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Dear Reader,

The winter months are upon us, a time for us to enjoy the fruits of our labors, a time to celebrate traditions old and new, and to connect with family and friends. In the pages within, you'll find many of our traditions still going strong, along with a few new ones.

Our Pre-Holiday Open House is always a favorite (see page 5) where you can visit with friends, discover some of the great new items we've brought in this year, and even win fun prizes. The very next weekend, we celebrate the second anniversary of our Lynden store. (see page 38) Was it just two years ago? My, they grow up fast! And then Small Business Saturday / Indies First is upon us! (page 7).

We count ourselves fortunate to be a part of a community that values its independent businesses that, in turn, support the many organizations that help make this such a special place to call home. You've generously Rounded Up your purchases this year in support of Recreation NW and the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center and now the holidays give us all another chance to give through our annual Giving Tree (see page 4). There may be turmoil in the world around us, but you can still make a difference right here where you live.

We're very excited to announce our newest Chuckanut Editions publication, A Higher Perspective: Aerial Photos of the Pacific Northwest by Tore Ofteness. His photographs are awe-inspiring both in their composition and the moments of history that he's captured. Look for his presentation on December 1st along with a great many other author events.

The coming year of events promises to be as full as ever, kicking it off in January with our annual Resolutions Weekend (page 11). And WE resolve to always be a place where you can find connections, make discoveries, and feel right at home.

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In This Issue...

Think Village Books and Paper Dreams for the Holidays 2 Dear Reader 3 Giving Tree, Open House, and Anniversaries!

4-5 Fun Activities You Do NOT Want to Miss — Seriously! 7-10 Resolutions: Mini-Workshops for the New Year 11 Whatcom Reads 2018 12 Fiction and Mystery Books and Reviews 13-23 All Things Writing 24-25 Join Our Signed First Editions Club 27 Buy Local & Buy Great Deals on Audiobooks 28-29 Cooking, Food & Drinks 30-34 All Things Lynden 35-40 The Chuckanut Radio Hour Upcoming Shows 41 Biography, History, Current Events 42-46 Women, Body, Soul, and Spirituality 47-51 Photography, Science, and Nature 52-55 Arts, Inspiration and Health 56-57 WWU Children's Literature Conference 58 Great Reads and Activites for Kids & Teens 59-69 Booked at the Baker Upcoming Events 70 Literature Live! Author Events at VB 71-78

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Village Books and Paper Dreams 22nd Annual

Giving Tree Books for Local Kids and Families in Need Can you imagine not receiving a book for the holidays? Some kids don't have to use their imaginations. For the past 21 years we've provided books for thousands of kids who would not otherwise have received them.

Last year alone, because of your generosity, we gave books to over 1,500 children through 10 local organizations!

How can you help? Stop by our Fairhaven and Lynden locations to select a tag from the Giving Tree then match it with a book of your choice. The books you purchase for Giving Tree recipients will be offered at a 20% discount, and will be distributed to children, through numerous community organizations, in the weeks before Christmas.

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Gather up your friends and come to Village Books and Paper Dreams in Fairhaven for games, product demonstrations, and samples.

We'll have various stations around the store where you can get a passport stamped. Complete a passport, turn it in, and we'll let you spin the wheel for a chance to win one of many discounts and prizes!

Book Walks Prizes

Sunday, November 12th at our Fairhaven Store

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2ND ANNIVERSARY PARTY Spin the Wheel • Prizes • Drawings • Treats • Games

Sunday, November 19th 11am - 5pm at our Lynden Store Read more on page 38

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indies FIRST and SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY A Day Dedicated to Supporting Small Businesses — and Independent Bookstores — Across the Country Village Books and Paper Dreams joins forces with independent businesses nationwide to mark Small Business Saturday and Indies First on Saturday, November 25, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and celebrating community.

Conceived by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encouraging holiday shoppers to patronize brick-and-mortar businesses that are local.

Indies First is the brainchild of author Sherman Alexie, who in 2013 encouraged fellow writers to volunteer to work at an independent bookstore on Small Business Saturday. The campaign blossomed with the support of publishers and authors.

FAIRHAVEN - This year, local authors Clete Smith and Craig Romano will work Indies First shifts at Village Books in Fairhaven. Smith will be at the store from 12-2pm Romano takes over from 2-4pm. They’ll recommend books and talk about their own. Smith’s new book Mr. 60% is his first for teens. Romano’s Urban Trails Bellingham is on the Village Books bestseller list.

LYNDEN - At our Lynden store, we'll have local author JES STONE on hand from 2-4pm to sign copies of her new book, The Last Outrageous Woman, and talk about her favorite reads this season.

Events like Indies First underscore how small, local businesses contribute to a community’s cultural experiences. But there are also significant economic impacts. According to the American Independent Business Alliance: “Independent retailers return to their community more than three times as much money per dollar of sales than do chain competitors.”

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Welcome Home, Chuck Celebration!

Saturday, November 18, 7pm At Village Books in Fairhaven

Village Books co-founder successfully completes his Big Ride Redux In the summer of 2015, Village Books and Paper Dreams co-founder Chuck Robinson set out to ride his bicycle from Bellingham to his hometown of Galva, Illinois — a distance of about 2,400 miles. Things went well until a run-in with some nasty dogs ended the ride prematurely. Undaunted, on September 1st, 2017, Chuck climbed back on his bike and finished what he started, a distance of about 2,000 miles.

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friends, family, and fans, Chuck’s Big Ride Redux raised an estimated $20,000 for three non-profits: the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), Whatcom Community Foundation, and Whatcom Community College Foundation.

Join us as we welcome Chuck and Dee home to Bellingham with a special party on Saturday, November 18th from 7-8pm in our Readings Gallery. Representatives of the three foundations will be on hand to share their missions and Chuck will spin tales of his epic ride. Light refreshments will be served.

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FAIRHAVEN

Winterfest November 24 - December 23, 2017 The Annual Historic Fairhaven Winterfest (with a new name this year), begins Friday and Saturday, November 24th and 25th, with continuing fun and activities through December 23rd.

Amidst Fairhaven's festive 100+-yearold buildings — and along streets and public spaces decorated and lit up to brighten your strolling, shopping and dining — enjoy the holidays with some very special events!

Join us!

Friday, November 24 3pm -5pm: The Fairhaven Winterfest kicks off with Father Christmas at Fairhaven's Victorian-era Gazebo (10th and Harris).

5pm - 8:30pm: Holiday Art Walk & Open House You are invited to visit our neighborhood shops and restaurants that are sharing the works of emerging and professional artists in the spirit of the holidays.

Village Books and Paper Dreams are pleased to feature the artwork of our favorite in-house artist!

LAURA PICCO, lead used book buyer and long-time member of Village Books’ staff, will display her illuminated, framed papercuttings downstairs in the readings gallery.

Saturday, November 25 Noon - 3pm: Father Christmas will be visiting with families at the Fairhaven Village Inn lobby; free horse-drawn carriage rides will be offered from the portico of the Inn. (Both happenings continue every Saturday during the holiday season).

Noon - 5pm: Holiday Market on the Fairhaven Village Green. Non-profit organizations and local merchants will offer holiday themed wares and services for all ages. Entertainment on the Main Stage is suitable for the entire family during market hours and leading in to the Tree Lighting Ceremony.

4pm - 5pm: The Bellingham Circus Guild performs on the Fairhaven Village Green.

5pm: Lighting of the Christmas Tree with carols with the Tree located between The Fairhaven Village Inn and 1 Paper Boat.

Village Books and Paper Dreams will welcome Native American flautist PETER ALI on November 25th from 5:30-8pm on the main floor of the bookstore.

5pm - 8pm: Holiday Open House at participating merchants.

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Fairhaven Winterfest

Ongoing Activities

November 25 through December 23 FREE!

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides

12-3pm: Each Saturday (weather permitting) free carriage rides will leave from the Fairhaven Village Inn.

Find the Elves Treasure Hunt Each Saturday, Father Christmas’s eight "elves" will be tucked away in eight separate Fairhaven venues. Participants can collect a passport from Village Books that will be stamped for each elf they find. All completed cards (turn in at any location that hosts an elf ) will be entered into a drawing on Saturday, December 23rd.

Father Christmas 12 -3pm: Each Saturday, Father Christmas will be visiting with families at the Fairhaven Village Inn lobby.

Christmas Letters Children will be able to leave letters for Father Christmas in the classic Victorian mailbox located on the Village Green stage with the forest of trees. Father Christmas's "Fairhaven Elves" will spirit the letters away for his perusal — but we hear they will sometimes sneak photos of the envelopes before delivering them, and they will share these on the Historic Fairhaven Facebook page — so be sure to keep watch (and like Historic Fairhaven)!

Holiday Window Display NEW to Fairhaven this year! The Historic Fairhaven Association has partnered with Sustainable Connections' “Buy Local for the Holidays” program to ask for your vote of most festive windows in Fairhaven. Window displays created by participating local businesses will be voted on by the public, Mayor of Bellingham, and surrounding business owners to win the heart of the community. Visit sustainableconnections.org for more information and how to vote.

Thanks to artist and Current and Furbish co-owner Scott Ward for creating the beautiful Winterfest illustraion.

Shop & Dine in Fairhaven then stroll down to the

Holiday Port Festival

Friday, December 1 - Sunday, December 3 The Holiday Port Festival is a free, family-friendly event held annually at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal.

This is the Port’s the signature event for Holiday the community and includes: For more information about Fairhaven Festival, visit fairhaven.com.

• performances by local choirs, bands, and dancers • gingerbread house display • free cookies & hot apple cider • photos taken with Santa and visits with the Winter Princesses • horse-drawn wagon and tractor rides Many of the gingerbread house entries are donated to a silent auction that runs throughout the three-day festival.

There will also be a food drive to benefit the Bellingham Food Bank, so bring non-perishable food items to help fight hunger. For a schedule of events, see portofbellingham.com.

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Free Mini-Workshops at Village Books in Fairhaven!

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Saturday, January 6 11am - 4pm

Mini-Workshops to Jumpstart Your New Year

Need a boost to your New Year? Ready to make 2018 your best year ever? Join us in the Readings Gallery at Village Books for our annual “Resolutions,” a day devoted to starting the year right. From 11am-4pm, on the hour, we’ll feature local experts presenting mini-workshops on topics ranging from clearing your clutter, to end-oflife advance care planning, to freeing your mind from suffering so that you can live the life you deserve.

Come for one workshop or several and bring questions, ideas, and snacks.

Participants will receive 10% off recommended Resolutions-related books on those days.

No tickets or reservations needed.

Then join us for...

Writers Resolutions Mini-Workshops to Jumpstart Your Writing Life

Now in its fourth year, we are offering this day of mini-workshops again on Sunday, January 7th in the Readings Gallery. Just like our “Resolutions” day, this is an inspiration day devoted to jumpstarting your WRITING life! From 11am–4pm, on the hour, we'll feature local writing experts who will present mini-workshops that will inspire your writing in the year ahead, jumpstart your creativity, and offer sound advice on publishing your writing.

Sunday, January 7 11am - 4pm

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Light the Dark : Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process

Writing

edited by Joe Fassler

available now, paperback, Penguin Books

What inspires you? That’s the simple, but profound question posed to 46 renowned authors in Light the Dark, each one revealing what gets them started and what keeps them going with the creative work they love. Light the Dark collects the best of The Atlantic’s much-acclaimed “By Heart” series and adds brand new pieces.

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Join us in weloming author

Sunil Yapa March 8 - 9, 2018

Whatcom READS is a community-wide reading and discussion program intended to encourage all Whatcom County residents to read the same book and create a county-wide book club experience.

Sunil Yapa's Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist is the featured book for 2018.

Set amid the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, it’s a fast-paced, raw and absorbing story about conflict and compassion. Over the course of one afternoon, the lives of seven people will change forever. Sunil Yapa pairs deep rage with deep humanity. He asks profound questions about the power of empathy in our hyper-connected modern world, and about the limits of compassion, while exploring how far we must go for family, for justice, and for love.

Join us for one or more of these FREE PRESENTATIONS with Sunil Yapa!

March 8, 1pm - 3pm Ferndale Library 2125 Main St., Ferndale

March 9, 1pm - 3pm Bellingham Cruise Terminal 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham

And more on the way!

March 9, 7pm - 9pm Mount Baker Theatre 104 N. Commercial St., Downtown Bellingham

Purchase Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist at Village Books and we will donate 10% of the proceeds to Whatcom READS!

Art Challenge 9th Annual Writing Contest

Theme = Resistance The submissions have been made!

The winners will be published in a printed anthology and invited to read their work at Village Books.

READINGS Fairhaven: February 4th, 2pm Lynden: February 11th, 2pm

Whatcom READS! 2018 joins with Allied Arts of Whatcom County to sponsor an art challenge and March exhibit in the Allied Arts Gallery inspired by Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist. The challenge is open to any local artists working in any medium. All genres and skill levels are welcome. It's easy to participate!

Works will not be juried. Space is limited and items will be shown on a first-come, first-hung basis. Limit one piece per person. Submit your entry form by the deadline on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.

Entry forms can be obtained at the Allied Arts Gallery downtown (1418 Cornwall Ave) or online at alliedarts.org. Applications will include an explanation on how the book inspired your art.

For more details and submission requirements see alliedarts.org/whatcom-reads-art-challange

Go to whatcomreads.org for more information.

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Our Lady of the Prairie

by Thisbe Nissen

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available in January, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Invisible Furies

by John Boyne

"This epic story of sardonic Irishman Cyril Avery is a moving and engrossing novel — a true masterpiece!" –Laura P.

Seven Days of Us

by Francesca Hornak

available now, hardcover, Berkley

It’s Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof, and for seven days quarantined, cut off from the rest of humanity — and even decent Wi-Fi — and forced into each other’s orbits. In close proximity, not much can stay hidden for long, and as revelations and long-held tensions come to light, none is more shocking than the unexpected guest who’s about to arrive…

The Girls in the Picture

by Melanie Benjamin

available in January, hardcover, Delacorte Press

Did you love the Aviator's Wife? How about The Swans of 5th Avenue? If so, you're in for a treat because Benjamin has delivered another piece of quality historical fiction. This book is based on the friendship between legendary film star Mary Pickford and screenwriter Frances Marion: two women who successfully tested the limits placed on them in Hollywood. I can't wait to hear other stories about these two from Melanie Benjamin herself as our featured author for the February Chuckanut Radio Hour! –Claire Join us for

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MELANIE BENJAMIN Thursday, February 1, 6:30pm in the Heiner Theater at WCC Tickets $5 available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com One free with each purchase of The Girls in the Picture Read more on page 41!

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After falling headlong into a passionate affair during a semester spent teaching in Ohio, Phillipa returns home to Iowa for her daughter Ginny’s wedding. There, Phillipa must endure a wedding-day tornado, a menace of a mother-in-law who may or may not have been a Nazi collaborator, and the tragicomic revenge fantasies of her heretofore docile husband. Naturally, she does what any newly liberated woman would do: she takes a match to her life on the prairie and then steps back to survey the wreckage.

Hiddensee : A Tale of the Once & Future Nutcracker

by Gregory Maguire

available now, hardcover, William Morrow

It has been awhile since I have enjoyed one of Maguire's books so much.

Here we have the origin of Herr Dirk Drosselmeier, the maker of the famous Nutcracker. There are so many layers to this story with references to the Grimm brothers, Greek mythology, and the Arthurian legend, among others. Drosselmeier is a complex man with a strange childhood befitting a fairy tale, and those elements weave throughout the entire novel. I, for one, will be reading it again to capture all of the things that I missed the first time around. –Claire

Heather, the Totality

by Matthew Weiner

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

Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they've created.

Pre-order your book and we'll call you as soon as it's in!

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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!

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.

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.

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 2:00pm

Y.A. for Adults This is a book group for adults who are tired of always acting like an adult. We will be reading everything and anything Young Adult. Join us on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Writers' Corner on the mezzanine level of Village Books.

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

Speculative Fiction 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.

Cover to Cover Adventure For ages 8-12. Enjoy a book chat & activities at 4pm the 2nd Tuesday of most months in the Readings Gallery at Village Books.

Groups are open to everyone Authors do not attend VB Reads

VB Reads book groups are open to anyone in the community.

There is no group membership. However, those who attend are eligible for a 15% discount on that group's selections. 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 enewsletter, specifically geared for book groups Sign up for this newsletter at villagebooks.com or by emailing bookgroups@villagebooks.com.

Lynden Front Streeters We're happy to introduce our first Lynden book group! Join Cherie and Hannah at 7pm on the last Thursday of each month in the Waples Room in the Inn at Lynden. Good books, good people, good times! Join us.

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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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The Miranda

by Geoff Nicholson available now, paperback, The Unnamed Press

Running, or in this case walking, away from the past rarely works out the way we hope, and in The Miranda our seemingly quiet protagonist Joe is no exception. Through him Nicholson explores the potential we have for brutality, and the ways in which society chooses to justify it. Dryly funny observations and amusingly off-kilter characters bump up against scenes of straightforward but shocking violence, resulting in the literary equivalent of watching a Coen Brothers movie. –Stephanie

Three Daughters of Eve

by Elif Shafak

available in December, hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

As a young woman abroad, Peri had become friends with the charming, adventurous Shirin, a fully assimilated Iranian girl, and Mona, a devout Egyptian-American. Together the three are the Sinner, the Believer, and the Confused. Their arguments about Islam and feminism find focus in the charismatic but controversial Professor Azur. In Istanbul, as terrorist attacks come ever closer, Peri is moved to recall the scandal that tore them all apart.

The End We Start From

by Megan Hunter

available in November, hardcover, Grove Press

Megan Hunter’s poetic, sparse writing has the uncanny ability to keep the reader’s mind in the practical moment, and then catapult it to existential heights, asking huge questions about love, loss, and endurance. A short, powerful read, The End We Start From is a story of disaster … but also of communal ties, motherhood, and what it means to survive when one’s world is coming apart wave by wave. –Hannah

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The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

"Best fiction of 2017. Fantastic writing dealing with timely and important issues. Pick it up no matter how old you are."

–Trevor

In The Midst of Winter

by Isabel Allende

available now, hardcover, Atria

Lucia Maraz, a 62-year-old Chilean lecturer; Richard Bowmaster, a 60year-old human rights scholar; and Evelyn Ortega, an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant have innocently found themselves together during a snow storm in Brooklyn, New York. The trio finds themselves talking about their own history as they deal with an unfortunate mystery.

Allende discusses the plight of immigrants and timely issues of humanity in this moving novel. –Kelly E.

The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin

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

In 1969 in New York, word has spread of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children — four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness — sneak out to hear their fortunes and their prophecies inform their next five decades. The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next.

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Bonfire

by Krysten Ritter available in November, hardcover, Crown Archetype

It has been 10 years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away the traces of her small-town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career. But when a high-profile case takes her back home to Indiana, the life Abby created begins to crack.

