The Chuckanut Reader – Spring 2022

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VOLUME 29, ISSUE 1

WHAT WHATCOM WAS

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READING V B in Fairhaven

Whether you're looking for your next read or just interested in seeing what's keeping your neighbors up at night, this is the list for you!

A reflection of local interests (Whatcom READS is #1) and desires for enlightenment, advernture, and escape, these are the top reads of 2021.

Top Sellers

1. Greenwood by Michael Christie 2. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 3. Circe by Madeline Miller 4. Urban Trails Bellingham by Craig Romano 5. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 6. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 7. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

by Charlie Mackesy 8. Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 9. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 10. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk 11. Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard 12. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 13. Dune by Frank Herbert 14. The Overstory by Richard Powers 15. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 16. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 17. The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman 18. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 19. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 20. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 21. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 22. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 23. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 24. What It’s Like to Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley 25. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich 26. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 27. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

by Pojar and Mackinnon 28. Patriarchy Blues by Rena Priest 29. Geology of the San Juan Islands by Ned Brown 30. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake 2

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31. Devotions by Mary Oliver 32. One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle 33. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 34. Body by Bill Bryson 35. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

by V.E. Schwab 36. All That the Rain Promises by David Arora 37. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 38. Untamed by Glennon Doyle 39. 52 Women of Whatcom by the League of Women Voters 40. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Building Community One Book at a Time

Dear Reader,

As we head into the lengthening of the light of spring, and people are out and about enjoying strolls with friends and family, we are seeing both familiar and new faces come into the store. We're so happy when we see everyone chatting in the aisles, sharing a laugh. It reminds us that the grace, kindness, and joy we share with each other is the true backbone of this community.

What has really gotten us through some of our challenges is the gratitude we have received from our customers. When we've hosted an event, we've had attendees tell us it's been the best time they've had in months. When we've helped pick out just the right gift, folks share that it's one of the reasons they return to the store again and again. Sometimes when we're battling supply chain issues or deadly weather events or worldwide pandemics, it's easy to forget that it's each of you, as individuals, who create this beautiful mosaic with us. And we have such gratitude for the gratitude you share with us, Dear Reader.

– Sarah, Paul, Kelly,

and the Entire Village Books and Paper Dreams Family

In This Issue...

The Chuckanut Reader • Spring 2022 Publisher: Village Books and Paper Dreams Production & Design: Kelly Carbert Contributors: Kiana Allen, Andrew Baesler, Kendra Calitri, Erin Chervenock, Ronnie Delgado, Kelly Evert, Chelanne Evans, Chase Gartner, Paul Hanson, Sarah Hutton, Jean Jackman, Madison Marko, Claire McElroy-Chesson, Laura Picco, Hanna Reynolds, Emily Thomsen, Gabi Yoxtheimer Spring is in the air! Check out the new arrivals of books and decor at Village Books and Paper Dreams.

Content except art & book covers ©Village Books 2022 Printed by the Lynden Tribune on paper made from 50% post-consumer waste.

Village Books & Paper Dreams 1200 11th St., Bellingham, WA 98225 360.671.2626 430 Front Street, Lynden, WA 98264 360.526.2133 Browse & Shop Anytime at villagebooks.com

Check Out What Whatcom Was Reading in 2021 Dear Reader Trivia Bee & Dirty Dan Mystery Weekend VBPD Top Ten Stories of 2021 Countdown Seasonal Shopping with Kelly New Fiction and Some Cool Author Events Whatcom Reads 2022, Fiction, Mystery, Sci-Fi Chuckanut Writers Spring Classes Literature & Poetry What's Going On in Lynden Evolve Cafe & a Portrait of a Fudgemaker In the Kitchen – Cooking and Historical Drinks True Tales, Life Stores History and Games Psychology, Arts, Gardening The Chuckanut Radio Hour is BACK! Outdoors, Science, Nature PNBA Annual Book Awards Great Reads and Activities for Kids, Teens, Parents Lit Live Author Events – Virtual and In Person Round It Up for Whatcom Million Trees Project VB Reads... Join a Book Group

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New, Used, and Bargain Books Our shelves are packed with a wonderful variety of books including new, used, and bargain titles. How can you tell the difference? Look at the Labels!

• White Labels mean that book is brand new.

• Green Labels grace our Used Books. READcycle! It's good for the earth and your wallet.

• Yellow Labels signify a Bargain Book – a publisher remainder. These titles are new but offered at a sale price. A win-win! Look for new arrivals on displays throughout the store.

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Join the Whatcom Literacy Council Thursday, April 28 from 6:30pm to 8pm for the 2022 online Trivia Bee. Scotty VanDryver of KAFE Radio will host this battle of wits and brainpower as teams of three compete once again for the traveling Totten Trophy. Ryan Budds returns with his fun and interactive platform for an online trivia night akin to Jeopardy! You’ll have a great night of fun while helping the WLC help others. All proceeds support the Whatcom Literacy Council’s efforts to provide literacy tutoring to adults in Whatcom County.

For local residents who would like to meet in person, The Local Public House (1427 Railroad Ave, Bellingham) and Menace Brewing (2529 Meridian St, Bellingham) will both be showing the event on big screens. Space is limited so come early to hold your spot – watch for updatd safety requirements – and cheer on the Village Books Team, The Village Idiots. whatcomliteracy.org Teams are forming now! Because it's a virtual event, participants can play from anywhere. See whatcomliteracy. org/events or contact events@whatcomliteracy.org for team registration ($75 for three players) and information about sponsorships.

Don't miss the ONLINE SILENT AUCTION leading up to the event: APRIL 23 – APRIL 30

Auction

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@ Mount Baker Theatre

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Bella Hristova, violin

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Dirty Dan

Murder Mystery 2022

April 23 & April 24 10am -5pm

10am-1:30pm

The Case of the Crushed Clown Welcome to the second annual Dirty Dan* Mystery Weekend and The Case of the Crushed Clown!

“It is with grievance beyond words that I must announce today, April 23, that we found the missing clown underneath a bale of hay on Harris Avenue,” announced Mayor Wilson. Thus begins the quest to find the murderer, their motive, and their method.

Read the newspaper from front to back. You’ll also be given a map with locations where you can pick up printed clues to help you solve the mystery.

All of the clue locations and the scene of the crime are within a half mile of Fairhaven Village Green.

The suspect photos will be in the “Fairhaven Observer.” As you walk around the village collecting your clues, you will encounter some of the suspects (i.e. characters) described in the newspaper. You never know who might have valuable information. But can you trust them all? Hmmmm, the real “criminal” is out there and they have every reason to lead you in the wrong direction!

When you think you have figured out who and how, enter your solution on the official ballot. Place your completed form in one of the designated ballot boxes. Correct ballot solutions will be placed in a drawing for Grand Prizes ranging from Weekend Getaways and Merchant Gift Certificates to Dirty Dan Mystery Memorabilia. All the other ‘incorrect ballots’ will be placed in a drawing for other prizes.

Village Books and Paper Dreams is proud to be the title sponsor of this fun event.

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REGISTRATION enjoyfairhaven.com

Register by April 15 - $15 Register April 15 Before April 15: or•later - $20 $15/person or $25/family-group.

• After April 15 – $20/person or $35/family-group.

• Online registration ends April 22, 6pm • In-person registration available at 1106 Harris Ave. during the event weekend.

Get the VIP Gumshoe Portfolio - $10 Give yourself additional distinction with the Gum Shoe Portfolio. This add-on gives you everything you need to keep your thoughts organized, a place to gather your notes, with some extra special fun DDMM swag: • Small clipboard – store your Fairhaven Observer newspaper here • The Suspect Sheets – photos of each suspect with room to record information on each one.

• Dirty Dan Murder Mystery MOOD Pencil that changes color from black to red • Clue Location Checklist so you can track your progress • Suspect Profiles to help you figure whodunit – it all adds to the fun!

Dirty Dan Harris is the founder of Fairhaven Village.

A character himself, he died a natural death in 1890 in Los Angeles.

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Don't Miss Out! Village Books is a Proud Sponsor

BOOKED at the

BAKER

Tickets available at the Mount Baker Theatre box office and online at mountbakertheatre.com

Spend Mother’s Day with Mount Baker Theatre and National Book Award nominee Amy Tan. Amy is the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, for which she also co-produced and co-wrote the 1993 film adaptation. Additional bestselling novels include The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter’s Daughter, and The Valley of Amazement.

May 8, 3pm

KAGIT YMPHONY

From Budapest to Istanbul with Jeremy DesChane, piano 7:30pm, Saturday, March 26

Tickets $10-45 (discounts for students & kids) mcintyrehall.org • 360.416.7727 Information: skagitsymphony.com • 360.848.9336

Skagit Self Storage

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Village Books & Paper Dreams

2021 TOP 10 STORIES The Countdown

#10

Best of the Northwest - Thank You!

We were honored that you ­— our wonderful and loyal customers — voted Village Books Best Bookstore 2021 in Bellingham Alive's Best of the Northwest poll. We are privileged to be part of a community that is dedicated to supporting locally owned businesses. You have choices — thanks for choosing us!

#9

Events of All Varieties

Join us in person? Join us virtually? We’ve got you covered. In 2021, we continued our focus on providing great literary events. Some events continued to be in person, like the David Sedaris event at the Mount Baker Theatre in September while others utilized our virtual capabilities like Stacey Abrams, Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Emily St. John Mandel, N.K. Jemisin, and many more. Make sure you’re signed up for our email newsletter to hear about all of our events!

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Events of All Varieties, Redux Are you a fan of Whatcom READS? Or of the annual Trivia Bee from the Literacy Council? And the Chuckanut Writer’s Conference? These annual favorites also had to pivot to online platforms and we’re so proud of our community partners who also have had to navigate new waters. This year, the Chuckanut Writer’s Conference is on hiatus while you have the opportunity to join the Trivia Bee on April 28th. Read more about tht on page 4.

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If you’re listening to the Chuckanut Radio Hour, you can hear us! We were able to host a Radio Hours in person in October with Thor Hanson, but you can also join us on KMRE 102.3 Sundays at 7pm and via our podcast, available wherever you enjoy your podcasts. Enjoy current shows and revisit past favorites. Luckily, bad puns never grow old.

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Strong Sales for Simple Pleasures

As we’ve all been finding ways to reconnect, we’ve been helping folks find new cards and puzzles to spend time with friends and family near and far. We were glad to have puzzles created by Lynden pastor and photographer Randy Small this year as well as our extensive line of cards and stationery to reach out across the miles. Games and toys for young and old also helped spread some smiles.

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Thank You for Shopping Local

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Fairhaven

Ken Imus

CHICKEN FESTIVAL

Day

April 9, 9am-noon

June 18

Mingle with our community’s chickens! There will be contests, costumes, vendors, food, and fun.

Fairhaven Clean-up!

Save the Date

Help celebrate Fairhaven by joining in some spring cleaning and weeding while remembering Ken and the work he did in developing the district.

