelly E.

Melmoth

by Sarah Perry

Gothic

available in October, hardcover, Custom House

For centuries, the mysterious darkrobed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice has fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters — and now, in Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow up to The Essex Serpent, it is heading in our direction. Spanning several continents and centuries, Melmoth is a masterpiece of Gothic storytelling.

Perry delivers an incandescent and breathtakingly original exploration of the clash of faith and reason; the tension between obligation and reserve; love’s boundless gravity and the terror of engagement. Yet Melmoth is a massive step forward, too, a novel of greater ambition, depth and immediate resonance than anything Perry has written before.

Killing Commendatore

by Haruki Murakami

available in October, hardcover, Knopf

The much-anticipated new novel from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of 1Q84 and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, Killing Commendatore is an epic tour de force of love and loneliness, war and art — as well as a loving homage to The Great Gatsby — and a stunning work of imagination from one of our greatest writers.

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VB Reads...

Book Groups

Village Books Groups are Open to Everyone Join us!

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

Living With Meaning This book group aims to learn and share perspectives on what makes a meaningful life. Join us in the Readings Gallery the 1st Wednesday of the month at 2pm

Motherhood by the Book

General Lit

Discuss books from a variety of genres with Cindi at 7pm the 1st Monday of each month in the VB Readings Gallery.

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

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

Bellingham Mysterians

Mystery Book Group 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 sub-categories and micro-niches.

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

Lynden Front Streeters Join VB staff members at 6pm on the last Thursday of each month in the Waples Room in the Inn at Lynden.

Good books, good people, good times! Join us.

This group meets the 3rd Monday of the 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.

Engaged Citizens Book Group Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at noon in the Readings Gallery. 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.

Regional Cookbooks & Cooking Lit

Join Caprice Teske from the Bellingham Farmers Market and Mary Vermillion from Village Books at 4pm on the 1st Wednesday of each month on the mezzanine at Village Books in Fairhaven to explore the wonders of food. Guest chefs and farmers Authors do not usually attend VB Reads will often attend!

VB Reads book groups are open to anyone in the community. Those who attend are eligible for a 15% discount on that group's selections. All groups with the exception of the Lynden Front Streeters meet at Village Books in Fairhaven.

Each month, VB's Book Group Coordinator sends out a fantastic e-newsletter, specifically geared for book groups.

Sign up for this newsletter at villagebooks.com or by emailing bookgroups@villagebooks.com.

New!

A Year of Reading Kingsolverly Join us the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Readings Gallery for a limited run open book group that will

delve into the amazing books by Barbara Kingsolver culminating in a discussion of Unsheltered in November of 2019. The first meeting is November 13, 2018. See page 15 for details.

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

Contact bookgroups@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 e-newsletter.

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A Year of Reading KINGSOLVERLY Unsheltered

by Barbara Kingsolver available in October, hardcover, Harper

Long awaited, we have a new book by author extraordinaire, Barbara Kingsolver. And she delivers again with this new book. Willa is the matriarch of the Knox family, caring for her aging and cranky father-in-law, her teen daughter, son and his new baby, and encouraging her husband who is working long hours as a professor. Despite all the hard work and education and being middle class in America their house is falling down around them and they cannot keep up with the bills. Willa decides to investigate the history of her home and finds a kindred spirit from 1880, Thatcher Greenwood. A science teacher, Thatcher finds himself under scrutiny as he is told not to tell the exciting new theories published by Charles Darwin. Beautifully written, Unsheltered is the story of two families, in two centuries, trying to deal with changing shifts in cultures. With uncertainty there is always the bond of human spirit, and a shelter we can find within each other. –Kelly E.

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Barbara Kingsolver BOOK GROUP We at Village Books have been huge fans of Barbara Kingsolver's writing since The Bean Trees was published in 1988 and became an instant classic. Through the years, her books have received critical acclaim and won multiple awards — too many to list here!

In celebration of the release of Barbara Kingsolver's newest novel, Unsheltered, on October 16th, 2018, Village Books introduces a limited-run open book group that will delve into the rich history of her past books on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, culminating in a discussion of Unsheltered in November of 2019. Each discussion will be facilitated by one of Village Books' many booksellers or by a special guest. Come to one or join us for all 12 as we enjoy a Year of Reading Kingsolverly!

Join us for our inaugural meeting

Tuesday, November 13, 5:30pm in the Writer's Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven where we will discuss

THE LACUNA In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities.

The Silence of the Girls

Other Titles Include • The Poisonwood Bible • Animal Dreams • Prodigal Summer • Flight Behavior • Small Wonder • Animal Vegetable Miracle

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• High Tide in Tucson • Pigs in Heaven • The Bean Trees • Unsheltered • Homeland and Other Stories

FICTION

by Pat Barker

available in September, hardcover, Doubleday Books

This story is an entire world, constructed in incredibly vivid detail, alive and potent, with a beating mystical heart at the center of it. Based on Homer’s Iliad, The Silence of the Girls is a femaledriven narrative that underscores the wreckage of war, invokes the strange twists of fate, and showcases the power of womankind to endure. To read it is an honor; it is the best book I’ve read in quite a bit. –Hannah

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

by Hiro Arikawa

available in October, hardcover, Berkley

With his crooked tail — a sign of good fortune — and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.

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Katerina

by James Frey available in September, hardcover, Scout Press

I loved this story because it captured the feeling of Paris as a city, the struggle between hope and despair that comes with being young, and the nostalgia of years gone by and precious things lost.

I felt like I was living this book as I read it because the thoughts and feelings Frey captures were so touchingly real and communicated some of my exact impressions about life.

This one is an existential trip, fulfilling and heartbreaking.

–Hannah

Ultraviolet

by Suzanne Matson available in September, hardcover, Catapult

Suzanne Matson’s stirring new novel, Ultraviolet, is about three generations of women, set largely in the American West during much of the 20th century. This is a lyrical novel of great emotional depth; the author recognizes both the drama that is within every existence and the strengths and fragilities of our relationships with others. She shines a brilliant light on the complexities of marriage, motherhood, aging, and the end of life.

Lethal White

by Robert Galbraith available in September, hardcover, Mulholland Books

The fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series from the international bestselling author Robert Galbraith! When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.

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The Caregiver

by Samuel Park

available in September, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Mara Alencar’s mother Ana is the moon, the sun, the stars. Ana, a struggling voiceover actress, is a brave and impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl. This arrangement begins to unravel when Ana becomes involved with a rebel group attempting to undermine the city's police chief, who rules over 1980s Rio de Janeiro with terrifying brutality. When Mara is forced to escape, she emigrates to California where she becomes a caregiver to a young woman dying of cancer.

Told with vivid imagery and subtle poignancy, The Caregiver is a story that asks us to investigate who we are — as children and parents, immigrants and citizens.

Pick up or pre-order your copies today!

Transcription

by Kate Atkinson

available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown and Co.

A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty by the bestselling author of Life After Life. In 1940, 18-yearold Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers. Ten years later, now a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of the best writers of our time.

The Masterpiece

by Fiona Davis

available now, hardcover, Dutton

Grand Central Terminal once served not only as a temple of travel but also as the home for the Grand Central School of Art, where (mostly male) artists lived bohemian lives with the prestigious school at their center. In Davis' story, a sole female teacher, Clara Darden, struggles to make her way as an artist in a decisively male-dominated world.

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Righteous : An IQ Novel

Mystery FICTION

by Joe Ide

available in September, paperback, Mulholland Books

In this follow-up to the smash hit IQ, a case takes Isaiah Quintabe and his volatile, dubious sidekick, Dodson, to Vegas, where Chinese gangsters and a terrifying seven-foot loan shark are stalking a DJ and her screwball boyfriend. If Isaiah doesn't find the two first, they'll be murdered.

Awaiting the outcome is the love of IQ's life: fail, and he'll lose her. With even more action, suspense, and mind-bending mysteries than Isaiah's first adventures, Righteous is a rollicking, ingenious thrill ride.

The Witch Elm

by Tana French

available in October, hardcover, Viking

Mycroft and Sherlock

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse

Available in October, hardcover, Titan Books

The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. It is 1872, and a series of gruesome murders is the talk of London. Mycroft Holmes — now 26 and a force to be reckoned with at the War Office — has no interest in the killings; however, his brother Sherlock has developed a distasteful fascination for the macabre to the detriment of his studies, much to Mycroft’s frustration.

Toby, a happy-go-lucky charmer, takes refuge at his family’s ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden — and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed.

"A brilliant new work of suspense from the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years.”

–Washington Post

Love a Good Mystery?

Join the VB Reads Mystery Book Group Meetings are the 3rd Monday of each month at 7pm in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven.

Graphic Novels Anne Frank’s Diary : The Graphic Adaptation

by Anne Frank, David Polonsky available in October, hardcover, Pantheon

Adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, and authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel, this is the first graphic edition of The Diary and includes extensive quotation directly from the definitive edition. It remains faithful to the original, while the stunning illustrations interpret and add layers of visual meaning and immediacy to this classic work of Holocaust literature.

Kingdom/Order

by Reid Psaltis

available now, paperback, Secret Acres

Is it “reading” if there are no words?

I say yes. Get ready for the strangest, most intriguing graphic novel you’ve ever not-read. With breath-taking art and well-placed scribbles, follow the journey of a nameless, directionless man searching for his place in the world as he detaches from modern society. Purely through visual art the story unfolds, and with every "read" new interpretations and messages can be found. What will you uncover from his journey? –Abbie S.

Kindred : A Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Octavia Butler, illustrated by John Jennings, adapted by Damian Duffy available now, paperback, Abrams ComicArts

More than 35 years after its release, Kindred, Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking science fiction classic, continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of humanity caused by slavery in the United States, and its complex and lasting impact on the present day. Adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings, this graphic novel powerfully renders Butler’s mysterious and moving story, which spans racial and gender divides in the antebellum South through the 20th century.

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hardcover The Wildlands

The Winter Soldier

available in September, hardcover, Counterpoint

available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown and Co.

by Abby Geni

FICTION

by Daniel Mason

After a tornado demolishes the McCloud home and leaves four siblings orphaned, the eldest, Tucker, abandons his sisters and disappears. On the three-year anniversary of the tornado, a cosmetics factory nearby is bombed, and the lab animals trapped within are released. Tucker reappears, injured from the blast, and seeks the help of his young sister Cora. She becomes her brother’s unwitting accomplice, taking on a new identity while engaging in acts of escalating violence. The Wildlands is another remarkable literary thriller from critically acclaimed writer Abby Geni, and not one to miss!

By the international bestselling author of The Piano Tuner, a sweeping and unforgettable love story of a young doctor and nurse at a remote field hospital in the First World War. From the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front; from hardscrabble operating rooms to battlefields thundering with Cossack cavalry, The Winter Soldier is the story of war and medicine, of family, of finding love in the sweeping tides of history, and finally, of the mistakes we make, and the precious opportunities to atone.

The Boy at the Keyhole

by Stephen Giles

available in September, hardcover, Hanover Square Press

Samuel can't figure out what happened to his mother. She vanished in the night without saying goodbye, leaving him with the housekeeper, Ruth. The story is that his mother has gone to America yet with only vague, sporadic postcards from her, he begins to think that something sinister may have happened. The tension between the two grows as Samuel questions Ruth about his mother's whereabouts and reaches a fever pitch at the very end. What happens is shocking. If you like Sarah Waters and Shirley Jackson, this book is for you. –Claire

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A Kind of Freedom

by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton available now, paperback, Counterpoint

Long listed for the National Book Award, named a New York Times Notable Book, and now available in paperback, A Kind of Freedom is an urgent novel that explores the legacy of racial disparity in the South through a poignant and redemptive family history. This is the author's debut novel – it is ingeniously told and not a book to miss.

Citadel

by Jack Remick

Forest Dark

by Nicole Krauss available now, paperback, Harper Perennial

Forest Dark is a novel complex enough that it probably takes a second reading to fully understand it. Meandering and introspective, it’s so full of Kafka lore and references that it’s no surprise when it becomes Kafka-esque itself. Though not intended for casual readers, it’s immensely well-written and rewarding, a book as ripe for dissection and study as much it is to be appreciated for its narrative. –Stephanie

available now, paperback, Quartet Global

Women in the 21st century are being pushed backward, losing hard-fought rights and freedoms. Highlighting this dangerous trajectory, Jack Remick’s timely and mindbending novel Citadel asks: what if women were in control? Remick’s complex and haunting story challenges readers to think about choices, humanity and our future as a species.

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Join us for a FREE EVENT with author

Jack Remick Saturday, October 13, 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

Fairhaven Store Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm • Sunday 10am-7pm

FICTION FICTION paperback FICTION Magdalena Mountain

by Robert Michael Pyle

Join us for

The Chuckanut Radio Hour featuring naturalist and author

available now, paperback, Counterpoint

At last, the great naturalist has written a novel! And it's nothing short of what we would expect from him. The cast of characters includes a butterfly, a Pagan monk, and a woman who believes she is the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene. It's a stunning portrait of place and people converging, of love, nature and Pantheism, and a reconciliation of the Magdalene story. All of these are set alongside the life cycle of the Erebia Magdalena, a black butterfly. Simply beautiful. And for the first time ever, Robert Michael Pyle will be our guest on the Chuckanut Radio Hour in October! –Claire

The End We Start From

by Megan Hunter

available in September, paperback, Grove Press

A s Lo n d o n is sub m e rg e d b e l ow floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child, Z. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place. The story traces fear and wonder as the baby grows, thriving and content against all the odds. Now available in paperback, this book is a lyrical vision of the strangeness and beauty of new motherhood, and a tale of endurance in the face of ungovernable change.

Robert Michael Pyle Thursday, October 18, doors/music 6:30pm In the Heiner Theater at WCC

Tickets $5: available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com. Receive a free ticket with the pre-purchase of Magdalena Mountain With Musical Guest, Lindsay Street!

Improvement

by Joan Silber

available now, paperback, Counterpoint

One of our most gifted writers of fiction returns with a bold and piercing novel about a young single mother living in New York, her eccentric aunt, and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them. A novel that examines conviction, connection, and the possibility of generosity in the face of loss, Improvement is intricately woven together, with narrative twists and turns as surprising and unexpected as the lives all around us. Improvement is Silber’s most shining achievement yet.

Anna's Home

by Rosalind Spitzer available now, paperback, Peccadillo Publishing Join us for a FREE EVENT with poet

Rosalind Spitzer Friday, September 21, 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

Check out our

Literature Live event schedule on pages 73-78 and mark your calendar so you don't miss out!

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I love historical fiction, particularly when it's about the Pacific Northwest AND when it's by a local author.

Anna's Home fits all of these criteria and it does not disappoint. Based on personal letters, journals, and extensive research, Spitzer has woven a story of a daughter of Swedish immigrants who leaves her family in Minnesota to start life with her pastor husband in the Washington territories. Fans of Annie Dillard and J.L. Oakley will love this portrait of our region and will delight in the attention to detail that Spitzer has provided.

Don't miss her event at Village Books in Fairhaven on Friday, September 21. –Claire

Pre-order your book now and we'll call you the day it's released!

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Terry Brooks

Meet the Author!

Terry Brooks has long been the grandmaster of fantasy. The author of more than 30 books, almost all New York Times bestsellers, he has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. Now he turns his hand to science fiction filled with what his readers love best: complex characters, extraordinary settings, exciting action, and a page-turning story. Through it, Brooks reimagines his bestselling career yet again. Join us in welcoming him to Village Books in Fairhaven.

Futuristic Thriller!

Available Oct. 2 - Pre-order your copy today!

Wednesday, October 3, 7pm

Street Freaks It begins with a dire call – right before his father disappears and his skyscraper home's doors explode inward.

"Go into the Red Zone. Go to Street Freaks," his father directs Ashton Collins before the vid feed goes suddenly silent. The Red Zone is the dangerous heart of mega-city Los Angeles; it is a world Ash is forbidden from and one he knows little about. But if he can find Street Freaks, the strangest of aid awaits human and barely human alike. As Ash is hunted, he must unravel the mystery left behind by his father and discover his role in this new world. Street Freaks is the kind of thrilling futuristic story only New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks can tell.

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Tour Featuring

HANK GREEN! October 6, 7pm

We are thrilled to be one of only 12 cities to host Hank Green on his tour promoting his novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. He was so pleased with his Bellingham experience while on tour with his brother John on John's Turtles All the Way Down tour in 2017 that he has chosen Bellingham as his only Northwest stop.

In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green — co-creator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow — spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.

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WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

by Hank Green

Available September, hardcover, Dutton Books

I’m not at all surprised that this book is full of humor and wit; what else would you expect from vlogbrothers co-creator Hank Green? He’s crafted a unique heroine in April May who unwittingly stumbles upon a giant robot sculpture (who she calls Carl) that is definitely more than it appears. There is so much social commentary woven into the core of this story: our use and obsession with social media, group polarization, celebrity and fame, and much more. On top of all that, it's a pageturning mystery and wow, what a cliffhanger! –Lauren S.

Tickets $28 - include a signed hardcover copy of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing! Available and going fast at Village Books in Fairhaven, WWU’s box office (360-650-6146), and online at tickets.wwu.edu

The Sisters of the Winter Wood

Science Fiction/Fantasy

by Rena Rossner

available in September, hardcover, Redhook

What I loved most about this book was not only the fairytale-esque story, which is enchanting on its own, but that its core is about sisterhood, family, and navigating one’s own path in the world.