With tantalizing twists and slow-burning suspense, Bonfire is a dark exploration of the question: Can you ever outrun your past?

Five-Carat Soul

by James McBride

available in September, hardcover, Riverhead

The stories in Five-Carat Soul spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They’re funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic — all told with McBride’s unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail.

He writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don’t fully comprehend.

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FICTION

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The Stolen Marriage

by Diane Chamberlain "In 1944 reeling from the impact of WWII, Hickory, North Carolina experienced an outbreak of polio.

Through the eyes of a young nurse, Chamberlain shows us the “Miracle of Hickory,” in which a small community bands together to build, staff and supply a modern polio hospital from scratch in a matter of a few days. Not an easy task in a very divided town. This is wonderful historical fiction, with a side order of women’s rights issues." –Terri

Caroline : Little House, Revisited

by Sarah Miller

available now, hardcover, William Morrow

Sarah Miller’s writing captures the familiar tone of the Little House series and adds the depth of a new perspective to the Ingalls' family narrative. This representation of Caroline Ingalls’ experience illuminates the realities of being the mother of a pioneering family. It is a great privilege to know the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her mother; this book also gave me a deep appreciation for the unknown women in history who made homes for their families and turned fears of the unknown into hopes for the future. –Hannah

New CLASSICS Section Customers have often asked for our Classics Section so we're breaking out classic fiction and giving it a space of its own. The fiction shelves closest to the Book Fare Café counter will now contain classic fiction.

Classics are books which have endured the test of time. Generations have enjoyed these books and found them important. Perhaps you've wanted to reread Moby Dick or see what else Melville had up his sleeve? Fan of Dickens? Man, he wrote a lot of books. If you've ever read Steinbeck, you probably want to read all of Steinbeck. There are many reasons to check out the Classics section. And as far as gift giving, you can be certain these are "good books." Check out the pretty gilt-edged editions on the spinner rack!

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Traplines

by Eden Robinson available now, paperback, Vintage Canada

From Canada's internationally acclaimed "Generation X laureate" (The New York Times) come four unforgettable stories told with icy clarity and great heart. This is a world in which fast food, bangedup cars and the grunge of modern adolescence barely camouflage the dark extremes of sex, fear and desire — and the longing for love.

Blood Sports

by Eden Robinson

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Three novels from a First Nations author from British Columbia: Monkey Beach

by Eden Robinson

available now, paperback, Vintage Canada

Monkey Beach combines both joy and tragedy in a harrowing yet restrained story of grief and survival, and of a family on the edge of heartbreak. In the first English-language novel to be published by a Haisla writer, Eden Robinson offers a rich celebration of life in the Native settlement of Kitamaat, on the coast of British Columbia.

available now, paperback, Vintage Canada

Tom has been caught up in Jeremy’s world of drugs while Jeremy either protects Tom or uses him. Added to the mix is Paulie, a junkie two years clean and Tom’s girlfriend, the mother of his daughter. This relationship shifts when word gets out Tom has been talking to the police, and desperate men from the past reappear. Suddenly Tom and Paulie are pawns in a much larger game, with everything at stake.

A Great Gift...

The Throwback Special

by Chris Bachelder

"Hands-down the best football book since Pete Carroll's Win Forever, this thought-provoking and very relatable novel is a perfect holiday gift for the football fanatic in your life." –Brendan

The Girl from Venice

by Martin Cruz Smith

available now, paperback, Simon & Schuster

With Martin Cruz Smith's trademark suspense, action, and breathtaking romance during World War II Italy, The Girl from Venice is "a gripping evocation of a beautiful nation and of two people, trapped in the lunacy of war and the bravery it can inspire" (The Seattle Times).

MYSTERY The Death of Kings: A John Madden Mystery

by Rennie Airth

available November, paperback, Penguin

Set in the aftermath of World War II, The Death of Kings is an atmospheric and captivating police procedural, and a story of honor and justice. Reopening a 10-year-old murder investigation takes Inspector Madden through the idyllic English countryside, post-war streets of London, and into the criminal underworld of the Chinese Triads.

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USED BOOKS Bring your already-read books to our Fairhaven location and we'll give you up to 25% of the list price in store credit.* You can use that to buy more books or gifts in Village Books and Paper Dreams. * dependent on condition and demand of books

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Himself

The Underground Railroad

available now, paperback, Washington Square Press

available in January, paperback, Anchor

by Jess Kidd

FICTION

by Colson Whitehead

Mahony returns to his hometown to investigate a message regarding his unknown birth mother. His presence completely changes the village. Women fall all over themselves. The real and the fantastic are blurred. Chatty ghosts rise from their graves with secrets to tell, and the local preacher will do anything to get rid of the slippery young man threatening the moral purity of his parish.

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner. Now out in paperback!

As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors of the antebellum era, he seamlessly weaves in the saga of America, from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman’s will to escape the horrors of bondage and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.

Ferocity

A Great Gift...

by Nicola Lagioia, translated by Anthony Shugaar

Salt to the Sea

available now, paperback, Europa

Ferocity combines the suspense of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, the contemporary realism of Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, and the fierce Mediterranean vision displayed in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet. At once an intimate family saga and a cinematic portrait of the moral and political corruption of an entire society, Ferocity is an ambitious, gripping work of fiction by Italy’s foremost literary novelist.

The Athenian Women

by Ruta Sepetys "A captivating story revealing a less-than-wellknown part of history. Perfect for your fiction reader, your history buff, or your armchair traveler!" –Sarah

The Library at the Edge of the World

by Felicity Hayes-McCoy

by Alessandro Barbero, translated by Anthony Shugaar

available in November, paperback, Harper Perennial

available in January, paperback, Europa

Athens, 411 BC. Two veterans now live as humble farmers, constantly putting off the decision to find husbands for their two daughters. For them the only thing that matters is politics and defending Athens' democracy against the rich oligarchs who plot to reinstate their tyrannical rule. Barbero offers a powerful vision of class struggle, the subjugation of women by men, and the courage needed to change the course of history.

Hanna Casey, having left her cheating husband and sophisticated lifestyle, finds herself living with her mother in rural Ireland, driving a mobile library van along the West Coast. With the threatened closing of the town's library, Hanna finds herself in a battle to restore the heart and soul of the Finfarran Peninsula's fragmented community.

Freya

by Anthony Quinn available in November, paperback, Europa

Freya follows the irrepressible lives of two young women in post-World War II England. As Freya chooses journalism and Nancy realizes her ambitions as a novelist, their friendship explores the nuances of sexual, emotional and professional rivalries. They are not immune to the sting of betrayal and the tenderness of reconciliation.

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Kid Moses

by Mark R. Thornton available in November, paperback, Arcade Publishing

Unsentimental, honest, brutal, and lyrical, this hypnotically written book provides insight into the issues that affect modern Africa: the relationship between human beings and the wilderness, the needs of the displaced and the dispossessed, and the ties that bind us together. Thornton uses the experiences of one unfortunate but resourceful child to juxtapose urban homelessness with societies found in the wild, showing that even in places of violence and indifference, human compassion can be found.

Valiant Gentlemen

by Sabina Murray

available in November, paperback, Grove Press

Reimagining the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and Irish patriot Roger Casement; his closest friend, Herbert Ward; and Ward's wife, the Argentinian-American heiress Sarita Sanford, in Valiant Gentlemen Sabina Murray takes the reader on an intimate journey from Ward and Casement's misadventurous youth in the Congo to Ward's marriage to Sarita and their flourishing family life in France, to Casement's covert homosexuality and eventual involvement in Irish politics.

Valiant Gentlemen is a uniquely human account of some of early 20th century's larger historical figures from a master writer of historical fiction.

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A Great Gift...

To the Bright Edge of the World

by Eowyn Ivey

"I highly recommend this book to any and everyone. For someone with even the slightest sense of adventure, this is a perfect gift." –Cherie

Piano Tide

by Kathleen Dean Moore available in December, paperback, Counterpoint

In Piano Tide, the debut novel by awardwinning naturalist, philosopher, activist, and author Kathleen Dean Moore, we are introduced to town father Axel Hagerman, who has made a killing in a remote Alaskan town by selling off spruce, cedar, herring, and halibut. But when he decides to export the water from a salmon stream, he runs headlong into young Nora Montgomery, who just arrived with her piano and her dog. But when Axel's next business proposition, a bear pit, turns lethal, Nora has to act.

The clash, when it comes, is a spectacular and transformative act of resistance. Kelly E. highly recommends this book!

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The Refugees

by Viet Thanh Nguyen available in January, paperback, Grove Press

The Refugees is the remarkable debut collection of short stories by Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel The Sympathizer.

In these powerful stories, written over a period of 20 years and set in both Vietnam and America, Nguyen paints a vivid portrait of the experiences of people leading lives between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. The Refugees is a beautifully written and sharply observed book about the aspirations of those who leave one country for another, and the relationships and desires for self-fulfillment that define our lives.

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SHORT STORIES

Difficult Women

by Roxane Gay

available in November, paperback, Grove Press

In this collection of short stories, Roxane Gay paints a wry, beautiful, haunting vision of modern America. Difficult Women tells of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection. The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. Gay gives voice to a chorus of unforgettable women in a scintillating collection reminiscent of Merritt Tierce, Anne Enright, and Miranda July.

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In Black and White

History of Wolves

by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, translated by Phyllis Lyons

by Emily Fridlund

Published in 1928, this is a literary murder mystery which was said to have been inspired by the 1927 suicide of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Tanizaki's colleague and literary rival (The author of Rashomon, he was sometimes called "the father of the Japanese short story.") Mizuno, a writer, is composing a murder mystery. He finds that one of the characters — the intended victim — resembles another writer in his circle. He develops a superstition that the real-life writer will die and that he will be implicated when his story is seen.

A Great Gift...

Man Booker Prize Finalist

Teenaged Linda lives with her parents in the austere woods of northern Minnesota.

Isolated at home and an outsider at school, Linda is drawn to the enigmatic Lily and new history teacher Mr. Grierson. Then the young Gardner family moves in across the lake and Linda finds herself welcomed into their home. But with this new sense of belonging comes expectations and secrets she doesn't understand and, over the course of a summer, Linda makes a set of choices that reverberate throughout her life. History of Wolves is an agonizing and gorgeously written novel from an urgent, new voice in American fiction.

The Savage

by Frank Bill

Lit Chat — Conversation Starters about Books and Life

available in Novemberl, paperback, FSG Originals

"For all the book-lovers and poor conversation starters, this gift is a prime example of how utility and wacky come together. This is a great gift to friends or family who all enjoy a little friendly paperback-to-paperback debate." –Gabi

In the raucous and action-packed followup to Donnybrook, mayhem is still the order of the day, only more so. The dollar has failed; the grid is wiped out. This is not the distant postapocalyptic future — this is tomorrow. Bill raises the stakes and turns his shotgun prose on our addiction to technology, the values and skills we’ve lost in the process, and what happens when the last systems of morality and society collapse.

A Great Gift...

Christmas Fiction

Samish Bay Soaps

Christmas Days : 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days

by Jeanette Winterson

available in November, paperback, Grove Press

Jeanette Winterson brings together 12 of her imaginative, funny and bold Christmas stories, linked by personal memories and 12 delicious recipes for the 12 Days of Christmas. From jovial spirits to a donkey with a golden nose, a haunted house to a SnowMama, Winterson's innovative stories encompass the childlike and spooky wonder of Christmas. Enjoy the season of peace and goodwill, mystery, and a little bit of magic courtesy of one of our most fearless and accomplished writers.

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available in November, paperback, Grove Press

available in January, paperback, Columbia University Press

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Science Fiction Strange Weather :

Sci-Fi Short Stories

Four Short Novels

by Joe Hill

Machine Learning :

available now, hardcover, William Morrow

New and Collected Stories

by Hugh Howey

available now, paperback, Mariner Books

Interesting and clever sci-fi short stories written about a variety of topics. Stories range from aliens to artificial intelligence, video games, mythological creatures, and more. I found "The Plagiarist" and "Second Suicide" especially thought-provoking work. Howey's work may at times be bleak, but it does what the best sci-fi does: force us to examine our own world. —Trevor

A Great Gift...

“[A] collection of four short novels that showcase [Hill’s] talent for mining modern lives for fear . . . . These novellas present a foreboding and unsettling view of our world and contain complex and complicated casts of diverse characters . . . fans will be thrilled to take in Hill’s malevolent mind through these masterfully crafted single-sitting reads.” –Booklist (starred review)

What the Hell Did I Just Read : A Novel of Cosmic Horror

by David Wong

available now, hardcover, St. Martin's Press

The Queen of the Tearling

by Erika Johansen

"This series is one of the more unique and compelling book series I've read in a long time. It perfectly blends together a variety of themes and genres in a way that makes it impossible to put down. Do yourself a favor and pick up this book!" –Hayden

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While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shapeshifting entity from another dimension snatching local children, the gang realizes 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. This is the third installment of Wong's black-humored thriller series including John Dies at the End and This Book is Full of Spiders.

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"Is a reader in your life going slowly mad waiting for George R.R. Martin to finally finish A Song of Ice and Fire?

Living in torment because another year has passed without the next entry in Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles? Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings, an expansive series made up of blessedly FINISHED smaller series, is the balm for their character-driven, epic fantasyloving soul." –Dorie

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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A Conversation with

ANDY WEIR

Artemis Tickets goes on sale available November 14th.

Pre-order now! your copy today!

at Bellingham High School The bestselling author of The Martian is coming to Bellingham with an irresistible new near-future thriller—a heist story set on the moon.

Mark your calendars, folks! Andy Weir will present his highly anticipated new book, Artemis, 7pm November 29th at Bellingham High School. He will be in conversation with Western Washington University's very own Dr. Melissa Rice, assistant professor of geology.

Andy Weir’s brilliant debut novel The Martian, a gripping story of survival against all odds, is a genuine publishing phenomenon. It spent a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list — not to mention being adapted into the hit movie starring Matt Damon.In his much anticipated new novel Artemis, Weir has crafted a near-future crime caper that introduces a protagonist every bit as memorable as The Martian’s Mark Watney: Jazz Bashara. Propelled by a deliciously twisty heist plot, Artemis is an irresistible new science-fiction thrill ride, brimming over with Weir’s trademark charm.

RECEIVE A FREE TICKET to the event

with each pre-event purchase of Artemis.

Let us make it easy for you

Wednesday, November 29, 7pm Tickets $5: available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com.

Proceeds will benefit Bellingham High School's PTSA. Doors open at 6:30pm.

A copy of Artemis in hand is necessary to join the signing line.

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Inspiration into Action

Save the Dates!

Friday and Saturday June 22 & 23, 2018

Registration opens in January!

We'll be back in 2018 to continue our mission—to profoundly inspire your writing life. In support of this mission, we’ve gathered a renowned faculty and developed a dynamic program with an unwavering commitment to excellence. We invite you to take part in this unique event, one we hope you’ll remember for years to come.

Details coming soon at chuckanutwritersconference.com

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

on the mezzanine level of VB unless otherwise noted

Whatcom Community College Bellingham, Washington

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, 10:15-12:15am

f Nontiction & Memoir 1st & 3rd Sundays, 3-5pm

Fiction

2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6-8pm

Prompts 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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Don't face the challenge alone—let Village Books help you!

Go to villagebooks.com and click the Writers' Corner tab to find information about our publishing program.

Contact publishing@villagebooks.com to find out more!

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Chuckanut Writers COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Conferences, classes, and retreats for your writing life

This winter, Village Books and WCC Community & Continuing Education are offering 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: • Writing Despite Everything Else with Jessica Lohafer Tuesday, Nov. 14, 6:30-8:30pm at WCC (1 session) $29 • The Spark Solution: How to Independently Publish Your Book Using Ingram Spark with Brendan Clark, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1-2:30pm at Village Books in Fairhaven (1 session) $25 • Writing Fiction That Sells with Brenda Wilbee Thursdays, Jan. 25 - March 8, 6-8pm at WCC (7 sessions) $199 • Write to Renew with Jay S. Nahani Sunday, Jan. 28 10am-4pm at WCC (1 session) $79 • Indie Publishing & Marketing Series with Rob Slater Tuesdays, Jan. 30 - Feb. 13, 6-8pm at WCC (3 sessions) $75, or $29 for individual workshops • The Writer's Toolbox Series with Roby Blecker Thursdays, Feb. 1 - March 8, 9:30am - 4:30pm at WCC (6 sessions) $425 for series, or $85 for individual workshops • Writing to Inspire with Roby Blecker Wednesdays, March 7 - March 21, 6:30-8:30pm at WCC (3 sessions) $95 • Wild Mind Writing with Nancy Canyon Tuesdays, Feb. 6 - March 6, 6-8:30pm at WCC (4 sessions) $139 • Warm Up with Writing with Jay S. Nahani Saturday, Feb. 10, 10am-4pm at WCC (1 session) $79 • Adventures in Eco-Poetry with Kevin Murphy Saturdays, Feb. 24 - March 10, 10am-12pm at WCC (3 sessions) $95 • Deep Space, Deep Sea: Creativity and Exploratory Writing with Geoffrey Bankowski Mondays, Feb. 26 - March 12, 6-8pm at WCC (3 sessions) $95 • Creating and Sustaining a Writing Practice with Joel Gillman Tuesdays, Feb. 27 - March 27, 6:30-8:30pm at WCC (5 sessions) $139 • The Creative Article: Quickest Way To Publication with Brenda Wilbee Thursdays, March 15 - 29, 6-8:30pm at WCC (3 sessions) $95 See whatcomcommunityed.com for the complete listing and descriptions of remaining fall and upcoming winter Chuckanut Writers classes. Note: additions and changes may occur. Register now for November classes.

Registration for winter classes opens December 1st.

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

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Signed FIRST EDITIONS

the Village Books JoinSigned First Editions Club!

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Whether you love reading, collecting books, both, or simply the idea of a surprise in novel form, consider joining our Signed First Editions Club.

As a member, you’ll receive six newly published first edition fiction books signed by the authors (and an occasional nonfiction title) over the course of one year. Our qualified buyers work together to select books based on literary quality and potential collectability. Each selection also comes with a protective dust jacket cover. Many past selections have gone on to receive critical acclaim, win major awards, and become book group favorites.

When you’re ready to join Village Books’ Signed First Edition Club, we can help you register at the store or you can go to villagebooks.com and click the Book Recommendations tab to find everything you need to get started. You can choose to pick your book up or we can ship it directly to you or a recipient of your choice. After paying the one-time enrollment fee of $1, you will be charged as each book is shipped and may cancel your membership at any time. The price of each book will vary but will never exceed $30.

If you have questions, please read our Signed First Editions Club FAQ at villagebooks.com. If you have further questions, please email us at firsteditions@villagebooks.com.

Be ahead of the reading curve and be the first to discover the next great book!