Bring gardening gloves and meet at the gazebo by the Fairhaven Village Green. Everyone welcome!

Fairhaven Festival & Ski to Sea May 29, 2022

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It's BACK! Ski to Sea is the original multisport relay race, from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay. Taking place Memorial Day weekend, the Historic Fairhaven Festival celebrates the event with an all-day street party that includes live music, a beer garden, arts and craft vendors, and loads of food stands with local eats. It's lots of fun so don't miss out!

Building Community One Book at a Time

Village Books 2021 Top 10 Countdown Continued from page 7

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Rena Priest, Poet Laureate We love when our local folks receive statewide attention and we couldn’t be happier for Rena Priest, our new Washington State Poet Laureate. She is a member of the Lummi Nation and is the first Native American poet to hold the position. She has joined us for store readings and our Chuckanut Writer’s Conference, inspiring readers and writers alike. Congratulations, Rena!

#4

Fairhaven Events Reimagined

Popular Fairhaven events include Winterfest, the annual Sidewalk Sale, and the Fairhaven Festival. One of our new Fairhaven favorites is the Dirty Dan Murder Mystery scavenger hunt and puzzle where amateur sleuths solve a scandalous death by reading between the lines and interviewing suspicious characters in the village. Join us again on April 23 & 24 to join in the fun (and maybe spot a Village Books owner in disguise!) See page 5 for more information.

#3

Erin Joins Us as Manager

As you can imagine, our stores have several moving parts. How do we keep it all going? With excellent leadership, of course. We were glad to have Erin join us as a staff member and then even more excited to have her promoted to our manager position. She helps to train new staff members and has started some great initiatives — ­ including introducing the Employee Assistance Program and Ridwell to the store. Thanks Erin!

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Giving Tree and Sumas Elementary Generosity

Among other challenges created by the pandemic, one of the ones that touched us was the increased need for the support of our customers via our Giving Tree program. In addition to some of our nonprofit community partners who saw increased need, our community (including one of own staff members) lost homes and were displaced by the floods in November. We were honored to partner with Sumas Elementary to help restock the library books lost in the flood via a wish list on our website and donations at our registers, including extraordinarily generous and kind donations of $100, $500, and $1,000 towards the library. We thank all of you for your continued kindness.

#1

PIROUETTING – Because We Are SO OVER Pivoting

Though we’ve all had to navigate new normals, we here at Village Books and Paper Dreams have had to scramble, shuffle, dream, curse, and will our way through the last two years. We want to make sure we’re providing you, our devoted readers, with just as many new products, literary events, and shopping experiences as before while navigating broken supply chains, a changing retail landscape, and ever-evolving health and safety guidelines. We’ve had some shining success and some regrettable losses. We’ve had to examine our buying decisions, guesstimate foot traffic, and learn new platforms. All the while, we’re trying to keep staff and customers safe and healthy. We thank everyone ­— staff, customers, readers, writers — ­ for growing with us and keeping us here for our 42nd year.

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Join us in celebrating

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY

Saturday, April 30, 2022

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ndependent Bookstore Day is a one-day national celebration that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. This day serves as a reminder that independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by and enjoyed by passionate readers. Join us in celebrating . . . US! Stop by to check out and purchase exclusive 2022 limited-edition Independent Bookstore Day merchandise. Included are unique IBD day-themed vintage style motel key chains, Blackwing pencils, ceramic mugs, and fun totes. Don't miss out on a special Independent Bookstore Day copy of Don Winslow's novel City on Fire!

WIN A GIFT CARD

Think back to all the books you've purchased from Village Books over the years and let us know which is a favorite and why. During the month of April, you can stop by either our Fairhaven or Lynden store to fill out your shelftalker.

Participants Will Be Entered To Win One of Two

$25 Village Books Gift Cards!

We can't wait to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with you!

The Chuckanut Reader is Online!

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

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Are You Receiving the

Village Books e-Newsletter?

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

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SPRING

GIVING

Village Books & Paper Dreams Owner & Gift Buyer Kelly Evert Shares Some of Her Favorite ShoppingSeasonal WithFinds Kelly

“Hope springs eternal.” ~ Alexander Pope, 1732 I’m very hopeful that spring brings all of us some form of reprieve from our worries and concerns. Relish this chance to see new life in every bloom, as the sun warms us and draws us outside to enjoy nature. As we celebrate the new season, we also celebrate mothers and all they do to nurture us.

A Mothers Day celebration with beautiful tableware would certainly put a smile on anyone’s face. I absolutely adore Hester & Cook, a company with a sophisicated yet whimiscal style for any table setting.

Hester & Cook started in the home basement of husband-and-wife team, Robbie and Angie Hester Cook. What began as Robbie’s inspired idea of crafting a vintage doorknob into a bottle stopper soon became the company’s first product. Today they are best known for paper placemat pads and table runners. We have a collection of table paper goods that will fit with any décor, from flowers and topiary to a cheerful circus theme.

After setting the table for a spring celebration, don’t forget the food. Charcuterie boards have become popular recently and for good reason! Especially in the northwest, eating dainty provisions strewn atop a piece of wood seems like just the best idea ever! Special pieces of cheese, olives, cured meats, and olive oils (visit Drizzle next door in Fairhaven for some of these yummies) will fulfill everybody’s cravings. We have a collection of charcuterie boards of different sizes and styles to make a beautiful centerpiece. Add a bit of moss and a cute placecard as a label and voila, a perfect meal!

When it comes to gift-giving during the spring, a mug, bowl, or pretty pottery with a succulent or paperwhite makes a great gift that can bloom over and over and a container that can be used again and again for years.

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celebrate spring!

THINK LOCAL FIRST find a farm share (CSA) NEW ONLINE TOOL HELPS YOU PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS Home delivery • Neighborhood drop sites • Farm pick-up EatLocalFirst.org/CSA

toward zero waste REDUCE WASTE AT YOUR BUSINESS OR EVENT Get assistance with navigating the single-use plastics ban, donating surplus food to those in need, planning a Toward Zero Waste event, and more!

SustainableConnections.org

cloud mountain nursery opens for the season OPEN THURSDAY - SUNDAY Curbside pick-up • Delivery options • In-person shopping Online store • Outdoor workshops CloudMountainFarmCenter.org

support local businesses PURCHASE A WHATCOM THINK LOCAL FIRST GIFT CARD Valid at over 260 local businesses in Whatcom County.

There’s something for everyone!

ThinkLocalFirst.org

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Seasonal Gifts

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Shopping With Kelly!

Candles and cards are always a great gift year-round. Seedlings is an intriguing new line of paper goods and candles. The company was started by three sisters who wanted to create a line of beautiful paper products.

Throughout their line, they have incorporated seed paper in packaging wherever possible. Plantable seed paper is a biodegradable eco-paper that is made with post-consumer materials and embedded with seeds. When the paper is planted in a pot of soil, the seeds grow and the paper composts away. Additionally, their candle line is hand-poured in the USA and is 100% indigenously sourced essential oil and soy wax with a special energy stone.

Something we could all use!

On behalf of all of us, we wish you a beautiful spring full of color, family, and fellowship.

Kelly Evert Owner of an Independent Business Building Community Since 1980

Plantable Seed Paper Envelopes

Candle: Moon Phases For Inner Strength Cedarwood + Cardamom + Clary Sage with Moonstone

Village Books & Paper Dreams

CUSTOMIZED

Care Packages!

Send Books • Send Gifts • Send Smiles The perfect surprise for Easter, Mother's Day, birthdays, get-wells, or just an "I'm thinking about you" to anyone who needs a little lift.

Let Us Shop For You!

Go to villagebooks.com where you can choose a theme then answer a few questions about preferences and reading habits, and our personal shoppers will take care of all the rest.

Themes include holidays, positive energy/rest & relaxation, Pacific Northwest, nature, biking, writing, tea lover, crazy for cats or dogs, or just let us surprise you with all of it!

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First Village Books

Editions CLUB

FIRST EDITIONS CLUB

Happy Reading!

A VILLAGE BOOKS SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM

Join the Village Books First Editions Club and treat yourself or your favorite bibliophile to a literary treat! As a member of the Village Books subscription program, they (or you!) will receive six newly published first edition books over the course of a year.

Our qualified buyers work together to select titles based on literary quality and potential collectability–books we highly recommend! Many past selections have gone on to receive critical acclaim and win major awards.

ADDED BONUS: You will also receive an advanced reading copy of a recently released book AND some additional goodies like bookmarks, buttons, or stickers–a little something extra.

To join Village Books’ First Editions Club or to buy a subsciption as a gift, we can help you register at the store or you can go to villagebooks.com to find everything you need to get started.

If you have any questions, please read our First Editions Club FAQ at villagebooks.com or contact us at firsteditions@villagebooks.com.Read about our PICTURE BOOK subscription program on page 51.

Can't Decide?

Let Them!

Village Books and Paper Dream

GIFT CARDS

• Ideal for All Ages • No Expiration Date • They Pair Nicely with Other Small Gifts

Use for in-store AND online purchases!

Volunteers are Where the Heart Is Be part of a community helping older adults to stay active and independent at home

Volunteer assistance Friends and activities Mutual support BellinghamAtHome.org 360 746-3462 A program of the Whatcom Council on Aging

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New Fiction The Love of My Life

The Unsinkable Greta James

available in March, hardcover, Pamela Dorman Books

available in March, hardcover, Ballantine Books

by Jennifer E. Smith

by Rosie Walsh

Everything Emma has told her husband Leo about herself is a lie. When she suffers a serious illness, her husband copes by researching and writing about his wife’s life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was.

"I loved traveling to Alaska with the wild and tender Greta, and found her escape from her life as a literal rock star an addictive journey. Each evening, I looked forward to opening the novel and rejoining Greta's adventure, and will miss her — and her music--now that I've turned the final beautiful page."

–Amanda Eyre Ward, bestselling author of The Jetsetters

Lessons in Chemistry

French Braid

by Bonnie Garmus

by Anne Tyler

available in April, hardcover, Doubleday

available in March, hardcover, Knopf

Elizabeth Zott is a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary.

But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how close — yet how unknowable — every family is to itself.

To Paradise

by Hanya Yanagihara

Memphis

available now, hardcover, Doubleday

by Tara M. Stringfellow

To Paradise is a fin de siècle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love — partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens — and the pain that ensues when we cannot.

available in April, hardcover, The Dial Press

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by Blair Fell

available in April, hardcover, Atria

Memphis spans three generations of North women while jumping back and forth between their timelines throughout the 1900s and early 2000s. They work throughout their lives to break the cycles of trauma and abuse as Black women in America, by finding strength in themselves and each other.