I found it refreshing that Judaism plays a huge role for the sisters in this tale, but unlike many others, it's not about the Holocaust! Told in alternating chapters of prose and verse, the language captured Liba and Laya perfectly and made for a really enjoyable read. An impressive debut from an author I’ll keep my eyes out for in future! –Lauren S.

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett available now, hardcover, Crown

The first in an incredible new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Divine Cities trilogy. In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a thief must join forces with the town’s only honest cop to stop a ritual that will kill thousands — and threatens to make their home a battleground between ancient evils.

Perfect for fans of Scott Lynch’s The Lies of Locke Lamora!

Blackfish City

by Sam J. Miller

availbale in October, paperback, Ecco

After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city’s denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod new way of living, however, the city is starting to fray along the edges — crime and corruption has set in, vast economic inequality spawns unrest, and a new disease called “the breaks” is ravaging the population. Blackfish City is a remarkably urgent — and ultimately hopeful — novel about political corruption, organized crime, technology run amok, the consequences of climate change, gender identity, and the unifying power of human connection.

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Science Fiction/Fantasy The Spaceship Next Door

by Gene Doucette

Record of a Spaceborn Few

available in September, paperback, John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books

(Wayfarers #3)

by Becky Chambers

When a UFO lands in a field in Sorrow Falls, Massachusetts, it puts the whole world in uproar, but three years later, the mysterious ship still hasn’t done anything! Sixteen-year-old Annie Collins knows everyone in town and all their secrets. Can she figure out what the heck this alien craft is up to? And why are town members acting so strangely? –Laura P.

available now, paperback, Harper Voyager

What the Hell Did I Just Read

by David Wong

The third outing in Becky Chambers Way farers series is a sor t of anthropological look at the quaint human culture of the Exodus fleet, told from the perspective of aliens, “grounder” humans, and Exodans alike.

When one of the ships in the fleet is destroyed in a freak accident, the Exodans are faced with a dilemma: when your universe is filled with helpful aliens and unpopulated planets, is there any reason to carry on living in space? –Laura P.

Rosewater

available in September, paperback, St Martin’s Griffin

Bestselling author David Wong takes readers to a new level with this dark comic horror, set in the world of John Dies at the End. While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shapeshifting entity from another dimension snatching local children, the gang realize there might actually be something weird going on. Together they will navigate a hilariously convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own incompetence, attempting to uncover a terrible truth they'd be better off not knowing. “Equal parts terrifying and darkly comedic in his writing, David Wong will be remembered as one of today’s great satirists” (Nerdist).

Time’s Convert

by Tade Thompson available in September, paperback, Orbit

Rosewater is a community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry and the helpless — people eager for a glimpse inside the dome for a taste of its rumored healing powers. Kaaro has seen inside the biodome, and doesn't care to again — but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realization about a horrifying future. The start of an award-winning, cutting edge trilogy set in Nigeria!

Dracul

by Deborah Harkness available in September, hardcover, Viking

by Dacre Stoker, JD Barker

Set in contemporary Paris and London, and also in the American colonies during the upheaval that exploded into the Revolutionary War, this is a sweeping story that braids together the past and present. A passionate love story and a fascinating exploration of the power of tradition and the possibilities for change, Time’s Convert will delight fans of the All Souls trilogy and all readers of magic, the supernatural, and romance.

available in October, hardcover, G.P. Putnam’s Sons

The prequel to Dracula, and a riveting novel of gothic suspense inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula’s true origins but Bram Stoker’s — and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.

Pre-order your book now and we'll call you the day it's released!

Enjoy Speculative Fiction? Check out the VB Reads Speculative Fiction Book Group Meetings are the 3rd Monday of each month at 7pm in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven.

Go to villagebooks.com for a full list of VB Book Groups and what they're all reading!

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WRITERS find

Community and Encouragement at 8th Annual Chuckanut Writers Conference

by Mary Vermillion, Village Books Marketing Director

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n powerful addresses that bookended the June 22-23 Chuckanut Writers Conference, Washington state Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna and legendary writing instruc-

tor and author Natalie Goldberg urged participants to have the courage and discipline to share their stories. Presented

by Village Books and Whatcom Community College, the eighth annual conference was held on Whatcom’s campus and in Fairhaven.

In her conference opening, Castro Luna said: “… Writing is hard. And not because of the innumerable considerations: the grammar rules, word choice, syntax, rhyme, line breaks, story arches, character development, plot outlines. No, writing is difficult because it demands that the writer come to it fully – no hiding behind linguistic pyrotechnics.

Writing demands that we tell the truth. Our individual truth whatever that may be at the time we sit down to write.”

Castro Luna, who immigrated as a child with her family from El Salvador, acknowledged the difficulty of overcoming self-doubt. “Of course, between the murmur and the page there stands a myriad of things that may make it difficult for one to order words on a page,” she said. “This is something I struggle with every single day: Fighting the internalized No!” Thankfully, Castro Luna’s belief that she had a story to tell overcame her internal critic. She describes how poetry encouraged her to bravely tell her truth in her beautiful poem "As Such to Be Chosen" (on this page). In craft-focused workshops and plenary sessions, she and other members of the conference’s incredible faculty encouraged participants (continued on page 24) Shop 24/7 at villagebooks.com

As Such To Be Chosen Claudia Castro Luna Washington State Poet Laureate (2018-2020)

She had always been there trailing me with scent of musk and torn book take me in, she said one day with a bark once command and twice seductive plea I felt her rough coat, every inch of her wild her fluorescent eyes giving away nothing, the fierceness of her canine teeth panic swept me and I leapt best to hug familiar territory the way a toddler holds on to her mother’s skirt but she followed me up one year, down the next nipping my ankles, sleeping at my feet splicing my dreams with her untamed lease she stayed on until I let her in I let this dog that walked away from wolf enter me whole, fur, tail, jaw she’d long known that I belong to it – not the other way around Poetry nuzzled me away from self-pity be animal, she said and returned me to the wilderness inside myself where flowers are words that hang from trees tortillas are halos, and over moist ground lyrics grow scattered and unattached.

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(continued from page 23) to do the same. Many conference participants also scheduled one-on-one pitch sessions with visiting agents or participated in pre-conference master classes that offered intense instruction on specific aspects of writing technique and practice.

“You don't have to be nervous about (writing). You just have to relax and be present and your whole body takes it in. … It's about keeping your hand moving and entering the lineage of writers by our physical act of doing it.”

– Natalie Goldberg

In a pre-conference reading at Village Books and in her closing address, Goldberg, author of the bestselling Writing Down the Bones and 14 other books, reminded writers that in addition to having the courage to share their story, they must also develop a writing practice. After inviting the audience to sit and meditate for 5 minutes, Goldberg said to the quiet theater of 200-plus people: “You don't have to be nervous about (writing). You just have to relax and be present and your whole body takes it in. … It's about keeping your hand moving and entering the lineage of writers by our physical act of doing it.”

She continued: “What really matters is practicing. ... You have to pick up the pen and write. ... There's no such thing as writer's block. All there is is you physically doing it. It's an athletic activity. You practice.” (Listen to Goldberg’s full speech at chuckanutwriters.com.)

The Chuckanut Writers Conference has grown into an essential gathering for writers seeking community, inspiration and wise counsel. Mark your calendar for the 2019 conference, June 21-22 on WCC’s campus and in Fairhaven. Watch chuckanutwritersconference.com or the conference’s Instagram or Facebook page accounts for updates.

Save the date for the 2019 conference: June 21-22

VB Writes... Village Books Groups meet in the Writers' Corner

on the mezzanine level of VB unless otherwise noted

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.

Poetry I 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 5:30-7pm

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

Non F tiction & Memoir 1st & 3rd Sundays, 3-5pm

Prompts

Fiction I

2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6-8pm

Fiction II

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8pm

2nd & 4th Mondays, 4-6pm

The Nooksack River Writing Group - In Lynden 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 10-11am - group meets in the Waples Room at the Inn at Lynden.

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.

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Chuckanut Writers COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Conferences, classes, and retreats for your writing life

Village Books and WCC Community & Continuing Education offer a variety of classes and seminars as part of our collaborative writing program, Chuckanut Writers. These programs are designed to inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey. Check out these upcoming classes: • How Sweet It Is with Jay S. Nahani Sunday, September 30, 10am - 4pm at WCC (1 session) $75

• The Open Road: Writing Poems of Travel and Reflection with Barbara Bloom Saturday, October 20, 9am-4pm at WCC (1 session) $89

• Writing Children's Books with Rebecca Van Slyke Tuesdays, October 2 - 23, 6-7:30pm at WCC (4 sessions) $89

• Poetry as Memoir with Barbara Bloom Saturday, October 27, 9am-4pm at WCC (1 session) $89

• Copyediting for Yourself & Others with Roby Blecker Thursdays, October 4 - 25, 6:30pm - 9pm at WCC (4 sessions) $145 • Writing as a Spiritual Practice with Roby Blecker Saturday, October 6, 9:30am - 4:30pm at WCC (1 session) $89 • Other Voices, Other Rooms: Writing the Persona Poem with Barbara Bloom Saturday, October 13, 9am-4pm at WCC (1 session) $89 • Hybrid Nonfiction: The Lyric Essay with J.R. Lara Mondays, October 15-November 5, 6-8pm at WCC (4 sessions) $115

Reserve your space today at

whatcomcommunityed.com You can also register by calling 360-383-3200.

Note: additions and changes may occur.

• Work In Progress Guided Critique Group: Fiction and Nonfiction with Brenda Wilbee Tuesdays, October 30-November 13, 6-8:30pm at WCC (3 sessions) $115 • Threads and Themes: Discovering the Why of Your Memoir with Geoffrey Bankowski Thursdays, November 1 - 8, 6-7:30pm at WCC (2 sessions) $45 • The Creative Article: Quickest Way To Publication with Brenda Wilbee Thursdays, November 1-15, 6-8:30pm at WCC (3 sessions) $115 • New York, New York: Understanding The Big 5 Publishers with Spencer Ellsworth Saturday, November 3, 10am - 12pm at WCC (1 session) $29 • Poetry Workshop: Cinnamon Words with J.R. Lara Sunday, November 4, 10:30am-12:30pm at Village Books (1 session) $29 • Writing the Body Whole with Jay S. Nahani Sunday, December 2, 10am - 4pm at WCC (1 session) $75

More classes on pages 26 & 27

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Seeing the World Through Poetry Series with Jeremy Voigt Tuesdays, October 2 - 23, 6-9pm at WCC (4 sessions)

Don’t Wait Too Long!

Take all four workshops in this series and SAVE! $159 "See That I See" Tuesday, October 2, 6-9pm at WCC (1 session) $45

Chuckanut Writers classes are self-supporting and require a minimum number of students to run. Unless we hear from you in time, we may be forced to cancel a class you were planning to take due to low enrollment. Please register early.

How to Get Out of a Poem Tuesday, October 9, 6-9pm at WCC (1 session) $45 Risk Assessment Tuesday, October 16, 6-9pm at WCC (1 session) $45 The Violence Within/The Violence Without Tuesday, October 23, 6-9pm at WCC (1 session) $45

The Writer’s Toolbox: Fiction Join Roby Blecker for this series of practical exercises that will provide you with tools for your writing toolbox. Series can be taken as a whole, or you can select from the individual workshops to suit your needs and schedule. Each class runs from 9:30am - 4:30pm with a lunch break from 12 - 1pm at WCC - Foundation Building. Individual classes $89 ea. or take all six workshops for $450.

Building Strong Characters

Working with Story and Plot I

Wednesday, October 10, $89

Wednesday, October 31, $89

Writing Compelling Dialogue Wednesday, October 17, $89

Creating Evocative Settings, Atmosphere, and Mood Wednesday, October 24, $89

Chuckanut Writers

Working with Story and Plot II Prerequisite: Working with Story & Plot I.

Wednesday, November 7, $89

Maximizing Your Uniqueness as a Storyteller Prerequisite: one or more of the preceding workshops in The Writer’s Toolbox Series to receive the greatest value in this final class.

Wednesday, November 14, $89

Visit whatcomcommunityed.com or call 360-383-3200 to reserve your space today.

Draft No. 4 : On the Writing Process

by John McPhee

WRITING

available in September, paperback, Graywolf Press

Draft No. 4 is a master class on the writer’s craft. In a series of playful, expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he has gathered over his career and has refined while teaching at Princeton University, where he has nurtured some of the most esteemed writers of recent decades. McPhee offers definitive guidance in the decisions regarding arrangement, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and he presents extracts from his work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny. In one essay, he considers the delicate art of getting sources to tell you what they might not otherwise reveal. In another, he discusses how to use flashback to place a bear encounter in a travel narrative while observing that “readers are not supposed to notice the structure.

It is meant to be about as visible as someone’s bones.” The result is a vivid depiction of the writing process, from reporting to drafting to revising — and revising, and revising.

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Chuckanut Writers

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WhaMemWriMo

Write your Memoir in September!

There is no time like the present. September is your opportunity to turn your memories into memoir. Join all of Whatcom County in the 4th annual WhaMemWriMo: Whatcom Memoir Writing Month, presented by Chuckanut Writers and Red Wheelbarrow Writers.

What do you do? Commit to writing 1,666 words a day for the month of September. 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.

Get Inspired!

WhaMemWriMo Workshop Series As a part of the 4th annual Whatcom Memoir Writing Month, this series of weekly workshops will help you along the way as you turn your memories into memoir.

All classes will take place in the Village Books Readings Gallery from 5-6:30pm on Thursdays, September 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.

September 6: Cami Ostman "Four Essential Practices for Successful Memoir Writing" September 13: Laura Kalpakian "Writing Dialogue in Memoir" September 20: Nancy Canyon "Bringing Memoir Alive Through a Sense of Place"

September 27: Jennifer J. Wilhoit "Journeying Through Emotions in Memoir Writing"

Chuckanut Writers

Visit whatcomcommunityed.com for registration information

So Much Depends Upon....

by Red Wheelbarrow Writers

ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH Friday, September 14, 7pm AND Saturday, September 15 at 7pm

Join us for TWO evenings of literature, refreshments, and sparkling entertainment as Bellingham’s Red Wheelbarrow Writers launch their second community written and edited anthology, So Much Depends Upon… This new work highlights a collection of 32 local writers in memoir and short fiction.

The Red Wheelbarrow Writers offer classes, contests, monthly Happy Hours, and are co-founders of Washington Memoir Month. New writing, new faces, and new voices are always welcome!

GET T WRITE T

Subscribe to the Village Books

Just Write! eNewsletter FH: 360.671.2626 • LY: 360.526.2133 • villagebooks.com

Our monthly newsletter gives tips for every stage of writing — from craft to publication to presentation. Hear from local and national writing gurus and keep abreast of VB events, workshops, classes, and conferences for writers.

How? Go to villagebooks.com and click on the "Sign Up for our Weekly eNewsletter" icon.

When you receive the confirmation email, follow the link to update your profile and check the box next to "Just Write!"

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Fairhaven Store Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm • Sunday 10am-7pm

It’s open!

IT’S OPEN!

After months of dreaming and planning, hammering and sanding, we’re thrilled to welcome you to the new Evolve Chocolate + Café at Village Books in Fairhaven. Evolve’s owners – Chef Christy Fox and Shannon Fox – led the loving renovation. This dynamic duo is bringing their inspired vision, delicious food, and inventive beverages to the café tucked among the bookshelves and overlooking the Village Green. We couldn’t be more excited! Meet Chef Christy Fox and Shannon Fox of Evolve Chocolate + Café.

read. eat. repeat.

With two laughing wives on the mezzanine…

IF Gandhi was a chef, he would cook the change you wish to see in his food.

IF Lewis Carroll was a chef, he would transform the menu six times before tea time.

IF Leo Tolstoy was a chef, he would cook an epic 20-course meal.

We write uniquely, as do we cook. Chef Christy Fox has a knack for combining daring ingredients to create the most impressive meals you’ve ever eaten.

One of the SAVORY food items on Evolve Chocolate + Café’s menu is a Forager Rillettes – confit of locally sourced rabbit, mushrooms with house-made cacao and cardamom crackers, blueberry mustard and pickled veggies. It’s a perfect pairing with a celebratory prosecco or a toprated Oregon pinot noir. (We recommend: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking, by Anthony Bourdain, hardcover, Bloomsbury) For the SIP portion of the menu, Christy has embraced the medicinal properties of turmeric and utilized it to the max in her kitchen. The popular pick-me-up drink Chilled Awakening with turmeric, ginger, coconut oil, coconut milk and espresso leaves you clear-eyed and ready for whatever lies ahead. The mesmerizing jewel-tone color of local favorite KUMA turmeric liqueur spawned EC+C’s specialty cocktail Kumosa, gently muddled candied ginger, topped with sparkling wine that leaves your palate fresh and zingy. Both drinks pair nicely with a chopped baby green salad with avocado, tomato, Whatcom Blue cheese, salt cured egg, carrot ginger dressing and cacao nibs.

(Check out 101 Amazing Uses For Turmeric: Reduce Joint Pain, Soothe Your Stomach, Make a Delicious Dinner, and 98 More!, by Susan Branson, paperback, Familius) SWEET is not always last – at EC+C it can be applied to any meal preparation … along with our beloved chocolate truffles, chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream, just to “sweeten” the deal!

Chocolate will come in many forms on the menu from Chicken Molé Poblano Tostada – shredded local, free-range chicken, multiple layers of spices, cacao and chilies topping three crisp corn tortillas with avocado and pickled radish – to Coffee Affogato, our house-made, single-origin coffee liqueur and malted ice cream sprinkled with smoky and nutty cacao nibs. (See SWEET by Yotam Ottolenghi & Helen Goh, hardcover, Ten Speed Press) “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” – Anais Nin Chef Christy created multiple menu offerings: Breakfast, Lunch, Outdoor Café-grab-n-go, Happy Hour, Weekend Supper Special, Dinner, Tea Parties, Book Club Food Pairings and Special Event Site. Come by for the experience!