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Happy Reading!

Poetry Devotions : The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

by Mary Oliver available now, hardcover, Penguin Press

Carefully curated, these 200-plus poems feature Oliver’s work from her very first book of poetry to her most recent. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.

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Think Local First! this Holiday Season

Sustainable Connections’ Think Local First! campaign reminds us of the benefits of buying local this holiday season. Here are 10 great things that happen when you choose to shop with independent businesses such as Village Books and Paper Dreams.

1. Buying Local Is Supporting Yourself Too Several studies show that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business — rather than a nationally owned business — significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers, and farms — continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.

2. Support Community Groups Non-profit organizations receive on average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.

3. Keep our Community Unique Where we shop, where we eat and have fun — all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of this place. Our tourism businesses also benefit.

4. Reduce Environmental Impact Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation, and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss, and pollution.

5. Create More Good Jobs Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally, and in our community provide the most jobs to residents.

6. Get Better Service Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers.

7. Invest In Community Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future.

8. Put Your Taxes To Good Use Local businesses in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community.

9. Buy What You Want, Not What Someone Wants You To Buy A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses – each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers – guarantees a much broader range of product choices.

10. Encourage Local Prosperity A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-ofa-kind businesses and distinctive character.

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o celebrate Indies First and Small Business Saturday on November 25th, we’re offering over 50 audiobooks for 50% off. This offer comes from Libro.fm, the audiobook provider that supports Village Books and hundreds of other local bookstores across the country. Each audiobook purchase will support Village Books and all audiobooks, including the 50% off titles, are now available to digitally gift. Register now so you’re ready to shop on Small Business Saturday!

“We’re thrilled to offer you an independent alternative for audiobook purchases,” says Village Books co-owner Paul Hanson. “And if there are people on your gift list who like to listen to books, Libro.fm’s new digital gifting option is a wonderfully convenient solution.”

50 Audiobooks for 50% Off!

Getting the discounted audioboooks is simple: visit libro.fm/villagebooks and create your free account. The complete list of discounted audiobooks can be found at Libro.fm/IndiesFirst and you can add these to your Wish List so you’ll be ready to go. Look for an email to come from Libro.fm that morning or better yet, visit Village Books to take advantage of the offer and other Indies First celebrations on November 25th.

Libro.fm, an independent company, is based in Seattle and offers tens of thousands of DRM-free digital audiobooks, available for download and through its free iOS and Android apps.

Village Books is proud to partner with Libro.fm—the ONLY audiobook provider that directly supports independent bookstores — to give you a great audiobook experience.

Go to VillageBooks.com and click on Get Digital Audiobooks Here to read more, browse selections, and to start your membership today.

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Card and Board Games!

"Game nook: Contains several varieties of entertainment ranging from classic cards to Settlers of Catan and more. For ages 0+, depending on play style.

Play time: 5 min to 2 hours (WARNING: Risk and Monopoly may take days.)" –Alec

Find games, puzzles, and toys throughout both stores!

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COOKING

Kitchen Creativity : Unlocking Culinary Genius with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Ideas from the World's Most Creative Chefs

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

by Karen Page

available now, hardcover, Little, Brown and Co.

In this groundbreaking exploration of culinary genius, the authors of The Flavor Bible reveal the surprising strategies great chefs use to do what they do best. Beyond a cookbook, Kitchen Creativity is a paradigm-shifting guide to inventive cooking (without recipes!) that will inspire you to think, improvise, and cook like the world's best chefs.

A Great Gift...

Joy of Cooking 75th Anniversary Edition

by Irma Rombaure

"My go-to cookbook for over 35 years. This is the perfect gift for beginner and seasoned cooks alike." –Danna

Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless : 100 Surprising

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Vegetarian Meals Straight from the Oven

by Raquel Pelzel

available now, paperback, Workman

The magic of Sheet Pan Suppers is back, bringing its inspired one-pan approach to vegetarians, flexitarians, vegans, those following a gluten-free diet, and everyone who’s interested in adding delicious, meatless meals to their repertoire. And never has cooking on a sheet pan been so creative. Here’s how to cook pasta like No-Boil Mac and Cheese or Orzo with Pan-Roasted Tomatoes, Lemon, and Mozzarella; soups, salads, and stews including Roasted Tomato Gazpacho with Toasty Croutons; and desserts, of course, from a Pear Galette to Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Squares to an incredible vegan Sticky Toffee Pudding.

Amazingly convenient, amazingly versatile, amazingly tasty!

A Great Gift...

Charles Viancin Silicone Lids "I love these lids because they not only work, they look very pretty. You can use them on pots, pans, glass, and more! They make a great addition to any kitchen." –Erika

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Healthyish : A Cookbook with Seriously Satisfying, Truly Simple, Good-for-You (but not too Good-for-You) Recipes for Real Life

by Lindsay Maitland Hunt

available in January, hardcover, Abrams

For anyone on the move, working long hours, and trying to eat a bit more healthfully, Healthyish offers 131 satisfying recipes with straightforward instructions, using as few pots and pans as possible, and ingredients that won't break the bank. Designed for novices and experienced cooks alike, Hunt's meticulously considered recipes offer crowd-pleasing flavor profiles and time-saving tips and tricks, and her vegetable-centric dishes, with an occasional dash of meat, dairy, and decadence, are showcased in vibrant, mouthwatering photographs.

F*ck, That’s Delicious : An Annotated Guide to Eating Well

by Action Bronson

available now, hardcover, Abrams

A comprehensive illustrated guide to everything food-related from the popular chef-turned-rapper and host of Vice’s F*ck, That’s Delicious, this is Action Bronson’s devotional, a book about the overwhelming power of delicious food.

Illustrated, packed with images, and unlike any book in the entire galaxy, Bronson’s F*ck, That’s Delicious includes 40-plus recipes inspired by his childhood, family, tours, and travels.

Cooking at Home with Bridget & Julia

by Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison

available now, hardcover, America's Test Kitchen

Bridget and Julia have hand-selected 150 of their all-time favorite America’s Test Kitchen recipes (and the variations that they make for their families) for this one-of-a-kind book. As working mothers with busy lives, they know how important it is to have go-to, crowd-pleasing recipes that work every time. From the fluffiest pancakes to crisp, perfect roast chicken, to dessert showstoppers like chocolate-espresso dacquoise, this is a collection of their family favorites.

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BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts

by Stella Parks "The baker in your life will love this book by the acclaimed pastry chef. Gorgeous photos and easy-to-follow, from-scratch recipes for classic desserts you loved as a child and crave as an adult. Plus, the fascinating histories of iconic American brands. Pure baking joy!" –Mary

Sweets!

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The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook

by Jim Lahey

available now, hardcover, W.W. Norton

Founded in 1994, Sullivan Street Bakery is renowned for its outstanding bread, which graces the tables of New York’s most celebrated restaurants. The bread at Sullivan Street Bakery, crackling brown on the outside and light and aromatic on the inside, is inspired by the dark, crusty loaves that James Beard Award– winning baker Jim Lahey discovered in Rome. Applying his Italian-inspired method to his repertoire of pizzas, pastries, egg dishes, and café classics, The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook delivers the flavors of a bakery Ruth Reichl once called “a church of bread.”

A Great Place to Find Gifts...

The Candy Counter in Paper Dreams "Perfect old-fashioned, old-school style stocking stuffer goodies for the kiddos! Every kid loves waking up on Christmas morning to sugary sweets in their stockings and with this wide variety we can appeal to a multitude of tastes." –Autumn Skye

The Drinkable Globe : The Indispensable Guide to the Wide World of Booze

by Jeff Cioletti

Entertaining The Cocktail Guide to the Galaxy : A Universe of Unique Cocktails from the Celebrated Doctor Who Bar

available in November, paperback, Turner

by Andy Heidel

Join the globetrotting Jeff Cioletti as he explores the tradition, consumption, and production of alcohol in 11 distinct global regions. Starting at the international dateline and moving west, Cioletti shares thoughts on the relationships of the people who inhabit these regions with alcohol and even throws in 130 cocktail recipes from renowned international bartenders and connoisseurs to boot.

available now, hardcover, St Martin's Griffin

A Great Gift...

For the first time ever comes a book that unites two of the best things in the world: nerd culture, and booze. Because if anything is true, it’s that nerds are awesome, and many of us like to throw back an adult beverage or two while re-watching Firefly for the seventeenth time.

A Ballad of Beer

The Tale of John Barleycorn : Or From Barley To Beer

Vital Industries Glassware

"Wine glass, pint glass, or shot glass...whatever your glassware needs may be, Vital Industries has you covered. Made in Denver with colorful bike graphics, this collection will make the perfect gift for the bike enthusiast on your list." –Kelly E.

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by Mary Azarian

available now, hardcover, David Godine Publisher

Newly hand colored by the artist herself, this classic reissue is perfect for the intelligent and sophisticated beer drinker. Mary Azarian, with her characteristically charming woodcuts, takes us back to a simpler time where 15th century households produced up to two hundred gallons of beer and ale a month. Seen as a nutritional necessity, this beer came from grain, fresh spring water, and was primarily brewed by women.

This book reminds us that sometimes the simplest way is best.

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International Cooking

Veneto : Recipes from an Italian Country Kitchen

In the Kitchen!

by Valeria Necchio

Alternative Health

available in December, hardcover, Guardian Faber Publishing

Food-writer, cook, and photographer Valeria Necchio shares the food and flavors at the heart of the Veneto region in northeastern Italy. Veneto includes lovingly written recipes that capture the spirit of this beautiful and often unexplored region as well as Valeria's memories of the people and places that make the Veneto so special. Packed with fresh ingredients and lively flavors, the recipes range from soups, pastas, and risottos, a mouthwatering selection of Italian sweet treats, and sweet and savory preserves for your pantry to ensure year-round deliciousness.

Cooking Lit

The Self-Care Cookbook : A Holistic Approach to Cooking, Eating, and Living Well

by Frank Ardito

available in November, hardcover, Agate Surrey

This book explores the intersection of cooking, eating, health, and wellness by offering 130 recipes designed to help you improve every aspect of your life. Unlike most diet and health cookbooks, The SelfCare Cookbook acknowledges that eating well means sometimes eating "bad." Ardito doesn't believe in bad food, restrictions, or denial. True wellness — complete wellness — addresses both ends of the spectrum: fresh, light dishes that strengthen our bodies and wonderful indulgences that feed our souls.

The French Chef in America : Julia Child's Second Act

by Alex Prud'homme

available now, paperback, Anchor

Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew Alex Prud’homme tells the story of the woman who found her voice in middle age and profoundly shaped the way we eat today.

He shows us Child in the aftermath of the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, suddenly finding herself America’s first lady of French food and under pressure to embrace her new mantle.

Find me in Paper Dreams!

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Cool Kitchen Products

From sassy oven mitts to stylish glasses, fun mugs to silly shakers, these gift items are both memorable AND useful!

Gardening in the Pacific Northwest : The Complete Homeowners Guide

by Paul Bonine & Amy Campion available in December, paperback, Timber Press

A must-have growing guide for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. A gardener’s plant choices and garden style are inextricably linked to the place they call home. In order to grow a flourishing garden, every gardener must know the specifics of their region’s climate, soil, and geography. This book is comprehensive, enthusiastic, and accessible to gardeners of all levels. It features information on site and plant selection, soil preparation and maintenance, and basic design principles. Plant profiles highlight the region’s best perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines. Color photographs throughout show wonderful examples of Northwest garden style.

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by Angela Staehling

"The is an adorable little book full of beautiful illustrations, a perfect gift for those brown-thumbs in your life who have always wanted plants but can't figure it out on their own." –Lauren

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Lynden for the Holidays Here are a a few events coming up in Lynden that you might want to check out.

Friday, December 1, 10am - 2pm drop off

Holiday Dessert Contest The Inn at Lynden - The Waples Mercantile Building

Have the most amazing pie, cake, cookie, brownie or other fabulous dessert? Enter it in the 4th annual Holiday Dessert Contest! There are two categories: “By the Fork” and “By the Finger.” Desserts must be completely homemade. Include a minimum of 12 servings on a disposable dish with the recipe. There is a cash prize of $100 for the grand prize winner. Judging is based on 1. taste, 2. appearance/presentation and 3. overall appeal. Desserts will be served at the 6:30pm benefit reception for the Lynden DBA at the Jansen Art Center that evening.

Saturday, December 2, 6pm

Lynden Lighted Parade Along Front Street through Downtown Lynden

The 28th annual dazzling display of lighted trucks, cars, floats, wagons and farm equipment is sponsored by Edaleen Dairy. The procession starts at Fairway Center (Front & 17th Street) and continues through downtown Lynden along charming Front Street. Contact the Lynden Chamber of Commerce for more information.

Saturday, December 2, 11am - 5pm

Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt 2017 Throughout Downtown Lynden

Start your day at 11 a.m. at Elf Headquarters (aka the Edward Jones office, 517 Front Street) to receive the rules and clues, then explore the shops on Front Street to find the Elf on the Shelf! Find all 12 elves to be entered to win the grand prize. Past winners received more than $1,000 worth of gifts for the whole family. People of all ages are encouraged to join the fun; there is no cost to participate. The winner is announced before the parade.

Saturday, December 2, 1pm

Sinterklaas at the Inn at Lynden The Waples Mercantile Building

Sinterklaas will greet kids from 1-3pm in the lobby of The Inn at Lynden. Presented by Banner Bank who will be providing treats for the kids. Bring your camera!

Saturday, December 16, 10am - 2pm

Photos with Santa The Inn at Lynden - The Waples Mercantile Building

Have your photo professionally taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Pictures are free but donations accepted. All donations to benefit local families in need. Sponsored by Farmers Insurance, Caliber Home Loans, and Keller Williams Real Estate. In partnership with Village Books and Paper Dreams and the Inn at Lynden.

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Sunday, November 19

Anniversary Celebration We're having a party and want you to join us!

It's the second anniversary of our Lynden store and we're celebrating in style.

2 Years

Stop by and enjoy a day of activities including samples, prizes, demonstrations, and games. Let us thank you for supporting our home in Lynden.

We'll have various stations around the store where you can get a passport stamped.

Complete a passport, turn it in, and we'll let you spin the wheel for a chance to win one of many discounts and prizes!

Throughout the day we'll have "Book Walks" where you'll have the chance to win even MORE prizes! Bring your friends, bring your family, and get lots of great ideas for your early holiday shopping. We can't wait to see you there!

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The Entire Gift Line from "The Unemployed Philosophers Guild"

A Great Gift...

Mudpie Monogram Necklaces "A perfect stocking stuffer, and personalized! Super cute in gold tones." –Anne

"From mugs to votives and mints, this variety of gift items make perfect (and hilarious!) stocking stuffers. Nice and small but packed with snorts, giggles, and laughter.

Lots of fun!" –Gaye

A Great Gift...

Paperblanks Journals "With an array of beautiful designs and a variety of sizes to choose from, these elegant journals make a wonderful gift for all notebook users and lovers!" –Mckenzie

Neighborhood Spotlight...

Drizzle Lynden!

Drizzle Olive Oil & Tasting Room

by Ross and Dana, Owners of Drizzle

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top in to Drizzle Lynden for a wide selection of gourmet olive oils, balsamics, salts, sugars, house made spice blends and loose leaf teas! Our deli case is stocked with some of Chef Andy's specialities including old world pates, local cheeses, pickled veggies and delicious dressings. Stay and enjoy a Drizzle Board or Hammy Sammy with an infused soda, cold beer, or glass of wine; or place a catering order to go! Now open Daily! Monday - Saturday, 10am6pm and Sundays, 11am-5pm.

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Literature LIVE!

LYNDEN

VB’s Literary Events Program

Join us at Village Books in Lynden

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Register online for the Village Books eNewsletter!

Friday, November 10, 11am Kids Event!

Veteran's Day Story Time in Lynden!

Join us in the Kids section for a very special story time. Village Books is pleased to welcome Captain Ron Taylor of the U.K. Parachute Regiment who will be on hand to read stories and talk about his service. Captain Taylor is a grandfather and master bedtime story reader! Village Books will honor those who served with a 20% discount at both stores on November 10th & 11th.

Sunday, November 19 2nd Anniversary Celebration at Village Books in Lynden!

We're celebrating TWO YEARS in Lynden and want you to join us. With games, treats, demos, prizes. Read more on page 38.

Thursday, November 23 Happy Thanksgiving - Store Closed Thank YOU for your patronage. Enjoy the holiday!

Saturday, November 25 Small Business Saturday and Indies First!

Shop local and reinvest in your community this holiday season! November 25th is Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country, and Indies First, a national movement of local authors supporting their local bookstores.

We’ll have local author JES STONE on hand from 2-4pm to sign copies of her new book, The Last Outrageous Woman, and help you select the perfect books for your loved ones. Thanks for supporting our community's many wonderful small businesses by choosing to shop local.

VB Writes….Nooksack River Writing Group 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.

800.392.BOOK • villagebooks.com

Weekly Story Times in Lynden!

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

Monday, December 25 - Store Closed Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 31 & Monday, January 1 20% OFF STOREWIDE SALE! Saturday, January 20, 4pm Middle Grade Fiction!

KARL PETERSEN –The Kingdom of What Is The Kingdom of What Is follows courageous, 13-year-old Kate on her epic quest into an enchanting new country.

But she soon discovers this land is under siege by a pretender to the throne. Her intense curiosity and courage lead her and three friends on a perilous quest to save the Kingdom. Karl Petersen grew up in Sumas. He holds degrees in biology, theology, and creative writing.

He has also published two collections of poetry. He now lives with his wife and two daughters in Vancouver, B.C., where he teaches English at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Sunday, February 11, 2pm Whatcom WRITES Public Presentation at Village Books in LYNDEN Hear the authors of the top Whatcom WRITES contest entries read their work! The subject this year is RESISTANCE. Top submissions will be selected for publication in a commemorative anthology.

NEW! VB Book Group - Open to All!

Lynden Front Streeters We're happy to introduce our first Lynden book group!

Starting in January, join Cherie and Hannah at 7pm on the last Thursday of each month in the Waples Room in the Inn at Lynden. Good books, good people, good times! Join us.

Our first read: January 25, 7pm Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages

by Candace Wellman

There is no group membership.

However, those who attend are eligible for a 15% discount on that group's selections.

See pages 71 - 78 for LitLive!

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Chuckanut Radio Hour

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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

Thursday, November 9, 6:30pm Crazy Horse Family Members,

The Edward Clown family, nearest living relatives to the Lakota war leader, presents the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather.

FLOYD CLOWN and DOUG WAR EAGLE & author WILLIAM MATSON

– Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior Life & Legacy Receive a FREE TICKET to the show with each purchase of Crazy Horse

Tickets $5.00

Thursday, January 4, 6:30pm

11th Anniversary Show

Tickets are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com

This month, the Chuckanut Radio Hour will celebrate its 11th Anniversary with highlights and clips from some of the best of 2017 and the last ELEVEN years. Always a good time!