Stringfellow pulls from her own family's history to create wonderful stories for each character with rich imagery that kept me coming back for more. –Kiana

Romance

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Arlo Dilly is young, handsome and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle. His chances of finding someone to love seem slim to none. And yet, it happened once before: many years ago, at a boarding school for the Deaf, Arlo met the love of his life. But tragedy struck, and their love was lost forever. Or so Arlo thought. Arlo convinces a small band of misfit friends to set off on a journey to learn the truth. After all, who better to bring on this quest than his gay interpreter and wildly inappropriate Belgian best friend?

Thank You for Shopping Local

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Independent Bookstore

VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH

DOLLY PARTON in conversation with

James Patterson Sunday, March 6, 4:30pm Run Rose Run

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

From beloved superstar and one of its greatest storytellers — a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. "Taut and exciting. Patterson's suspense mastery plus Parton's insider knowledge of Nashville's dark underbelly equals one great read!" declares bestselling author Lisa Gardner.

Tickets include a copy of Run Rose Run Register for this fun event at

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New Fiction The Final Case

by David Guterson

available now, hardcover, Knopf

In his first novel in a decade, Guterson profoundly explores the complexities of relationships between parents and children, the tension between conflicting beliefs, and the struggle to live a meaningful life in this homage to his father. He also demonstrates that the merits of fiction reside in the truths the author conveys rather than the facts. As with all of his novels, I came away feeling wiser and more empathetic. –Paul

Recitatif : A Story

by Toni Morrison

available now, hardcover, Knopf

A beautiful, arresting story about race and the relationships that shape us through life by the legendary Nobel Prize winner — for the first time in a beautifully produced stand-alone edition, with an introduction

by Zadie Smith.

“A puzzle of a story, then—a game….

When [Morrison] called Recitatif an ‘experiment’ she meant it. The subject of the experiment is the reader.” —Zadie Smith

Her Hidden Genius

Short Stories Hispanic American Literature

available now, hardcover, Sourcebooks

Maria, Maria

by Marie Benedict

Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture — one more after thousands — she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens — the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity.

But what happens next, Rosalind could have never predicted.

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by Marytza K. Rubio available in April, hardcover, Liveright Publishing

This short story fiction novel tells the story of Marias, maybe even all Marias, as the authors states. It follows three women as they move through the world, taking challenges day by day. Rubio showcases a powerful feminine voice while beautifully folding in Mexican-American magic and culture. You really won't be able to put the book down it's so enticing to read! –Ronnie

Building Community One Book at a Time

New Fiction When Women Were Dragons

by Kelly Barnhill

available in May, hardcover, Doubleday

Well, here it is. Easily my favorite book of 2022 thus far, Kelly Barnhill’s first work of adult fiction hits all the right notes for me. She had me at the Great Mass Dragoning of 1955 where over 600,000 women spontaneously turned into dragons, scorched their oppressive homes and workplaces and flew into the sky never to be heard from again. This Is Feminist magical realistic fiction at its finest. Did I mention this book is partially dedicated to Christine Blasey Ford? –Claire

What The Fireflies Knew

by Kai Harris

available now, hardcover, Tiny Reparation Books

Capturing all the vulnerability and inquisitiveness of a young Black girl on the cusp of puberty, Harris’s prose perfectly inhabits that hazy space between childhood and adolescence, where everything that was once familiar develops a veneer of strangeness when seen through newer, older eyes. Through KB’s disillusionment and subsequent discovery of her own power, What the Fireflies Knew poignantly reveals that heartbreaking but necessary component of growing up — the realization that loved ones can be flawed.

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The Swimmers

by Julie Otsuka

available now, hardcover, Knopf

From the best-selling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool —a tour de force of economy, precision, and emotional power.

Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel available in April, hardcover, Knopf

Emily St.John Mandel is back at it again, creating a magnificent saga that spans hundreds of years and tackles prevalent problems including but not limited to pandemics, time travel, and lunar living. The intellect and imagination that brings this book to life will have you hooked to the very last page and questioning reality as you know it. While one of her previous books was was about a pandemic this one was written during a pandemic and addresses the bigger picture of the time we're living in. –Emily

by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

available in March, hardcover, Doubleday

This is a magnificent debut novel combining romance, mythology, and some mystery as well. Both characters navigate very different relationships to death while finding a serendipitous connection to each other in life. The plot moves at a slower pace, but it left me savoring and pondering every page.

A great read for those who like just enough fantasy to keep things interesting! –Kiana

The Houseboat

by Dane Bahr available now, James Sallis meets Mindhunter in this stylish and atmospheric noir set in small town Iowa in the 1960s, a midcentury heartland gothic with abounding twists and a feverish conclusion. Local outcast Rigby Sellers lives in squalor on a dilapidated houseboat moored on the Mississippi River. With only stolen mannequins and the river to keep him company, Rigby begins to spiral from the bizarre to the threatening. When a girl is found trembling on the side of the road, claiming her boyfriend was murdered, the townspeople turn their suspicions toward Sellers.

Meet the Author!

Thursday, March 10, 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven

DANE BAHR

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Monday, March 7, 7pm

KAREN JOY FOWLER

Virtual Book Launch

in conversation with JESS WALTER Join us on Zoom as we welcome Karen Joy Fowler, the bestselling author of six novels including The Jane Austen Book Club, for the launch of her highly anticipated novel, Booth. She will be in conversation with the Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins. Attendance is free. Autographed copies of Booth are available for those who purchase a book when they register (while supplies last). Join us!

Booth

by Karen Joy Fowler

available in March, hardcover, G.P. Putnam

What didn’t I know about John Wilkes Booth and his family? Everything. And there is a lot to know! The Booths were a Maryland family of renowned actors led by the drunken bigamist patriarch Junius Booth, known for his Richard III. They were each fascinating in their own rights, apart from John Wilkes’ tragic actions. How did his road lead him to Ford’s Theater that night? Well, this book tells you that and so, so much more. –Claire

New Fiction The School for Good Mothers

by Jessamine Chan

available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband to give up his mistress. Harriet, her daughter, may be all she has, but she is just enough. Because of one moment of poor judgment, a host of government officials will now determine if Frida is a candidate for a Big Brother-like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion. Using dark wit to explore the pains and joys of the deepest ties that bind us, Chan has written a modern literary classic.

The Selfless Act of Breathing

by JJ Bola

The Candy House

by Jennifer Egan

available in April, hardcover, Scribner

The Candy House is an electrifying novel about the quest for authenticity, privacy and meaning in a world where our memories are no longer our own--a companion novel to A Visit from the Goon Squad. She dazzles here with the interface of social media, gaming and invented identities. The Candy House is definitely a standalone novel, but fans of Goon Squad will be thrilled to discover characters they met in that novel.

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available now, hardcover, Atria

Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it all. But behind closed doors, he’s been struggling with the overwhelming sense that he can’t address the injustices he sees raging before him—from his relentless efforts to change the lives of his students for the better to his attempts to transcend the violence and brutality that marginalizes young Black men around the world. Then one day he suffers a devastating loss, and his life is thrown into a tailspin.

Longing to escape the shadows in his mind and start anew, Michael decides to spontaneously pack up and go to America, the mythical “land of the free,” where he imagines everything will be better, easier — a place where he can become someone new, someone without a past filled with pain.

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New & Upcoming Fiction The Books of Jacob

by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Jennifer Croft available now, hardcover, Riverhead Books

In the mid-eighteenth century, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following.

In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires, throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again.

Small World

by Jonathan Evison available now, hardcover, Dutton

Local author Jonathan Evison brings us another new book to start the year off. This is a multi-layered historical novel where he expertly weaves many characters throughout time. I was instantly taken by all characters and how their family sagas were intertwined and how one choice can make a major shift for generations. Evison's pure heart and observation of humans and how they interact and react is truly magical. I can't say enough how much I enjoyed reading this, and I'm so proud of Johnny. –Kelly E.

The Great Passion

by James Runcie

available in March, hardcover, Bloomsbury

Writing a fictional novel about Johann Sebastian Bach is not an easy one.

We don't know too much about the great musician but we do know he was a mastermind at what he wrote, he was a teacher and mentor, and he had a large family that he adored.

Runcie takes us on a historical novel journey to the early 1700's as we enter the world of Bach and his family. A deeply moving story that puts a voice to this musical genius. –Kelly E.

When I'm Gone, Look For Me in the East

by Quan Barry

available now, hardcover, Pantheon

Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama somewhere in the vast Mongolian landscape, the young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relationship will be tested on this journey through their homeland as each possesses the ability to hear the other’s thoughts.

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Kaikeyi

by Vaishnavi Patel available in April, hardcover, Redhook

Royal Kaikeyi is raised on myths and tales: how gods obtained immortality, how they vanquish evil, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone.

But as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family.

One Italian Summer

by Rebecca Serle

available in March, hardcover, Atria Books

The writing Serle uses is so vivid and descriptive I felt like I was on the Amalfi Coast sunning myself, instead of under a blanket on a cold winter day. The magical elements give the story a fantasy vibe without being too unbelievable. While death can often be a heavy subject, Katy's journey through the loss of her mother is quite beautiful. It sounds like a cliché, but throughout this novel, I was sweetly reminded that in death one can discover a lot of life. –Kiana

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It's a Mystery The Oxford Brotherhood

Shady Hollow

by Guillermo Martinez

by Juneau Black

available in April, hardcover, Pegasus Books

available now, paperback, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

You'll love this fun mystery! Set in a world full of creatures, Shady Hollow's new reporter Vera, the fox, goes on a hunt to find out what really happened to Otto the toad. Along the way, you'll meet creatures like Joe the Moose, a friendly giant who runs the town's coffee shop and Gladys, the gossip-spreading hummingbird.

This cozy mystery has a lovely whimsical element and some laugh-out-loud moments that will have you going back for the rest of the series! –Hanna

Nothing to Lose : A J.P. Beaumont Novel

by J. A. Jance

avaialble now, hardcover, William Morrow

The newest thrilling Beaumont suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, and local novelist J. A. Jance, in which Beaumont is approached by a visitor from the past and finds himself drawn into a missing person’s case where danger is lurking and family secrets are exposed.

Tuesday, March 29, 6pm

Jacqueline Winspear Join us for VIRTUAL EVENT with the Author!

Join us for an evening with the Mistress of Mystery herself, Jacqueline Winspear, as she presents the latest Maisie Dobbs novel.

The Cleaner

by Mark Dawson

Mathematics student G is trying to resurrect his studies, which is proving difficult as he finds himself drawn into investigating a series of mysterious crimes. When Kristen, a researcher hired by the Lewis Carroll Brotherhood, makes a startling new discovery concerning pages torn from Carroll's diary, she hesitates to reveal to her employers a hitherto unknown chapter in his life. Oxford would be rocked to its core if the truth about Lewis Carroll's relationship with Alice Liddell — the real Alice — were brought to light.