EVOLVE CHOCOLATE + CAFÉ on the Village Books Mezzanine in Historic Fairhaven Hours: Monday-Saturday 9-9pm / Sunday 10-7pm • hello@evolvechocolatecafe.com • 360.220.1898 Shop 24/7 at villagebooks.com

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Building Community One Book at a Time

The Noma Guide to Fermentation : Including

COOKING

Koji, Kombuchas, Shoyus, Misos, Vinegars, Garums, Lacto-Ferments, and Black Fruits and Vegetables

Let’s Stay In :

by René Redzepi, David Zilber

available in October, hardcover, Running Press

available in October, hardcover, Workman

From the author of Date Night In, Rodriguez’s next book Let's Stay In is all about effortless hospitality, meaningful family meals, and an appreciation for the magic of meals shared with others. Families, neighbors, friends, and loved ones will find a different kind of love around the table together, connecting over memorable meals. Staying in can become an easy habit to adapt, helping to center each person at an inviting table.

At Noma — four times named the world’s best restaurant — every dish includes some form of fermentation, whether it’s a bright hit of vinegar, a deeply savory miso, an electrifying drop of garum, or the sweet intensity of black garlic. Fermentation is one of the foundations behind Noma’s extraordinary flavor profiles. Now René Redzepi, chef and co-owner of Noma, and David Zilber, the chef who runs the restaurant’s acclaimed fermentation lab, share never-before-revealed techniques to creating Noma’s extensive pantry of ferments. And they do so with a book conceived specifically to share their knowledge and techniques with home cooks.

Bong Appétit : Mastering the

More than 120 Recipes to Nourish the People You Love

by Ashley Rodriguez

Northwest Cooking Seattle Cooks : Signature Recipes from the City’s Best Chefs and Bartenders

Art of Cooking with Weed

by Julien Perry

by Editors of Munchies

available September, hardcover, Figure 1 Publishing

available in October, hardcover, Ten Speed Press

Seattle Cooks is an exciting collection of 80 signature dishes from 40 of the city’s best restaurants. Featuring crowdpleasing small plates, vibrant salads, comforting mains, delectable desserts, and much more, this expansive cookbook highlights a vibrant culinary scene that makes Seattle one of the best food cities in the country. For those who love to explore the world through food, Seattle Cooks presents inspired recipes designed with home cooks in mind — regardless of skill level. It’s never been easier to get your hands on great food.

Bong Appétit is the Joy of Cooking for a new generation interested in making serious, sophisticated food — with weed. Bong Appétit breaks down the science of infusing (oils, butters, milks, alcohol, and more) with cannabis, and offers recipes ranging from weed butter-basted chicken to weed chimichurri to weed brownie sundaes. Along the way, the book hits on marijuana politics, dosage, and pairing strains and flavors, and has tips from Munchies' vast network of experts.

k Plants k

Stylish Succulents : Japanese Inspired Container Gardens for Small Spaces

Alternative Health

The Botanical Bible : Plants, Flowers, Art, Recipes & Other Home Uses

by Sonya Patel Ellis

by Yoshinobu and Tomomi Kondo

available in September, hardcover, Abrams

available now, hardcover, Tuttle Publishing

The Botanical Bible is an elegant and comprehensive introduction to the beauty, diversity, and value of the botanical world. Author Sonya Patel Ellis covers the evolution of the plant kingdom, the history of horticulture, basic botany, and more. Gorgeously illustrated throughout, and packed with information and hands-on projects, The Botanical Bible is the ultimate guide for aspiring gardeners, botanists, homesteaders, and anyone seeking a more meaningful relationship with nature.

Make inexpensive projects with a Japanese aesthetic — whether you're an interior designer, avid gardener, small space enthusiast or gardening beginner. Stylish Succulents presents a totally new approach to container gardening. Trendy, low- maintenance succulents come in hundreds of different colors, sizes, shapes and textures — making each project one-of-a-kind.

The possibilities are truly endless!

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$5 Buttoatn

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Friday, Sept. 21 Downtown Bellingham & Squalicum Harbor

SeaFeed at the Harbor | SeaFeast Friday Night: Maritime Music, Song, Film, and Poetry

Saturday, Sept. 22

Zuanich Point Park & Squalicum Harbor

SeaFeed at the Harbor | Live Music & Beer Garden | Taste the Sea SeaFeast Wharf | Meet Your Fisherman | Maritime Arts

WWW.BELLINGHAMSEAFEAST.COM

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What is a FISHERPOET?

Come Find Out - You'll Get Hooked!

Friday, September 21 Three Venues of FisherPoets!

As part of SeaFeast, there will be dozens of FisherPoets in Bellingham on Friday, September 21, telling their tales of everything from oceans to salmon, from water to sky, from head to toe to heart, from whales to scuttlebutt, from lives on boat decks, from Alaska to Bellingham Bay to the Pacific Ocean and beyond.

Mountain Room at Boundary Bay Brewery

Fishermen and fisherwomen will open up their stories, poems, histories and songs, their hearts and their humor, in the Mountain Room at Boundary Bay Brewery and in the Sylvia Center for the Arts and in the Honey Moon Mead & Cider Bar.

Sylvia Center for the Arts

Refreshments are available, and children under 12 are free and welcome in each of the venues until 9pm. A $5 badge for older folks are available at any of them.

If you crave more, Village Books will be selling readers' poems, books, CDs, cards and other treasures of the deep in the entrance lobby of the Sylvia Center at 205 Prospect Street during performances. You can also obtain activity info, and a $5 badge good for admission to all locations and as keepsakes.

1103 Railroad Ave. 6:45pm - 10:45pm

205 Prospect St. 6:45pm - 8:45pm then Ray Troll & the Ratfish Wranglers 9pm - 11:30pm

Honey Moon Mead & Cider 205 Prospect St. 7pm -10:45pm

SeaFeast brings all of this talent to Bellingham only once each year. This is your chance to see, hear, learn from, and meet them. We hope you will join us.

How FisherPoets-on-Bellingham-Bay

by Buck Meloy

Came to Be

I

n the fall of 1997, a small group of fishermen, and an even smaller group of fisherwomen, got together in Astoria, Oregon, to figure out how to share their experiences with people unfamiliar with how seafood reaches their tables. Their stories, poems, songs and music would help the non-fishing world understand them. So these writers, poets, and musicians got together, with yellow pads and pencils, and by January of 1998 they had a plan. The "Cowboy Poets" annual event in cattle country provided a model. If the cowboys could do it, so could they, and they managed to gather about 15 readers, including themselves, for the first event. February's last Saturday was the date, and a local tavern, the appropriately named "Wet Dog Cafe," agreed to let them do their thing until about 6:30pm when paying customers might show up. Then they had to get out. Next stop was the American Legion Hall, so they traipsed down the rain-slopped street to finish there. Much was learned through that first effort, and a more structured second attempt was made the following February. It had a surprisingly substantial audience, one that thrived on what they saw and heard from an industry that had previously attracted very little public attention. The Fisher Poets Gathering had been born! Following 21 years of steady growth, this year's Astoria Fisher Poets Gathering saw well over one thousand paying fans watch a weekend of presentations in seven different venues.

Enthused fisherpeople have taken the idea back to their homes and fishing towns, to places like Cordova, Homer, and Kodiak in Alaska; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and right here in Bellingham: FisherPoets-on-Bellingham Bay – this September 21. See you there!

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Looking Good, Lynden!

- A Division of The Lynden Tribune -

This new Downtown Lynden poster was commissioned by the Downtown Business Association (DBA) and designed by Corey Jamison of Jamison Advertising Group of San Diego and Lynden.

As members, Village Books and Paper Dreams supports the mission of the DBA which is to promote and enhance the success of downtown Lynden, providing a unified voice for business owners and helping market the downtown to locals and visitors alike. Among other events and activities the group sponsors are the recent Hot Thursday Nights night market and film, and the holiday season Elf on the Shelf program.

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Lynden Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. Sun. 11am-5pm Building10am-7pm Community•One Book at a Time

WHATCOM WHAT IS READING Top Sellers at Village Books in

LYNDEN

1. Hiking Whatcom County 6/e by Ken Wilcox 2. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 3. Whispers of the Dead by Spencer Kope 4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 5. Love's Harvest by Gwen Overland 6. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

by Mark Manson 8. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 9. Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope 10. How to Fight by Thich Nhat Hanh

11. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 12. Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff 13. Urban Trails of Bellingham by Craig Romano 14. Pacific Northwest Best Trips by Lonely Planet 15. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur 16. Astoria by Peter Stark 17. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 18. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur 19. Klee Wyck Journal by Lou Mckee 20. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

21. Wilderness Days: Lynden 1858-1904

by Dorothy Koert 22. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder 23. Still Life by Louise Penny 24. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

by Margareta Magnussono 25. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

It's always interesting to see what our friends and neighbors are reading. This list represents the 25 topselling books at Village Books in Lynden so far this year. It's great to note that two of the top five books are by authors who visited the store for a reading — Whispers of the Dead by local author Spencer Kope (he has TWO books in the top 10) and Love's Harvest by Gwen Overland.

Thank you for your support of our Literature Live events and for shopping local!

Green labels grace the front cover of our USED books.

Green. Green as in sustainable, eco-friendly, and calming, like the low, low prices of these copies.

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We now sell USED BOOKS at our Lynden store!

LOOK FOR THE GREEN LABELS and low, low prices!

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BOOK GROUP

MIXER

Thursday, October 25, 5:30pm The Lobby of the Inn at Lynden adjacent to Village Books and Paper Dreams

We're hosting a pair of Book Group Mixers – one in each of our locations – and would love for you to join us for drinks, cheese, discussion, and much mirth and merriment. You don't have to be in a book group to attend – everyone is invited! Read more about this and the Oct. 23 gathering in Fairhaven on page 7.

Historic Historic Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality

VB Book Group

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Open to All!

Lynden Front Streeters Join us 6pm on the last Thursday of each month in the Waples Room in the Inn at Lynden. Good books, good people, good times – don't miss out!

Our upcoming reads include: Thursday, September 27, 6pm –The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

by Lisa See A powerful story about two women separated by circumstance, culture, and distance, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane is an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and a celebration of the bonds of family.

Thursday, October 25, 6pm –The Snow Child

by Eowyn Ivey In this magical debut, a couple's lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep. But in this beautiful, violent place things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about the girl will transform all of them.

Come to one meeting or all!

Those who attend are eligible for a 15% discount on book group selections.

See page 14 for a full list of book groups offered through Village Books and how to sign up for our Book Group e-newsletter – full of great reading recommendations.

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VB’s Literary Events Program

Literature LIVE!

LYNDEN

IN

LYNDEN

Additions & changes 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!

Saturday, October 13, 4pm JOHN HOYTE Memoir!

–Persistence of Light

HALLOWEEN

in Lynden!

This multi-genre group is open to anyone looking for a supportive space to share their work, receive and provide feedback, or connect with other local writers. All varieties of experience and expertise are welcome—just bring something to write with. This group meets in the conference room of the Inn at Lynden the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month at 10am.

TUNE IN Enjoy episodes of

The Chuckanut Radio Hour

Persistence of Light is the story of John Hoyte’s journey from childhood in China, in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, to leading a British expedition over the Alps with an elephant, to being an entrepreneur and inventor in Silicon Valley. With each surprising twist and turn of his journey, the author builds a life infused with purpose and creativity. Join us in the Waples Room of the Inn at Lynden and hear his fascinating true story! Can't make this time? Hoyte will also read at our Fairhaven location Saturday, September 8 at 7pm.

Saturday, October 27, 2pm

VB Writes….

Nooksack River Writing Group

KIDS!

Dress up for Story Time!

Here is an opportunity to test out those costumes before trick-or-treating! Join us for a special story time in the kids' section at our Lynden store where we will read spooky (but not TOO spooky) Halloween tales, and have a treat or two. Designed for ages 2-8.

every Monday at 8pm and Friday at 6pm on

KAVZ-LP 102.5 FM

plus every Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 9pm on

KMRE-LP 102.3 FM

where you can ALSO listen to Literature Live! programs Sunday at 2pm and Monday at noon.

Weekly Story Times in Lynden!

Join us at Village Books in Lynden

Wednesday at 11am and every

Wednesday, October 31, 11am KIDS!

HALLOWEEN Story Time!

Get those costumes warmed up and ready for trickor-treating later and join Gaye in the kids’ section for spooky stories and songs.

Saturday at 2pm for a half hour of stories, songs, and movement as we read and get silly about books!

See pages 75 - 78 for LitLive!

Events taking place in Bellingham.

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Chuckanut Radio HOUR

The

The Chuckanut Radio Hour is a radio variety show recorded live and played on KMRE 102.3FM and KAVZ-LP 102.5. 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!

In the Heiner Theater at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham

Tuesday, September 4

Frances McCue – Timber Curtain: Poetry

Receive one FREE TICKET with each purchase of Timber Curtain

Tickets $5.00

A Washington State Book Award finalist, Timber Curtain traces the loss of the Richard Hugo House in Seattle and charts an artist's dialogue with erasure and gentrification. Though the setting is Seattle, its message about a changing community will resonate in Whatcom County. McCue offered insightful comments as a 2018 Chuckanut Writers Conference faculty member. Don't miss conference coordinator and WWU faculty member Kaitlyn Teer's conversation with the whip-smart, wry McCue. Live music by Giants' Causeway!

Tickets are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com

Doors open and music starts at 6:30pm • Recording starts promptly at 7pm.

Thursday, October 18

Robert Michael Pyle

– Magdalena Mountain: A Novel In Magdalena Mountain, his first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at home in an imagined landscape as he is in the natural one. At the center of this story of majesty and high mountain magic are three Magdalenas — Mary, a woman whose uncertain journey opens the book; Magdalena Mountain, shrouded in mystery and menace; and the rare and beautiful all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly. Pyle is a conservation biologist, Guggenheim fellow, and always a Village Books favorite!

Featuring musical guest Lindsay Street!

Co-sponsored by North Cascades Institute as part of the Nature of Writing Series

Tickets $5.00

Receive one FREE TICKET to the show with each purchase of Magdalena Mountain

We periodically stream the Chuckanut Radio Hour on Facebook Live. Check our Facebook page at Facebook.com/VillageBooks.

A HUGE thanks to our amazing sponsors!

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CONTEMPORARY

American Like Me : Reflections on a Life Between Cultures

CULTURAL CRITICISM

edited by America Ferrara available in September, hardcover, Gallery

America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture.

Speaking Spanish at home and eating tamales alongside apple pie at Christmas never seemed at odds with her American identity. Now, in American Like Me, America invites thirty-one of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about life between cultures. We know them as actors, athletes, politicians, and artists. However, they are also immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants, indigenous people, or people who otherwise grew up with deep and personal connections to more than one culture. Each of them struggled to establish a sense of self, find belonging, and feel seen.

This Land : America, Lost and Found

by Dan Barry

available September, hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal

A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.

Complemented by the select images of award-winning Times photographers, these narrative and visual snapshots of American life create a majestic tapestry of our shared experience, capturing how our nation is at once flawed and exceptional, paralyzed and ascendant, as cruel and violent as it can be gentle and benevolent.

Never Miss Out! Follow Village Books on Twitter.

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

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.

Find and follow Village Books and Paper Dreams on Instagram (village_books). #Tag your favorite VB/PD photos! We post beautiful, behind-the-scenes images of staff book and gift favorites, new arrivals, author events, specials, and even an occasional fun contest or two.

Literature A Carnival of Losses : Notes Nearing Ninety

by Donald Hall

available now, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

Donald Hall died June 23 — just short of 90. Before he passed, he reflected on aging and his remarkably creative life in a final essay collection that is achingly beautiful in its honesty and humor and a master class in craft.

Writer Ann Patchett says: “Donald Hall writes about love and loss and art and home in a manner so essential and direct it’s as if he put the full force of his life on the page.” Absolutely, Ann! –Mary

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Essential Essays : Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry

by Adrienne Rich

available in September, hardcover, W.W. Norton

Not only was Adrienne Rich a poet (one of my favorites), she was also an essayist who thought critically about ideas like motherhood, feminism, and lesbianism. Her writings are canon for me and this new collection, spanning her career from the 1960s to 2008, is a timely reminder for both new and current fans of her work. –Sarah

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CULTURAL CRITICISM

On the Other Side of Freedom : The Case for Hope

by DeRay Mckesson

available in September, hardcover, Viking

The Constitution Demands It : The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump

by Ron Fein, John Bonifaz, Ben Clements available in August, paperback, Melville House

Three veteran constitutional attorneys say there’s no way around it: the Constitution demands that Donald Trump must be impeached. And in clear language using compelling logic rooted firmly in the Constitution, they detail why the time to start is now—not in the indefinite future after criminal investigations have ended. In fact, much of Trump’s impeachable conduct lies outside the scope of ongoing federal criminal investigations.

In August of 2014, 29-year-old activist DeRay Mckesson stood with hundreds of others on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to push a message of justice and accountability. These protests, and others like them in cities across the country, resulted in the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, in his first book, Mckesson lays out the intellectual, pragmatic political framework for a new liberation movement.