Receive one FREE TICKET to the show with each purchase of The Girls in the Picture

Thursday, February 1, 6:30pm

Melanie Benjamin – The Girls in the Picture

A fascinating novel of the friendship and creative partnership between two of Hollywood’s earliest female legends — screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford — from the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue and The Aviator’s Wife. See pg. 13 for a review!

Kate Moore

Thursday, March 8, 6:30pm

Receive one FREE TICKET with each purchase of The Radium Girls

– The Radium Girls The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

A bestselling account of the young women who were slowly poisoned in America’s dial factories starting in WWI and their courageous battle for justice that still reverberates today. The Radium Girls is a piece of forgotten history that will haunt, outrage and, ultimately, inspire you.

A HUGE thanks to our amazing sponsors!

The Chuckanut Radio Hour airs every Friday morning at 7am, Saturday evening at 7pm, and Sunday at 9pm on KMRE 102.3FM and every Monday & Friday at 8pm on KAVZ-LP 102.5

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Biography Mrs. Sherlock Holmes : The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation

by Brad Ricca

available in January, paperback, St. Martin's Griffin

The amazing true story of a groundbreaking woman who was way ahead of the times. Grace Hurston was a successful lawyer, entrepreneur, activist, and detective. She solved a missing person's crime that stumped the entire NYPD and earned the name "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" for her talents.

She became the first female U.S. district attorney in history and brought the realities of modern slavery to light.

Humor

The Vanity Fair Diaries : 1983 - 1992

by Tina Brown available in November, hardcover, Henry Holt and Company

Here are the inside stories of Vanity Fair scoops and covers that sold millions. In the diary's cinematic pages, the drama, the comedy, and the struggle of running an "it" magazine come to life. Astute, open-hearted, often riotously funny, Tina Brown's The Vanity Fair Diaries is a compulsively fascinating and intimate chronicle of a woman's life in a glittering era.

Come in and browse the staff favorites—great gifts for the holidays!

A Great Gift...

Sarah Andersen's Comic Collections "Make someone laugh out loud this holiday season with either—or both!—of Sarah Andersen's comic collections, Adulthood is a Myth and Big Mushy Happy Lump.

Both books always manage to lift my spirits and leave me grinning for days on end." –Kelli T.

The Trump Leaks: The Onion Exposes the Top Secret Memos, Emails, and Doodles That Could Take Down a President

by The Editors of the Onion

available now, hardcover, Harper Design

The nation’s sole beacon of truth in an era besieged by darkness and lies, has fearlessly published hundreds of classified documents obtained from an anonymous whistleblower deep within the Trump White House. From top secret national security briefings hand-colored in crayon by President Trump, to encrypted e-mails sent by Kremlin operatives, the earth-shattering revelations contained within The Trump Leaks are all but certain to topple the president and alter the very arc of global history.

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I'm Fine … and Other Lies

by Whitney Cummings

available now, hardcover, G.P. Putnam's Sons

Full of intellect, anxiety, chutzpah, and profundity, I’m Fine … and Other Lies is like the internet if the internet were honest and didn’t hate women. With her signature ball-busting edge and self-deprecation, Cummings comes clean about what has shaped her into the trailblazing comic that she is today and what it means to be a woman in today’s day and age and Twittersphere. "The funniest cry for help you'll read this year." -BJ Novak

A Great Gift...

Remake: Master Works of Art Reimagined

by Jeff Hamada "This little book makes a perfect stocking stuffer for the artsy person in the family or anybody who likes to have a good laugh!" –Lauryn

Building Community One Book at a Time

True Tales

Where the Past Begins : A Writer's Memoir

by Amy Tan

available now, hardcover, Ecco

Tan is at her most intimate in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that she would become a writer.

The Only Girl in the World : A Memoir

Logical Family : A Memoir

by Armistead Maupin

available now, hardcover, Harper

Reflecting on the profound impact those closest to him have had on his life, Maupin shares his candid search for his “logical family,” the people he could call his own.

What emerges is an illuminating portrait of the man who depicted the liberation and evolution of America’s queer community over the last four decades with honesty and compassion — and inspired millions to claim their own lives.

by Maude Julien, translated by Adriana Hunter

Vacationland : True Stories

available in December, hardcover, Little, Brown and Company

by John Hodgman

Julien's parents believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor — raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness."

But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbade as weak.

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

Earn Store credit!

Code Girls : The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

by Liza Mundy

available now, hardcover, Hachette Books

I cherished every moment that I spent reading this book. Liza Mundy's writing is elegantly smooth and does a spectacular job bringing to light a piece of little-known American history, providing the reader with the same sense of admiration and pride as Daniel James Brown did in The Boys in the Boat. I would recommend this book to anyone- especially women in STEM. Absolutely brilliant! –Kelli T.

360.671.2626 • 800.392.BOOK • villagebooks.com

from Painful Beaches

available now, hardcover, Viking

John Hodgman — bestselling author, semifamous personality, deranged millionaire, increasingly elderly husband, father, and human of earth — has written a memoir about his cursed travels through two wildernesses: from the woods of his home of Massachusetts, birthplace of rage, to his exile on the coast of Maine, so-called “Vacationland,” home to the most painful beaches on earth.

The Monk of Mokha

by Dave Eggers

available in January, hardcover, Knopf

The son of Yemini immigrants living in San Francisco, Mokhtar Alkhanshali works as a doorman until he becomes interested in coffee and journeys to his parents' homeland to learn about its cultivation and help Yemeni farmers return their crops to the renown they once had. All's well until the 2015 civil war breaks out, the U.S. embassy shuts its doors, and Mokhtar finds he's a U.S. citizen trapped in the crosscurrents of sectarian violence.

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Socks "Socks make a great gift for anyone in your life, and at Village Books and Paper Dreams we have a huge selection. All sorts of socks for all sorts of people, from the aesthetically focused to the more wacky-zany minded individuals in your life."

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History

Civil Wars

by David Armitage

Grant

available in January, paperback, Vintage

by Ron Chernow

Ideas about what makes a war “civil” often depend on whether one is a ruler or a rebel, victor or vanquished, sufferer or outsider. Calling a conflict a civil war can shape its outcome by determining whether outside powers choose to get involved or stand aside: from the American Revolution to the war in Iraq, pivotal decisions have depended on such shifts of perspective.

available now, hardcover, Penguin Press

Ghostland : An American History in Haunted Places

by Colin Dickey

available now, paperback, Penguin Books

Dickey pays attention not only to the true facts behind a ghost story, but also to the ways in which changes to those facts are made. Spellbinding, scary, and wickedly insightful, Ghostland discovers the past we’re most afraid to speak of aloud in the bright light of day is the same past that tends to linger in the ghost stories we whisper in the dark.

The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom : America and China, 1776 to the Present

by John Pomfret

available in November, paperback, Picador

Drawing on personal letters, diaries, memoirs, government documents, and contemporary news reports, John Pomfret reconstructs the surprising, tragic, and marvelous ways Americans and Chinese have engaged with one another through the centuries. A fascinating and thrilling account, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom is also an indispensable book for understanding the most important — and often the most perplexing — relationship between any two countries in the world.

The Saboteur : The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando available in December, hardcover, Harper

The Saboteur recounts Rochefoucauld’s enthralling adventures, from escaping from a moving truck on his way to his execution to stealing Nazi limos to dressing up in a nun’s habit to sneak across German lines.

Whatever the mission, whatever the dire circumstance, Rochefoucauld acquitted himself nobly, with the straight-back aplomb of a man of aristocratic breeding: James Bond before Ian Fleming conjured him.

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The Written World : The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization

by Martin Puchner

available nowr, hardcover, Random House

If I were teaching a history course this book could be the perfect text for the History of Literature 101. I particularly appreciated the global approach. I was introduced to the literature of countries I've never read of or explored before, such as West Africa (although I recently read and enjoyed the book Americanah,) Central America, Japan and ancient Iraq. I hope to read more books in translation and encourage all serious literature lovers to do the same. This book provides an inspiration to expand my horizons! –Cindi

Stalin’s Meteorologist : One Man’s Untold Story of Love, Life, and Death

by Olivier Rolin, translated by Ros Schwartz

available in December, hardcover, Counterpoint

by Paul Kix

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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. “[A] beautifully written portrait…. Chernow doesn’t gloss over Grant’s struggle with alcoholism or his tendency to trust shady operators. However, his willingness to protect the gains of freemen and to fight the KKK was an example of the moral courage he consistently displayed. This is a superb tribute to Grant, whose greatness is earning increased appreciation.” —Booklist, Starred Review

In 1934, the highly respected head of the Soviet Union's meteorology department, Alexei Feodosievich Wangenheim, was suddenly arrested without cause and sentenced to a gulag. He was violently executed in 1937 — a fact kept from his family for nearly twenty years. Olivier Rolin masterfully weaves together Alexei's story and his eventual fate, drawing on an archive of letters and delicate drawings that Wangenheim sent to his family from prison.

Stalin's Meteorologist is a fascinating work that casts light on the devastating consequences of politically inspired paranoia and the mindlessness and trauma of totalitarianism — relevant revelations for our time.

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The Doomsday Machine : Confessions CONTEMPORARY

CULTURAL CRITICISM

The Unsettlers : In Search of the Good Life in Today's America

by Mark Sundeen

of a Nuclear War Planner

by Daniel Ellsberg

available in December, hardcover, Bloomsbury

The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg’s hair-raising insider’s account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization, whose legacy — and proposed renewal under the Trump administration — threatens the very survival of humanity. No other insider has written so candidly of that long-classified history, though the policies remain fundamentally, and frighteningly, unchanged. This is a real-life Dr. Strangelove story.

available in January, paperback, Riverhead

A work of immersive journalism steeped in a distinctively American social history and sparked by a personal quest, The Unsettlers traces the search for the simple life through the stories of modern pioneers.

Captivating and clear-eyed, it dares us to imagine what a sustainable, ethical, authentic future might actually look like.

Enemies and Neighbors : Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017

by Ian Black

available in November, hardcover, Atlantic Monthly Press

Laying the historical groundwork in the final decades of the Ottoman Era when the first Zionist settlers arrived in the Holy Land, Black draws on a wide range of sources — from declassified documents to oral histories to his own vivid on-the-ground reporting — to recreate the major milestones in the most polarizing conflict of the modern age from both sides. Combining engaging narrative with historical and political analysis and cultural insights, Enemies and Neighbors is both an accessible overview and a fascinating investigation into the deeper truths of a history that continues to dominate Middle Eastern politics and diplomacy.

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A More Beautiful and Terrible History : The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

by Jeanne Theoharis

available in January, hardcover, Beacon Press

The civil rights movement has become national legend, and seen as proof of the power of democracy. This fable has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, obscured the work it took, papered over the forces that stood in its way, and used it to chastise present-day movements. In this book, historian Jeanne Theoharis challenges this national myth-making, taking on many of the accepted stories of the movement to show them in a different light.

The Last Girl : My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

by Nadia Murad

available in November, hardcover, Tim Duggan Books

Nadia was just 21 years-old when Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed an escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family. Today, Nadia’s story — as a witness to IS brutality, has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq.

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What Unites Us : Reflections on Patriotism

CONTEMPORARY

by Dan Rather

available in November, hardcover, Algonquin

At a moment of crisis over our national identity, Dan Rather has been reflecting — and writing passionately almost every day on social media — about the world we live in, what our core ideals have been and should be, and what it means to be an American. Now, in a collection of wholly original essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us, such as public libraries, public schools, and national parks; the values that have transformed us, such as the struggle for civil rights; and the drive toward science and innovation that has made the United States great, Rather will bring to bear his decades of experience on the frontlines of the world's biggest stories, and offer readers a way forward.

Run for Something : A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself

by Amanda Litman

CULTURAL CRITICISM

Impeachment : A Citizen’s Guide

by Cass Sunstein

available in November, paperback, Harvard University Press

In Impeachment, popular legal authority and public intellectual Cass Sunstein reviews the history of impeachment as an American idea and the nuts and bolts of what is involved in the impeachment process. Sunstein does provide 21 hypothetical cases, offering his view of whether impeachment would be appropriate for each. Some of these clearly refer to current events, though its goal is to explain the process of impeachment in clear terms for a general reader.

available now, paperback, Atria

Don't just march. Run for local office and become the change you want to see in the world. Forget about Congress. Forget about the Senate.

Focus on the offices that get the real sh*t done: state legislatures, city councils, school boards, and mayors. It doesn’t matter if you’re not a white man over 60 with an Ivy League law degree. There are half a million elected officials in the United States. Why can't you be one of them?

The Lessons of Ubuntu : How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America

by Mark Mathabane

Loaded : A Disarming History of the Second Amendment

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz available in January, paperback, City Lights Publishers

In Loaded, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz peels away the myths of gun culture to expose the true historical origins of the Second Amendment, exposing the racial undercurrents connecting the earliest Anglo settlers with contemporary gun proliferation, modern-day policing, and the consolidation of influence of armed white nationalists. Meticulously researched and thought-provoking throughout, this is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the historical connections between racism and gun violence in the United States.

available in January, hardcover, Skyhorse Publishing

Mathabane uses his experiences with race in both South Africa and in America to provide a fresh approach to the search for solutions to this country's No. 1 and most intractable social problem. With race dominating the news during the 2016 presidential election, in the wake of the killing of black men by the police, and growing protests on college and university campuses — Mathabane challenges both blacks and whites to use the language of Ubuntu to overcome the stereotypes, half-truths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs they have of each other so they can connect as human beings to achieve racial healing.

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How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt available in January, hardcover, Crown

Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that we never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger?

Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent two decades studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes.

Democracy no longer ends with a bang, but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, and the gradual erosion of longstanding political norms.

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Women A Great Gift...

Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules

edited by Linda Picone "A pink packet of power waiting to be opened." –Andrew

All the Women in My Family Sing : Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom edited by ZZ Packer

available in January, paperback, Nothing But The Truth Publishing

All the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the 21st century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and selfworth. These brief, trenchant essays capture the aspirations and wisdom of women of color as they exercise autonomy, creativity, and dignity and build bridges to heal the brokenness in today's turbulent world.

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Basic Witches : How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman available now, hardcover, Quirk Books

Basic Witches is all about female empowerment through the lens of witchcraft and magical practice.

Saxena and Zimmerman write with witty, feisty candor about self-actualization and connecting with the world around us through everyday actions; their writing packs a wallop with a fantastic array of personal stories, rituals, historical information, recipes, and solid advice about life. This book is encouraging and will have readers excited to get some practical magic done in their own lives! –Hannah

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This is the Place : Women Writing About Home edited by Margot Kahn & Kelly McMasters

available in November, hardcover, Hachette

This collection of essays on home is so varied and thoughtful. They beg the question: What is home to you?

For some, it's as simple as a native language and for others, the physical structure of a dwelling. And for others, it's harder to define. But one thing that these essays all have in common is that they are written by some of our best female American writers today. From Terry Tempest Williams to Tara Conklin, these women effectively make one think, really think about home. –Claire Join us for a Group Reading

Margot Kahn, Jane Wong, and Elizabeth Eaves Friday, December 8, 7pm At Village Books in Fairhaven

200 Women: Who Will Change the Way You See the World

by Geoff Blackwell and Ruth Hobday photography by Kieran Scott available now, hardcover, Chronicle Books

Two hundred women from a variety of backgrounds are asked the same five questions. Their answers are inspiring human stories of success and courage, love and pain, redemption and generosity. From well-known activists, artists, and innovators to everyday women whose lives are no less exceptional for that, each woman shares her unique replies to questions like "what really matters to you?" and "what would you change in the world if you could?" Each interview is accompanied by a photographic portrait, resulting in a volume that is compelling in word and image — and global in its scope and resonance.

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When Women Were Birds

by Terry Tempest Williams

"In 54 brief chapters, Williams explores her late mother's identity via a series of inherited journals and takes on a deeper understanding of her own life. This is a beautiful, meditative book and was a wonderful journey to take! " –Kristen

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Silence : In the Age of Noise

by Erling Kagge

Mind & Body

available in November, hardcover, Pantheon

In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent 50 days walking across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his own experiences and discussing the observations of others, Kagge shows us why silence is essential to sanity and happiness.

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A Book That Takes Its Time: An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness

by Irene Smit and Astrid van der Julst "Full of hidden treasures, this beautiful, creative, interactive book reminds us to take our time while encouraging stillness and mindfulness. This is exactly what I want Santa to bring me!" –Carol

Thank You for Being Late : An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

by Thomas L. Friedman

available now, paperback, Picador

Friedman's thesis: to understand the 21st century, you need to understand that the planet’s three largest forces — Moore’s law (technology), the Market (globalization), and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss) — are accelerating all at once. These accelerations are transforming five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. From this three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, this book serves as a field manual for how to write and think about this era of accelerations.

Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits : A 4-Week Stretching Plan to Achieve Amazing Health

by Eiko

available in December, hardcover, Rodale Press

With only five minutes of stretching a day, readers will experience the host of health benefits that comes with targeted stretching (like better circulation, reduced joint injuries, toned muscles, and more).

People of any age and fitness level can say goodbye to those mysterious aches and pains that are caused by stiff, contracting muscles, and see results in just one month.

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Jane on the Brain : Exploring the Science of Social Intelligence with Jane Austen

by Wendy Jones

available in December, hardcover, W.W. Norton

Why is Jane Austen so phenomenally popular? Why do we read Pride and Prejudice again and again? We care because it is our biological destiny to be interested in people and their stories — the human brain is a social brain. Brilliantly original and insightful, this fusion of psychology, neuroscience, and literature provides a heightened understanding of one of our most beloved cultural institutions — and our own minds.

No Time to Spare : Thinking About What Matters

by Ursula K. Le Guin

available in December, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

In this collection of short essays, beloved science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin offers thoughtful and funny insights into aging, politics, creativity and responses to her readers, and life with her cat, Pard. Le Guin begins with her reactions to a questionnaire from Harvard sent before a 60th year reunion. She proposes that the questions asked may not be entirely appropriate. I loved her commentary on the profusion of curse words in written and spoken language, “Would you Please F—king Stop?” Her wit and brilliance make this book a must for anyone who might be aging.

(Should you know anyone who is not, I’d like to speak with her.) The perfect gift for anyone over 50. –Terri

The Healing Power of Smudging : Cleansing Rituals to Purify Your Home, Attract Positive Energy and Bring Peace Into Your Life

by Rodika Tchi

available in November, paperback, Ulysses Press

The ancient art of smudging has been used for thousands of years to clear negative energy from people and spaces. The Healing Power of Smudging will show you how to burn sage and herbs in your space to create a peaceful, calm sanctuary. This book covers the historical roots and traditions of smudging practices, instructions for performing different types of ceremonies, and suggestions for customizing your rituals to your personal needs.