Under Lock and Skeleton Key : A Secret Staircase Mystery

by Gigi Pandian

available in March, hardcover, Minotaur Books

This is the best cozy mystery I've read yet! A family of magicians who run a company that makes secret rooms gets embroiled in a murder. Not only is this a great whodunit, it is also filled with twists and turns that will keep even the most well-versed mystery reader on their toes. A diverse cast of characters and a super awesome female protagonist never hurts either! –Kiana

A Sunlit Weapon : A Maisie Dobbs Novel

by Jacqueline Winspear

available in March, hardcover, Harper

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine – psychologist and investigator, Maisie Dobbs – into a dangerous mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. At the same time, she faces difficulties of an entirely different nature with her young daughter, Anna, who is experiencing wartime struggles of her own.

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available now, paperback, Welback

Mi6 created him. Now they want him dead. After a botched job leaves a bloody trail, government assassin John Milton does the one thing he’s never done before: he hides. Disappearing into London’s bustling East End and holing up in a vacant flat, Milton becomes involved with single mother Sharon and her troubled son Elijah, who are caught in an increasingly bloody turf war between two rival gangs. Unable to ignore the threat, Milton sets about protecting mother and son, meeting violence with violence. But his involvement puts him in the sight of the government’s next best killer, and before long Milton is not just fighting to save a family and a home — he’s fighting to stay alive...

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A whale-watching cruise goes terribly wrong.

Two lovers on deck, one sniper on shore, and no way out. Don't miss this entertaining thriller and fun event! Go to villagebooks.com to register.

Out in Paperback Klara and the Sun

Dictionary of Lost Words

available in March, paperback, Vintage

available in April, paperback, Ballantine Books

I loved this strange and quiet tale about an Artificial Friend (AF) named Klara. Purchased as a companion for an ailing teen named Josie, Klara is certain that she can heal Josie with the help of the sun. Told entirely from Klara’s perspective, this is Ishiguro at his best, complete with his characteristic sense of longing and humanity. Read this and you too will fall in love with Klara. –Claire

I love the history of the Oxford English Dictionary, and devoured non-fiction books on the subject, like Simon Winchester's Meaning of Everything and Professor and the Madman.

Now in paperback, Pip Williams' fictional story of a young girl growing up in the shadow of the famous Scriptorium explores the role of women in the creation of the OED. Young Esme loves words, collects them, and grows into her role as an assistant to Dr. Murray, raised in equal and different measures by her Da, Aunt Ditte, Lizzy, and Dr. Murray. A lovely read. –Erin

by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Events with author

2022

MICHAEL CHRISTIE

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Thursday, March 3 11am: In-Person

Join Whatcom County’s Largest Book Group!

Book Discussion at the Deming Library

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Read the Book. Join the Conversation.

Whatcom READS is a countywide program that encourages everyone to read and discuss the same book. The 2022 reading selection is Greenwood by bestselling Canadian novelist Michael Christie.

Michael Christie Greenwood Enjoy reading this acclaimed family saga then plan on joining related events and book discussions– culminating with an author visit to Whatcom County in early March. Christie will discuss the book and his creative process at a variety of exciting and varied events–including a Chuckanut Radio Hour!

March 3-5, 2022 Find details at whatcomreads.org Village Books donates 10% of sales of Greenwood to Whatcom READS. Whatcom READS is organized by all the public and academic libraries in Whatcom County and Village Books, with significant funding from Friends of the Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom County Library Foundation and support from other local businesses and organizations.

Radio Hour at Bellewood Farms

A variety show with live music, fun skits, and featuring Michael Christie

Friday, March 4 11am: The Art and Craft of Writing

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7pm: at Mount Baker Theatre

An Evening with Michael Christie

Saturday, March 5 11am Virtual Conversation Village Books Owner Kelly Evert will interview Michael Christie

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Whatcom READS ART Challenge Read. Create. Enjoy.

Created by local artists of all ages, art inspired by the book Greenwood is on display March 1-31. Check it out!

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Paperback Fiction Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary

by Laura Stanfill

available in April, paperback, Lanternfish Press

Are you a Francophile who loves whimsical tales that take place in fictional French towns with notes of magical realism and history? I am.

Unabashedly so, and I loved this book.

Mireville is a town of serinette makers, a contraption that mimics birdsong, and the Blanchard family has been making them for generations.

But young Henri Blanchard aspires to lace-making (quelle horreur!) and also believes he can bring the dead back to life. This is a delightful debut. –Claire

Cloudmaker

by Malcolm Brooks

The Committed

by Viet Thanh Nguyen available in March, paperback, Grove

The sequel to The Sympathizer, which won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide, The Committed tells the story of “the man of two minds” as he comes as a refugee to France and turns his hand to capitalism. The Committed follows the man of two minds as he arrives in Paris in the early 1980s with his blood brother Bon. The pair try to overcome their pasts and ensure their futures by engaging in capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. Both highly suspenseful and existential, The Committed is a blistering portrayal of commitment and betrayal that will cement Viet Thanh Nguyen’s position in the firmament of American letters.

The Push

available in March, paperback, Grove Press

by Ashley Audrain

From the author of the national bestseller Painted Horses, a novel set during the Age of Aviation, in which a young tinkerer and an aspiring pilot building their own airplane unexpectedly come into possession of a rare Lindbergh flight watch owned by a bank robber whose fellow criminals want it back. Malcolm Brooks returns with a soaring, spirited novel set during the summer of Amelia Earhart’s final flight—a tale of American ingenuity and optimism set against the backdrop of a deepening Great Depression.

available now, paperback, Penguin Books

The Guncle

by Steven Rowley available in April, paperback, G.P. Putnam's Sons

A novel full of family drama and cute kids wherein GUP (a.k.a Gay Uncle Patrick) suddenly finds himself responsible for the care of his young niece and nephew during the summer following a series of family tragedies. He teaches them to live by his Guncle rules and learns a thing or two along the way. A great spring break read that is both entertaining and meaningful. –Emily

The life of a modern mom with a twist or two. This psychological thriller is an entertaining and terrifying case study in nature vs. nurture, generational trauma, and mothering. You'll feel for the narrator, but at times you'll also question her reliability. –Emily

Watching Over Her

by Ronica Black

available now, paperback, Bold Strokes Press

All Riley Robinson wants is peace and serenity. She can’t wait to spend the winter at her new cabin in snowy, remote Northern Arizona. On the way Riley meets Zoe Mitchell, a secretive woman whose barely hidden vulnerability captures her curiosity and sparks her interest. Zoe was doing just fine until without warning she becomes the focus of a stalker. As they face the storm and the looming threat of a stalker, Riley and Zoey just might find love in the most unexpected of places.

My Brilliant Life

by Ae-ran Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim available now, paperback, Forge

A heartbreaking, beautiful, and funny family story told by a teen with a terminal illness. He is determined to write his parent's love story and it becomes the story of his own life too. I'm not one to cry while reading, but I guarantee you'll shed a tear by the end of this novel. I sure did. –Emily

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Fantasy & Science Fiction The Atlas Six

The Chosen and the Beautiful

available in March, hardcover, Tor Books

available in March, paperback, Tordotcom

by Olivie Blake

by Nghi Vo

What would you sacrafice to secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond your wildest imagination? In a dangerous post-grad world of magic, a society of chosen magicians study the secrets of the lost library of Alexandria whose books can unlock a life only an elite few enjoy. Six powerful, young magicians are chosen to compete for five spots within The Alexandrian Society, the protectors and benefactors of the world's greatest source of knowledge. What the young magicians are willing to sacrifice — and who — is up to them.

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NPR Best of 2021! A queer Asian American reimagining of The Great Gatsby told from the perspective of Jordan Baker as a Vietnamese adoptee. Immigrant. Socialite.

Magician. The American immigrant narrative that Gatsby always should have been. Vo’s debut novel reinvents this classic of the American canon as a coming-of-age story full of magic, mystery, and glittering excess, and introduces a major new literary voice.

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Fantasy & Science Fiction In a Garden Burning Gold

Jade Legacy :

by Rory Power

The Green Bone Saga #03

by Fonda Lee

available now, hardcover, Orbit

Now that I have read all three books in this trilogy, I can safely say that it's one of the best fantasy sagas that I've ever read: such realistic and lush worldbuilding and wonderful characters. This whole trilogy is a true gem! The first two in the series are Jade City and Jade War. –Laura

available in April, hardcover, Del Rey

With an independence movement gaining ground and their father’s rule weakening, Rhea and her twin brother Lexos must take matters into their own hands to keep their family — and their entire world — from crashing down around them. But other nations are jockeying for power, ready to cross and double cross, and if Rhea and Lexos aren’t careful, they’ll end up facing each other across the battlefield.

Nettle & Bone The Bone Orchard

by T. Kingfisher

available in March, hardcover, Tor Books

This isn't a fairy tale where the princess marries the prince. It's one where she kills him. Hugo & Nebula Awardwinning author T. Kingfisher weaves a subversive and original fairytale with which she “solidifies her place as natural and inevitable heir to the greats of her genre, while remaining clearly and unquestionably a unique voice in fantasy. This book is a modern classic and belongs alongside The Last Unicorn and Spinning Silver on your shelf.” —Seanan McGuire

by Sara A. Mueller

Sara A. Mueller's The Bone Orchard is a fascinating tale set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magic — where a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his murder, and preventing the culprit, who is undoubtedly one of his three terrible sons, from taking control of an empire. "Mueller creates an intricate and richly characterized world in her gothic fantasy debut." —Buzzfeed

available in April, hardcover, Tor Books

The Library of the Dead, Edinburgh Nights #01

by T.L. Huchu

available now, paperback, Tor Books

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments, Edinburgh Nights #02

by T.L. Huchu

available in April, hardcover, Tor Books

Huchu opened up a world of magic and adventure with The Library of the Dead, the first book in the Edinburgh Nights series which follows a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh. Now Huchu returns with the second book that ventures into the titular magic private hospital and the Edinburgh Ordinary School for Boys, one of only the four registered schools for magic in the whole of Scotland (the oldest and only one that remains closed to female students).

House of Sky and Breath, Crescent City #02

by Sarah J Maas

Thank You for Shopping Local!

available now, hardcover, Bloomsbury

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal — they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri’s power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels’ plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what’s right. And they’ve never been very good at staying silent.

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Chuckanut Writers Classes for Your Writing Life COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Village Books and WCC Community & Continuing Education offer a writing instruction collaboration called Chuckanut Writers. These programs are designed to inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey. Check out these upcoming classes:

Creating Short Poems with J.L. Wright

Sunday, 3/06/22 - Virtul 3pm-4:30pm (1 session) Writing short poems is often tougher than writing long poems because poets spend more time on word choice and clarity. Join J.L. Wright for an exploration of some of the short poem forms­— we will read examples, analyze them, and move what we learn into our own writing. You'll leave with at least three first draft short poems.