House of Trump, House of Putin : The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

by Craig Unger

available in September, hardcover, Dutton

Rising Out of Hatred : The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

by Eli Saslow

available in September, hardcover, Doubleday

Rising Out of Hatred tells the story of how white-supremacist ideas migrated from the far-right fringe to the White House through the intensely personal saga of one man, Derek, who eventually disavowed everything he was taught to believe, at tremendous personal cost. With great empathy and narrative verve, Eli Saslow asks what Derek’s story can tell us about America’s increasingly divided nature.

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To most, it will be a hair-raising revelation that the Cold War did not end in 1991— that it merely evolved, with Trump’s apartments offering the perfect vehicle for billions of dollars to leave the collapsing Soviet Union. In House of Trump, House of Putin, Craig Unger methodically traces the deep-rooted alliance between the highest echelons of American political operatives and the biggest players in the frightening underworld of the Russian Mafia.

Rage Becomes Her : The Power of Women’s Anger

by Soraya Chemaly

available in September, hardcover, Atria

There is a new current of rage emerging and informing our culture. Anger about careers lost, reputations destroyed, and, in some cases, lives lost. This anger has spurred on marches, protests, boycotts, resignations, fundraisers, raised voices, legislation, and ultimately a more open and hopeful space. In this new, conversation-shifting book, Soraya Chemaly urges 21st-century women to understand their anger, embrace its power, and use it as a tool for positive change.

Read and discuss a variety of books exploring how to create a more civil and engaged community. Join us on the third Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:30pm.

Anyone interested in exploring their role as an engaged citizen is welcome.

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Timothy Egan March 7 & 8, 2019 Read the Book, Join the Conversation!

The Big Burn:

Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

by Timothy Egan is the featured book for 2019 The Big Burn tells the story of the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy in the land. His epic telling paints a moving portrait of the people who lived it, and offers a critical cautionary tale for our time.

New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, and National Book Awardwinner Timothy Egan is scheduled to visit Mount Baker Theatre and Mount Baker High School on March 7 & 8, 2019. These events will be free-of-charge and open to the public — more details in the months ahead at WhatcomReads.org.

Purchase The Big Burn at Village Books and we will donate 10% of the proceeds to Whatcom READS!

Whatcom WRITES 10th Annual Writing Contest

Theme = Hindsight Read the book, write on the theme, and enter your work for a chance to be published in the 2019 Whatcom WRITES Anthology.

In up to 1,500 words, submit your poem, fiction, or nonfiction work on the theme of hindsight due by midnight, Sunday, October 1st, 2018. Winners of the contest will be published in a printed and electronic anthology and invited to read their work at events in both Village Books locations—Fairhaven and Lynden.

One entry per person. For all the rules and details including where and how to submit, go to whatcomreads.org/whatcom_writes.

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Art Challenge & Exhibit The Art Challenge offers artists of all ages and experience levels an opportunity to explore themes related to this year’s Whatcom READS title and present their work for public display.

Presented in collaboration with Allied Arts of Whatcom County. Organizers will announce opportunities to participate in this year’s Art Challenge in Fall 2018.

Whatcom READS is a county-wide program that encourages everyone to read and discuss the same book. It is organized by all the public and academic libraries in Whatcom County and Village Books, with significant funding from Friends of the Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom County Library Foundation and support from other local businesses and organizations.

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History The Spy and the Traitor :

Crash Course : From the Good

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

War to the Forever War

by H. Bruce Franklin

by Ben Macintyre

available in September, hardcover, Crown

The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. Unfolding the delicious three-way gamesmanship between America, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and culminating in the gripping cinematic beat-by-beat of Gordievsky’s nail-biting escape from Moscow in 1985, Ben Macintyre’s latest may be his best yet.

available in September, hardcover, Rutgers University Press

Crash Course is essential reading for anyone who wonders how America ended up where it is today: with a deeply divided and disillusioned populace, led by a dysfunctional government, and mired in unwinnable wars. It also finds startling parallels between America’s foreign military exploits and the equally brutal tactics used on the home front to crush organized labor, antiwar, and civil rights movements.

Presidents of War

In the Hurricane’s Eye:

available in October, hardcover, Crown

The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

by Michael Beschloss

Whether examining Lincoln’s controversial military leadership, Wilson’s idealistic and authoritarian approach to World War I, or LBJ sinking into the quagmire of Vietnam, Beschloss employs deep research and unsurpassed storytelling to bring these presidents to life in moments of public oratory and private doubt. He also charts their relationships with the public, which has consigned them to fame or infamy, and with Congress, which has continually struggled to define the president’s wartime powers.

by Ria Brodell

available in September, hardcover, Spiegel & Grau

available in October, hardcover, MIT Press

Harari's unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading.

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Chronicling the final, fateful year of the Revolutionary War, National Book Award winner Philbrick highlights General George Washington's military mastery in understanding that he couldn't win the war without French naval power and shows how the Battle of the Chesapeake — fought without a single American ship — made the victory at Yorktown possible.

Reinscribing the Narrative from the 15th to the 20th Century

by Yuval Noah Harari

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available in October, hardcover, Viking

Butch Heroes :

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Armchair Historians Book Group

by Nathaniel Philbrick

Brodell offers a series of 28 portraits of forgotten but heroic figures, each accompanied by a brief biographical note. They are individuals who were assigned female at birth but whose gender presentation was more masculine than feminine, who did not want to enter into heterosexual marriage, and who often faced dire punishment for being themselves.

Brodell did extensive research for each portrait, piecing together a life from historical accounts, maps, journals, paintings, drawings, and photographs, finding the heroic in the forgotten.

Discuss and dissect the most current and interesting history being written.

Join us the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books in Fairhaven. All welcome!

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History History American Dialogue : The Founding Fathers and Us

by Joseph J. Ellis

available in October, hardcover, Alfred A Knopf

Joseph Ellis looks at four issues: race relations, equality, the constitution, and international relations by examining the lives and philosophies of four of the nation’s founders: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison and George Washington. He then follows each section with an examination of our current situation and the backlash and misconceptions with which we are left. If this seems dry, it is anything but. The book is filled with brilliant insight and clarification. The inconstancies of Jefferson’s racism seem clearer after reading this book. Adams, the consummate student of history, anticipated the economic inequality of the gilded age (or our own.) Madison, a major author of the Constitution, insisted that it was a “living document.” Washington had good reasons for what seem like an isolationist philosophy. The author makes liberal use of letters and other writings of the men he studies, and the book contains detailed end notes and sources. In this short blurb, I can’t possibly do justice to this fascinating volume.

I hope it will become required reading in every high school civics class. –Terri

Bunk : The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News

by Kevin Young

available in September, paperback, Graywolf Press

Has the hoax now moved from the sideshow to take the center stage of American culture? Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon — the legacy of P. T. Barnum’s “humbug” culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump’s “fake news.” Young then turns to the hoaxing of history and the ways that forgers, plagiarists, and frauds invent backstories and falsehoods to sell us lies about themselves and about the world in our own time. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, with race being the most insidious American hoax of all. Brilliant and timely, Bunk asks what it means to live in a post-factual world of “truthiness” where everything is up for interpretation and everyone is subject to a contagious cynicism that damages our ideas of reality, fact, and art.

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The Oath and the Office : A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents

by Corey Brettschneider

available in September, hardcover, W.W. Norton

The Oath and the Office is the book we need whether we are voting for or running to become president of the United States.

Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powers — and limits — that it places on the presidency. From the document itself and from American history’s most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were granted to the presidency, how the Bill of Rights limits those powers, and what “we the people” can do to influence the nation’s highest public office — including, if need be, removing the person in it.

Frederick Douglass : Prophet of Freedom

by David W. Blight

available in October, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

As a young man, Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major literary figures of his time. With dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery. In this remarkable biography, David Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historians have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass’s newspapers.

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Nautical Adrift : A True Story of Tragedy on the Icy Atlantic and the One Who Lived to Tell About It

by Brian Murphy

available in September, hardcover, Da Capo Press

Brian Murphy chronicles the horrific nine days that 13 people suffered adrift on the cold gray Atlantic sea. In the tradition of bestsellers such as Dead Wake and In the Heart of the Sea, Adrift brings readers to the edge of human limits, where every frantic decision and every desperate act is a potential life saver or life taker.

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Life Stories The Library Book

All You Can Ever Know :

available in October, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

by Nicole Chung

Susan Orlean has written a love letter to libraries in a page-turner that explores the unsolved mystery of the 1986 fire that nearly destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library. Through riveting reporting and often lyrical writing (fire has never seemed so alive), Orlean reveals the extraordinary characters who built the L.A. Library and the fire that consumed countless treasures. Ultimately, it’s a tribute to the vital role libraries play in our lives and our communities. –Mary

available in October, hardcover, Catapult

A Memoir

by Susan Orlean

What does it mean to lose your roots— within your culture, within your family — and what happens when you find them?

In her anticipated debut, Nicole Chung investigates the mysteries and complexities of her transracial adoption. Told with the same startling insight that has made Chung a beloved critical voice, All You Can Ever Know is a profound and moving chronicle of unexpected family for anyone who has struggled to figure out where they belong.

Extremely readable and fascinating, The Library Book is a true gift to one of our beloved institutions — the library. –Kelly E.

Old in Art School : A Memoir of Starting Over

by Nell Painter

Ruth Bader Ginsburg : A Life

available now, hardcover, Counterpoint

by Jane Sherron De Hart

available in October, hardcover, Knopf

The first full study — private, public, legal, philosophical — of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book 15 years in the making, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.

Heartland : A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

Letters from Max : A Book of Friendship

by Sarah Smarsh

by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo

available in September, hardcover, Scribner

Read Smarsh’s memoir to hear a compelling, new Midwestern voice that encourages understanding rather than stereotypes of Americans who — despite working hard — cannot escape poverty. Read it also for the beauty of Smarsh’s language as she sketches Kansas farming seasons and loving, honest family portraits — especially of the women who, by example, set her on an extraordinary path of selfpreservation. Heartland affirms there are no easy solutions to bridging America’s economic divide, but that mutual respect is a place to start. –Mary

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When Nell Painter turned 64 she decided NOT to retire. She decided to start over. Already a successful author (The History of White People) and an academic, Nell had a passion for art that had called to her all her life. Now was the time to jump in and follow a long-shelved dream. She called herself "an old black woman who didn't fit in" among the younger, zanier, diverse art students, yet she persisted! Travel with her through the art studios, the vast media methods, the ageism, the racism, and explore the artwork of contemporary, yet unknown, artists. –Cindi

available in September, hardcover, Milkweed Editions

In 2012, Sarah Ruhl was a distinguished, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Max Ritvo, a student in her playwriting class at Yale University, was an exuberant, intensely curious and gifted poet in remission from pediatric cancer. Over the next four years — in which Ritvo’s illness returned and his health began to decline — the two traded a series of letters that spark with urgency, humor, and the desire for connection. Letters from Max is a deeply moving portrait of a friendship, and a shimmering exploration of love, art, mortality, and the afterlife.

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True Tales In Pieces

by Sally Field available in September, hardcover, Grand Central Publishing

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir, an American icon tells her story for the first time, and in her own gorgeous words — about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. Powerful and unforgettable, In Pieces is an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life : A Sortabiography

by Eric Idle

available in October, hardcover, Crown Archetype

"On the last day, when the last human beings look out at the blackened cinders of their world, I can only hope that one of them will sing, 'Some things in life are bad, they can really make you mad,' and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life will ring out as humanity's final words.

I loved this biography of a song and the man who made it.”

--Neil Gaiman

Art Literature Ninth Street Women : Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement that Changed Modern Art

by Mary Gabriel

available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown and Co.

Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of 20th century abstract painting — not as muses but as artists. From their cold-water lofts, where they worked, drank, fought, and loved, these pioneers burst open the door to the art world for themselves and countless others to come.

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Performing Arts The Good Neighbor : The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

by Maxwell King

available in September, hardcover, Abrams Press

The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations.

My Own Devices : True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love

by Dessa

available in September, hardcover, Dutton

"I found myself laughing with almost every page, often because the writing was funny, but even more often out of sheer delight at someone using the English language so audaciously well. Dessa has an essayist's eye and a rapper's virtuosity, and she's going to conquer the world." –Joseph Fink, author of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead

The Stranger Things Field Guide : Everything You Need to Know About the Weird, Wonderful and Terrifying World of Hawkins and the Upside Down

by Nadia Bailey, Phil Constantinesco available in October, hardcover, Smith Street Books

Stranger Things — that perfectly created television world of 1980s Indiana complete with a mysterious government project, shadow monsters and a raft of big-personality, small-town characters — is celebrated in this volume. Entertaining, always informative and a huge amount of fun, The Stranger Things Field Guide explores the curious fictional world the Duffer Brothers created. With facts, stats and behind-the-scenes anecdotes galore, this is the perfect book for fans of the show.

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Life Stories Every Day Is Extra

Small Fry

by Lisa Brennan-Jobs available in September, hardcover, Grove Press

A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s poignant story of childhood and growing up. Scrappy, wise, and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide, marveling at the particular magic of growing up in this family, in this place and time, while grappling with her feelings of illegitimacy and shame. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is an enthralling story by an insightful new literary voice.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics

by John Kerry

available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

John Kerry tells the story of his remarkable American life — from son of a diplomat to decorated Vietnam veteran, five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, and Secretary of State for four years — a revealing memoir by a witness to some of the most important events of our recent history. Few books convey as convincingly the life of public service like that which John Kerry has lived for 50 years. Every Day Is Extra shows Kerry for the dedicated, witty, and authentic man that he is, and provides testimony for the importance of diplomacy and American leadership to address the increasingly complex challenges of a more globalized world.

Heavy : An American Memoir

by Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore

by Kiese Laymon

available in October, hardcover, Macmillan

In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. Here, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation, and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.

The four most powerful African-American women in politics share the story of their friendship and how it has changed politics in America. This book is a sweeping view of American history from the vantage points of four women who have lived and worked behind the scenes in politics for over 30 years. Over the years, they’ve filled many roles: in the corporate world, on campaigns, in unions, in churches, in their own businesses, and in the White House. Through all of this, they’ve worked with those who have shaped our country’s history, focused on the larger goal of “hurrying history” so that every American — regardless of race, gender or religious background — can have a seat at the table.

BUSINESS Dare to Lead : Brave Work. Whole Hearts.

Tough Conversations

by Brené Brown

available in October, hardcover, Random House

In her #1 New York Times bestsellers, Brené Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.

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Create Lotta Jansdotter Paper Pattern Play

Make Ink : A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking

available in September, paperback, Abrams

available in September, hardcover, Abrams

Lotta Jansdotter's organic, playful, and timeless designs have appeared on everything from sewing and quilting fabrics to rugs, bedsheets, baby gear, dishes, and more. For Paper Pattern Play, Lotta happily focuses on the most basic and versatile of mediums: paper. Here she presents a colorful collection of both iconic favorites and brand-new creations, printed on a combination of perforated uncoated paper and cardstock, all meant to be torn out and enjoyed. She also shares prompts and instructions for creating easy, fun, and whimsical projects.

In Make Ink, Logan delves into the history of inkmaking and the science of distilling pigment from the natural world. Readers will learn how to forage for materials, then how to mix, test, and transform these ingredients into rich inks. Organized by color, and featuring lovely minimalist photography throughout, Make Ink combines science, art, and craft to instill the basics of ink making and demonstrate the beauty and necessity of engaging with one of mankind’s oldest tools of communication.

by Lotta Jansdotter

The Spoonflower Quick-sew Project Book : 34 DIYs to Make the Most of Your Fabric Stash

by Anda Corrie

available in October, paperback, Abrams

Stitch up a storm with more than 30 new stash-friendly projects! Discover all that you can make with just a yard or two! Here are dozens of brand-new projects designed to be completed in just a few hours. Get inspired and turn your favorite fabric into a lovely garland, stylish tote, children’s tent, and all sorts of other accessories for home and fashion. With step-by-step tutorials and projects that span a wide spectrum of skills, this book is perfect for both new and experienced sewists.

by Jason Logan

Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave : 45 Stylish Designs for the Modern Home

by Tina Ignell

available now, paperback, Trafalgar Square Books

Compiling a rich selection of weaving projects, this collection of textiles is perfect for a vast array of home needs.

Each weaving project is guided by an expert designer, whose experience and imagination instill new excitement into the development of products such as colorful blankets, fanciful table runners, classic curtains, and embroidered hand towels. Filled with clear diagrams, detailed descriptions, finishing techniques, and rich illustrations, this is an essential guide for weavers!

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Beau Dick presents 80 of the artist’s finest masks and contextualizes his work within the Kwakwaka’wakw tradition, while also showing how Dick incorporated contemporary Western influences.

Dick's craftsmanship and artistry have been noted for being strongly influenced by traditional pieces and techniques, but are particularly unique for their incorporation of contemporary and Western influences as well. A stunning tribute to the art and life of one of the greatest Indigenous carvers of the last 50 years.

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Explore

Don't Make Me Pull Over!

The Informal History of the Family Road Trip

Explore Europe on Foot :

by Richard Ratay

available now, hardcover, Scribner

Many of us can relate to The Family Roadtrip! This funny (and informative!) memoir follows car trips taken by the author and his family in the 1970s.

Beginning with a snowy spin-out in Indiana, Ratay, the youngest of four siblings, describes road trip adventures made possible by the Interstate Highway System. A travelogue with histories of car makers, ambitious construction, roadside entrepreneurs; and discovering for yourself what a place was like without Googling it first.

–Laura O.

Epic Hikes of the World

by Lonely Planet

available now, hardcover, Lonely Planet

With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic.

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by Cassandra Overby

available in October, paperback, Mountaineers Books

Move over traditional sightseeing, throngs of visitors, and tourist traps!