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One for the Books Schooner Zodiac: Books A’ Sail 2017

by Nancy Adair

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nterested in Literary Tourism for 2018? Look no further than Books A’ Sail. Each September Village Books and Schooner Zodiac team up to offer a three-day adventure with a famous author on board the 160-foot schooner. Only the wind knows which San Juan Islands you’ll see.

Literature lovers pass each evening talking books. In 2017, featured author and fellow passenger Jim Lynch discussed his thought-provoking new novel, Before the Wind, the story of the Johannssens, a “total mess of a family” reuniting for one last sailboat race. VB Owners Paul Hanson and Kelly Evert challenged our concept of time with a companion book, Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, and First Mate Sam led us through the ebbs and flows of Tides by Jonathan White.

The 2017 passenger manifest included some of the most interesting people I’ve ever met, people willing to accept Captain Tim’s “gentle invitation” to learn how to sail a schooner.

Individually, we practiced chart reading, taking the helm, and serving as bow watch.

In teams of four, we learned to hoist, lower, and flake the sails. I loved my team!

While in port we relaxed, read, hiked the islands, kayaked, and enjoyed meals prepared from scratch in the Zodiac galley. I hear some people also napped. Not I. Northwest Septembers are usually beautiful. When you combine that with cool people, great readings, and stunning scenery, you’ve got yourself a literary journey for the books. Keep your eyes on the horizon for Village Books’ announcement of next year’s author!

Read more about the trip and find more pictures on Nancy's blog: nancyadair.com

Nancy Adair writes political thrillers and a travel memoir plus volunteers with Habitat for Humanity.

Where the Wild Winds Are : Walking Europe's Winds from the Pennines to Provence

The Place To Be

available in November, hardcover, Nicholas Brealey

available in November, hardcover, Lonely Planet

These are journeys into wild wind, but also into wild landscapes and the people who inhabit them — a cast of meteorologists, storm chasers, mountain men, eccentric wind enthusiasts, sailors and shepherds.

Where the wild winds are, there are also myths and legends, history and hearsay, science and superstition —and occasionally remote mountain cabins packed with pickles, cured meats and homemade alcohol.

Whether it's euphoria or serenity, awe or enlightenment, this beautiful book presents hundreds of places around the world to experience a particular emotion. Each of the chapters explores a single feeling, with destinations ranging from wild and natural spaces, to modern and ancient cities. Plus, Lonely Planet travel writers explain when to go and how to get there.

by Nick Hunt

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Get Out There

Winter 2017-2018

by Lonely Planet

Building Community One Book at a Time

Spirituality God's Wisdom for Navigating Life :

God : A Human History

by Reza Aslan

available in November, hardcover, Random House

The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions.

In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense, God, writ large.

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Big Love The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart

A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs

by Timothy Keller and Kathy Keller available in November, hardcover, Viking

Proverbs is God’s book of wisdom, teaching us the essence and goal of a Christian life. In this 365-day devotional, Timothy Keller offers readers a fresh, inspiring lesson for every day of the year based on different passages within the Book of Proverbs. It is a book that readers will be able to turn to every day to cultivate a deeper relationship with God.

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Buddha Boards "These boards are amazing, and never cease to provide entertainment/relaxation. The mini ones are especially great gifts!" –Brenda

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by Scott Stabile "A great book by a kind person who knows what he's writing about. My favorite book this year." –Laura O.

Letting Go The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning : How to Free

Dying, a Memoir

by Cory Taylor

available now, hardcover, Tin House Books

Cory Taylor was an Australian author who decided to write a memoir about her own death. As she shares complicated childhood memories of her complicated family she also describes her own process of dying and letting go. In a candid dialogue about death, she shines a light on the bittersweet randomness of life. This spare book, published postumously, is a poetic testament to the power of the memoir. –Cindi

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Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

by Margareta Magnusson

available in January, hardcover, Scribner

Funny, wise, and deeply practical, Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson offers advice on how to declutter your home and minimize your worldly possessions so your loved ones don’t have to do it for you. She death cleaned after the passing of her parents, then her in-laws, then her husband, becoming more comfortable with the idea that “you can’t take it with you.” This charming and unsentimental approach to putting your life in order — years or even decades before it becomes urgent — is infused with humor and celebrates the importance of living.

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Gain a Higher Perspective with the aerial images of photographer

TORE OFTENESS

by Brendan Clark, VB Publishing Director Village Books is proud to announce the release of A Higher Perspective: Aerial Photography of the Pacific Northwest by local photographer Tore Ofteness. It is the latest publication from Chuckanut Editions, the Village Books publishing imprint that brought you Nooksack Wanderings, Haunted Fairhaven, Geology of the San Juan Islands, and Murder in the Fourth Corner.

This stunning collection showcases the work of Ofteness, who has made a career of capturing the beauty of the Pacific Northwest from an angle few are able to enjoy — the bird's-eye view. Taken from helicopter and airplane, these incredible images span from the frosted peaks of the North Cascades, to various towns and cities throughout western Washington, to the serene shores of the San Juan Islands. We hope you enjoy A Higher Perspective even half as much as we enjoyed selecting photographs from Tore's impressive portfolio.

If you know anyone who doesn't think the the Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, just show them this book; they're sure to see the error of their ways.

Join us for a Slide Show at Village Books in Fairhaven

TORE OFTENESS

Book Launch!

Friday, December 1, 7pm Join us in welcoming Tore to the Village Books Reading Gallery in Fairhaven as he presents a slide show of his work. Since beginning his freelance photography career in 1978, aerial photography has become his specialty area, having received several awards, notably a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Aerial Photographers Association, International and a Bellingham Mayor’s Arts Award in 2014. Come get your copy of A Higher Perspective autographed by the artist himself!

Tore’s photography will be on display in the Readings Gallery at Village Books in Fairhaven through the month of December.

A Great Gift...

In addition to A Higher Perspective, you can find Tore's greeting cards, post cards, and posters for sale in Paper Dreams!

A Higher Perspective: Aerial Photography the Pacific Northwest

by Tore Ofteness

"Aerial photos of this beautiful place we call home. You can't go wrong." –Mel

If you have any questions about our Chuckanut Editions imprint or our independent publishing program, please contact Brendan Clark, 360.671.2626 or publishing@villagebooks.com. More information available at villagebooks.com (Writers Corner --->Self-Publishing)

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See the World Nature Photography

Earth from Above, Updated Edition

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand available in November, hardcover, Abrams

Since its original publication in 1999, Earth from Above has been a touchstone for the environmental movement. For almost two decades, Arthus-Bertrand has continued to travel and photograph the planet, collecting new material that has never been published. In this updated edition, he reveals more than 100 new images and presents essays on current environmental and humanitarian issues. With thrilling new photography, essays, and revisions throughout, Earth from Above is an up-to-date portrait of our world that poignantly juxtaposes evidence of humanity's destructive impact with the planet's raw beauty.

On An Acre Shy of Eternity: Micro Landscapes at the Edge

Art Photography

Seeking Stillness

by Olivier Du Tré

available in December, hardcover, Rocky Mountain Books

Olivier Du Tré's first book of photography is a profound and haunting portfolio of subtle, quiet, and sentimental glimpses of life and landscape through the lens of a remarkable artist. The images presented here are not so much about place as they are about representing a feeling, a whisper, an impression. Du Tré persists in traditional photographic methods, using film and a wooden 4x5 large-format camera to produce many of the images in this book.

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Urban Trails Bellingham

by Craig Romano

"Want to go on a nearby hike, run, or stroll and can't decide where to go? This handy dandy new guide book is a great resource. Compact and full of great local adventures, this is the perfect stocking stuffer for all your local outdoor-loving friends and family members." –Kelly C.

by Robert Dash

Mountaineering

available in November, hardcover, Hyla Press

In this beautiul book of photographs, Robert Dash takes nature exploration to new depths. Over a three-year period he traveled from bluff to tree, feather to seed on a near-acre of forest, meadow and cliff shouldering the Salish Sea. He looks at the mystery of this land as one might read a book, promoting a visual, poetic, and ecological literacy that can be called "locavore art and ecology" — the art, science and discovery that beckons in one's front yard.

Nature Writing

The Art of Loading Brush : New Agrarian Writings

by Wendell Berry

available now, hardcover, Counterpoint

In this new gathering of essays and stories, Wendell Berry reaches with deep devotion toward a long view of Agrarian philosophy. Berry believes that American cultural problems are nearly always aligned with their agricultural problems, and recent events have shone a terrible spotlight on the divides between our urban and rural citizens.

Our communities are as endangered as our landscapes. There is, as Berry outlines, still much work to do, and our daily lives — in hope and affection — must triumph over despair.

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Honouring High Places : The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei

by Junko Tabei

available in December, hardcover, Rocky Mountain Books

A collection of personal stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. Until now, her works have been available only in Japanese. The collection opens on Mount Everest, where the first all-women's expedition is met with disaster but pushes on against all odds. The story then shifts to the early years of Tabei's life and reflects on her countryside childhood. This beautifully curated collection of essays captures the essence of the strength of character of one of the world's prominent female mountaineering pioneers.

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Lunar Phase Calendars "This is the perfect gift for your friend who loves metaphysics or simply staring at the moon!

Cute, simple and easy to follow, it adds a nice touch to any room." –Candee

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Animals The Inner Life of Animals :

Nature Photography

Love, Grief, and Compassion/ Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

Endangered

by Tim Flach and Jonathan Baillie

by Peter Wohlleben, translated by Jane Billinghurst

available now, hardcover, Abrams

available in November, hardcover, Greystone Books

Animals are different from us in ways that amaze us--and they are also much closer to us than we ever would have thought. In his latest book, Peter Wohlleben follows the hugely successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of animals. Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Wohlleben's personal experiences in forests and fields

In Endangered, the result of an extraordinary multi-year project to document the lives of threatened species, acclaimed photographer Tim Flach explores one of the most pressing issues of our time. Traveling around the world, Flach has constructed a powerful visual record of remarkable animals and ecosystems facing harsh challenges. With zoologist Jonathan Baillie providing insightful commentary on this ambitious project, Endangered unfolds as a series of vivid, interconnected stories that pose gripping moral dilemmas, unforgettably expressed by more than 180 of Flach's incredible images.

Pets and the Joy they Bring Us Purr : A Cat Therapy

Treat!

Guide to Happiness

by Gilles Diederichs

by Christian Vieler

available now, hardcover, Harper Design

"This is a fantastic photo book dedicated entirely to images of happy dogs doing what they like best — catching treats in their mouths. Hint! Hint!" –Charlie

Let the four-legged masters of Zen— cats—help you cultivate happiness in this meditative guide that uses feline behavior as a model for inner peace and includes an interactive cover which produces the sound of five different soothing purrs.

The feline has become a model for positive thinking and a Zen attitude, their purrs the feline equivalent of saying “om".

Village Books is a Dog-Friendly Store!

Catakism — Bow to the Meow A Humorous Purr-spective on Humankind’s Obsession with Cats

by Jeff Lazarus

available in November, hardcover, Skyhorse Publishing

Catakism, the belief system, is rooted in a bold premise: namely, that felines are humanity's biological and spiritual masters. By allowing Man to handle all of Her low-level needs, Cat is free to do the higher-level spiritual work that Man has no time for, such as meditating seventeen hours a day, teleporting into locked rooms and cabinets, communing with disembodied spirits, and reeducating humanity on the true purpose of boxes, bags, and keyboards.

Beloved Dog

by Maira Kalman available now, paperback, Penguin Books

Maira Kalman brings us the dogs in her life and the lessons they have for us all.

Beloved Dog is a joyful and beautifully illustrated read and, as always, deeply philosophical. Filled with hundreds of gorgeous illustrations rendered uniquely in Kalman’s illimitable style, Beloved Dog is a tribute to the canines that fill our days.

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Science & Nature The Weather of the Pacific Northwest

by Cliff Mass

"The preeminent authority on Northwest weather, Cliff Mass is professor of atmospheric science at the University of Washington and gives an excellent survey of the volatile and fascinating weather we experience in the Pacific Northwest.

–Shahob

Timekeepers : How the World Became Obsessed With Time

by Simon Garfield

available in December, hardcover, Canongate Books

Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently.

How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? Timekeepers is a vivid exploration of the ways we have perceived, contained and saved time over the last 250 years, narrated in a highly inventive and entertaining style. As managing time becomes the greatest challenge we face in our lives, this multi-layered history helps us tackle it in a sparkling new light.

The book you want hasn't been released yet? Pre-order your copy today!

The Wizard and the Prophet : Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World

by Charles C. Mann

available in January, hardcover, Knopf

From the best-selling, award-winning author of 1491 and 1493 comes an incisive portrait of the two little-known 20th century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in the 21st century will choose to live in tomorrow’s world.

A Great Gift...

Village Books & Paper Dreams Gift Cards "These make FANTASTIC gifts for anyone on your list." –Emma

Spineless : The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

by Juli Berwald

available in November, hardcover, Riverhead

Jellyfish are an enigma. They have no centralized brain, but they see and feel and react to their environment in complex ways.

They look simple, yet their propulsion systems are so advanced engineers are just learning how to mimic them. They produce some of the deadliest toxins on the planet and yet are undeniably alluring.

Long ignored by science, they may be a key to ecosystem stability.

A Great Gift...

Plants of the Pacific Northwest

by Andy MacKinnon and Jim Pojar "This is my favorite book on plants in the Pacific Northwest. It is a great gift for lovers of the outdoors.

It can easily be taken with you anywhere. With this book on hand you will always have an answer to questions like, "I wonder what plant this is?" or "Are these berries edible?" –Sophy

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Magnitude : The Scale of the Universe

by Megan Watzke and Kimberly Arcand

available in November, hardcover, Black Dog and Leventhal

Magnitude takes us on a journey to the limits of size, mass, distance, time, and temperature in our universe, from the tiniest particle within the structure of an atom to the most massive galaxy in the universe, to the speed at which grass grows to the speed of light. Magnitude shows us the scale of our world in a clear, visual way that our relatively medium-sized human brains can easily understand.

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Local Music & More!

Come See What We Have In Store!

Folk Music Highlight

M

ost of you probably know by now that Village Books is much more than a bookstore. We value community and love supporting local writers, artists, and musicians. Here's a sampling of what you can find at Village Books:

Deakin Hicks – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Local legends Lucas Hicks and Thomas Deakin team up for a twist on the common folk band.

Accordian-led songs accompanied by clarinet create their self-described "Folk Totale." With over 20 years of musical experience, the two musicians have arrived at the strongest and most unique partnership of their careers, and the result is as rewarding for them as it is for their audience. In memory: Lucas Hicks lost his fight with cancer in early October. Village Books and Paper Dreams were honored to spend the brief time with Lucas that we had. He will be sorely missed.

The Sweet Goodbyes – The Sweet Goodbyes Folk duo The Sweet Goodbyes has been germinating since Lisa Harmon and Amber Darland decided to team up in 2015. Two years later, they've finally released their first album. Lush vocal harmonies are the standout here, and the musical chemistry between them is undeniable. Put this CD in your car, take off for the mountains, and see if you ever want it to end.

Amber Darland – Truce In addition to being one half of the aforementioned duo The Sweet Goodbyes, Amber Darland also releases solo projects. Truce is her third full-length album. Darland specializes in folk-pop with sweet and simple melodies you'll want to sing along to. Her songwriting shines against spare production, showing that sometimes all you need is a girl and a guitar to put a spring in your step.

Putumayo Holiday Music Since 1993, Putumayo has been bringing authentic music from around the world into its collection. Come take a look at their holiday offerings, including Jewish Celebration, Acoustic Christmas, French Christmas, and more.

Want us to carry your music at Village Books? Send an email to consignment@villagebooks.com or go to villagebooks.com and click "Consignment Program" under the Writer's Corner tab.

MUSIC Makes a Great Gift!

In addition to a variety of local music, you'll find more holiday, Putamayo, and NPR music at Village Books.

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Building Community One Book at a Time

The Arts Music Anatomy of a Song : The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

by Marc Myers

available in November, paperback, Grove Press

Writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through oral histories of 45 transformative songs woven from interviews with the artists who created them. Covering the history of rock, R&B, country, disco, soul, reggae and pop, Anatomy of a Song is a love letter to the songs that have defined several generations of listeners.

Lines & Color The Line

by Keri Smith available now, paperback, Penguin Books

You’ll be asked to let your line meander, explore the book’s gutter, and jump around the edges of the pages. You’ll hide your line, cut your line, and even let someone else take over your line for a bit. The farther you get into the book, however, the more you’ll discover that maybe things aren’t as simple as they first seemed.

Play It Loud : An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

by Brad Tolinski & Alan di Perna available in November, paperback, Anchor

The guitar: an essential element in the fight for racial equality in the entertainment industry and a mirror to the rise of the teenager as social force. Today it has come full circle, with contemporary titans such as Jack White and Annie Clark, bringing some of the earliest electric guitar forms back to the limelight. Featuring interviews with players and creators, this is the story of how innovators transformed an idea into a revolution.

The Secret Lives of Color

by Kassia St. Clair

available October, hardcover, Penguin Books

This book tells the stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues.

From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these stories run like a bright thread throughout history.

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The Artists Calder: The Conquest of Time The Early Years: 1898-1940

by Jed Perl

available now, hardcover, Knopf

Anybody who has ever set foot in a museum knows Calder as the inventor of the mobile, America’s unique contribution to modern art. But only now, 40 years after his death, is the full story of his life being told in this biography, which is based on unprecedented access to Calder’s letters and papers as well as scores of interviews.

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Color the Pacific Northwest: A Timber Press Coloring Book

by Zoe Keller "The art in this book beautifully captures the essence of the area.

Perfect for anyone who loves the Pacific Northwest and the zen of coloring." –Abbie

Leonardo da Vinci

by Walter Isaacson

available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

In a letter to the ruler of Milan, at the age of 30, Leonardo touted his engineering skills — his ability to design bridges, waterways, cannons, armored vehicles, and public buildings. Down in the eleventh paragraph he added that he was also an artist. He was the archetype of the Renaissance Man, history's consummate innovator and most creative genius.

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2018 WWU

children’s literature conference Celebrates its 15th Year!

Western Washington University will celebrate the 15th annual Children's Young Adult Literature Conference by welcoming four award-winning authors and illustrators to campus on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The Conference runs from 9am to 3pm and will be held at Western’s Performing Arts Center.

Preregistration is required.

Saturday, February 24th • Location: Western Washington University Performing Arts Center • Time- 8am: doors open for book sales, autographs, and registration 9am-3pm: Conference • Early Bird Registration NOW OPEN! before Jan. 19 $125/after that, $175 Discounts available for students, retired teachers, and para-professionals,

Clock hours are also available.

The conference brings together teachers, librarians, readers, writers, and children's literature aficionados to celebrate children’s and young adult literature.