How to Edit and Revise Poetry How to Organize Your Poetry with J.L. Wright Into a Chapbook or Collection Sunday, 3/13/22 - Virtual Classroom 3pm-4:30pm (1 session)

with J.L. Wright

Join J.L. Wright for a discussion focused on strategies for self-editing poetry as well as the workshop method. We will review five editing and revision strategies for poetry as well as participate in breakout sessions to workshop a poem. Please bring one or two original poems you would like to revise toward publication quality.

at Village Books in Fairhaven (2 sessions)

Building an Arc Into Your Poem with J.L. Wright

Sundays, 3/20/22 & 3/27/22, 3pm-4:30pm Join J.L. Wright for a hands-on workshop focused on strategies for creating a chapbook or poetry collection.

We will explore a variety of self-publishing and small press submission strategies for poetry as well as participate in supportive discussions to provide guidance for your project. Please bring 10 to 100 original poems you would like to organize for publication.

April is National Poetry Month!

Sunday, 4/24/22 1:30pm-3pm (1 session) Virtual Classroom

The language of poetry, although colorful, can sometimes seem unapproachable and difficult to understand. Using a moment in time to build a story arc helps readers find poetry more interesting and compelling to read. This generative class will use prompts for new poems or for improvements to poems you've already written. J. L. Wright, author of two poetry collections ­— Unadoptable Joy and Homeless Joy, has written poetry most of her life.

Precision of Poetry with J.L. Wright Sunday, 5/1/22, 1:30pm-3pm (1 session) Virtual Classroom The poetic form can paint with a broad brush strokes or laser precision. This interactive class will include discussion and provide prompts for making your poems have laser focus.

Wild Mind Writing with Nancy Canyon Tuesdays, 3/15/22 - 4/5/22, 6pm-8pm (4 sessions)

Wild Mind Writing: Practice and Form with Nancy Canyon

Tuesdays, 5/3/22 - 5/24/22, 6pm-8pm (4 sessions) Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Spend four evenings discovering the power of "wild mind writing"! Based on Natalie Goldberg's book, Writing Down the Bones, this intriguing class frees the mind through a unique practice that eliminates writer's block. Instructor Nancy Canyon will lead new and experienced students through a variety of exercises–rewarding participants with a daily practice-style, fundamentally changing one's writing forever.

Ms. Canyon invites all inquisitive minds to enroll.

Continue your Wild Mind Writing practice! This class will take our raw writing from daily practice into different structures: short-short stories, personal essays, and poetry. We will learn what is worth saving and what isn't, how texture and depth can be added to our writing, how to improve our writing at the sentence level, and where we might send our work. Prerequisite: Wild Mind Writing I or instructor permission.

The Thunder Mutters : Reading and Writing Eco-Poetry

Craft a Solid First Draft of Your Novel

with Jeremy Voigt Virtual Classroom

Mondays & Wednesdays, 5/2/22 - 5/11/22 10am-noon (4 sessions) - Virtual Classroom

Thursdays, 4/14/22- 5/5/22, 5pm-7pm (4 sessions) Join us for an exploration of what it means to read and write eco-poetry. Ecological poetry, poetry focused on "the relations of organisms and their environment," lends itself well to self-discovery, exploring social issues, as well as developing the art of attention. Each session will involve reading and discussing provided poems and a poetry writing exercise.

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with Stephanie Dethlefs

Writing the first draft of a novel is a thrilling experience...that sometimes feels like herding cats. How do you make the pieces fit together? How do you ensure that the story flows? How do you know if it makes any sense at all? Whether you're just nurturing the idea of a novel or you're knee-deep in the writing, writer and book coach Stephanie Dethlefs will guide you as you wrangle your ideas into a step-by-step roadmap for a solid first draft.

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Indie Publishing & Marketing Series

Chuckanut Writers

with Robert L. Slater

Tuesdays, 5/3/22 - 5/31/22 6pm-8:30pm (4 sessions) In Person - Foundation Building 201C Award-winning indie author of the Deserted Lands series, Robert L. Slater, will cover best practices, pros and cons of going wide, and the myths and "mythstakes" of indie publishing and marketing in this information-packed series. Using skills from 25 years as a high school Language Arts/media teacher, 23 years as a semi-pro writer, and self-publisher of four books so far, Rob will share what worked for him, things that didn't, and things to try. Take one or all classes!

Introduction to Indie Publishing Tuesday, May 3, 6-8:30pm Join Rob Slater for an overview of big ideas in indie publishing! How do you start writing/publishing? How do you keep writing? What can you do for inspiration, productivity? He'll cover these questions and more, as well as discuss groups and activities to help you write and publish.

Tuesday, March 15, 7pm

Take a Manuscript from Draft to e-Book and Print Formats

ROBERT L. SLATER –No Man’s Land:

Tuesday, May 10, 6-8:30pm

Deserted Lands book III

Got a memoir, stories, how-to guide, or novel tucked in a drawer? Award-winning indie author Robert L. Slater will help you go from finished manuscript to publishing. Topics include current best practices, myths, and "mythstakes."

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The Benefits to Publishing Wide Tuesday, May 17, 6-8:30pm Once you publish (or are ready to publish), learn about advantages to going wide, staying exclusive with Amazon, or not keeping all your eggs in one publishing basket. Rob Slater will discuss why you might want to publish wide, how to do it, best practices, and more.

Creative Marketing for Writers Tuesday, May 24, 6-8:30pm Join Rob for an overview of best practices for marketing creatively, from DIY and out-there ideas for guerilla marketing to predictable plans and everything in between! This session will also covers how to identify scammers, wastes of money, and other questionable ideas.

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Chuckanut Writers Journaling to Clear Clutter with Carolyn Koehnline

New Date!

Saturday, 5/14/22, 10am-noon (1 session) Virtual Classroom Is it possible to address accumulated clutter effectively while being kind to yourself? Absolutely. Especially if you enlist your journal to be your clutter-clearing companion. Instructor Carolyn Koehnline is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Journal Therapist, clutter coach, and the author of Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act: Essays, Poems, and Practices. She'll share a toolbox of time-tested writing process to help you navigate the complex territory of clearing clutter inside and out.

Finding Your Writing Weak Spots and Patching Them Up

with Spencer Ellsworth Saturday, 5/14/22, 10am-noon (1 session) at Village Books in Fairhaven Are you not quite sure why a story crashes, or why you never seem to be able to write action sequences, or why your dialogue is flat?

Come learn how to spot your writing weaknesses before you put a story out there­a nd how to work on them while emphasizing your strengths. Spencer Ellsworth is a former agent, freelance editor, and author of the Starfire Trilogy from Tor Books and The Great Faerie Strike.

Classes for Your Writing Life

Key Ingredients in Crafting Horror and Speculative Fiction with Glen Hirshberg Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5/10/22 - 5/19/22, 7:15pm-8:45pm (4 sessions) At WCC - Foundation Building More than any other genre, speculative fiction requires casting a spell. There is no guaranteed recipe for achieving this...but there is an ingredient list.

This course provides an introduction to core elements relied on by authors of the fantastic to achieve their effects, as well as prompts to try at home and opportunities to share brief excerpts for discussion in class. Three-time International Horror Guild Award Winner Glen Hirshberg is the author of six novels and four story collections. He is a five-time World Fantasy Award finalist. Join us in Fairhaven as he introduces his new book, Infinity Dreams.

Sunday, March 12, 7pm GLEN HIRSHBERG will present his novel Infinity Dreams In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven Register at villagebooks.com

Pacing, Or What To Cut And Where

with Spencer Ellsworth Saturday, 5/21/22, 10am-noon (1 session) at Village Books in Fairhaven How fast should a story move, and how do you identify the tangents and drudgery that will slow it down? Come learn what exactly it means to "kill your darlings," which ones you should leave alive, and how to transform a rambling narrative into something readers will blitz through.

Dialogue for Theme and Character

with Spencer Ellsworth Saturday, 5/28/22, 10am-noon (1 session) at Village Books in Fairhaven Learn how dialogue moves characters forward, endears them to the audience, and states theme. What does the way your characters hedge, flirt, excuse and bicker say about them and the story you are trying to write?

Building Great Arcs in Fiction

with Roby Blecker Wednesdays, 5/4/22-5/25/22, 6:30pm-9pm (4 session) Virtual Classroom The arc is at the root of all forward motion in fiction: in characters, in plot, in individual scenes. Its existence provides the "bones" of the story and provides the ongoing sense of discovery vital to holding readers.

Using and Learning from Critiques with Roby Blecker Monday, 6/13/22, 6:30pm-8:30pm (1 session) Virtual Classroom Critique groups can help a writer by providing feedback on written work either in the creation stage or the early drafts. But they can do harm, too.

This short class gives writers guidance on distinguishing the helpful from the harmful, navigating the painful, and developing an instinct for what to absorb and what to disregard. Roby Blecker is an author, a teacher, and a lover and encourager of good writing.

Putting Pressure on Characters with Becky Mandelbaum

Wednesday, 5/25/22, 6pm-8pm (1 session) at Village Books in Fairhaven Join instructor Becky Mandelbaum and learn to create a scene that keeps your reader turning the page. We'll look at how to increase narrative tension by applying pressure through plot, interiority, pacing, and more, taking guidance from examples in contemporary fiction and famous fairy tales.

All participants will have a chance to workshop their writing. Becky has published two books including the recent novel, The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals, and her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines.

Triumph Over the Tricky Bits of Writing Memoir with Joni Sensel

Sunday, 6/5/22, 11am-2pm (1 session) at Village Books in Fairhaven Memoir brings unique challenges, from knowing what to leave out to the fear of family reactions. Join author Joni Sensel as she demystifies the trickiest aspects of the genre, provides guidance for finding the best theme and structure, and shares tips and resources to help you capture universal truths while telling your personal or family stories. Joni Sensel is the author of five novels for young readers and more than a dozen nonfiction titles for adults, including ghostwritten autobiography and her own memoir, Feeling Fate.

In-person classes will adhere to required safety protocols and are subject to change based on current recommendations from local and state health officials. Safety instructions will be emailed to participants prior to class.

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Literature

The Lonely Stories: 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone

Burning Questions : Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004-2021

edited by Natalie Eve Garrett

available in April, hardcover, Catapult Publishing

by Margaret Atwood

As many of us have felt this new loneliness in the past few years, maybe we can start to feel less alone in those feelings. Amazing authors have come together to bring us The Lonely Stories, short essays about feelings unseen, alone, and in want of something more. Worth a read this year! –Ronnie

available in March, hardcover, Doubleday

In over 50 pieces, Margaret Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. The roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an end to the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic.

Essays The Unwritten Book: An Investigation

by Samantha Hunt

available in April, hardcover, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

A linked essay collection that blurs the lines of genre, the first non-fiction from the award-winning author of The Dark Dark and Mr. Splitfoot. There are several different threads in the book, but the most important has to do with The Manuscript — an unfinished semi-autobiographical novel written by her father that she found in his desk drawer days after he died. He worked for Reader's Digest but she never knew he was working on this book — and she discovers him through this manuscript, shows it to us with her commentary in the margins so we get to watch her read it. It's a book about reading, books, and wonder. It's incredibly weird but also incredibly warm.