Explore Europe on Foot gives travelers an alternative way to discover Europe. A hiking vacation offers countless rewards: the time to admire the tidiness of a village farm, soak in the rugged alpine view from a rocky perch, and absorb a country through the smells of its landscape and encounters with locals. Explore Europe on Foot is a complete guide to conceptualizing, planning, and executing the slow-travel hike (or hikes!) of a lifetime.

Mountaineering Master of Thin Air : Life and Death on the World’s Highest Peaks

by Andrew Lock

available now, paperback, Arcade Publishing

This book is a riveting, often thrilling account of what it takes to challenge the Earth's highest peaks and survive. It tells of death-defying ascents and even riskier descents, the gut-dropping consequences of the smallest mistakes or even just bad luck, the camaraderie and human drama of expeditions, the exhilaration of altitude. It is also the inspiring story of what motivates a person to achieve an extraordinary dream, a story of passion, resourcefulness, and hope — even in the most dire moments. Perfect for fans of Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.

Sports

You Need to Know About Cycling, From the Essential to the Obscure

Big Game : The NFL

available in October, paperback, Hachette

by Mark Leibovich

In En Cyclo Pedia Johan Tell — awardwinning Swedish writer and cycling obsessive — uncovers the very soul of cycling, exploring and explaining the many and varied stories that form the basis of cycling culture. Beautifully illustrated and arranged alphabetically with hundreds of entries ranging from Tour de France stages to illegal 'Alley Cat' races, as well as cult heroes and must-know cycling slang, En Cyclo Pedia is a complete A to Z guide to the unique, indescribable character of global bike culture.

available in September, hardcover, Penguin Press

by Johan Tell

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in Dangerous Times

Big Game is a chronicle of “peak football” — the high point of the sport’s economic success and cultural dominance, but also the time when the dark side began to show. It is an era of revenue growth, but also one of creeping existential fear.

Players have long joked that NFL stands for “not for long,” but as the true impact of concussions becomes inescapable, it becomes increasingly difficult to enjoy the glory of the game.

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Nature American Wolf :

Whales :

A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

An Illustrated Celebration

by Nate Blakeslee

by Kelsey Oseid

available now, paperback, Broadway Books

Once abundant in North America, wolves were hunted to near extinction by the 1920s. In recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West. These forces collide in American Wolf, a multigenerational saga that tells a larger story about the clash of values — between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those who believe a more diverse world is a richer one.

Nature Writing

available now, hardcover, Ten Speed Press

Gorgeously illustrated with fullcolor art on every page, this giftable guide delves into cetaceans’ mysterious evolution (from land to water mammals), their place in mythology, and their ecology, habitats, and behaviors. Perfect for nature and animal lovers from 8 to 80, Whales also covers the current state of wild and captive cetaceans worldwide, why we should care, and what we can do to help our beautiful marine mammal friends.

The Nature Instinct : Relearning Our Sixth Sense for the Inner Workings of the Natural World

Forest Therapy : Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You

by Sarah Ivens

by Tristan Gooley

available September, paperback, Da Capo Lifelong Books

available in September, hardcover, Workman

For stressed-out professionals, reclusive bookworms, worn-out parents, and their cooped-up kids, Forest Therapy shares why getting back to nature is critically important for our well-being, and offers fun, easy practices to break out of hibernation. Illustrated with charming black-and-white line art, Forest Therapy is a warm, witty, and personal guide to improving your health, finding happiness, and living a fabulous al fresco life.

Master outdoorsman and bestselling author of How to Read Water, Tristan Gooley has long encouraged his readers to look closely at the world to discover its hidden clues. Through careful cultivation of our senses, we can use the Big Dipper to tell time and a budding flower to find south. In The Nature Instinct, we learn how to train ourselves through slow observation so that, ultimately, we can intuit the inner workings of the world around us without having to stop to think about it. This is the culmination of everything Gooley has written so far.

Animals/Memoir Campfire Stories : Tales from America’s National Parks

How to Be a Good Creature :

edited by Dave and Ilyssa Kyu

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

by Sy Montgomery illustrated by Rebecca Green available in September, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative.

No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals, and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; how we find our passion; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

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available now, hardcover, Mountaineers Books

Campfire Stories brings together tales about our national parks. Co-editors Dave and Ilyssa Kyu spent six months traveling and researching the stories collected here. They gathered the best materials from public libraries, historical societies, arts and cultural organizations, museums, research centers, and national park archives. Park rangers, historians, artists, curators, educators, and local residents all offered guidance and suggestions. The goal was to discover entertaining, diverse, and engaging writings that reflect each park’s essence — as well as just fun to share.

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Nature & Science Innumerable Insects : The Story of the Most Diverse And Myriad Animals on Earth

by Michael S. Engel

available in October, hardcover, Sterling

This magnificent volume from the American Museum of Natural History tells the incredible story of bugs.

Noted entomologist Michael S. Engel explores insects’ evolution and diversity; metamor-phosis; society and language; camouflage; and pollination — as well as tales of discovery by intrepid entomologists.

More than 180 illustrations from the Rare Book Collection at the Museum’s Research Library reveal the world of insects down to their tiniest, most astonishing details.

Village Books and North Cascades Institute present

The Nature of Writing Speaker Series The Nature of Writing Speaker Series highlights new books that explore and celebrate the natural wonders of the world! Join us for these events and learn more about our wondrous planet through the voices of our country's most gifted nature interpreters. See these and other upcoming LitLive! NCI Nature of events on pages 73-78.* Writing Series

What It’s Like to Be a Dog : And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience

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Village Books is a Dog-Friendly Store!

by Gregory Berns

available in October, paperback, Basic Books

What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner — completely awake — so they could figure out what they think and feel. Berns' latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do — a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals.

Arthur : The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home

by Mikael Lindnord

available in September, paperback, Greystone Books

When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord when he threw a scruffy but dignified mongrel a meatball one afternoon. When he and his team left the next day, the dog followed. Try as they might, they couldn't lose him. Crossing rivers and struggling through tough terrain, the team and the dog walked together towardthe finish line, where Mikael decided he would save Arthur and bring him back to his family.

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Pets Pet-tecture : Design for Pets

by Tom Wainwright

available in September, hardcover, Phaidon Press

The perfect book for design-conscious pet owners and animal lovers alike, Pettecture presents an irresistible assortment of hundreds of houses and objects from the world's leading designers, created with our furred and feathered friends in mind — from cats and dogs to birds, rabbits, horses, fish, mice, guinea pigs — even kangaroos and turtles! An inspiring, surprising, and fun collection of contemporary design for pets of different shapes, sizes, breeds, and species.

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The Origin of Almost Everything

by New Scientist

available in October, hardcover, Nicholas Brealey Hachette Book Group

Get ready for a whistlestop journey from the start of our universe (through the history of stars, galaxies, the moon and dark energy) to our planet (through oceans and weather to oil) and life (through dinosaurs to emotions and sex) to civilization (from cities to alcohol and cooking), knowledge (from alphabets to alchemy), ending up with technology (computers to rocket science). Witty essays explore the concepts alongside enlightening infographics that zoom from how many people have ever lived to showing you how a left-wing brain differs from a right-wing one.

Accessory to War : The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military

by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang available in September, hardcover, W.W. Norton

In this fascinating foray into the centuriesold relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writerresearcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will introduce Tyson’s millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the universe has shaped our lives and our world.

Poached : Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking

Science A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived : The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

by Adam Rutherford

available in September, paperback, Workman

In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species — births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away — until now.

Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has blown the lid off what we thought we knew. Acclaimed science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story — from 100,000 years ago to the present.

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

by Stephen Hawking

available in October, hardcover, Bantam

At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project: a book compiling his answers to the “big” questions that he was so often posed — questions that ranged beyond his academic field. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.

The Dinosaur Artist : Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy

by Paige Williams

by Rachel Love Nuwer

available in September, hardcover, Hachette Books

available September, hardcover, Da Capo Press

New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams delves into the riveting and perilous world of fossil collectors in this true tale of one Florida man's attempt to sell a dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia. The Dinosaur Artist is a stunning work of narrative journalism about humans' relationship with natural history and a seemingly intractable conflict between science and commerce. The Dinosaur Artist illuminates the history of fossil collecting — a murky, sometimes risky business, populated by eccentrics and obsessives, where the lines between poacher and hunter, collector and smuggler, enthusiast and opportunist, can easily blur.

Journalist Rachel Nuwer plunges the reader into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been investigating for nearly a decade. Through exhaustive first-hand reporting that took her to 10 countries, Nuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions.

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Join us for a FREE EVENT with artist

RAY TROLL Thursday, September 20, 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us as we welcome renowned artist Ray Troll to the Readings Gallery! He is the creator fishy images that swim into museums, books, magazines, and onto T-shirts worn around the world. He draws his inspiration from extensive field work and the latest scientific discoveries, bringing a street-smart sensibility to the worlds of ichthyology and paleontology.

North Cascades Institute Nature of Writing Series

Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline : The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist Along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific

by Kirk R. Johnson, Ray Troll

available in September, paperback, Fulcrum Publishing

In this long-awaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip — driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California, to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America’s Pacific coast.

They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds.

Be sure and catch Ray and his band, “The Ratfish Wranglers,” the following night, Friday Sept. 21, at the Sylvia Center and again Saturday afternoon at Squalicum Harbor, as part of this year’s SeaFeast festivities! See page 33 for more.

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Body & Soul Belong : Find Your People, Create Community, & Live a More Connected Life

Let’s Talk About Death Over Dinner: An Invitation and Guide to Life’s Most Important Conversation

by Radha Agrawal

available in September, hardcover, Flatiron Books

It’s the great paradox of the digital age, what Radha Agrawal calls “community confusion” — the internet connects us to hundreds, thousands, even millions of people, and yet we feel more isolated than ever, with one in four Americans saying they have zero friends to confide in.

Where are our people? The answer is found in Belong, a highly energetic and beautifully illustrated guide to discovering where and with whom you fit.

The Joy of Genius : The Next Step Beyond the Big Leap

by Gay Hendricks

available in September, paperback, Waterside Press

The bestselling author of The Big Leap brings you his new work which shows how to solve two major problems creative people face: how to end negative thinking and how to liberate authentic creativity. If you are committed to bringing forth your innate genius and making your largest possible creative contribution, The Joy of Genius will become a trusted companion for the journey.

Self-Care for the Real World

by Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips

available in September, hardcover, Abrams Image

Self-Care for the Real World is a combination of friendly advice, personal stories, exercises, and recipes. The book is a practical guide to self-care for real people with busy lives. The authors are sharp and funny, and they acknowledge that there is no one way to practice self-care. They’re not here to give strict instructions or preach drastic life changes, but to offer small suggestions to help you toward becoming the best version of yourself.

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by Michael Hebb

available in October, hardcover, Da Capo Lifelong Books

Of the many critical conversations we will all have throughout our lifetime, few are as important as the ones discussing death. Yet few of these conversations are actually happening. This book offers keen practical advice on how to have these same conversations — not just at the dinner table, but anywhere. There's no one right way to talk about death, but Hebb shares prompts to use as conversation starters, ranging from the spiritual to the practical, from analytical to downright funny and surprising.

Joyful : The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness

by Ingrid Fetell Lee

available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown Spark

In Joyful, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising and powerful effects on our mood. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she explains why one setting makes us feel anxious or competitive, while another fosters acceptance and delight — and, most importantly, she reveals how we can harness the power of our surroundings to live fuller, healthier, and truly joyful lives.

Leading with Love : Inspiration for Spiritual Activists

by Hisae Matsuda, Maude White available in October, hardcover, Parallax Press

This book is gift, solace, and inspiration for idealists, progressives, and anyone fighting the good fight. In the long tradition of spiritual activists from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh to new and less-known voices, this book of 100 quotes draws from a range of contemplative traditions and offers wisdom and nourishment for anyone engaged in working for a more compassionate world.

This group meets in the Village Books Readings Gallery in Fairhaven on the 1st Wednesday of most months at 2:00pm. Open to all! You can find all VB Reads book group reading selections at villagebooks.com.

Building Community One Book at a Time

Poetry If They Come for Us : Poems

The Dark Between Stars

available in August, paperback, One World

available in September, paperback, Atria

After being orphaned as a young girl, Asghar grapples with coming-of-age as a woman without the guidance of a mother, questions of sexuality and race, and navigating a world that put a target on her back. Asghar’s poems at once bear anguish, joy, vulnerability, and compassion, while exploring the many facets of violence: how it persists within us, and how it is inherited across generations.

Atticus' writing blooms in seeming simplicity, until you sit with it for a moment and start to let his words come alive in your heart and mind. Ranging in subject matter from the mundane to the magical, this second volume of work from the anonymous poet is dazzling and delightful with its fantastic prose-poetry and photography. –Hannah

by Atticus

by Fatimah Asghar

Join us for the

Chuckanut Radio Hour featuring author

Frances McCue Tuesday, September 4, doors 6:30pm In the Heiner Theater at WCC

Tickets $5: available at brownpapertickets.com and Village Books. Receive a free ticket with the prepurchase of Timber Curtain

Timber Curtain

by Frances McCue available now, paperback, Timber Curtain occupies a space between ramshackle and remodel. It starts with the demolition of a house — Richard Hugo House, the Seattle literary center where poet Frances McCue worked and lived.

The speaker is plainspoken, oracular, wry, indicting, and hopeful. Like the Seattle skyline, poems erase and recombine, censored but bleeding through into a landscape forever saturated with ghosts.

Joining Frances will be poets from the 2017 Youth Peace Poetry Contest

Fierce Fairytales : Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

Check out these Upcoming Poetry Events

at Village Books in Fairhaven

by Nikita Gill

available in September, paperback, Hachette Books

Traditional fairytales are full of clichés and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take the glory. But in Nikita Gill's new prose and poetry collection, she rewrites the fairytale classics and reworks their old-fashioned tropes into empowering and inspirational stories, retold for a new generation of women.

Don't Miss the

FisherPoets at Three Venues in Downtown Bellingham

Friday, September 21 Turn to page 33 and discover the history of the FisherPoets and where you can see them perform.

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Sunday, September 23, 4pm ANN CARLSON –Waiting For the Whales Saturday, September 29, 7pm PAUL WILLIS NCI Nature of Writing Series –Deer at Twilight

Sunday, September 30, 4pm SANDRA NOEL –The River Friday, October 19, 7pm Group Poetry Reading featuring LAURA READ with KAMI WESTHOFF, MAYA JEWELL ZELLER, and ELIZABETH VIGNALI Watch villagebooks.com for more!

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Humor #SAD! Doonesbury in the Time of Trump

Best Bear Ever!

A Little Year of Liz Climo

by Garry Trudeau

by Liz Climo

available September, hardcover, Running Press

Best Bear Ever! follows main characters Bear and Rabbit through the seasons, as they go on adventures, spend time with old friends, and make new ones too!

This collection is a mix of new comics and fan favorites, plus a never-beforepublished long-form comic. Liz's fans will love adding this to their collections, while the "year-long" format will intrigue new readers as well.

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told : An Oral History available in October, hardcover, Dutton Books

Nick and Megan are outrageously hilarious in their own right, but put together they're an unrelenting roller coaster of laughs, loves, and innuendos that will redden your cheeks. Live vicariously through them as they reminisce over their own meet cute, more than 15 years of marriage, and pictures of themselves with puzzles they've done that'll melt even the coldest heartsicles. –Abbie S.

Coming this Winter!

Just in time for holiday fun with family and friends, buy your copy of the Bellingham-themed board game.

Collect as many Bellingham properties as you can. Along the way, draw local-themed cards that will help or hinder your efforts.

Proceeds benefit the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Available soon at Village Books and Paper Dreams and other local businesses.

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Citizens who rise every morning in dread, braced for disruptive, Randomly Capitalized, atrociously grammarized, horrably speld, toxic tweeting from the Oval Office, can curl up at night with this clarifying collection of hot takes on the First Sociopath, his enablers, and their appalling legacy. Whether resisting or just persisting, readers will find Trudeau’s cartoons are just the thing to ease the pain of remorse (“Could I have done more to prevent this?”) and give a shot at a few hours of sleep. There are worse things to spend your tax cut on.

Feminasty : The Complicated

by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally

Stay tuned for the on-sale date and game night preview party announcements!

available in September, paperback, Andrews McMeel

Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death

by Erin Gibson

available September, hardcover, Grand Central Publishing

Erin Gibson has written a collection of make-you-laugh-until-you-cry essays that expose the hidden rules that make life as a woman harder and deconstructs them in a way that's bold, funny, and provocative. Whether it's shaming women for having their periods, or allowing them into STEM fields but never treating them like they truly belong, Erin feels that oppression is both organized and chaotic, purposeful and unintentional. That doesn't make it impossible to dismantle, it just means we have to recognize and destroy the problems one by one. In Feminasty, she will start the revolution.

GIFTS I Love You Like No Otter

by Sophie Corrigan

available in September, hardcover, Sellers Publishing

Need to find a different way to say "I Love You" to the special people in your life? Have a little pun with it! This gift book is filled with 30 cute and charming ways to say "I Love You" using adorable animal puns. Artist Sophie Corrigan and her unique animal illustrations provide a humorous yet loving way to reach out to those you love!

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Village Books & Paper Dreams

ROUND IT UP for

The RE Store

and Environmental Heroes Round It Up to the Nearest Dollar and Make a Change Locally

Thanks to your support, Round It Up, our amazingly simple giving program to support local nonprofits, is rolling into its successful second year. Each season, we feature a new partner that will benefit when you choose to increase your purchase to the nearest dollar. The non-profit receives the Round It Up difference. Our partner this fall is The RE Store.