The conference includes author and illustrator presentations, book sales and autographs, a question-and-answer panel, and an announcement of the 2019 featured speakers.

Presenters for the 2018 Conference include: Sophie Blackall

Kevin Henkes

Finding Winnie [Caldecott Medal] A Voyage in the Clouds The Baby Tree Ivy & Bean series [illustrator]

Kitten's First Full Moon [Caldecott Medal] The Year of Billy Miller [Newbery Honor] Chrysanthemum Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Echo [Newbery Honor] The Dreamer [Pura Belpré Honor] Esperanza Rising [Pura Belpré Honor] Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets

of the Universe [Printz Honor] Benjamin The Alire Sáenz Inexplicable Logic of My Life .

Last Night I Sang to the Monster He Forgot to Say Goodbye

Complete conference information and a link to register is available online on the Children’s Literature Conference website (wwuclc.com). Register today!

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YOUNG READERS Their Families & Educators

PICTURE BOOKS Good Day, Good Night

by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Loren Long

available now, board book, Harper Collins

This recently discovered picture book text by beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown features her signature word pattern from the classic Goodnight Moon that has soothed generations of children to sleep. Paired with Loren Long’s stunningly gorgeous illustrations, readers will take comfort in the reassuring world of the little bunny.

Stolen Words

by Melanie Florence illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard available now, hardcover, Second Story Press

With a gentle voice and soft illustrations, this storybook tells the sad tale of the cultural oppression and erasure experienced by the Cree tribe. Though the injustices Melanie Florence details are heartbreaking, a little girl’s love for grandfather who has forgotten his first language provides a ray of hope for the next generation.

This little book is powerful and says so much with so few words. Entirely recommended as a history-story for young readers. –Hannah

A Great Gift...

Puzzles!

"Gathering around a puzzle for the holidays is like gathering around the campfire...it brings you together. We have puzzles for all ages and skill levels too!"

–Cindi

IN FAIRHAVEN Every Tuesday & Saturday at 10:30am

in the Kids Section on the main floor

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Dewey Bob

by Judy Schachner "This sweet little raccoon is part artist, part engineer, and all heart.

Many many re-readings have not cooled its ability to warm my heart!" –Joan

Thelma the Unicorn

by Aaron Blabey

available now, hardcover, Scholastic

I just about fell out of my chair when I read the story of Thelma!

Everyone wants to be a unicorn, right? Thelma does. So with a bit of determination and luck — painted carrot, glitter truck mishap — magically, voila! But is #unicornlife all it’s cracked up to be? Be ready to live your best life after reading this charming tale! –Sarah

Here We Are : Notes for Living on Planet Earth

by Oliver Jeffers

available in November, hardcover, Philomel

Insightfully sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers' user's guide to life on Earth. He created it especially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet's terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it's big), or a guide to all of humanity (don't be fooled, we are all people), his signature wit and humor combine with a value system of kindness and tolerance to create a must-have book for parents.

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

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The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center

Peaceful Poetry Youth Contest

2017 Winners Announced!

Young people are key to putting the pieces together for creative conflict resolution.

Thank you to everyone who entered!

Each year, the Peaceful Poetry Youth Contest encourages our children to write a poem or song about a peaceful theme.

Friendship Sylvan W., age 7 Columbia Elementary

Local kindergarten through high school students from throughout Whatcom County submitted poems they'd created using peaceful themes such as kindness, listening, working together, peace, friendship, and resolving conflict.

friendship is a circle it never stops rolling friendship is a weed it never stops growing friendship is a dog when it comes it brings happiness

The results were inspiring. Four young poets have been selected as winners. They will be filmed by BTV and be celebrated at the 15th Annual Peace Builder Awards Gala, November 17th.

Between Two Trees

by Kate G., age 11 Kulshan Middle School

Village Books & Paper Dreams is proud to sponsor the 2017 Peaceful Poetry Youth Contest.

Lily W., age 9 Montessori at Samish Woods There is a river, a long river A river that is flowing with peace.

We might not all see it the same But we all know it's there.

Sometimes it sparkles to you and sometimes it looks like GLOOMY GLOPPY MESS. But when you see it that way Close your eyes and breathe And open them again And then it will sparkle to you.

There is a river, a long river A river that is flowing with peace.

Roots

by Jessica J., age 18 Ferndale High School

You can read all four winning poems at whatcomdrc.org/peaceful-poetry-youth-contest.

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming : And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups

Poetry for Kids Runny Babbit Returns : Another Billy Sook

by Shel Silverstein

by Chris Harris, illustrated by Lane Smith

available now, hardcover, Harper Collins

available now, hardcover, Little, Brown Books

With tongue-twisting wordplay and uproarious characters, this collection of 41 never-before-published poems and drawings features the playful Runny Babbit and many other favorite characters who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own.

Compiled from extensive archives, the antics of Runny and his woodland friends embody the beloved Shel Silverstein’s singular style, one we all know and love.

This hilarious debut poetry collection molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upsidedown way. "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged — and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious.

Read it! Immediately!" –Judith Viorst

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

PICTURE BOOKS Franklin’s Flying Bookshop

by Jen Campbell, illustrated by Katie Harnett

available now, hardcover, Thames and Hudson

Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even talk to him. One day, he meets a girl named Luna who, rather than being afraid, is fascinated to meet Franklin, having recently read all about dragons in one of her books. They instantly become friends and talk nonstop about what they’ve read: books about rollerskating, King Arthur, spiders, and how to do kung fu. Together they hatch a plan to share their love of books with others by opening a bookshop — a flying bookshop, that is — right on Franklin’s back!

Lines

by Suzy Lee available now, hardcover, Chronicle

This seemingly simple story about a young skater on a frozen pond will charm the youngest of readers while simultaneously astounding book enthusiasts of any age. With the lightest of touches, this masterwork blurs the lines between real and imagined, reminding us why Lee's books have been lauded around the world, recognized on New York Times Best Illustrated Books lists and nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Pup and Bear

by Kate Banks illustrated by Naoko Stoop available now, hardcover, Schwartz and Wade

During the ice melt that follows an Arctic winter, a wolf cub finds himself spinning out to sea on a sheet of ice. He awakes lost and alone to an unfamiliar smell: a polar bear. And while the polar bear is not the wolf’s mother, she takes him on her back to her den and does everything a mother would do. Time passes, the cub grows into a wolf, and soon it’s time for him to venture out into the wide world alone.

Years later, the now grown wolf comes upon a tiny lost polar bear cub — and the cycle begins again.

Trio : The Tale of a Three-Legged Cat

by Andrea Wisnewski

available in November, hardcover, David Godine Publisher

Little grey Trio was born with three legs, but that doesn't stop him from pouncing, sneaking, and jumping like any other kitten would. But he finds his best friend in a newly hatched chick. This is a story about diversity, overcoming obstacles, and acceptance. The brightly colored linocut illustrations will charm adults and children alike.

Paige’s Picture Book Picks Fantastic Kids Books Delivered to your Door!

There's not much more exciting for a child than getting a surprise package delivery with their name on it. Especially if that package contains a picture book!

Introducing Paige's Picture Book Picks, a new subscription program celebrating the best in picture books! Starting December 1st, you can have a beautiful illustrated book, hand-selected by our Children's Book Team, delivered directly to yourself or to that special child in your life once every month. Selections include the finest of the new with a few past favorites peppered in.

The price of each book will vary, but will never exceed $20.00, and it costs just $1.00 to sign up. Visit the book recommendations tab at villagebooks.com for more information and to sign up today!

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Penguin!

Paige the

BOOKS Gifts they'll open again and again

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FUN for KIDS

School's Out - Story Times in Fairhaven

Purple Friday Series Friday, December 8, 10:30am & 4pm Purple Friday Story Time featuring a visit by

THE GRINCH! Friday, November 10, 10:30am Veterans Day Story Time Come down to the Readings Gallery for a very special story time. Village Books is pleased to welcome Sgt. Julie Smith, automated logistical specialist of the United States Army, who will be on hand to talk about her service. We are going to read some stories and then make cards to send to our troops overseas!

Wednesday, January 24, 10:30am Purple Friday Wednesday Story Time Sarabella's Thinking Cap

by Judy Schachner

Story Time and

Join us in the Readings Gallery for some fun creative play as we read this new favorite and do a craft that will get our creative juices flowing. We'll enjoy a small snack and make our very own thinking caps! Author does not attend.

GRINCH

Friday, February 9, 10:30am Purple Friday Story Time featuring the book Love

VISIT with the

He's coming to town and we just found out when!

Fairhaven: Friday, Dec. 8, 10:30am and 4pm Lynden: Saturday, Dec. 9, 2pm Join us in the Readings Gallery in Fairhaven and the kids section in Lynden for a story time featuring Dr. Seuss’s holiday classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. There will be a special guest appearance by the Grinch himself. Bring your cameras for fun photo opportunities!

See pages 71-78 for more events and watch villagebooks.com for additions and updates.

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Join us in the Readings Gallery as we read the classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! with none other than the one and only.... GRINCH himself! Don't forget your camera for this great photo op!

by Matt de la Pena

Let's get ready for Valentine's Day and read this beautiful new book by one of our favorite, award-winning authors. We will read other books that celebrate love, enjoy a snack, and make Valentines to give to our loved ones and friends.

Author does not attend.

Friday, March 9, 10:30am Purple Friday Story Time There's a Monster in Your Book!

by Tom Fletcher

Come on down to the Readings Gallery as we have fun with this interactive story about a little monster who has lodged himself inside a book. We'll read other stories too, have a snack and do a small craft.

Author does not attend.

Building Community One Book at a Time

Holiday Books Santa’s Magic Key

by Eric James, illustrated by Simon Mendez available now, hardcover, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

When a young boy realizes on Christmas Eve that his new home doesn't have a chimney, he decides to write Santa a letter to let him know. But what happens when he discovers the post office is closed?

Unlock a new family tradition this year with this magical Christmas story.

The Nutcracker : A Papercut Pop-Up Book Shobhna Patel

available in November, hardcover, Thames & Hudson

The magic of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker comes to life in this theatrical pop-up book created by papercut artist Shobhna Patel, whose delicate laser-cut pop-ups will enchant readers young and old. Patel has invented a new paper-engineering technique called the “paperscope,” which is used for the first time in this charming book.

When Santa Was a Baby

by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Geneviève Godbout available now, hardcover, Tundra Books

Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny — and two very proud parents.

Santa Rex Molly Idle

available now, hardcover, Viking Books

Cordelia is celebrating her favorite winter holiday with her Cretaceous buddies. Will Santa Rex bring her everything she asked for? From the Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator of "Flora and the Flamingo" comes an ideal stocking stuffer for young fans.

The Itsy Bitsy Dreidel

by Jeffrey Burton and Chani Tornow illustrated by Sanja Rescek

available now, board book, Little Simon

A fun and playful Chanukah twist on the popular nursery rhyme “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”!

A Great Gift...

Snoozies "Cozy and cute, you can't go wrong with these fluffy slippers.

Makes a great gift for any age." –Jenni

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Way Too Many Latkes A Hanukkah in Chelm

by Linda Glaser illustrated by Aleksander Zolotic available now, paperback, Kar-Ben Publishing

Faigel makes the best Hanukkah latkes in Chelm, but somehow, this year she's forgotten how to make them!

She sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask the rabbi for help.

And in Chelm, the village of fools—oy vey!—this becomes a recipe for disaster!

EVEN MORE GREAT GIFT IDEAS...

Pick up your free copy of the

ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog in the store this holiday season.

It’s a full-color catalog featuring hundreds of bookseller favorites, award winners, and critically acclaimed titles.

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Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Read-In

Monday, January 15, 10am - 1pm Village Books will once again host its annual Read-In to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Read-In has been a tradition for more than a decade. Local children are invited to gather in the Readings Gallery at Village Books in Fairhaven to hear stories in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, about the civil rights movement, tolerance, and diversity.

Congressman Rick Larsen plans to stop by and participate in the event around 11:30am, and student volunteers from WWU will be on hand for the duration to read with the kids and lead them in a craft.

For more than 37 years, the store has been guided by its mission of “building community, one book at a time.” This event exemplifies that mission.

Middle Readers The Wizards of Once

by Cressida Cowell available now, hardcover, Hodder Children’s Books

My favorite thing about Cressida Cowell’s writing is that she combines suspense and silliness, fantasy and fundamental truths. Her stories give young and older readers alike a hero to root for, an adventure to go on, and a feeling of hope that fantastic things can happen to anybody. This first magical installment in a new series from the author who brought you Hiccup and his zany dragon Toothless will have you by turns giggling, biting your nails, and shedding a tear or two. –Hannah

A Great Gift...

Buttons "Looking for stocking stuffers that aren't too pricey, but still manage to shout your identity to the world? Buttons are the way to go. From 'books rock' to 'cattitude,' you are sure to find a button that fits your style." –Lydia

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Any Book by Kwame Alexander "Tired of giving gym clothes and gear to that sports- obsessed kid in your life? Try a sporty book like The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, all of his books are a win." –Clarissa

d find a great selectio n a no p in f... o t S

GAMES

TOYS

ACTIVITY BOOKS ART SUPPLIES CRAFTS

PUZZLES

Building Community One Book at a Time

Middle Readers The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

by Mark Twain and Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead

by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis

"What began as a bedtime story to his daughters and some notes jotted down by Mark Twain has developed into a beautifully illustrated, complete tale with the help of Philip and Erin Stead. The collaboration of these three has resulted in a magnificent story that is the perfect gift for any child." –Claire

available now, hardcover, Balzer + Bray

Bored, lonely Charlie Fisher (an American in Marseille) finds himself involved in the secret world of the independent and incredibly skilled group of pickpockets called The Whiz Mob. But what at first seemed like a (relatively) harmless new pastime draws him into a dangerous adventure with international stakes greater than he could have ever imagined.

The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City

The Secret of Nightingale Wood

by Jodi Kendall

by Lucy Strange

available now, hardcover, HarperCollins

Jodi Kendall drew me in immediately with this sweet story based on her own childhood. The character she created in Josie Shilling is completely relatable in her love for her little pig, Hamlet, her passion for gymnastics, and the struggles she goes through with her family and friends.

With its realistic sweetness and wonderful readability, this book is bound to bring joy to readers, both young and young-at-heart. –Hannah

Wishtree

by Neil Patrick Harris

available now, hardcover, Feiwel & Friends

Applegate gives us a view of the world through the eyes of a tree named Red that stands in the midst of a suburban neighborhood — a wishing tree who never forgets others’ stories. Wishtree is a saga in its own way, illuminating our universal need to have someone listen to our hearts and hold space for us to belong. This story is touchingly quirky and encourages young readers to always “stand tall and reach deep,” no matter the circumstances. –Hannah

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In the tradition of The Secret Garden, this felt like a book from my childhood.

An English family in wartime is mourning the loss of a child, and at the same time is being shredded by a cruel doctor's ambition. Our heroine escapes to the woods for solace and encounters a "witch" who helps her endure her family's upheaval. Mystical, atmospheric, and darkly sweet, I love this book. –Claire

Magic Misfits

by Katherine Applegate

VB Reads...

Cover to Cover Adventure: Youth Book Group

available now, hardcover, Scholastic

available in November, hardcover, Little, Brown

When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town.

But like any good trick, things change instantly as greedy Bosso and his crew of crooked carnies arrive to steal anything and everything they can get their sticky fingers on. After a fateful encounter with the local purveyor of illusion, Carter teams up with five other like-minded kids. Together, using both teamwork and magic, they'll set out to save the town of Mineral Wells from Bosso's villainous clutches.

This book group for kids 8-12 years of age is led by Trevor of Village Books.

We meet the second Tuesdays of most months from 4-5pm in the Readings Gallery. When we get together, we examine and explore the story we have read through discussions, crafts, activities, and games.

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Middle Readers

Zinnia and the Bees

by Danielle Davis

available now, hardcover, Capstone Young Readers

Snow & Rose

Zinnia's summer started out absolutely awful! She had to spend the last day of 7th grade in detention for yarn-bombing. Her brother, who was her best friend, left without saying goodbye. To top it all off, a whole hive of bees decided to relocate — to Zinnia's curly hair! This is a wonderful, humorous, middle reader book told from the perspectives of both Zinnia and the bees. Zinnia learns about friendship, compassion, and dealing with feelings... and the bees? Well ... you'll see! –Gaye

Nevermoor :

by Emily Winfield Martin available now, hardcover, Random House

Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants. Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon. But that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow. This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells.

Shadow Weaver

The Trials of Morrigan Crow

by MarcyKate Connolly

by Jessica Townsend

available in January, hardcover, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

available now, hardcover, Little, Brown Books

A "spellbinding debut... Morrigan is a captivating heroine, filled with moxie and wit... Whimsical world building, humorous dialogue, and colorful supporting characters complement an adventurous, magic-filled plot that champions bravery, self-confidence, and hope." —Publishers Weekly, starred review This book has drawn enthusiastic reviews by the publisher's sales reps and booksellers around the country.

The author of Monstrous and Ravenous returns with a new fantasy series for kids. Emmeline is a shadow weaver; one talented enough that she can turn shadows into tangible things. She also talks to her shadow, which she calls Dar. As the story progresses Emmeline must ascertain whether Dar is friend or foe. Fleeing from her home after her hateful parents attempt to send her to a neighboring province, she encounters Lucas, who can sing and bend light. Despite their talents, magical abilities make them a target for an evil noblewoman and together they must use their skills to avoid detection and capture. The first of a duology, this was another fun, first-person, fantastical story from Connolly. —Trevor

Graphic Novel for Kids

Pashmina

by Nidhi Chanani available now, paperback, First Second

Magical realism in kid's graphic novel form. Priyanka, a young IndianAmerican, wonders about her heritage as her mother is reluctant to tell her about her father or her life in India.

With the help of a magical shawl, and a newly discovered aunt, Priyanka travels to India to uncover truths about herself and her family. Currently there isn't a wealth of books that detail the Indian-American experience, making this a fun, and also informative book, for young readers. –Trevor

A Great Gift...

Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

by The British Library "Full of unseen notes and sketches from J.K. Rowling herself, as well as historical influences for the world she built, this companion to the British Library's exhibition is a musthave for any fan of Harry's story." –Hana

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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?