Read Dangerously : The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

by Azar Nafisi

available in March, hardcover, Dey Street Books

The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list, ranging from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston to Margaret Atwood.

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Reference Imaginary Languages : Myths, Utopias, Fantasies, Illusions, and Linguistic Fictions

by Marina Yaguello

Index, A History of the : A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age

by Dennis Duncan

available now, hardcover, W.W. Norton

Some of my favorite non-fiction is what I call “accessible nerdery” and this is a perfect example. History? Yes. Literary?

Yes. From the beginnings of what we think of as books to how we sort and find information when it is literally at our fingertips, this story highlights an oft-forgotten part of writing. –Sarah

available in April, hardcover, The MIT Press

Recent years have seen something of a boom in invented languages, whether artificial languages meant to facilitate international communication or imagined languages constructed as part of science fiction worlds.

In Imaginary Languages (an updated and expanded version of the earlier Les Fous du Langage, published in English as Lunatic Lovers of Language), Yaguello shows that the invention of language is above all a passionate, dizzying labor of love.

Writing Body Work : The Radical Power of Personal Narrative

by Melissa Febos

available in March, paperback, Catapult Publishing

A feminist exploration of writing and reading. Melissa Febos has created a guide on how to be more personal when we write stories by making it personal herself. This book is for anyone who has struggled with their creative outlets and wants to dive deeper into writing their personal narratives. –Ronnie

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Time Is a Mother

Poems of Connection and Joy

by Ocean Vuong

edited by James Crews

available in April, hardcover, Penguin Random House

available in March, paperback, Storey Publishing

Following his anthology How to Love the World, Crews' new collection offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems from a diverse range of voices including well-known writers Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Ross Gay, and Ada Limón, as well as new and emerging voices. The collection includes prompts for journaling and exploration of selected poems, a book group guide, and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova.

That Was Now, This is Then : Poems

I am, once again, thoroughly impressed

by Vuong's use of language. His second collection of poems, aptly titled, explores the complex interplay between time and relationships and memory. Where do we stand among it all? How can we stand? It's a messy place to be, but Vuong reaches toward it with rapt attention and gentleness. It's a beautiful, beautiful amalgamation of poems that are worth spending precious time with and returning to. –Madison

Customs : Poems

by Vijay Seshadri

by Solmaz Sharif

available now, paperback, Graywolf Press

Now in paperback, Vijay Seshadri’s brilliant follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize– winning 3 Sections. No one blends ironic intelligence, emotional frankness, radical awareness, and intricate humor the way Vijay Seshadri does. His fourth collection takes on the paradoxes of time and space, destabilizing highly tuned lyrics and elegies with sharp and exquisite turns in poems steeped in the complexities of being a self in the world, and being a human among other humans. In these poems, Seshadri’s speaker becomes the subject, the reader becomes the writer, and the multiplying refracted narratives yield an “anguish so pure it almost / feels like joy.” That Was Now, This Is Then affirms Seshadri’s place as one of America’s greatest living poets.

Masquerade

by Carolyn Wright available now, paperback, Lost Horse Press

Seed Wheel

by Kathryn Hunt available now, paperback, Lost Horse Press

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available in March, paperback, Graywolf Press

The devastating second poetry collection by the author of Look, a finalist for the National Book Award. In Customs, Solmaz Sharif examines what it means to exist in the nowhere of the arrivals terminal, a continual series of checkpoints, officers, searches, and questionings that become a relentless experience of America.

With resignation and austerity, these poems trace a pointed indoctrination to the customs of the nation-state and the English language, and the realities they impose upon the imagination, the paces they put us through. While Sharif critiques the culture of performed social skills and poetry itself — its foreclosures, affects, successes — she begins to write her way out to the other side of acceptability and toward freedom.

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Portrait of a Fudgemaker

Andrew B.

By Claire McElroy-Chesson, Village Books & Paper Dreams If you’ve spent any time in Paper Dreams lately, you likely noticed some changes at the fudge counter. Namely, a new assortment of fresh flavors, never before seen behind the glass and it’s all thanks to Andrew B.! We thought it was time to shine a spotlight on the artist because there’s way more to Andrew than a knack for making delicious fudge.

Andrew hails from Whidbey Island (born and raised) and is currently a senior at WWU studying Elementary Education. When he’s not studying or working, he’s competing on Western’s swim team. His events are the 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly, and the 100-yard individual medley.

A natural chef, he loves experimenting in the kitchen and makes a killer vegetarian lasagna. His culinary talents are evident in his fudge-making skills and this is apparent not only in how delicious his creations are, but how beautiful too. Take it from this veteran fudge maker, those swirls aren’t easy and Andrew has Andrew creates a variety of revolving fudge flavors. Check them out! mastered them!

Andrew has also brought his own creativity to the job by coming up with new, neverbefore-made flavors at Paper Dreams. Have you tried the German Chocolate Cake, the Vanilla Chai, Gingerbread, Spumoni, or Carrot Cake fudge? All of them are delicious and all are signature flavors of his. What’s his favorite flavor? Carrot Cake, of course!

Oh, and he’s a stellar bookseller too. He’s currently reading The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. The next time you’re in Paper Dreams perusing the fudge counter, you might see Andrew hard at work. Be sure to tell him hello!

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Historical Drinking Beer : A Global Journey Through the Past and Present

by John Arthur

available now, hardcover, Oxford

Beer’s invention 13,000 years ago was one of the fundamental motivations for the domestication of grains around the world. In early cultures, the control over the technological knowledge and resources to produce beer contributed to social hierarchies. Beer even likely provided the capital to motivate laborers to construct the ancient pyramids and other large-scale public works. Archaeologist Arthur focuses on past and present non-industrial beers, highlighting their significance in peoples' lives through four themes: innovating new technologies, ensuring health and well-being, building economic and political statuses, and imbuing life with ritual and religious connections.

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Churchill's Cocktails

by Imperial War Museums

by available now, hardcover, Imperial War Museums

Weekday Happy Hour

This charming book from the Imperial War Museums features dozens of cocktail recipes, each accompanied by detailed instructions, an ingredients list, and a short description of how the drink is inspired

by British former head of state Winston Churchill. Photographs of the cocktails at Churchill War Rooms or the Churchill Bar accompany each recipe, and archival images of Churchill himself, drawn from the Imperial War Museums collection, tie the volume together. Published in association with the Churchill Bar at the Hyatt Regency Churchill in London, this is the ideal gift for anyone who likes a glass of something strong mixed with a splash of history.

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Let's Eat My America : Recipes From a Young Black Chef

That Noodle Life :

by Kwame Onwuachi

Soulful, Savory, Spicy, Slurpy

available in May, hardcover, Knopf

Featuring more than 125 recipes, My America is a celebration of the food of the African Diaspora, as handed down through Onwuachi’s own family history, spanning Nigeria to the Caribbean, the South to the Bronx, and beyond. From Nigerian Jollof, Puerto Rican Red Bean Sofrito, and Trinidadian Channa Curry to Jambalaya, Baby Back Ribs, and Red Velvet Cake, these are global home recipes that represent the best of the patchwork that is American cuisine.

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Mi Cocina : Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico

by Mike Le and Stephanie Le

available in April, hardcover, Workman

Oh, noodles! You’re so much fun. You’re so beloved! All your magical shapes, flavors, and textures. But no one obsesses over you quite like Mike Le and Stephanie Le, the-husband-and-wife team who are superstars in the food blog world. That Noodle Life is their 75-recipe celebration of the myriad pleasures of noodles. And let’s just say it goes way beyond spaghetti and ramen. Inspired by the noodle- and macaroni-crazed cuisines of Asia, Italy, and the global melting pot, they dish up high-impact, soulful, slurpable flavor with minimal fuss.

Mangiamo : Incredible Italian Dishes Inspired by a Couple's Roots and Travels

by Rick Martínez

by Mark Perlioni, Angela Persicke

available in May, hardcover, Clarkson Potter

In his first, much-anticipated cookbook, New York Times contributor, Food52 columnist, and former Bon Appétit food editor Rick Martínez introduces home cooks to the diverse culinary treasures of Mexico. In Mi Cocina, Martínez travels to each of the seven regions in Mexico to explore 100 unique dishes, the recipe for each accompanied by stunning on-site photography. From Oaxaca’s Mole Coloradito to Tacos de Capeados from Baja, his recipes are based on his favorite home-tested version of each dish, veering from tradition when inspired. He always keeps availability of ingredients in mind and provides substitutions and replacements when needed. This enticing, regional, and stunning exploration of Mexican cuisine has a great chance of becoming your next favorite cookbook!

available in April, paperback, Page Street Publishing

From delicious homemade pasta to spot-on risottos to fan favorite gelato, bring the best dishes of Italy to your own kitchen with the help of ItalianAmerican chef Mark Perlioni and Angela Persicke’s standout recipes. Mark’s journey to reconnect with his Italian roots and lifelong love of cooking combine for delicious results — like Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Rosemary Garlic Brown Butter Sauce, Italian Sausage Lasagna and Chianti Braised Beef with Creamy Cheese and Spinach Polenta. Foundational recipes for pasta dough, homemade sauces and condiments and more level up into full meal showstoppers that you’ll find yourself making again and again. You'll blend the best of tradition with new innovations for restaurant-quality meals sure to please a crowd.

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Mastering the World’s Most Perfect Cookie with 50 Delicious Recipes

by Camila Hurst

available in March, paperback, Page Street Publishing

Perfect macarons are NOT HARD TO MAKE. They're possible for every home baker with this approachable guide that includes fun, flavorful recipes alongside tips, tricks and troubleshooting help from a master macaron maker. Whether you’ve already tried making this delicious but oh-so tricky treat or are getting started for the first time, let Camila be your personal guide through every step of the process. Macarons are a wonderful way to celebrate spring!

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Biograhy & Memoirs You Sound Like a White Girl : The Case for Rejecting Assimilation

by Julissa Arce

Every Good Boy Does Fine :

A Love Story, in Music Lessons

available in March, hardcover, Flatiron Books

by Jeremy Denk

When someone tells you that you sound like a white person, is it a compliment? Follow Julissa as she discovers herself through this memoir, while facing racism and battling assimilation. A powerful and real story that offers readers a look into the constructs and walls that exist for people of color, and how we are learning to knock those down. –Ronnie

available now, hardcover, Random House

This Monk Wears Heels :

Jeremy Denk is a world-renowned performer as a classical pianist and also has a wicked sense of humor. It takes humor to write a book about practicing piano as a child and then continuing to practice as an adult. Denk explains how classical music is relevant to real life; how composers dealt with their real life and their deadlines, and students, and not getting the next gig, all the while having passionate themes screaming in their brain and publishers screaming about dates. –Kelly E.