The RE Store is non-profit program with a retail location in the Fountain District of Bellingham. The RE Store exists to divert as much reuseable material as possible from the landfill and to build a culture of reuse in our community. The retail location features salvaged and reclaimed building materials, vintage decor, and a facility to receive lightly used donated items. The RE Store was founded in 1993 and is a program of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. RE Source's vision is to see people living satisfying lives in accord with the ecosystem we depend on – generation after generation.

Each year The RE Store: • Saves the community over $1 million in building materials costs, • Diverts nearly 3 million pounds of quality building supplies from the landfill, and • Provides more than 1,500 hours of accessible on-the-job training opportunities.

Every dollar raised through the store’s retail sales and services goes back into their work to conserve valuable natural resources, provide job training to displaced workers, and advocate for a strong, resilient local economy. In their warehouse, you can find the Revision Division woodshop, a design lab for the design and construction of hand-made furnishings from reclaimed materials. Village Books has a long history of working with the Revision Division to craft furniture for the store, including the bench in the children’s section and our re-imagined Writers Corner. Visit Evolve Chocolate + Café to see the tables the Revision Division created from an abandoned homestead in the county.

The RE Store is also home to the Sustainable Living Center, a meeting space and conference room open for public rental. Village Books and Paper Dreams is committed to protecting and preserving our incredible natural environment. We’re proud to support innovative organizations like the RE Store who are leading the way and encouraging all of us to reduce our footprint on the earth. To learn more, visit re-store.org.

RESTORE THE

Thank you for Supporting Round It Up and These Great Local Non-Profits!

Summer 2017: Recreation Northwest Fall 2017: Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center Spring 2018: Whatcom Literacy Council Summer 2018: Whatcom Humane Society Fall 2018: The RE Store Note: In the winter, please support our Holiday Giving Tree, which delivers books to low-income children.

Be the Change – It’s Easy

ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES ANNUAL BANQUET

The RE Store is a program of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. Village Books and Paper Dreams is proud to support RE Sources’ work as a sponsor of their 15th Annual Environmental Heroes Banquet. The Sept. 13 event will honor former RE Sources executive directors Carl Weimer and Crina Hoyer. For more information, visit re-sources.org/environmentalheroes.

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WHATCOM WHAT IS READING Top Sellers at Village Books in

FAIRHAVEN

1. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa 2. I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson 3. The Overstory by Richard Powers 4. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 5. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 6. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnussono 7. Hiking Whatcom County 6/E by Ken Wilcox 8. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 9. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder 10. The Big Burn by Timothy Egan

11. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur 12. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 13. Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff 14. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 15. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur 16. How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan 17. How to Fight by Thich Nhat Hanh 18. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz 19. The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel 20. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 21. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 22. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 23. Urban Trails of Bellingham by Craig Romano 24. Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl 25. A Higher Loyalty by James Comey 26. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 27. Educated by Tara Westover 28. The Soul Of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery 29. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 30. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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It's always interesting to see what our friends and neighbors are reading. This list represents the 40 top-selling books at Village Books in Fairhaven so far this year.

As usual, the books on the list reflect the eclectic and locally-oriented tastes of our community's readers. It's worth noting that the 2018 Whatcom Reads selection is #1 and the selection for 2019, The Big Burn, is already in the top 10. Learn a bit more about your neighbors' tastes in literature and try a few books on the list.

31. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green 32. Geology of the San Juan Islands by Ned Brown 33. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 34. How to Love by Thich Nhat Hanh 35. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 36. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

by Mark Manson 37. There There by Tommy Orange 38. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero 39. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 40. Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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YOUNG READERS Their Families & Educators

PICTURE BOOKS A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Deep Underwater

available now, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The ocean is full of endless possibilities in this dreamy, imaginative story. The ethereal paintings show colorful fish, rippling seawater, and the secrets to be found at the bottom of the ocean.

What secrets will Sophia discover?

by Irene Luxbacher

available now, hardcover, Groundwood Books

by Grace Lin

Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake she bakes with her mama, but she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't resist a bite?

In this stunning picture book, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a beautiful origin story for the phases of the moon.

by Jacqueline Woodson illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Dreamers

by Yuyi Morales

available now, hardcover, Nancy Paulsen Books

available in September, hardcover, Neal Porter Books

Glorious. That is the most succinct word for Caldecott winner Yuyi Morales's newest creation. Dreamers follows Yuyi’s journey with her young son from Mexico to the States, Morales speaking no English at the time. When they find a beautiful, unexpected gift called the public library, everything comes together in a stunning way.

Dreamers is about leaving your home, making a new home, and holding onto your dreams wherever you go. –Hana

available now, hardcover, Scribblers

Inspired by Asian folklore, this magical tale follows a young girl who befriends the "moon rabbit" and accompanies him on a nighttime adventure through otherworldly landscapes. The enchanting illustrations and soothing words explore the power of imagination, the importance of friendship, and the beauty of the natural world.

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Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise available in September, hardcover, Candlewick Press

by Camille Whitcher

in the Kids Section on the main floor

There are many reasons to feel different.

It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody knows you yet.

The Day You Begin reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes, how brave it is that we go forth anyway, and that sometimes, when we reach out and share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.

by David Ezra Stein

Luna and the Moon Rabbit

IN FAIRHAVEN Every Tuesday & Saturday at 10:30am

The Day You Begin

It's homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or was that element of surprise? Full of the same boisterous harm that made Interrupting Chicken so beloved, this gleeful follow-up is sure to delight fans of stories, surprises, and elephants alike.

IN LYNDEN Every Wednesday at 11am & Saturdays at 2pm in the Kids Section

STORY TIME

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JAN BRETT

is coming to town!

Sunday, December 9, 10am at Bellingham High School

Mark your calendar!

The one and only Jan Brett is coming back to Bellingham and this time, she is presenting her latest book, The Snowy Nap. This adorable tale is the prequel to the all-time classic and bestseller, The Hat. The Snowy Nap stars Hedgie, Brett’s trademark character.

With over 42 million books in print, Jan Brett's exquisite art is universally recognized as being among the finest in children’s books today. For over 30 years she has brought the glories of winter to millions of youngsters, their teachers, and parents.

THE SNOWY NAP Available October 16

Autographed books make great gifts!

Pre-order your copy today!

Tickets: $5.00 available at Village Books and on brownpapertickets.com.

Each ticket is a $5 voucher toward the purchase of The Snowy Nap!

Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse

Giraffe Problems

by Jory John illustrated by Lane Smith available in September, hardcover, Random House Books for Young Readers

Cyrus the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it is. No other animal has a neck this absurd. Just when he has exhausted his neck-hiding options and is about to throw in the towel, a turtle swoops in (well, ambles in very slowly) and helps him understand that his neck has a purpose after all. And looks excellent in a bow tie.

by Marcy Campbell illustrated by Corinna Luyken available now, hardcover, Dial Books

Did you know Adrian Simcox has a horse?

And that it's the best and most beautiful horse in the world? Well, Chloe does not believe this is so. Where would Adrian keep a horse in the tiny house he lives in? And how could he even afford one when he has holes in his shoes? This gorgeous picture book highlights the importance of imagination, kindness, and empathy. Try to spot all the horses hidden throughout the stunning artwork! –Hana

EARLY READER Mac Undercover : Mac B., Kid Spy #1

by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Mike Lowery available in September, hardcover, Orchard Books

Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And when he was a kid, he was a spy. But not just any spy. A spy for the Queen of England. No, this is not a joke. When the Crown Jewels are stolen, the only person who can help the Queen is secret agent Mac. B. Will he find the jewels in time?

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Book Launch

Saturday, September 15, 2pm

Kim Binczewski –Bread Lab! September is Food Literacy Month and we are celebrating with the launch of this great new book about bread! It all seems magical, but it's really science.

This tale will inspire new bakers and young scientists alike!

Kim will be joined by Renee Bourgault from Breadfarm and together, they will lead kids in a sensory activity involving samples of wheat, barley, rye plants, and seeds. And yes, there will be samples of bread!

Bread Lab!

by Kim Binczewski & Bethany Econopouly available in September, Readers to Eaters

This gem of a book will delight any budding baker, or anyone who bakes with a youngster. Join Iris and her Aunt Mary as they go through the science, magic, and fun of baking a loaf of sourdough wheat bread.

Complete with a recipe, this book is pure joy and is sure to become a staple for any young chef. –Claire Come and meet the author on September 15 at the book launch!

This event is co-sponsored by The Bread Lab at WSU.

FALL FUN for

KIDS Fairhaven

Saturday, September 8, 4pm

Barbara Davis-Pyles –Grizzly Boy

Book Launch

Join us in the Readings Gallery for a special visit with local author Barbara Davis-Pyles as she presents her new book!

One day Theo wakes up and decides he’s a grizzly bear.

He leaps out of bed, practices his growl and his roar, and scratches his bottom on the bedpost. But being a grizzly boy isn’t easy if you still have to go to school.

After a challenging day at school, Theo learns you can follow the rules and still enjoy being wild and free!

Barbara Davis-Pyles has authored hundreds of fiction and nonfiction pieces for the children’s education market.

School's Out - Story Times in Fairhaven

Purple Friday Series Friday, October 19, 10:30am Purple Friday Story Time featuring the book

Grumpy Monkey

by Suzanne Lang

No school today! So join us in the Readings Gallery for a raucous story time as we celebrate this silly book about some animal friends who do everything they can to cheer up their cranky monkey pal. But sometimes, you just need to be grumpy and that's ok. We'll read stories, play some games and enjoy a light snack.Author does not attend.

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Friday, November 2, 10:30am Purple Friday Story Time featuring the book

How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere School is out for the day so come on down to the Readings Gallery for this special story time. We will read this timely book about a pair of unlikely friends (Leonard, the lion, and Marianne, a…..duck) who face down a pack of bullies together. We will enjoy crafts and a small snack! Author does not attend.

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HALLOWEEN Fun!!!

Sat., October 27, 10:30am

Wed., October 31, 3-6pm

HALLOWEEN Dress up for Story Time!

Here is an opportunity to test out those costumes before trickor-treating! Join us for a special story time in the Fairhaven Readings Gallery where we will read spooky (but not TOO spooky) Halloween tales, do a craft, have a back drop for photos, and have a treat or two. Designed for ages 2-8.

Tues., October 30, 10:30am

HALLOWEEN EVE STORY TIME Here is another chance to wear those costumes! Join us in the Kids' Section for Halloween stories and songs.

Wed., October 31, 3-6pm

HALLOWEEN STORIES Bellingham Storytellers Guild

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While you’re trick-or-treating in the Fairhaven district this year, stop by the Readings Gallery and drop in for our annual Halloween story time, featuring with the ghoulish tales from the Bellingham Storytellers Guild. All Ages!

See page 39 for our Lynden events

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN!

Trick-or-Treat in Fairhaven

Come to Fairhaven for a huge community Trick-or-Treat afternoon! During this annual event in Fairhaven, join all sorts of small (and not-so-small – yes, all ages in costume welcome!) goblins, princesses, wizards, heroes, animals – and undoubtedly some unidentified creatures – on the streets.

Lots of Cats

Halloween Reads Go to Sleep, Little Creep

by E. Dee Taylor available now, hardcover, HarperCollins

by David Quinn

In this hardcover picture book that’s not just for Halloween (but perfect for it anyway!), a lonely little witch tries to brew a magical potion to conjure up some friends, but instead she gets cats…lots of cats!

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition

A rhyming picture book with humor and heart that's a wonderful bedtime addition for the "little monster" in your life. Includes illustrations from bestselling author/illustrator Ashley Spires of The Most Magnificent Thing.

Stumpkin

by Lucy Ruth Cummins

by Charles M. Schulz

available now, hardcover, Atheneum Books

available now, hardcover, Simon Spotlight

From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern.

Celebrate Halloween with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this gorgeous deluxe storybook retelling of the beloved Halloween special!

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Building Community One Book at a Time

ERIN HUNTER Wednesday, October 10, 7pm Heed the call of the wild… discover the third book in Bravelands – the actionpacked bestselling animal fantasy series from Erin Hunter, also of Warriors and Survivors fame! Village Books is pleased to partner with the Bellingham Public Library to bring this beloved author to Bellingham.

As you may have heard, Erin Hunter is actually a writing team of six people!

One of those authors is Gillian Philip who writes the Bravelands and Survivors series.

Philip is the author of more than 20 books and has also been nominated for the Carnegie Medal. She joins us from her home in the highlands of Scotland.

A Free Event at the Bellingham Public Library!

Central Library Lecture Room, doors open 6:30pm 210 Central Ave., Downtown Bellingham

Bravelands #3: Blood & Bone An elephant entrusted with a powerful gift. A lion treading a dangerous path.

A baboon trapped by the truth. Set in the African savannah and told from three different animals’ points of view, the Bravelands series will thrill readers who love Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire, as well as the fans who’ve made Erin Hunter a #1 nationally bestselling phenomenon.

Join Us! Blood & Bone available

OCTOBER 2 Pre-order your copy today!

Middle Readers Small Spaces

by Katherine Arden available in September, hardcover, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

Ollie thinks a book she stole and a mysterious farm in her hometown are somehow connected, but she doesn't have much time to figure it out. Following a terrifying warning from a strange bus driver after their school bus breaks down leaving the farm after a field trip, she decides to take her chances and escapes into the woods. Total creepiness ensues! I couldn’t put it down and turned on all the lights in the house while I was reading; this book was spooky! –Lauren S.

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Sweep

by Jonathan Auxier available in September, hardcover, Amulet Books

For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on "climbing boys" to clean flues and protect homes from fires. Nan Sparrow is possibly the best climber who ever lived. When she's in a near-fatal accident, she wakes to find herself in the company of the mysterious creature who saved her life. A creature called a golem. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts will carve out a life just for them, saving one another in the process.

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Middle Readers Voyage of the Dogs

City of Ghosts

by Greg Van Eekhout

by Victoria Schwab

available in September, hardcover, HarperCollins

available now, hardcover, Scholastic Press

Lopside is a Barkonaut, a specially trained dog who assists human astronauts on missions in space. When the mission aboard the spaceship Laika takes a disastrous turn, the Barkonauts suddenly find themselves completely alone on their damaged ship.

Survival seems impossible, but these dogs are Barkonauts. And Barkonauts always complete their mission.

I loved this spooky ghost story! Set in Edinburgh, Scotland, amongst the many castles and graveyards, City of Ghosts is a perfect read for this fall. Cass can go back and forth between the world of the living and the spirits, but when the ghosts in Edinburgh show themselves to be more dangerous than she thought, Cass and her ghosty best friend will have to act fast. –Hana

non-Fiction Activism for Kids

Turning Pages : My Life Story

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Lulu Delacre

available in September, hardcover, Philomel Books

edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

available in September, hardcover, Crown Books for Young Readers

What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, 50 diverse creators lend voice to young activists. Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.

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As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? In Turning Pages, Justice Sotomayor shares her love of books with a new generation of readers and inspires them to read and puzzle and dream for themselves.

Back to School!

PEACE POETRY

CONTEST

The Youth Peace Poetry Contest encourages kids to write a poem, song, rap, or story about peace.

Sugarbooger Lunch Boxes

BLUE Q Bags & Pencil Cases

Theme ideas include hope, courage, collaboration, connetion, communication, and empathy.

Kids ages 4-18 Submit poems now through September 25, 2018 via whatcomdrc.org/youth-peace-poetry-contest

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FIND ME at Village Books and Paper Dreams!

Fairhaven Store Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm • Sunday 10am-7pm

Middle Readers

by Carl Hiaasen available in September, hardcover, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

This summer, Billy Dickens will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. With his signature humor, Carl Hiaasen tells a wickedly funny, slightly twisted tale about families, figuring out what's really important, and knowing when (and when not) to let things go.

Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson available now, hardcover, Nancy Paulsen Books

When six kids are assigned to a room for a weekly chat, no adults allowed, they find themselves opening up to each other in unexpected ways. Esteban is terrified of never seeing his recently deported father again. Haley's father is in jail, and Amari is scared of getting hurt just because of the color of his skin.

Woodson is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and the introspective brilliance shown in Harbor Me is exactly the reason. –Hana

The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic

by Cressida Cowell

available in October, hardcover, Little, Brown Books

From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes the second installment in her new exciting high-adventure series.

Set in a magical time full of giants and sprites, this is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison.

Now, they will need to cast aside their differences once more – for an evil spell has broken free. Cressida Cowell brings her trademark wit to this spellbinding sequel, weaving a story that is sure to transport readers to a world that will enchant and bewitch them.

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Winnie's Great War:

A Novel Based on the True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

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by Lindsay Mattick and Josh Greenhut illustrated by Sophie Blackall available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown and Company

During World War I, an extraordinary bear named Winnie was in the Canadian Veterinary Corps. Winnie eventually went on to meet a young boy named Christopher Robin Milne and inspire the everlasting story of Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie's Great War tells Winnie's story through the bear's own eyes, pieced together from the real wartime journal of the Captain who cared for her. This story is exceptional, and a must-have for anyone who has visited Pooh and friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. –Hana This is the story of Winnipeg, the real little bear behind A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, and how she went from the woods of Canada to becoming a military mascot and then all the way to the London Zoo. Winnie’s Great War is an absolute delight for all ages… and a bit of a tearjerker as well. I can see it becoming the favorite of many a family, if not a classic in its own right! –Hannah

The Third Mushroom

by Jennifer L. Holm

available in September, hardcover, Random House Books for Young Readers

Ellie's grandpa Melvin is a worldrenowned scientist...in the body of a 14-year-old boy. Ellie is so happy to have him around, and when they team up for the county science fair, no one realizes just how groundbreaking their experiment will be. After all, the formula for eternal youth may be within their reach! But is the key to eternal life really the key to happiness?