Whichwood

Green

available in Novemberer, hardcover, Penguin

available in January, hardcover, Random House

Tahereh Mafi has been one of my favorite authors ever since her debut novel, Shatter Me, hit shelves in 2011. Now, Mafi is back with Whichwood, the sequel to 2016’s best selling Furthermore. The novel follows Laylee, a girl who spends her days and nights washing dead bodies. She lives an extremely solitary life, and finds her young heart already hardened. But when her health begins to take a turn for the worse, Laylee finds herself in the company of new friends who want to help her. In Whichwood, Mafi has woven a lovely, beautiful, enchanting Persian-inspired fantasy novel that is perfect for all ages. –Hannah M. age 19

It’s hard to describe exactly what makes Green so brilliant. The novel follows Dave Greenfeld, one of a handful of white kids in his school, as he nears his first year of high school. His struggles to find friends and keep the ones he has with the stresses of adolescence, impending tests deciding his future, and having to decide between doing what’s right and staying safe all against the backdrop of the very real racism that exists in the America he lives in. Though it’s written about a 12-year-old in the 1990s, Green's consequences on modern society are astronomical. –Nich V. age 17

by Tahereh Mafi

The Chaos of Standing Still

by Jessica Brody

available in November, hardcover, Simon Pulse

The Chaos of Standing Still encompasses all the things I love about YA books in one lovely adventure — strong emotion, spontaneous adventure and realistic characters that hook you in. Follow Ryn a quietly compulsive teen who is traveling to San Francisco until she gets trapped in the Denver Airport during a snowstorm. It's nearing New Year's Eve which is the anniversary of her best friend's death. All she has left is one unread message that she can't convince herself to read.

Follow Ryn on this journey of moving on, making friends and starting anew in this funny and smile-inducing book. –Sam T. age 17

For Teens, By Teens Established in 2014, this program offers teenagers 13-18 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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by Sam Graham-Felsen

Gunslinger Girl

by Lyndsay Ely

available in January, hardcover, Hachette

From debut author Lyndsay Ely comes a unique new dystopian novel unlike any other.

Set in the future after a Second Civil War divides the United States into a dangerous land and leaves the West wild once more, Gunslinger Girl is fast paced and brilliant.

The world is dark, twisted, and thoroughly developed. I wouldn’t want to live there, but it sure is interesting. This book follows Pity Jones as she flees a forced marriage and is offered a new life in a dangerous and lawless city, Cessation. This book is definitely one to look out for. –Gretal M. age 18

The Speaker

Sea of Ink and Gold Series #2

by Traci Chee

available in November, hardcover, G.P. Putman's Sons

The amazing sequel to The Reader, the story continues the quest of Sefia and Archer, who are now on the offense against the Guard, but as they begin to make a name for themselves, destiny and curse soon become intertwined. The amount of suspense and drama around Archer made this tale extremely immersive and I can't wait for the next book.

–Brayden W. age 17

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The Becoming of Noah Shaw

Love, Hate, & Other Filters

(The Shaw Confessions #1)

by Samira Ahmed

by Michelle Hodkin

available in January, hardcover, Soho Teen

available in November, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Timely and thought provoking, Love, Hate & Other Filters is the story of an IndianAmerican Muslim teen growing up and dealing with Islamophobia in modern America. Maya Aziz is an aspiring filmmaker torn between what her parents want for her future and what she herself wants. Things are difficult enough for her and only get worse when a suicide bomber strikes in a city near where she lives, and the primary suspect shares her last name.

This book is very relevant, and as both an important and good book, I definitely recommend it.

–Gretal M. age 18

I have been waiting to get my hands on a copy of The Becoming of Noah Shaw ever since the book was announced all the way back in 2015. The first book in a planned trilogy, The Becoming of Noah Shaw picks up right where the Mara Dyer series left off and answers the question: what happens after happily ever after? A tumultuous and mind-bending ride, this book surpassed all of my expectations. It was a blast to be back with Noah, Mara, Daniel, and the rest of the crew, as well as to meet some new faces. Fans of the Mara Dyer series are in for a treat—and everyone else is as well! I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. Definitely recommended for older age groups. –Hannah M. age 19

Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

by Albert Marrin

non-fiction

available in January, hardcover, Knopf

This book goes in depth about a topic in our world history that very often is just skimmed over or forgotten altogether. It also goes into what a similar scenario would look like in our modern world and what people believed about the flu at a time when people didn’t know anything about viruses. This is an interesting read that combines history and science. –Kirsten N. age 17

Young Adult

Renegades

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by Marissa Meyer

Saturday, November 11th, 7pm

available in November, hardcover, Feiwel & Friends

I always get nervous reading new work by my favorite authors, but as usual with Marissa Meyer, my worries were for naught. Her latest book, Renegades, is packed full of everything she's best known for: strong, dynamic characters, engaging plot lines, and an imaginatively new twist on a classic tale. Only this time, there's superpowers involved... –Kelli T.

At Village Books in Fairhaven

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Turtles All the Way Down

by John Green

available now, hardcover, Dutton

At long last, we have a new novel from the master of Young Adult fiction, John Green! This book is like none of his others, tackling the issue of obsessive-compulsive disorder and how it affects thinking, relationships, and general well-being. Green addresses the relentless "thought spirals" which take over the minds of those who struggle with this condition. His approach to this issue is just what you would expect from him: sensitive, engaging, and completely authentic. –Claire

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The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater

"This unique atmospheric YA fantasy is absolutely perfect for a snowy day. Highly recommended to read by a fire with a cup of hot chocolate handy!" –Sofia B.

Things I’m Seeing Without You

Young Adult Wonder Woman: Warbringer, DC Icons #01

by Leigh Bardugo

available now, hardcover, Random House

This book was just what I needed to read after I saw the Wonder Woman movie this summer. It's a completely original story and I loved Leigh Bardugo's rendition of Diana Prince.

I'm not even crazy about super hero stories, and I ate this book up! Don't miss it! –Lauren S.

by Peter Bognanni

available now, hardcover, Dial

Seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler has just dropped out of high school. She can barely function after learning of Jonah’s death. Tess continues to write to Jonah, working her way through her grief and confusion. But for now she seeks refuge in perhaps the unlikeliest of places: her father’s house. As her involvement in her father’s business grows, both find solace in the clients they serve and in each other. But love, loss, and life are so much more complicated than Tess ever thought—especially after Tess receives a message that turns her life upside down.

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

available now, hardcover, Atheneum Books

Gripping, discussion-worthy verse book about a teen contemplating revenge for his murdered brother.

As Will rides the elevator out of his apartment, figures from his past, all victims and/or perpetrators of gun violence, speak to him, giving voice and perspective to the cycle of gun violence in his neighborhood. A powerful addition to the YA canon. –Trevor

Mr. 60%

by Clete Barrett Smith available now, hardcover, Crown Books

I knew going into it that Mr. 60% was going to be a departure for Clete Smith. I was prepared, or so I thought.

This is not your run-of the-mill troubled teen drama. Matt Nolan is barely hanging on as a student and high school drug dealer. The weight that is on his shoulders is so much more than any teen should have to bear, but he's trying. And failing.

Enter Amanda and no, it's not what you think. There are no clichés here. There is nothing typical about this story. It's raw and it's painful. Smith shows us that he can get real in this sucker punch to the gut of a novel. –Claire Join us for a FREE EVENT with author

Clete Barrett Smith Saturday, November 11, 4pm At Village Books in Fairhaven

Sparrow

by Sarah Moon available now, hardcover, Arthur A. Levine

Tool of War

by Paolo Bacigalupi available now, hardcover, Little, Brown Books

Tool, a half-man/half-beast designed for combat, is capable of so much more than his creators had ever dreamed.

But he is hunted relentlessly by someone determined to destroy him, who knows an alarming secret: Tool has found the way to resist his genetically ingrained impulses of submission and loyalty toward his masters.

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Sparrow has always had a difficult time making friends. She would always rather have stayed home on the weekends with her mother, an affluent IT executive at a Manhattan bank, reading, or watching the birds, than playing with other kids. And that's made school a lonely experience for her. But when the one teacher who really understood her — Mrs. Wexler, the school librarian, a woman who let her eat her lunch in the library office, a woman who shared her passion for novels and knew just the ones she'd love — is killed in a freak car accident, Sparrow's world unravels.

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Booked at the Baker Fantastic Entertainment in a Majestic Setting

Village Books and the Mount Baker Theatre are proud to announce two upcoming Booked at the Baker shows: the always hilarious author and humorist David Sedaris on Friday, May 4th, 2018, and radio personality and producer Ira Glass on Saturday, June 23rd.

Tickets Make Great Gifts!

Tickets for both shows are now available at Village Books, at the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, and online at mountbakertheatre.com.

An Evening With

Seven Things I’ve Learned: An Evening with

David Sedaris Friday, May 4, 2018, 7pm Encounter the sardonic wit and incisive social critiques that have made David Sedaris one of America’s preeminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves him to be a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

With over 10 million copies of his books in print, his latest is Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 — a book 40 years in the making and considered by many to be his finest work yet! It's a potent reminder that when you're as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there's no such thing as a boring day.

Ira Glass

Saturday, June 23, 2018, 7:30pm Dig deep into everyday joy with Ira Glass, whose radio show is enjoyed weekly by 2.2 million people and has won five Peabody Awards. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to witness the storyteller become the story.

Ira Glass is the creator, producer, and host of This American Life, the iconic, weekly public radio program with millions of listeners around the world. During his presentation, Ira Glass will mix stories live onstage and help his audience better follow the creative process of one of our foremost storytellers.

A Great Giving Idea: Pair show tickets with a copy Theft by Finding by David Sedaris.

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NOVEMBER Wednesday, November 8, 7pm BRENDA FANTROY-JOHNSON –Imagine Me

Memoir!

Imagine Me is a riveting story of a young black girl’s journey growing up in the early ‘60s. The setting is Detroit where dreams are formed from life experiences within a city ghetto. A coming-of-age story set during the height of the civil rights movement, this was a time of music, baseball, and fishing on the Detroit river, a time of developing and discovering identity. This is a story of strength and commitment to fulfill her mother’s directive, proving to herself even through domestic violence, drugs, and alcohol abuse – that faith can get you out and enough faith can overcome fear. This is a journey of hope and dreams fulfilled.

Thursday, November 9, 6:30pm THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR at WCC's Heiner Theater featuring

Crazy Horse Family Members, FLOYD CLOWN and DOUG WAR EAGLE & author WILLIAM MATSON –Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy Join us for the live taping of a radio show featuring writer William Matson along with Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle, representatives of the Crazy Horse family. Together, they have worked to reveal family stories that illustrate the famous leader’s life and death in ways that will alter the commonly held knowledge of the Lakota warrior. They traveled to the landmarks that were told to them in their oral history to get a visual picture before they brought Crazy Horse’s and their entire family’s history to life in this book.

It is time that this rich source of oral history, told in a Native American voice, is heard. William Matson has been an award winning documentary filmmaker since 1990. He has been working with the Crazy Horse family since 2001 to prepare this book for publication.

Each Radio Hour includes guest authors, live music, skits, poetry, and more!

Tickets $5 available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com.

Receive one ticket free with each purchase of the book, Crazy Horse.

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

Village Books and Paper Dreams is offering a two-day storewide 20% discount to veterans and active military personnel with standard military I.D. We thank you for your service.

Friday, November 10, 10:30am Veteran's Day Story Time!

KIDS!

Join us in the Fairhaven Readings Gallery for a very special story time. Village Books is pleased to welcome Sgt. Julie Smith, automated logistical specialist of the United States Army, who will be on hand to talk about her service. We are going to read some stories, enjoy a small snack, and then make cards to send to our troops overseas! We're also having a special Veterans Day story time in Lynden at 11am.

Friday, November 10, 7pm BRUCE BEASLEY –All Soul Parts Returned

Poetry!

When the Gnostic Gospels collide with new age spiritualism, the Oxford Happiness Test, and treatises on Buddhist practice, we know we’re in the territory of a Bruce Beasley collection. Known for his intense and continuing soul-quest through previous award-winning books, Beasley interrogates the absurdities and spiritual condition of 21st century America with despair, philosophic intelligence, and piercing humor. Bruce Beasley is a professor of English at WWU and author of seven previous collections of poems. He has won three national competitions as well as fellowships from the NEA and Artist Trust and three Pushcart prizes in poetry.

Saturday, November 11, 4pm CLETE BARRETT SMITH –Mr. 60%

Young Adult Fiction!

Everyone thinks high school drug dealer Matt Nolan is a deadbeat. But no one knows that he is actually caring for his terminally ill uncle.

Matt’s doing it all on his own, until a chance meeting with fellow teenage outcast Amanda shows him he doesn’t have to be alone. Clete Barrett Smith was born and raised in Bellingham and spent many hours of his youth poking around the Village Books shelves.

His first novel, the humorous middle grade sci-fi story Aliens on Vacation, was published in 2011 by Disney-Hyperion, followed by two more books in the series — Alien on a Rampage and Aliens in Disguise — as well as Magic Delivery, a story about magic Halloween costumes. Mr. 60% is Smith’s first book for teens.

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 25 for information on upcoming classes!

Keep turning for more events!

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Literature LIVE!

EVENTS

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

Saturday, Nov. 11, 7pm Speculative Fiction Extravaganza!

Featuring ROB SLATER, RAVEN OAK, SELAH TAY-SONG, JENNIFER BROZEK, & JESIKAH SUNDIN Join us for an evening of Young Adult SFF readings, swag, and giveaways with this line-up of fabulous local authors: • Rob Slater's Apocalyptic vision of the Pacific NW is not to be missed! He will present the first two books in his Deserted Lands series and, hopefully, give us a sneak peek at the third.

• Award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction author Raven Oak is best known for Amaskan’s Blood, Class-M Exile, and the collection Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays.

• Selah J Tay-Song is living proof that if you persevere, you’ll catch your dreams. She decided to be an author at the age of six. Today she is the author of the Dreams of QaiMaj series, an epic fantasy series described as magical, poetic and engrossing.

• Jennifer Brozek, a multi-talented author, editor, and tie-in writer, is the author of Never Let Me Sleep, and The Last Days of Salton Academy, both of which were nominated for Bram Stoker Awards. Her Battletech tie-in novel, The Nellus Academy Incident, won a Scribe Award.

• And last, but definitely NOT least, Jesikah Sundin, mistress of the Ecopunk genre, will present her Biodome Chronicles. Sundin is a sci-fi/fantasy writer mom of three nerdlets and devoted wife to a gamer geek.

Monday, November 13, 7pm RON MILLER –You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Interviews With Stars From Hollywood's Golden Era

In You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet, Bawden and Miller present a new collection of rare interviews with 40 iconic film stars including Henry Fonda, Esther Williams, Buster Keaton, Maureen O’Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon, and more. Ron Miller was TV editor at the San Jose Mercury News from 1977–1999 and a syndicated columnist for the Knight Ridder News Service. A former national president of the Television Critics Association and a recipient of the National Headliner Award, he is currently an instructor at the Academy for Lifelong Learning at WWU. He coauthored Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood’s Golden Era.

Tuesday, November 14, 7pm JANET R. COLLINS –On the Arctic Frontier: Ernest Leffingwell's Polar Explorations and Legacy

In May of 1906, Ernest Leffingwell and Ejnar Mikkelsen, co-commanders of the Anglo American Polar Expedition, sailed from Victoria, British Columbia, to determine if there was land north of Alaska. The following spring they barely survived their trip on the pack ice off the northern coast of Alaska. However, between 1906 and 1914, including nine summers and six winters, Leffingwell defined and mapped the geography and geology of northeastern Alaska, (a significant portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) including the coastline, and he studied the formation of permafrost. He made 31 trips by sled and small boat, and pitched a tent 380 times, in the process covering over 4500 miles. Along with her own passion for the Arctic, Janet R. Collins spent 30 years as the director and map librarian.

Wednesday, November 15, 7pm ROBERT & DAISY KUNSTAETTER –Trekking Peru: A Traveler's Guide

Robert and Daisy Kunstaetter, trail-tested authors and adventurous expats, illuminate Peru’s excellent trekking options in Trekking Peru: A Traveler’s Guide. This full-color guidebook features everything you’ll need to plan for treks in the country, including permitting, cultural tips for responsible trekking, information on trekking infrastructure, maps, public safety, staying healthy, and more! Robert and Daisy Kunstaetter have lived and traveled in South America for many years, settling in Daisy’s native Ecuador as their permanent home. They are the co-authors, major contributors, or cartographers of 23 books, including the classic South American Handbook, currently in its 89th annual edition. They live in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, just over the Peruvian border, and write about Peru on trekkingperu.org.

Sunday, November 12 Pre-Holiday Open House in Fairhaven!

Come to Village Books & Paper Dreams for games, product demonstrations, and samples. We'll have various stations around the store where you can get a passport stamped. Complete a passport, turn it in, and we'll let you spin the wheel for a chance to win one of many discounts and prizes! Throughout the day we'll have "Book Walks" where you'll have the chance to win even MORE prizes! This will also be the official kick-off of our annual Giving Tree program. Bring your friends, bring your family, and get lots of great ideas for your early holiday shopping. We can't wait to see you here!

Slideshow!

STORY TIMES

KIDS!

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

Read more about these and other LitLive! events at villagebooks.com!

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

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LIVE!

Thursday, November 16, 7pm MARIAN EXALL –A Splintered Step

Mystery!

Marian Exall is back with another thrilling Sarah McKinney mystery. “Nothing much happens in Britain during the week between Christmas and New Year.”

Sarah McKinney’s plan for a cozy vacation with her lover turns toward terror when she travels to London for the holidays, and becomes embroiled in the search for a link connecting apparently random deaths.

After a career as an employment lawyer, Marian Exall now writes what she loves to read: mysteries. Like her heroine, Marian was born and raised in England. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of 45 years.

Friday, November 17, 7pm CHRISTEN MATTIX –Skein : The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter

Artist Christen Mattix knits a half-mile line from an abandoned bench to Bellingham Bay, opening up a world of interaction with her quirky Fairhaven neighbors. Told with honesty and humor, Skein is an intimate glimpse into Christen's psyche and a sparkling account of a neighborhood with its joys and sorrows. A published poet and artist, Christen Mattix has exhibited at The Whatcom Museum, Smith & Vallee and SAM Gallery. Christen grew up in Thailand and much of her work explores the beautiful tension of existing on the threshold of East and West.

Saturday, November 18, 7pm Chuck’s Welcome Home Celebration!

Join us in the Readings Gallery as we congratulate Village Books co-founders Chuck and Dee Robinson on the completion of Chuck's big ride. We will ply him with much-needed calories (there will be cake!) and listen to him recount stories from their mammoth cross-country fundraising adventure.

Sunday, November 19, 10am - 5pm 2nd Anniversary Celebration at Village Books in Lynden!

Gather up your friends and come to Village Books & Paper Dreams in Lynden for games, product demonstrations, and samples. We'll have various stations around the store where you can get a passport stamped. Complete a passport, turn it in, and we'll let you spin the wheel for a chance to win one of many discounts and prizes! Throughout the day we'll have "Book Walks" where you'll have the chance to win even MORE prizes! Bring your friends, bring your family, and get lots of great ideas for your holiday shopping. We can't wait to welcome you! 430 Front St. in the Waples Mercantile Building.

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Sunday, November 19, 4pm DR. KAREN MCLEAN DADE will share The 25th Hour,

by Christopher Donaldson, Jr. Join us as Dr. Karen McLean Dade presents the work of incarcerated poet Christopher Donaldson, Jr. With one out of 100 people incarcerated in the United States, it is likely that many of us on the outside are connected in some way to those imprisoned.