Be Who You Are

by Kodo Nishimura available now, hardcover, Watkins Publishing

Left on Tenth :

Kodo Nishimura rose to fame following his appearance in Queer Eye: We’re in Japan. Now this celebrity make-up artist and ordained Buddhist monk shares his unique and practical guide to positivity and self-acceptance. Readers will learn from the author’s path to self-love and resilience and modern take on Buddhist teachings.

A Second Chance at Life

Bomb Shelter :

Love, Time, and Other Explosives

by Mary Laura Philpott

available in April, hardcover, Atria Books

This book is full of witty humor and tragic moments. A collection of essays that translate into a memoir, Philpot does an excellent job of making you laugh and cry. Read about Frank the turtle, Mary's optimistic and anxious nature, and her adventures as she navigates her own path through life. A Relatable rollercoaster of a read! –Hanna

by Delia Ephron

available in April, hardcover, Little, Brown

Delia Ephron had struggled through several years of heartbreak (sister Nora, husband Jerry). Months after Jerry’s death, she decided to make one small change in her life — she shut down the landline, which crashed her internet, putting her in Verizon hell. She channeled her grief by writing an op-ed, which caught the attention of Peter, who emailed her to commiserate. Recently widowed himself, he reminded her that they had shared a few dates years before, set up by Nora. After several weeks of exchanging emails, he flew east to see her. Four months later she was diagnosed with AML, a fierce leukemia. In Left on Tenth, Ephron navigates the lows of enduring cutting-edge treatment and the highs of a second chance at love. With clarity, warmth, and honesty about facing death, Ephron invites us to join her team of warriors and become believers ourselves.

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Sea State : A Memoir

by Tabitha Lasley

available now, hardcover, Ecco

A mid-30s London journalist relocates to Aberdeen after a messy breakup, with the goal of writing a book about the men who work on offshore oil rigs in the North Sea – but the story quickly becomes more about obsessive love, albeit with one of her interviews subjects, who happens to be married, among other drawbacks. Tough, self-aware without being self-pitying, at times mordantly funny, this book will stick with you. –Jean

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In Their Own Words Now in Paperback!

Girls Can Kiss Now : Essays

Educated : A Memoir

by Jill Gutowitz

by Tara Westover

available in March, paperback, Atria Books

available now, paperback, Random House

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. When one of her brothers got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life.

Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge.

Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

Easy Beauty : A Memoir

Has pop culture shaped us all? Are we addicted to it? This collection of essays reveal the power and influence that pop culture has introduced into the lives of so many. It is focused on the lesbian image that pop culture presents.

Read along to remember some iconic moments of pop culture in the past several years, and see how it has shaped and molded the author's life, and maybe even our own. –Ronnie

Warming Up Julia Child :

by Chloé Cooper Jones

available in April, hardcover, Avid Reader

"I am in a bar in Brooklyn, listening to two men, my friends, discuss whether my life is worth living." So begins Jones' astounding account of seeing and being seen as a woman born with sacral agenesis, a visible congenital disability that affects her stature and gait. She describes how, from an early age, the world declared and implied her exclusion because she looked different from others. Reading Easy Beauty is not unlike reading memoirs by Maggie Nelson or Roxane Gay. Like these writers, Jones has a prodigious, spiky intelligence and emotional depth, which she brings to a particular physical experience.

The Remarkable Figures Who Shaped a Legend

by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz available in April, hardcover, Pegasus Books

Julia Child's iconic television shows required a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality.

In this book, Julia is the central subject, but Horowitz has her share the stage with those who aided her work. She reveals that the most important element in Julia Child’s ultimate success was her unusual capacity for forming fruitful alliances from television networks to publishing houses.

March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role and journeys of women now and throughout American history.

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Red Paint : The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk

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by Sasha LaPointe

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available in March, hardcover, Counterpoint

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Saving Yellowstone : Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America

by Megan Kate Nelson

available now, hardcover, Scribner

Millions visit Yellowstone National Park but few know its complex historical context. In late July 1871, the geologistexplorer Ferdinand Hayden led a team of scientists through a narrow canyon into Yellowstone Basin. The discoveries led to the Yellowstone Act in 1872, which created the first national park in the world. Saving Yellowstone follows Hayden and two other protagonists in pursuit of their own agendas: Sitting Bull, a Lakota leader who asserted his peoples’ claim to their homelands, and financier Jay Cooke, who wanted to secure his national reputation by building the Northern Pacific Railroad through the Great Northwest. These men staked their claims to Yellowstone at a critical moment in Reconstruction.

Seven Games : A Human History

by Oliver Roeder

available now, hardcover, W.W. Norton

Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across 40years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against “modern rationalism”; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul.

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Of Blood and Sweat : Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth

by Clyde W. Ford

available in April, hardcover, Amistad

In this, provocative, timely, and painstakingly researched book, the award-winning author of Think Black tells the story of how Black labor helped to create and sustain the wealth of the white one percent throughout American history.

Today, activists have taken the struggle for racial equity and justice to the streets. Of Blood and Sweat goes back through time to excavate the roots of this struggle, from pre-colonial Africa through post-Civil War America. As Ford reveals, in tracing the history of almost any major American institution of power and wealth you’ll find it was created by Black Americans, or created to control them — invaluable insight into our understanding of Black history and the story of America.

Women in White Coats : How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine

by Olivia Campbell

available in March, paperback, Park Row

The true story of three pioneering Victorian women who broke down barriers in the medical field to become the first women doctors, Women In White Coats details how they banded together to enter this male-dominated field and revolutionize the way women receive healthcare.

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Games Inkubator Crosswords : 100 Audacious Puzzles

by Women and Nonbinary Creators

edited by Tracy Bennett available in April, paperback, Andrews McMeel Publishing

I’ve been doing crosswords on a regular basis and there’s definitely a certain feel when there’s a constructor who gets you, who speaks your language. The online site has now compiled one hundred puzzles — easy to hard, traditional to meta — in a handy book. If you’ve only been doing one type of puzzle, give these a go. –Sarah

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Psychology & Self Help Own It: How To Build

Confidence, Completely Love Yourself and Embrace Your Body

Bittersweet : How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

by Susan Cain

by Jessica Jones

available in April, hardcover, Crown

available now, paperback, Welbeck Balance

With Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now, she employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and the surprising lessons these states of mind teach us about creativity, compassion, leadership, spirituality, mortality and love.

Own It is for the generation of women that have been told time and again that you need to drastically change to ever have a hope of happiness. For the women who feel that confidence, success, and joy are for ‘other people,’ motivational comedian and award-winning blogger Jess Jones – aka Instagram’s The Fat Funny One – will help you silence the voices in your head that tell you that you are not good enough and teach you to 'own' exactly who you are, as you are.

The Anxiety Healer’s Guide : Coping Strategies and Mindfulness Techniques to Calm the Mind and Body

by Alison Seponara

available in March, hardcover, Simon and Schuster

The host of the Anxiety Chicks podcast comes to us with the revitalizing guide to anxiety disorders. Seponara is widely known on social media as the Anxiety Healer and knows how to get real about mental health.

She works to create a safe and judgement-free space for her readers and listeners. This book offers readers several skills and techniques that are proven to help individuals work through their anxiety. –Ronnie

Every Little Thing : Small Breakthroughs, Big Mistakes, Endless Lessons

by Mary Lou Sanelli

available now, in paperback, Chatwin Books

So much more than a collection of essays, this is a writer's soul laid bare. Filled with universal experience, every page reveals Sanelli’s profound understanding of the strength and resilience of the human spirit. In Every Little Thing, Sanelli proves that a narrative essay can be wise and vulnerable and nail what matters most in our lives, all in the same breath. With a voice that speaks of life as it is everyday lived-with joy, calm, worry, and alarm-Sanelli manages to write lyrically in warm, accessible language. One can learn so much from a writer who, wherever she goes she takes her readers along with her, her experiences becoming theirs, as well.

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Business Urgent Business : Five Myths Business Needs to Overcome to Save Itself and the Planet

by Ian Thomson, Dominic Bates

available now, paperback, Bristol University

In Urgent Business Ian Thomson and Dominic Bates, a business school professor and a former journalist, combine their expert insight to challenge five common myths that trap businesses in an unsustainable blackhole and offer a manifesto for change. Combining cutting-edge research – from AI and systems theory to climate science and behavioral economics – with fascinating real-world examples, the authors highlight the practical and holistic steps all businesses can take to play their part in addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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The Arts Edible Plants : A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America

by Jimmy Fike

available now, hardcover, Red Lightning

For over a decade, artist Jimmy Fike traveled across the continental United States in an epic effort to photograph wild edible flora. Edible Plants is the culmination of that journey, featuring over 100 photographs that Fike has selectively colorized to highlight the comestible part of the plant. Sumptuously illustrated and delightfully informative, this book is the perfect gift for anyone curious about unlocking the secrets of native North American plants.

Art Technique Inspired : Understanding Creativity – A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul

by Matt Richtel

available in April, hardcover, Mariner Books

A groundbreaking new investigation into the mysteries of creativity and how to maximize your creative potential, from Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author of An Elegant Defense Matt Richtel.

Let's Summon Demons : A Creepy Coloring and Activity Book

by Steven Rhodes

available now, paperback, Chronicle Books

Stream This Next : 1,000 TV Show to Suit Your Mood

by Liane Bonin Starr

available in March, hardcover, Universe

This new guide, spearheaded by television authority Liane Bonin Starr and an international team of critics, is a timely and welcome aid in winnowing the “must see” from the “don’t bother.” It is a curated selection of the most important and groundbreaking shows from past decades and the best new and buzzworthy series created in the age of streaming.

Classic. Alarming. Charming. This book will most likely upset some people you know while also getting a good laugh. Grab your crayons, markers, colored pencils, or whatever you can find in your car while waiting in line for a Covid test and get to coloring. This book will make light of superstitions and make your world a little less scary. –Gabi Angel Rodríguez-Díaz; The Protagonist of an Endless Story, 1993; Oil on canvas; 72 x 57.875 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Kid A Mnesia : A Book of Radiohead Artwork

by Thom Yorke, Stanley Donwood available now, hardcover, Canongate

While the records Kid A and Amnesiac were rehearsed, recorded, and produced, Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood made hundreds of images.

These ranged from obsessive, insomniac scrawls in pen to six-foot-square painted canvases, from scissors-and-glue collages to immense digital landscapes. They utilized every medium they could find, from sticks and knives to the emerging digital technologies. The work chronicles their obsessions at the time: minotaurs, genocide, maps, globalisation, monsters, pylons, dams, volcanoes, locusts, lightning, helicopters, Hiroshima, show homes and ring roads.

What emerges is a deeply strange portrait of the years at the commencement of this century, a time that seems an age ago yet so much remains the same.

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Gardening Tiny Space Gardening : Growing Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Small Outdoor Spaces

by Amy Pennington

available in March, paperback, Sasquatch Books

Learn the basics of gardening in pots and containers, find small windowsill and countertop projects, and receive specific recommendations for edibles that grow well in containers. Also included are 30 simple recipes you can make with your harvest, from Zucchini Fritters to Herby Pasta with Lettuce and Proscuitto, to Rosy Strawberry Buttermilk cake. No matter how small your space, you can successfully grow edibles and then enjoy your harvest!