The Storm Runner

by J. C. Cervantes

available in September, hardcover, Rick Riordan Presents

I continue to be so impressed with the mythology-packed books coming from Rick Riordan Presents. J. C. Cervantes brings a fast-paced, high-stakes adventure from the world of Mayan mythology, with a spunky young hero who must stop the Mayan gods from destroying each other and the world. Seriously, don't miss it! –Hana

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Young Adult Sawkill Girls

The Muse of Nightmares

by Claire Legrand

By Laini Taylor

available in October, hardcover, Katherine Tegen Books

available in October, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Prepare yourselves for the dazzling follow up to Strange the Dreamer.

I haven’t been this excited about a sequel since Harry Potter, in all seriousness. The story starts right where we left Lazlo and Sarai, and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Her beautiful writing shines through every page, and the way she fleshes out her characters even more is impressive.

Plus, she weaves in links to her previous trilogy, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, so if you read closely, you’ll spot some easter eggs! –Lauren S.

The War Outside

by Monica Hesse

available in September, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

It's 1944 and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado – until they were uprooted to a dusty Texas internment camp, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. With everything around them falling apart, Margot and Haruko find solace in their growing, secret friendship. But in a prison the government has deemed full of spies, can they trust anyone?

Dry

by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman available in October, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

It's present day-ish So Cal and the government has implemented something called the Tap-Out. All water has been turned off, reserving what little there is for "critical services" which do not include the general public. Local teen Alyssa watches as her community goes animal in the days following the shut off. Her parents disappear in an effort to get water and she and her little brother are left to fend for themselves in an increasingly desperate situation. With Dry, the Shusterman father/son duo has created a scenario that feels all too believable and is totally unsettling. You'll never take water for granted again after this one. Prepare to be thirsty. –Claire

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The author of Furyborn is back but this time with something completely different: an equally awesome, suspenseful paranormal thriller. I loved the myth that she builds in this story, but by far my favorite aspect is the three diverse, imperfect female characters who are the heart and soul of this book. It’s all about female camaraderie and fighting off the evil lurking on the island together and I LOVED it! –Lauren S.

Sawkill Girls When a diverse trio of girls battle a demon from another dimension, things are bound to get dark. Sawkill Girls was everything I have wanted out of YA literature in the last few years. It has heart and strength as the protagonist must battle forces beyond their understanding, as well as ancient misogyny and their own misunderstandings. Claire Legrand is one of my favorite authors and this book is another example of why she is so incredible. –Hayden

Sadie

by Courtney Summers available in September, hardcover, Wednesday Books

Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him.

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

by Kiersten White

available in September, hardcover, Delacorte Press

Do you ever wonder about Elizabeth Frankenstein? The mostly-absentfrom-the-tale adopted sister of Victor?

Well, look no further! Elizabeth's story is deceptively dark and intriguing, and behind her innocent front is a masterfully calculating mind doing whatever it takes to survive in a heartless world. Perfect for your Halloween read. –Hana (Read a YARC review of this book on page 72.)

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MARISSA MEYER ARCHENEMIES

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C Tuesday, November 13, 7pm in the Fairhaven Readings Gallery

Calling all heroes and villians... we're throwing a party and want you to come!

We are thrilled to welcome Marissa Meyer to Village Books where we will celebrate the release of Archenemies – the fiercely awaited second installment in her Renegades superhero trilogy!

Time is running out.

Together, they can save the world.

But they each other’s worst nightmare.

Join us for a reading and signing by Marissa Meyer as well as contests and activities throughout the store. Don’t forget to come dressed as your favorite character from any of her novels and be entered to win a fabulous prize! We are partnering with our friends at the Bellingham Public Library to throw a truly stellar event.

Archenemies available Nov. 6, 2018

This event is free and open to the public.

Pre-order your copy today!

Activities!

Costume Contest!

Young Adult Seafire

by Natalie C. Parker available now, hardcover, Razorbill

I am hardcore in love with Caledonia Styx and her allgirl crew aboard the ship the Mors Navis. Determined to take down the vicious warlord responsible for the destruction of their families and homes, Cal’s crew takes on the patriarchy in a vicious storm of strength and sisterhood. Read and feel empowered! –Hana

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Impostors

by Scott Westerfeld available in September, hardcover, Scholastic Press

With Impostors, Scott Westerfeld returns with a new series set in the world of Uglies. Frey is Rafi’s twin sister and her body double.

When their father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she becomes the perfect impostor. But Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. As the deal starts to crumble, Frey must decide if she can trust him with the truth...and if she can risk becoming her own person.

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Young Adult Part of Your World:

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

A Twisted Tale

by Liz Braswell

available in September, hardcover, Disney Press

If you're like me then you have reverse Ariel syndrome — all you want is to live under the sea. Splash into an alternate universe where Ariel didn't defeat Ursula OR break Prince Eric from his stupor OR save King Trident.

True to the characters and seamlessly woven into the Disney Classic, make this epic "tail" a Part of Your World. –Abbie S. "The Little Mermaid" was one of my favorite stories growing up. Now that I am older, I am thrilled to read a darker, even more fantastical version of the story. It is obvious that Liz Braswell has amazing enthusiasm for fairy tales; she brings Ariel's world to life in vivid detail and this novel is certainly one to dive into. –Hannah

by Adib Khorram

available now, hardcover, Dial Books

Darius doesn't fit. He's not American enough. And when his family travels to Iran for the first time in his lifetime, he worries he won't be Persian enough.

Darius's tale is simply addicting.

Khorram tackles family, what it means to be who you are, and living with clinical depression (especially when those around you don't understand it), all while breaking down toxic masculinity with grace, heart, and just the right amount of tea and Star Trek references. –Hana

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ISSUE 3 VOLUME 25,

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

Activism

A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution

Mary Shelley The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator

by Kaelyn Rich illustrated by Giulia Sagramola

by Catherine Reef

available now, paperback, Quirk Books

available in September, hardcover, Clarion Books

Take on the world and make some serious change with this handbook to everything activism, social justice, and resistance.

With in-depth guides to everything from picking a cause and planning a protest to running dispute-free meetings and being an effective ally, Girls Resist! will show you how to go from “mad about the way the world is going” to “effective leader who gets stuff done.” Grab this handbook to crush inequality, start a revolution, and resist!

2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, but the story of the novel's creator is as strange, romantic, tragic, and compelling as the novel itself. Catherine Reef brings this passionate woman, brilliant writer, and forgotten feminist into crisp focus, detailing a life that was remarkable both before and after the publication of her iconic masterpiece.

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VB's Young Adult Review Committee

Enjoy these reviews of the latest and greatest Young Adult books to hit the streets in recent and upcoming months. Don't miss our in-store Y.A.R.C. display, which is always up-to-date and evolving with reviews by teens, for teens! What better way to find out what teens are reading than to go straight to the source?

Sanctuary

The Truth Lies Here

available now, hardcover, Simon Pulse

available now, hardcover, Harper Teen

In the future, some people, like Kenzie and her family, are citizens of corporations, while the less fortunate are government citizens.

This unique yet somehow logical idea, along with the blurb's promise of an attempted prison escape, a hostage situation, and the questioning of long-held beliefs, drew me into Sanctuary. The characters were just as enjoyable as the setting and plot. I am ready for a sequel!

–Brynna K. age 18

In The Truth Lies Here, Lindsey Klingele explores themes of truth, belief, family, and the past. The summer before her senior year, aspiring journalist Penny returns to her childhood home with the hopes of writing an article for her application to Northwestern about the town's economic decline. As she conducts interviews, however, she notices some odd patterns, and she and a couple old friends begin to investigate further. The story turns into a mystery, and it is unclear whether the answer will be realistic or fantastical. –Brynna K. age 18

by Caryn Lix

Heart of Thorns

by Bree Barton

available now, hardcover, Katherine Tegen

In a world where only women can be gwyrach — offspring of gods and possess dark magic — Mia is used to being alienated. She joins the hunters, desperate to kill the gwyrach who murdered her mother. But when her father sells her off to be the high prince's bride, her life spirals out of control. Starting with a shooting at her wedding and ending in ways Mia could never have imagined, this story is full of cliff hangers big and small to grab you and keep you hooked. –Kamden I. age 15

In Another Time

by Lindsey Klingele

We Regret to Inform You

by Ariel Kaplan

available now, hardcover, Knopf

We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan challenges the idea that high school students must always be in competition. She introduces Mischa, a high school senior who has done everything right in order to assure her future. You empathize with her as she has to confront her feelings surrounding college acceptance after being denied. Kaplan looks into the deepest, darkest fears of any academic overachiever in having to face the idea that filling out all the right boxes might still not be enough. Kaplan’s book resonates with anyone who had ever gone to college, is going to college, or wants to. –Kira M. age 16

by Caroline Leech

available now, hardcover, Harper Teen

In Another Time by Caroline Leech surprised me with how much I enjoyed it! The story follows Maisie, a member of the Woman's Timber Corps during World War II. During her time with the corps, she meets a man named John Lindsey and they fall in love.

I had never heard of the Woman's Timber Corps before and it was interesting to learn about it. Maisie was a great character — she really stood up for herself while still helping John with his struggles. All in all this was a great historical fiction read. –Sarah K. age 16

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For Teens, By Teens Established in 2014, this program offers teenagers 13-19 the opportunity to read yet-to-be-published books, also known as ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies). In exchange for this privilege, they write reviews for Village Books to use in print and on social media, as well as for recommendations to our customers.

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A Heart In a Body In the World

Broken Things

by Deb Caletti

by Lauren Oliver

available in September, hardcover, Simon Pulse

available in October, hardcover, Harper Teen

It is not an exaggeration to claim that I did not put this book down once in the duration of reading it.

I couldn't. Annabelle's story swept me up and left me feeling torn open — everything about it was so shockingly real, so relevant. She speaks of unwilling activism after a traumatic event shakes her world, and how facing the truths in the present moment is one of the most challenging tasks to face. Caletti's novel is more than a story; it's a work of art, and it's a piece of literature that speaks to a heartbreaking epidemic truth faced in the United States.

But most importantly, it is brutal, sincere, and eyeopening all at the same time, and it demands to be read. –Abby D. age 18

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

by Janice Kiersten White

available in September, hardcover, Delacorte

Lauren Oliver has a knack for writing creepy, fascinating stories-Panic, Vanishing Girls — and her latest novel, Broken Things, follows suit. Broken Things follows three girls, Brynn, Mia, and Summer-except Summer is dead, and everyone in their small town believes that Brynn and Mia murdered her five years ago. Banding together with some new and old friends, Brynn and Mia set out to find the truth of what happened to Summer all those years ago.

I raced through this all in one sitting, and I loved every dark, twisty minute of it. –Hannah M. age 19

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When I heard that Kiersten White, one of my favorite authors, was coming out with a retelling of Frankenstein, I was VERY excited to get my hands on a copy. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein is creepy and eerie in the best possible way, and I love that we get to see the story from Elizabeth’s point of view. As with all of Kiersten White’s novels, this one is fabulously plotted and completely enthralling. –Hannah M. age 19

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Parenting

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Parenting Teen Girls 24/7

by Meryl Fishman

available now, paperback, Archway Publishing

Parenting Te en Girls 24/7 is a comprehensive situation-by-situation guide whether a daughter is a pubescent 10-year-old or a 20-year-old adolescent that will help parents to safely navigate their precious daughter through the turbulent teens in a changing world. In a convenient and easy-to-use format, the book discusses how to deal with various aspects of teen behavior be it about boys, boobs or curfews or coping with today’s tough realities such as cyber-bullying, drug addiction, sexual identity, depression or sexual predators.

Living With Autism and Ryan Cunningham

available now, paperback, self published

Raising Ryan: Living with Autism, chronicles and distills the complexities of autism from the perspective of a parent and her autistic son. Written with caring, loving humor, sadness and experienced guidance, Raising Ryan equally benefits and relates to parents, families, and specialized professionals who care for and support spectrum children.

Join us for a FREE EVENT with authors

Kimberly Reeves & Ryan Cunningham Sunday, October 28, 4pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

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SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 7, 7pm KERRY CLAIRE Fiction!

–Finding Vera Based on true events, Finding Vera is the fictionalized story of German shepherd. After a difficult beginning, her life spins out of control as she struggles to cope with her new family. This is a journey filled with anguish, joy, pain, and humor as the complexity of Vera’s character is slowly revealed. Like a phoenix, she emerges triumphant. Kerry Claire has been a dog trainer for 30 years, and has spent the last 13 years focusing on canine behavior and aggression. Co-sponsored by the Whatcom Humane Society.

Saturday, September 8, 4pm BARBARA DAVIS-PYLES Book Launch!

–Grizzly Boy

KIDS!

One day Theo wakes up and decides he’s a grizzly bear. He leaps out of bed, practices his growl and his roar, and scratches his bottom on the bedpost. But being a grizzly boy isn’t easy if you still have to go to school. After a challenging day at school, Theo learns you can follow the rules and still enjoy being wild and free! Barbara Davis-Pyles has authored hundreds of fiction and nonfiction pieces for the children’s education market.

Sunday, September 2, 4pm Local Authors!

Group Reading –Clover, A Literary Rag Volume XV

Saturday, September 8, 7pm JOHN HOYTE Memoir!

–Persistence of Light

–Clover, A Literary Rag returns with a multi-genre event.

Thirteen regional poets and storytellers present original work from Volume 15 of the Rag. Jim Bertolino, Anita Boyle, Paul Hunter, and Shannon Laws among other fine voices. Hosted

by Mary Gillilan and Norman Green.

Persistence of Light is the story of John Hoyte’s journey from childhood in China, in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, to leading a British expedition over the Alps with an elephant, to being an entrepreneur and inventor in Silicon Valley. With each surprising twist and turn of his journey, the author builds a life infused with purpose and creativity. Join us in the Readings Gallery to hear his fascinating true story! Can't make this event? John will visit our Lynden store for a reading October 13 at 4pm.

Tuesday, September 4, doors/music 6:30pm, show 7pm THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR Poetry!

In the Heiner Theater at Whatcom Community College

featuring FRANCES MCCUE –Timber Curtain Tickets $5: available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com. Receive a free ticket with the pre-purchase of Timber Curtain.

Join us for the live taping of our radio variety show! Enjoy an author interview, live music, fun skits, groaner jokes, performance poetry, and much more. This month, we're welcoming Frances McCue — a poet, essayist, reviewer, arts instigator, and the founding director of Richard Hugo House in Seattle. She will read from her new book, Timber Curtain, where she explores the way a space can define and frame a community in her witty, image-driven verse. Like the Seattle skyline, poems erase and recombine, censored but bleeding through into a landscape forever saturated with ghosts.

Wednesday, September 5, 12-1pm TIM BURNETT Mindfulness Workshop Join local mindfulness practitioner Tim Burnett, executive director of Mindfulness Northwest, for an exploration of mindfulness practices that promote awareness and well-being. We will discuss the origins of mindfulness, touch on stress physiology, and explore how mindfulness practices can help us engage in our relationship to experience, reducing stress and enhancing well-being. Simple practices of breathing and mindful movement will support our discussion as we explore mindfulness from the inside out.

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

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Friday, September 14, 7pm AND Saturday, September 15 at 7pm RED WHEELBARROW WRITERS –So Much Depends Upon....

Anthology Launch!

Join us for TWO evenings of literature, refreshments, and sparkling entertainment as Bellingham’s Red Wheelbarrow Writers launch their second community written and edited anthology, So Much Depends Upon… This collection highlights the work of 32 local writers in memoir and short fiction.The Red Wheelbarrow Writers offer classes, contests, monthly Happy Hours, and are co-founders of Washington Memoir Month. New writing, new faces, and new voices are always welcome. And yes, there will be cake!

KIDS! Saturday, September 15, 2pm Book Launch with KIM BINCZEWSKI Activities & Samples!

–Bread Lab! September is Food Literacy Month and we are celebrating with the launch of this great new book about bread!

Iris and her Aunt Mary want to experiment with making whole wheat sourdough bread from scratch! As the family kitchen transforms into a bread lab, Iris is surprised that bread needs only four ingredients – flour, water, salt and starter. It all seems magical, but it's really science. Kim Binczewski is the managing director of the WSU Bread Lab. She will be joined by Renee Bourgault from Breadfarm, and together, they will lead kids in a sensory activity involving samples of wheats and seeds. And yes, there will be samples of bread! This event is co-sponsored by The Bread Lab at WSU, Mount Vernon.

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Literature

LIVE!

Thursday, September 20, 7pm RAY TROLL –Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline:

NCI Nature of Writing Series

The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist Along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific

Join us as we welcome Ray Troll back to the Readings Gallery! In this longawaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip — driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California, to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America's Pacific coast. They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleo-nerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. Ray Troll's distictive images are found in museums, books, magazines, and on T-shirts worn around the world. He brings a streetsmart sensibility to the worlds of ichthyology and paleontology. Be sure and catch Ray and his band, “The Ratfish Wranglers,” at the Sylvia Center the following night as part of this year’s SeaFeast festivities!

Friday, September 21, 6-9pm at the Majestic (1027 N. Forest, Bellingham)

International Day of Peace Community Dinner Hundreds in Whatcom County gather every year on International Day of Peace in solidarity with people around the world. Join the folks of the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center for their second annual community dinner and award ceremony at the Majestic. See page 5 and visit whatcompjc.org for more information.