The 25th Hour builds on that connectedness in sharing the poetry of a young, incarcerated black male who beckons readers of his poetry to recognize the human connection between us all, thus the need for those on the outside to work for greater justice for those on the inside. Karen B. McLean Dade is the associate dean for Woodring College of Education at WWU. She received her doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1994 with a specialization in cultural diversity and curriculum reform.

Thursday, November 23 - STORE CLOSED HAPPY THANKSGIVING! With special thanks to you for your loyalty to Village Books, hoping your day is filled with peace, love, good food, and good company. Both store locations will be closed so staff can spend the holiday with family and friends.

Friday, November 24 , 5pm - 8:30pm Holiday Art Walk & Winterfest Open House Village Books and Paper Dreams is pleased to feature the artwork of our favorite in-house artist! LAURA PICCO, lead used book buyer and long-time member of Village Books’ staff, will display her illuminated, framed papercuttings downstairs in the Readings Gallery.

Saturday, November 25, 5:30pm - 8pm Winterfest Open House We will also welcome flautist PETER ALI on November 25th from 5:30-8pm on the main floor of the bookstore. Please see pages 9-10 for a full list of Winterfest activities happening through Dec. 23rd.

Saturday, November 25 Small Business Saturday and Indies First!

This is a day dedicated to supporting your local independent businesses. Sherman Alexie came up with the idea for writers to support their local indie bookstores by volunteering to work at the store on Small Business Saturday—thus Indies First. We’ll have two celebrated local authors on hand to sign copies of their books and talk about THEIR favorite reads this season.

CLETE BARRETT SMITH, author of the middle-grade series Aliens on Vacation and a new young adult novel, Mr. 60%, will be here from 12-2pm.

From 2-4pm, CRAIG ROMANO will be here to sign copies of his latest book, Urban Trails Bellingham, which is sure to be a popular stocking-stuffer this year!

LYNDEN: We’ll have local author JES STONE on hand from 2-4pm to sign copies of her new book, The Last Outrageous Woman, and talk about her favorite reads this season.

Support your local, independent businesses so that we can continue to support our community (that’s you, by the way)!

Literature

LIVE!

Monday, November 27, 7pm OPEN MIC 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. Open mic is held the last Monday of most months at 7pm in the Readings Gallery. Sign up at our main counter on the first floor or call (360) 671-2626. Andrew McBride, local writer and editor, will be hosting!

Wednesday, November 29, 7pm, doors 6:30pm A Conversation with ANDY WEIR at the Bellingham High School –Artemis The author of the bestselling novel The Martian is coming to town to introduce his new book, Artemis. He will be in conversation with Western Washington University's very own Dr. Melissa Rice, assistant professor of geology, who has been named by NASA as a participating scientist on the Mars Curiosity Rover science team.

Andy Weir’s brilliant debut novel The Martian, a gripping story of survival against all odds, spent a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list (including 20 weeks at No. 1), has been published in 40 languages worldwide — not to mention being adapted into the hit movie of the same name, starring Matt Damon. In his much anticipated new novel Artemis (on sale November 14, 2017), Weir has crafted a near-future crime caper that introduces protagonist Jasmine Bashara, aka Jazz. Brimming over with Weir’s trademark charm, filled with smart, detailed world building based in real science, and propelled by a deliciously twisty heist plot, Artemis is an irresistible new science-fiction thrill ride that’s sure to take its place alongside The Martian as a new classic in the genre.

Tickets: $5 available at Village Books and on brownpapertickets.com.

Recieve one ticket free with each pre-event purchase of Artemis. You must have a copy of Artemis in hand to join the signing line. Proceeds will benefit Bellingham High School's PTSA.

Friday, December 1, 7pm TORE OFTENESS –A Higher Perspective:

Slide Show!

Aerial Photograogy of Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest

Tore Ofteness began his freelance photography career in 1978. Since then, aerial photography has become his specialty and he has received several awards, notably a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Aerial Photographers Association, International and a Bellingham Mayor’s Arts Award in 2014.

Join us in welcoming Tore for the launch of his new photo book, A Higher Perspective. Full of his signature aerial images, this stunning collection is a tribute to this beautiful land we call home. It's sure to be a must-have for the coffee table and an ideal gift for almost anyone on your list. Be sure to get your copies signed at the event! Bonus: Tore’s photography will be on display in the Readings Gallery through the month of December. Read more on page 52.

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

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DECEMBER

Saturday, December 2, 7pm CHUCK GOULD –The Rabbi’s Gift:

Fiction!

Re-Telling an Ancient Tale

Shards of Roman history, Jewish mysticism, and Babylonian astrology meld into a speculative backstory for a well-known couple. She’s the daughter of the richest man in Palestine. He’s a humble tekton, laying mosaic tiles at her father’s estate. Their star-crossed romance will foster change in a world’s perceptions and beliefs. Seattle native Chuck Gould is a writer and musician. He enjoys exploring unorthodox ideas and can be skeptical of “established” histories. Chuck has written hundreds of short items and feature articles for recreational boating magazines. His previous novels include Summertime, Book One and Summertime, Book Two published in 2015. Chuck enjoys the company of a very patient wife and a couple of extremely spoiled cats.

Sunday, December 3, 4pm Slideshow!

JANEY BENNETT –The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind: The Architecture of Mark Mills

From1944 to 1948, Mark Mills apprenticed to Frank Lloyd Wright. When he heard Wright say that seashells are nature’s perfect architecture, Mark made that idea an element of his life’s work. As seashells shape themselves to meet the needs of their inhabitants, so Mark designed structural roof systems that sheltered his homes and framed the lives of the owners. An architectural engineer before he trained with Wright, Mark Mills blended structural principles with forms from nature to create his own visionary designs. Janey Bennett is an architectural historian and award- winning novelist (The Pale Surface of Things). She first wrote about Mark Mills’ architecture in 1993 for The Journal of Taliesin Fellows. The structural elegance of Mills’ architecture stayed with her and, after Mills died, she felt she had to record his important work with a larger and more thorough publication.

Wednesday, December 6, 12pm Mindfulness Workshop with Tim Burnett Having Mindful Holidays Join local mindfulness practitioner Tim Burnett, executive director of Mindfulness Northwest, for an exploration of how mindfulness practices can help us navigate the holidays with more joy and less stress. We'll look at 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 and get ready for the joys and challenges of the holidays.

Thursday, December 7, 7pm JOHN CROCKER, M.D. –Following Fifi: My Adventures Among the Wild Chimpanzees, Lessons from our Closest Relatives

As a young student, John Crocker spent eight months with Jane Goodall in a remote African forest studying families of wild chimpanzees. Upon returning home and becoming a family doctor, Crocker found himself incorporating lessons he learned from observing chimp mothers raise their young into his work as a father and physician. (cont.)

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(continued from previous page) John Crocker has been practicing family medicine in Seattle for 35 years. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and attended Stanford University where he met Jane Goodall. He received his MD from Case Western School of Medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Crocker is a popular speaker at high schools, colleges and universities, and other educational venues on primate behavior and has written for the Huffington Post about lessons learned from our closest living relatives.

KIDS! Friday, December 8, 10:30am and again at 4pm in Fairhaven VISIT & STORYTIME with the GRINCH

Holiday Hours Sunday, December 24th

Christmas Eve - We’re closing early Open 9am-6pm both stores Monday, December 25th

Merry Christmas!

Village Books and Paper Dreams are Closed Sunday, December 31st

New Year’s Eve

STOREWIDE SALE 20% Off

Join us in the Readings Gallery as we greet the one and only GRINCH! Yep, the one who stole Christmas. Bring your camera. Read more about this and his visit to Lynden on page 62.

Friday, December 8, 7pm Group Reading!

MARGOT KAHN, JANE WONG, and ELIZABETH EAVES –This Is the Place:

Fairhaven: 9am - 6pm Lynden: 11am - 5pm Monday, January 1st

Happy New Year!

STOREWIDE SALE Open 10am-6pm in both Fairhaven and Lynden

Women Writing About Home

In This Is the Place, 30 women writers explore the theme of home through essays about neighbors, language, landscape, violence, homelessness, solitude, immigration, and more. What makes a home? What do equality, safety, and politics have to do with it? And why is it so important for us to feel like we belong? Biographer and essayist Margot Kahn is the author of Horses That Buck. Jane Wong is a Pushcart Prize-winning poet and author of Overpour.

Elisabeth Eaves, author of Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents, has written for the New York Times, Slate and many other publications. Check out the review on page 47.

Saturday, December 9, 7pm FINN WILCOX –Too Late To Turn Back Now: Prose & Poems 1980-2016

In this new book, Finn Wilcox gives readers of off-the-road literature the sweet wine and tangy whiskey of his three books: Here Among the Sacrificed, Flower Mountain, and Lesson Learned. Add a healthy supply of new Wilcox work, and you have a collection demanding to be read to your beloveds, to your children and parents. This elegant tour de force by a devoted artist has the precision and clarity, care and compassion for which Finn is loved among workers of the word, and the woods and sea.

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JANUARY

Thursday, January 4, 6:30pm THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR 11th Anniversary Celebration in the Heiner Theater at Whatcom Community Collrge

This month the Chuckanut Radio Hour will celebrate its 11th Anniversary with highlights and clips from some of the best shows of 2017 and the last ELEVEN years. This is always a popular show so mark your calendars and get your tickets now! Tickets $5: available now at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com.

Saturday, January 6, 11am-4pm Resolutions: Mini-Workshops to Jumpstart Your New Year

Need a boost to your New Year? Ready to make 2018 your best year ever?

Join us in the Readings Gallery at Village Books for our annual “Resolutions,” a day devoted to starting the year right. From 11am-4pm, on the hour, we’ll feature local experts presenting mini-workshops on topics ranging from clearing your clutter, to end-of-life advance care planning, to freeing your mind from suffering so that you can live the life you deserve.

Come to one workshop or several, and bring your questions, ideas, and a snack too. No tickets or registration needed. Participants will receive 10% off recommended Resolutions-related books, that day only.

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

Literature

Sunday, January 7, 11am-4pm WRITERS Resolutions:

LIVE!

Mini-Workshops to Jumpstart Your Writing Life

Now in its fourth year, we are offering this day of mini-workshops again on Sun., Jan. 7 in the Readings Gallery. Just like our “Resolutions” day, this will be an inspiration day devoted to starting the year off right in your WRITING life! From 11am-4pm on the hour, we'll feature local writing experts who will present mini-workshops, from generating story ideas, to writing about what really matters. Come for one workshop or several and bring questions, ideas, and snacks. Participants will receive 10% off recommended Writer’s Resolutions-related books, that day only. No tickets or reservations needed.

Friday, January 12, 7pm GABE RIGGS –Punk Love Foucault : A Memoir Punk Love Foucault gives voice to the borderland existence that is transgender life in a society driven by sex and selfdoubt no matter who you are. It is a coming-of-age story of a transgender youth who rebels against even the meaning of transgender. Within this atypical circumstance, it critically engages in the existential underpinnings that propel all of our relationships, from the familial to the strange. Instead of just confessing how hard it is to be "abnormal," this memoir is about how hard it is, period, to be alive in a world that isn't ready to accept anyone. Gabe Riggs is an aspiring botanist who grew up entangled within a complex social world. They spend all the time they can with plants, as far as possible from the daily judgment and hate that accompanies modern life. They are happily betrothed to Gavin Hadley and helping to raise two wonderful children.

Saturday, January 13, 7pm Group Poetry Reading!

–Nasty Women Poets:

Poetry

An Unapologetic Anthology of Subversive Verse

This timely collection of poems speaks not just to the current political climate and the man who is responsible for its title, but to the stereotypes and expectations women have faced dating back to Eve, and to the long history of women resisting those limitations. The nasty women poets included here talk back to the men who created those limitations, honor foremothers who offered models of resistance and survival, rewrite myths, celebrate their own sexuality and bodies, and the girlhoods they survived. They sing, swear, swagger, and celebrate, and stake claim to life and art on their own terms.

KIDS! Monday, January 15, 10-1pm Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Read-In Village Books will once again host its annual Read-In to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Read-In has been a tradition for more than a decade. Local children are invited to gather at Village Books to hear stories in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, about the civil rights movement, tolerance, and diversity. Congressman Rick Larsen plans to stop by and participate in the event around 11:30am, and student volunteers from WWU will be on hand for the duration to read with the kids and lead them in a craft.

Tuesday, January 16, 12pm Mindfulness Workshop with Tim Burnett

Saturday, January 20, 4pm at Village Books in LYNDEN KARL PETERSEN KIDS! –The Kingdom of What Is

Middle Grade Fiction!

The Kingdom of What Is follows courageous, 13-year-old Kate on her epic quest into an enchanting new country. But she soon discovers this land is under siege by a pretender to the throne. The rebel, Grod Vurmis, and his followers have brought a plague upon the kingdom. They are causing freak storms, turning the inhabitants into shadows, looting libraries, and changing the stories so the people no longer remember who they are. Kate and her three friends discover the royal palace in shambles and join the paltry army of Prince Servan and, without weapons, go up against Grod Vurmis.

Karl Petersen grew up in Sumas. He holds degrees in biology, theology, and creative writing. He has also published two collections of poetry. He now lives with his wife and two daughters in Vancouver, B.C., where he teaches English at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Wednesday, January 24, 10:30am Purple Friday Wednesday Story Time Featuring Sarabella's Thinking Cap

KIDS!

by Judy Schachner

Join us in the Readings Gallery for some fun creative play as we read this new favorite and do a craft that will get our creative juices flowing. We'll enjoy a small snack and make our very own thinking caps! *author does NOT attend*

Friday, January 26, 5-8:30pm Fairhaven 4th Friday Art Walk Well received by the community, these monthy art walks continue into the new year!

Monday, January 29, 7pm Open Mic 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.Open mic is held the last Monday of most months at 7pm in the Readings Gallery. Sign up at our main counter on the first floor or call (360) 671-2626. Andrew McBride, local writer and editor, will be hosting!

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Literature Live! events on your RADIO

Every Monday at noon and Sunday at 2pm on KMRE 102.3FM

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.

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

Enjoy episodes of

The Chuckanut Radio Hour

Every Friday morning at 7am, Saturday evening at 7pm, and Sunday at 9pm on KMRE 102.3FM AND every Monday and Friday at 8pm on KAVZ-LP 102.5.

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Mark Your Calendars

February

Literature LIVE!

Thursday, February 1, 6:30pm THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR at WCC’s Heiner Theater MELANIE BENJAMIN –The Girls in the Picture Join us in welcoming the author of the bestselling novels The Swans of 5th Avenue and The Aviator’s Wife as she introduces us to her latest — a fascinating novel of the friendship and creative partnership between two of Hollywood’s earliest female legends — screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford.

The Chuckanut Radio Hour is a radio variety show that includes guest authors, musicians, performance poetry, fun skits, and more. Tickets $5: available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com. Receive a free ticket with prepurchase of The Girls in the Picture. Co-sponsored by the Whatcom Community College Foundation, 12th Street Shoes, and Westside Pizza.

Sunday, February 4, 2:00pm Whatcom WRITES Public Presentation Hear the authors of the top Whatcom WRITES contest entries read their work! The subject this year is RESISTANCE. Top submissions will be selected for publication in a commemorative anthology.

Friday, February 9, 10:30am KIDS! PURPLE FRIDAY STORY TIME featuring Love by Matt de la Pena Let's get ready for Valentine's Day and read this beautiful new book by one of our favorite, award-winning authors.

We will read other books that celebrate love, enjoy a snack, and make Valentines to give to our loved ones and friends. *author does NOT attend*

Saturday, February 10, 7pm DENISE CHANTERELLE DUBOIS –Self-Made Woman: A Memoir Denise DuBois’ transformation into a woman wasn’t easy. Born as a boy into a working-class Polish American Milwaukee family, she faced daunting hurdles: a domineering father, a gritty 1960s neighborhood with no understanding of gender nonconformity, trouble in school, and a childhood so haunted by deprivation that neckbone soup was a staple. Terrified of revealing her inner self, DuBois lurched through alcoholism, drug dealing and addiction, car crashes, dangerous sex, and prison time. Dennis barreled from Wisconsin to California, Oregon, Canada, Costa Rica, New York, Bangkok, and Hawaii on a joyless ride. Defying all expectations, DuBois didn’t crash and burn. Embracing her identity as a woman, she remade herself. Writing with resolute honesty and humor, she confronts both her past and her present to tell an American story of self-discovery. “When I’m dealt a bad day or find myself contemplating the what if ’s of my future, I am so glad that the biggest what if no longer plagues me or breaks my stride. I’m Denise. That in and of itself makes me feel like fortune’s favorite daughter.”

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.

Hearfor more at KMRE 102.3 FM Mondays at noon!

Thank you supporting Literature Live Events!

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EVENTS Sunday, February 11, 2:00pm Whatcom WRITES Public Presentation at Village Books in LYNDEN 430 Front St., Downtown Lynden, WA

Hear the authors of the top Whatcom WRITES contest entries read their work! The subject this year is RESISTANCE. Top submissions will be selected for publication in a commemorative anthology.

Friday, February 23, 5-8:30pm Fairhaven 4th Friday Art Walk The days just got longer — head into Fairhaven to celebrate with local artists and their work.

Monday, February 26, 7pm Open Mic Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays! Sign up at our main counter or call (360) 671-2626.

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March

Thursday, March 8, 6:30pm THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR at WCC’s Heiner Theater KATE MOORE –Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore is a bestselling account of the young women who were slowly poisoned in America’s dial factories starting in WWI and their courageous battle for justice that still reverberates today. As featured on NPR, The New York Times and Buzzfeed, The Radium Girls is a piece of forgotten history that will haunt, outrage and, ultimately, inspire you. In 2015 Kate Moore directed a critically acclaimed play about the Radium Girls called ‘These Shining Lives.’ She lives in the UK. The Chuckanut Radio Hour is a radio variety show that includes guest authors, musicians, performance poet Kevin Murphy, Cascadia Weekly columnist Alan Rhodes, and episodes of "As the Ham Turns" serial radio comedy, not to mention groaner jokes by hosts Chuck and Dee Robinson and announcer Rich Donnelly. Tickets: $5 available at Village Books and brownpapertickets.com. Receive a free ticket with pre-purchase of The Radium Girls.

Co-sponsored by the Whatcom Community College Foundation, 12th Street Shoes, and Westside Pizza.

Friday, March 9, 10:30am KIDS! PURPLE FRIDAY STORY TIME featuring There's a Monster in Your Book!

Come on down to the Readings Gallery as we have fun with this interactive story about a little monster who has lodged himself inside a book. We'll read other stories too, have a snack and do a small craft. *author does NOT attend*

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