Friday, September 21, 7pm ROSALIND SPITZER –Anna's Home

Historical Fiction!

A young Swedish-American must choose between her loving family and teaching career in Minnesota and the pioneer minister she loves in the remote Washington Territories. Drawing on real-life letters and journals and additional research, Anna’s Home depicts the richly detailed challenges of immigrant families in late 19th century America. Local author Rosalind Spitzer’s degrees in English from Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington prepared her for a career in education and an avocation in writing. Read a review on page19.

Saturday, September 22, 7pm SHELLEY O'CALLAGHAN –How Deep is the Lake:

Memoir!

A Century at Chilliwack Lake

How Deep is the Lake is a memoir that weaves a family life spanning one hundred years of summers at Chilliwack Lake with the history of earlier inhabitants. Shelley O’Callaghan discovers her grandfather’s connection with the First Nation’s chief whose ancestry goes back to the earliest recorded history at the lake. She shares her discoveries with her six grandchildren as they set off on expeditions that make the past come alive. Together they reflect on the essence of a “summer cabin,” a place that brings family together and that nourishes the soul with its solitude and beauty.

Saturday, September 22 Poetry!

FisherPoets-on-Bellingham Bay at Boundary Bay, Honey Moon, and Sylvia Center Join the renowned FisherPoets-on-Bellingham Bay celebrating commercial fishing through poetry, prose, and song. Read more on page 33.

Sunday, September 23, 4pm ANN CARLSON –Waiting For the Whales

Poetry!

This book of poems began as Ann watched for whales at Point Roberts, Washington. From her earliest years she has thought about the possibility of writing a book but did not think such a thing would ever happen to her. Now, at 78, her dreams have been fulfilled. Join us in welcoming her as she presents her book of poetry.

Monday, September 24, 7pm Open Mic Night!

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. Sign up to read at the Village Books main counter in Fairhaven.

Tuesday, September 25, 7pm SNEED COLLARD III –Warblers & Woodpeckers:

NCI Nature of Writing Series

A Father-Son Big Year of Birding

From the killer bee-infested border region of southeast Arizona to the sultry islands of the Galapagos, Warblers & Woodpeckers recounts the quest of a father and his 13-year-old son to see as many birds as possible in a single year. With a measured blend of humor, natural history, and adventure, this tale takes readers to great birding hot-spots of America and beyond. Along the way, readers share the ups and downs of the relationship between a father and his teenage son.

Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than 75 books, along with countless magazine articles for both children and adults. This event is part of the North Cascades Institute’s Nature of Writing series.

Thursday, September 27, 7pm MERYL FISHMAN –Parenting Teen Girls 24/7 Parenting Teen Girls 24/7 is a comprehensive situation-by-situation guide whether a daughter is a pubescent 10-year-old or a 20-year-old adolescent that will help parents to safely navigate their precious daughter through the turbulent teens in a changing world. In a convenient and easy-to-use format, the book discusses how to deal with various aspects of teen behavior be it about boys, boobs, or curfews or coping with today’s tough realities such as cyber-bullying, drug addiction, sexual identity, depression, or sexual predators. Parents, you do not want to miss this one!

Friday, September 28, 5-8pm Fourth Friday Art Walk A monthly tradition of community and art in Fairhaven — stop by the Village Books Readings Gallery and check out this month's featured artist.

STORY TIMES

KIDS!

Fairhaven: Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10:30am Lynden: Wednesdays at 11am and Saturdays at 2pm Join us in the kids section for a half hour of stories, songs, and movement as we read and get silly about books!

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

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Friday, September 28, 7pm KRISTIN JARVIS ADAMS –The Chicken Who Saved Us: The

LIVE!

Remarkable Story of Andrew & Frightful

When eight-year-old Andrew tells his pet chicken that his body is trying to kill him, Andrew’s family and an entire medical community are launched into a decade-long quest for answers.

Readers will journey to places where chickens talk, superheroes come alive, and a young autistic boy on the brink of death, finds the courage to survive. Join award-winning author Kristin Jarvis Adams as she shares the story of how an ordinary backyard chicken transformed her autistic son’s desperate struggle to survive a deadly illness into a tale of improbable hope and miraculous healing.

Saturday, September 29, 7pm PAUL WILLIS NCI Nature of Writing Series –Deer at Twilight:

Poetry!

Poems from the North Cascades

For a fall and a spring, Paul Willis got to serve as an artist-in-residence in North Cascades National Park in Washington state. This collection of poems about the local flora and fauna is what came about. From Douglas squirrels to Douglas firs, from fairy slippers to cinnamon bears, follow his trail through the mountains and meadows of an American alpine treasure. Deer at Twilight will bring you into quiet places and leave you standing, open to the evening air, long after its pages are closed. This event is part of the North Cascades Institute's Nature of Writing series.

Sunday, September 30, 4pm SANDRA NOEL –The River

Poetry!

Sandra Noel's writing in The River evokes a time and place as languidly fluid as their title suggests. Intimate, but inviting, her poems trace themes of coming of age, guilt, family, and loyalty. In a sensual rush of language, Noel's desire to better understand her childhood and adolescence in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, drives the overarching narrative of this collection. "The River is an examination of history that is equally personal and ubiquitous."

–A.E. Bayne, Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review. Sandra Noel works as an illustrator developing interpretive exhibits for national parks, forests and other environmental education organizations in the USA and in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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.

Hear more at KMRE 102.3 FM Mondays at noon!

Thank you for supporting Literature Live Events!

Book & Writing Groups • VB Reads Book Groups (see page 14) • VB Writes Writing Groups (see page 24)

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

• Chuckanut 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 26 for information on upcoming classes!

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Wednesday, October 3, 7pm TERRY BROOKS –Street Freaks

Science Fiction!

It begins with a dire call – right before his father disappears and his skyscraper home's doors explode inward. Street Freaks is the kind of thrilling futuristic story only New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks can tell. Brooks has long been the grandmaster of fantasy. Now he turns his hand to science fiction filled with what his readers love best: complex characters, extraordinary settings, exciting action, and a page-turning story. Through it, Brooks reimagines his bestselling career yet again.

Saturday, October 6, 7pm Fiction!

Tour Featuring HANK GREEN at WWU’s Performing Arts Center –An Absolutely Remarkable Thing In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green – co-creator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow – spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined. Tickets: $28 include a signed copy of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Available at Village Books, at the WWU box office, and online at tickets.wwu.edu Tickets are selling fast so hurry!

Wednesday, October 10, 7pm Free ERIN HUNTER (Gillian Philip) Event! at the Bellingham Public Library –Bravelands #3: Blood & Bone Heed the call of the wild…discover the third book in this actionpacked, animal fantasy series from the Erin Hunter author team also know for the #1 nationally bestselling phenomenon WARRIORS! Set in the African savannah and told from three different animals’ points of view, Bravelands will thrill readers who love Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire. Erin Hunter is actually a team of six authors which includes Gillian Philip who writes the Bravelands and Survivors series and will be joining us from the highlands of Scotland. Philip's books have been nominated for the Royal Mail Scottish Book Award, the North East Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal.

MIDDLE READERS

Friday, October 12, 7pm DR. BEN LYNCH –Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health

Many of us inherently believe, perhaps suggested by a doctor or relative, that we are vulnerable to disorders and diseases based on the conditions that run in our families. However, according to Dr. Ben Lynch, far from being written in stone, our genetic destiny can be rewritten by making simple adjustments to our environment and lifestyle. Join Dr. Lynch as he shows you how to identify and optimize both types of dirty genes by cleaning them up with targeted and personalized plans, including healthy eating, good sleep, stress relief, environmental detox, and other holistic and natural means.

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

Saturday, October 13, 7pm JACK REMICK –Citadel

Literature

Fiction!

Women in the 21st century are being pushed backward, losing hard-fought rights and freedoms. Highlighting this dangerous trajectory, Jack Remick’s timely and mind-bending novel Citadel asks; what if women were in control? Remick’s complex and haunting story challenges readers to think about choices, humanity and our future as a species. Jack Remick is a prolific award-winning novelist, short-story writer, poet, and one of the country’s pre-eminent writing teachers. Shining glaring light on the injustices served upon marginalized society, Remick’s poems and novels force readers to consider their position and role in the human condition.

Tuesday, October 16, 7pm Excellence NW Workshop featuring Pete Johnson "Comfort Zone"

Free Workshop!

What is your life like today? Where would you like to be tomorrow? The answer to these questions is largely determined by our comfort zone. Getting outside of our comfort zone does not need to be scary. Come explore how to leverage your comfort zone towards more effective behaviors and greater results.

Pete Johnson has an extensive background in personal growth seminars and is strongly rooted in a lifetime of meditation modalities. He has a passion for personal connection and practices that honesty and acceptance of the self and others is the key to emotional growth.

Thursday, October 18, 6:30pm

Fiction!

@ WCC’s Heiner Theater

THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR featuring ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE –Magdalena Mountain Village Books is pleased to welcome Robert Michael Pyle to the Chuckanut Radio Hour for the first time! In Magdalena Mountain, his first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at home in an imagined landscape as he is in the natural one. Robert Michael Pyle worked as a conservation biologist and has written full-time for many years. His 22 books include Wintergreen, Where Bigfoot Walks, and Sky Time in Gray’s River (National Outdoor Book Award). Featuring musical guest, Lindsay Street! Tickets $5: available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com. Receive a free ticket with the pre-purchase of Magdalena Mountain. This event is part of the North Cascades Institute’s Nature of Writing series. Read a review on page 19. NCI Nature of Writing Series

Friday, October 19, 10:30am PURPLE FRIDAY STORY TIME Featuring Grumpy Monkey

KIDS!

No school today! So join us in the Readings Gallery for a raucous story time as we read stories, play some games and enjoy a light snack. *author does NOT attend

Friday, October 19, 7pm Poetry!

Group Poetry Reading featuring LAURA READ and FRIENDS –Dresses From the Old Country Laura Read’s second poetry collection jumps back and forth in time to illuminate the identities of a life in progress: lost child, lonely adolescent, teacher, daughter, friend, wife, mother– a woman continuously shaped and reshaped by memory and experience. Laura will be joined by local poets, Kami Westhoff, Maya Jewell Zeller, and Elizabeth Vignali.

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LIVE! Saturday, October 20, 7pm LEIF ENGER –Virgil Wander

Fiction!

The first novel in 10 years from award-winning, million-copy bestselling author Leif Enger, Virgil Wander is an enchanting and timeless all-American story that follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart. Find a reveiw on page 11. Enger's debut novel, Peace Like a River, has long been, and continues to be, a Village Books staff favorite. This is an event not to be missed. Read a review on page 11.

Sunday, October 21, 4pm DIANE GILLESPIE –Stories for Getting Back to Sleep In this book, educational psychologist Diane Gillespie, PhD, uses her knowledge and understanding of stories to craft sleep scenarios designed to help people fall back to sleep in the middle of the night. Struggling herself, she invites you to crawl back into bed, pull up the covers, imagine yourself in the stories, and go back to sleep.

Tuesday, October 23, 5:30pm Village Books in Fairhaven AND Thursday, October 25, 5:30pm Village Books in Lynden BOOK GROUP MIXERS

All Welcome!

We're hosting a pair of Book Group Mixers – one in each of our locations — and would love for you to join us for drinks, cheese, discussion, and much mirth and merriment. You don't have to be in a book group to attend – everyone is invited. Read more on page 7.

Thursday, October 25, 7pm P. HAINES-AINSWORTH –Jeff Walker & Mr. B

Spooky Fiction!

A re-telling of Washington Irving's short story, "The Devil and Tom Walker," this cautionary tale follows events in the life of an auto mechanic, Jeff Walker, after he stumbles upon a strange, dark figure by his favorite fishing pond. He soon learns that all that glitters comes with a price, but he's determined to enjoy himself on the road to Hell as much as possible. Join us in the Readings Gallery for this spooky tale, just in time for Halloween! P. Haines-Ainsworth is an actor, playwright, visual artist, and author.

Friday, October 26, 5-8pm Fourth Friday Art Walk A tradition of community and art in Fairhaven - stop by Village Books and Paper Dreams and check out this month's featured artist.

Friday, October 26, 7pm RICHARD LITTLE –City Haul: A Novel

Fiction!

An outlaw biker, a sexy state legislator, and a pot-smoking local judge–a plateful of predicaments faces attorney Matt Archer. And that doesn’t count repairing his shattered marriage, while still being the kind of dad he wants to be for his precocious 10-year-old daughter.

"Sex, drugs, and violence, and you want my help?" asked Mick the cop. Retired attorney and lobbyist Richard Little lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest.

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Saturday, October 27, 10:30am Dress Up for Story Time!

Literature

KIDS!

LIVE!

Here is an opportunity to test out those costumes before trickor-treating! Join us for a special story time in the Readings Gallery where we will read spooky (but not TOO spooky) Halloween tales, do a craft, have a back drop for photos, and have a treat or two. Designed for ages 2-8.

Sunday, November 11, 10am-5pm Pre-Holiday Open House!

Sunday, October 28, 4pm KIMBERLY REEVES & RYAN CUNNINGHAM –Raising Ryan: Living With Autism Raising Ryan: Living with Autism, chronicles and distills the complexities of autism from the perspective of a parent and her autistic son. Written with caring, loving humor, sadness and experienced guidance, Raising Ryan equally benefits and relates to parents, families, and specialized professionals that care for and support spectrum children.

Monday, October 29, 7pm Open Mic Night!

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. To read, please sign up prior to the event at the Village Books main counter in Fairhaven.

Tuesday, October 30, 10:30am Halloween Eve Story Time!

KIDS!

Here is another opportunity to wear those costumes! Join us in the Kids’s section for Halloween stories and songs.

ALL Wednesday, October 31, 3-6pm AGES Halloween Stories by the Bellingham Storytellers Guild!

While you’re trick-or-treating in the Fairhaven district this year, stop by the Readings Gallery and drop in for our annual Halloween story time, featuring ghoulish tales from the Bellingham Storytellers Guild from 3-6pm.

Mark Your Calendars

November

Friday, November 2, 10:30am KIDS! PURPLE FRIDAY STORY TIME featuring How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere School is out for the day so come on down to the Readings Gallery for this special story time. We will read this timely book about a pair of unlikely friends who face down a pack of bullies together. We will enjoy crafts and a small snack! Author does NOT attend

Wednesday, November 6, 7pm Excellence NW Workshop featuring Dawn Harju "Gratitude"

Thursday, November 8, 7-9am 2018 Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl @ BTC’s Settlemeyer Hall Come hear America’s favorite librarian make her book recommendations for the year. Village Books will be on hand to sell her selected titles. Registration information can be found at whatcomliteracy.org.

Fall 2018

Monday, November 12 Honoring Veterans This Veterans Day (observed) we are offering a 20% off storewide discount for military and veterans with I.D. at both Village Books and Paper Dreams locations. Thank you for your service.

Tuesday, November 13, 7pm MARISSA MEYER ARCHENEMIES CELEBRATION! –Archenemies: Book #2 in the Renegades Trilogy

We are thrilled to welcome Marissa Meyer to Village Books to celebrate her latest book in the Renegades trilogy, Archenemies! We are throwing a party in her honor and we want you to come. Join us for a reading and signing as well as contests and activities throughout the store. Don’t forget to come dressed as your favorite character from any of her novels and be entered to win a fabulous prize!

Thursday, November 15, doors 6pm, show 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre Booked at the Baker An Evening with ANNE LAMOTT Anne Lamott is the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Help, Thanks, Wow. Join us as we welcome her to present her latest book, Almost Everything about the place hope holds in our lives.Village Books is proud to present Anne Lamott in partnership with the Mount Baker Theatre, as part of our Booked at the Baker series.

Tickets $25: includes admission AND a hardcover copy of Almost Everything! Seating is general admission. Tickets at Village Books, the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, and online at mountbakertheatre.com.

Free Workshop!

Join Dawn in the Readings Gallery for another great, free workshop on the power of gratitude. Dawn has a contagious way of inviting people to be their best self, and is committed to the fabric of world-wide goodwill. She volunteers with Excellence Northwest and is dedicated to the success of Excellence Seminars International.

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Gather up your friends and come to Village Books and Paper Dreams for games with prizes, product demonstrations, and samples. Bring your friends, bring your family, and get lots of great ideas for your early holiday shopping. We can't wait to see you!

DECEMBER

Sunday, December 9, 10am JAN BRETT at Bellingham High School –The Snowy Nap

KIDS!

Jan Brett is coming back to Bellingham with her latest book, The Snowy Nap – a prequel to the all-time classic and bestseller, The Hat, featuring HEDGIE! With over 42 million books in print, Jan Brett's exquisite art is universally recognized as being among the finest in children’s books today. For over 30 years she has brought the glories of winter to millions of youngsters, their teachers, and parents. Tickets: $5.00 available at Village Books and on brownpapertickets.com. Each ticket is a $5 voucher toward the purchase of The Snowy Nap! Kids 6 and under free.

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Village Books is proud to present Anne Lamott in partnership with the Mount Baker Theatre, as part of our Booked at the Baker series.

Lamott is the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Help, Thanks, Wow, and many other books. Join us as we welcome her to present her latest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope about the place hope holds in our lives.

In this profound and funny book, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Candid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, Almost Everything is the book we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.

Tickets: $25.00 includes admission PLUS a hardcover copy of Almost Everything - to be distributed at the event.

Tickets available at Village Books, at the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, and online at mountbakertheatre.com. Seating is general admission.

A partnership between Village Books and the Mount Baker Theatre