The Regenerative Garden : 80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-sustaining Garden Ecosystem

by Stephanie Rose

available in March, paperback, Cool Springs Press

Discover how to work with nature instead of against it by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient to pests, diseases, and climate extremes. Through 80 DIY projects, author Stephanie Rose of the popular website Garden Therapy introduces you to basic backyard permaculture concepts in an easy-to-follow, logical way. Whatever the size of your space, The Regenerative Garden is here to help you become a better, more eco-conscious gardener.

First-Time Gardener : Raised Bed Gardening - All the Know-How You Need to Build and Grow a Raised Bed Garden

by CaliKim

available in March, paperback, Cool Springs Press

By now, I am done with winter and starting to plan my garden for spring. I've been a novice for years, dabbling with some success (and some failure!). CaliKim's read on raised-bed gardening is well laid out, with clear direction, context for the why behind gardening practices, and plenty of full-color pictures to illustrate her points. You'll find ideas on different shapes for your garden, from large, decorative plots, to how to lay out that porch garden, for those living in apartments or condos. Whether you're planning to feed a family, or simply enjoy a hobby, Calikim provides one of the clearest books on the subject I've read. Maybe this year I'll see more successes than failures! –Erin

Plant Grow Harvest Repeat : Grow a Bounty of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers by Mastering the Art of Succession Planting

by Meg McAndrews Cowden

available in March, paperback, Timber Press

Discover how to get more out of your growing space with succession planting — carefully planned, continuous seed sowing — and provide a steady stream of fresh food from early spring through late fall. This beautiful book will will inspire you to create an even more productive, beautiful, and enjoyable garden across the seasons — every vegetable gardener’s dream.

Propagate : How to Regrow your Houseplants

by Paul Anderton and Robin Daly available in April, hardcover, Hardie Grant

Learn how to make cuttings and regrow a huge range of houseplants as well as a few outdoor varieties with this simple, step-by-step guide to propagation. This second title from the authors of Regrown, in Propagate, Paul Anderton and Robin Daly shows just how easy home propagation is, with instructions on how to regrow your favorite houseplants and some allotment crops.

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Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk Sasha LaPointe is from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe. She draws inspiration from her coastal heritage as well as her life in the city. She writes with a focus on trauma and resilience, on topics ranging from PTSD, sexual violence, to loud basement punk shows and what it means to grow up mixed heritage. Sasha explores her own truth of indigenous identity in the Coast Salish territory. Don't miss out!

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Get Out There Running Your First Ultra :

Oregon and Washington's Roadside Ecology: 33 Easy

Customizable Training Plans for Your First 50K to 100-Mile Race

Walks Through the Region’s Amazing Natural Areas

by Krissy Moehl

by Roddy Scheer

available in March, paperback, Page Street Publishing

available in March, paperback, Timber Press

Have you ever seen a raging river disappear completely into a lava tube?

Petrified subtropical plants in the middle of a high desert? Do you know how a 10,000-year-old argillite boulder can wind up 800 miles away from any similar rocks? In this insightful guide, environmental journalist and photographer Roddy Scheer reveals the hidden stories of the Pacific Northwest’s unique ecosystems and teaches you how to “read a landscape” as you explore 33 spectacular natural areas. All hikes are within easy walking distance of the road, less than two miles long, and include clues to deciphering the terrain — making this a must-have guide to some of the area’s most spectacular and unusual natural sights.

Updated and revised edition from this Bellingham author! With 20 years of running and competing around the world under her belt, Krissy Moehl is a top female ultramarathon runner, respected by her peers and an inspiration to runners everywhere. With enhanced chapter information, quotes from pillars in the sport and her updated training plans — including write-in running logs to keep track of progress — you’ll be able to train for your first ultra like a pro.

26.2 Life Lessons : Helping You Keep Pace with the Marathon of Life

by Cami Ostman and Carol Frazey

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To all you runners out there, beginners to seasoned racers, this book is for you! The authors have created a training program that isn’t just about the running, nutrition, injury prevention; in short, the physicality of it all. It’s much more than that. It’s a blueprint for strengthening your body AND your soul. It’s about mindfulness and being keenly aware of all facets of your life as you prepare for a race and live your life to the fullest. Time to train! –Claire

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available in May, hardcover, Sasquatch Books

This celebratory guide features more than 30 favorite coastal and island beaches in Washington and Oregon, providing tips for visiting, fun facts, natural history, and native lore. Charming illustrations will capture the roar of the surf, the call of the wildlife, and the beauty of our beaches. Sure to delight the avid beachcomber and curious visitor alike, this makes the perfect gift and guide for PNW beach-lovers and nature enthusiasts. Pre-order your copy today!

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Science & Nature How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

by Bill Gates

available in May, hardcover, Knopf

How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from COVID-19, explains the science of fighting pandemics, and suggests what all of us can do to help prevent another one.

Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish

by David Littschwager

available in April, hardcover, National Geographic

The jellyfish, the octopus, and the seahorse are among the most wondrous species on Earth – as well as some of the most difficult to document using traditional photography methods. Enter celebrated photographer Liittschwager, who has spent decades developing specialized portraiture techniques to capture these creatures’ pulsating bioluminescence, translucent bodies, and ethereal movements. This luminous collection showcases photographs paired with penetrating essays that explain how a creature without a brain or without bones perceives the world. Both enlightening and profound, this enchanting book documents the expanding frontiers of marine science, creating a powerful testament to the value and beauty of these little-seen – and endangered – species.

The Science and Spirit of Seaweed : Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest

by Anne Tyler

available in April, paperback, Harbour Publishing

Sustainable Pacific Northwest-based seaweed harvester Amanda Swinimer describes the ecology, culinary uses, evidence-based health benefits and climate change-resisting potential of seaweed and shares highlights from her remarkable life beneath the waves.

Complemented by vibrant underwater photography, beautiful illustrations and chef-inspired recipes, this volume richly conveys the benefits and wonder of living in harmony with the ocean.

It will be a welcome resource to beachcombers, foragers and anyone fascinated by the marvels of the natural world.

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On the Trail of the Jackalope : How a Legend Captured the World’s Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer

by Michael P. Branch

available now, hardcover, Pegasus Books

Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke. Although the jackalope is an invention of the imagination, it is nevertheless connected to actual horned rabbits. Around the time two young boys were creating the first jackalope in Wyoming, Dr. Richard Shope was making his first breakthrough about the cause of the rabbit horns: a virus. When the virus that causes rabbits to grow “horns” (a keratinous carcinoma) was first genetically sequenced in 1984, oncologists were able to use that genetic information to make remarkable, field-changing advances in the development of anti-viral cancer therapies.

Below the Edge of Darkness :

A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea

by Edith Widder, Ph.D.

available in May, paperback, Random House

A thrilling adventure story as well as a scientific revelation, Below the Edge of Darkness reckons with the complicated and sometimes dangerous realities of exploration. Widder shows us how when we push our boundaries and expand our worlds, discovery and wonder follow. These are the ultimate keys to the ocean’s salvation – and thus, our future on this planet.

Life on the Rocks : Building a Future for Coral Reefs

by Juli Berwald

available in April, hardcover, Riverhead Books

Coral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: extraordinarily diverse, deeply interconnected, and full of wonders.

They sustain bountiful ecosystems and protect vulnerable coasts. But corals across the planet are in the middle of an unprecedented die-off, beset by warming oceans, pollution, damage by humans, and a devastating pandemic. This is the story of the urgent fight to save coral reefs, and why it matters to us all.

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PNBA BOOK AWARDS 2022 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS

Each year since 1964, the PNBA Book Awards have celebrated exceptional books written by Northwest authors. The books on this page were selected from more than 400 nominated titles published in 2021 by a dedicated volunteer committee of independent booksellers. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Time is a Flower by ​Julie Morstad

(Vancouver, BC)

A brilliant and beautiful invitation to think about our relationship to time and how we spend it.

Pages of bright, saturated color flow with a rhythm that allows space to breathe, inviting the reader to turn the pages over and over again. Tundra Books • Picture Book

Iron Widow

by X ​ iran Jay Zhao

(Vancouver, BC)

Giant transforming robots fueled by the life force of their pilots; a system which exploits gender norms and sacrifices girls in the name of empire; a protagonist who will do anything to put an end to it. A fierce retelling of the life of the Chinese Empress Wu Zetian and an iron strong debut.​ Penguin Random House • Young Adult Fiction

Unfollow Me: Essays On Complicity

by Jill Louise Busby

(Olympia, WA)

Busby's essays show, not just tell, why it may ultimately be better to be unfollowed than embraced. Her transparency as a Southern-raised Black LGBTQ woman now living in the Pacific Northwest provides a perspective most readers won’t realize they needed until they encounter her illuminating voice. Bloomsbury Publishing • Current Events

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr

(Boise, ID)

A masterpiece spanning multiple characters, time periods, and places. Readers will be drawn into this clever literary puzzle and repeatedly satisfied every time one piece is revealed to relate to another. Cloud Cuckoo Land celebrates the power of stories and how they connect us as well as comfort us during difficult times. Simon & Schuster • Fiction

Funeral for Flaca

by Emilly Prado

(Portland, OR)

A deeply personal and often hilarious collection about coming of age, family, and identity. Prado pours her heart and soul into these essays and readers are likely to recognize a piece of themselves within these pages.

Emerging voices like Prado's keep the literary landscape of the PNW fresh and exciting! Future Tense Books • Essays Pacific Northwest

What Strange Paradise

by Omar El Akkad​(Portland, OR)

The difficult topic of immigration is navigated thoughtfully through the story of a young boy's accidental ocean voyage with a group of refugees, where, as a lone survivor of the journey, he becomes one himself. With great heart, El Akkad demonstrates the curiosity and compassion the young bring to bear upon the cruel and absurd world adults have created.​ ​Penguin Random House • Fiction

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Board Books A Kit Story

by Kristen Tracy illustrated by Alison Farrell

Bloom

available in March, board book, Chronicle Books

by Ruth Forman illustrated by Talia Skyles

Timeless and nostalgic, quirky and fresh, lightly educational and wholly heartfelt, this autobiography of a fox kit will delight all cuddlers and snugglers. This is the second in a series of board books that pairs Kristen Tracy's enchanting, playful text with Alison Farrell's sweet, endearing art for an adorable treatment of everyone's favorite topic: baby animals!

From the author of Curls and Glow comes a joyfully poetic board book that delivers an ode to African American girls as naturally beautiful in our human garden. Introduce young readers to the idea of self-love in a simple, playful rhythm with this luminous story where each little girl is as unique and beautiful as a blossoming flower.

Picture Books Bathe the Cat

by Alice B McGinty illustrated by David Roberts available now, hardcover, Chronicle Books

Enjoy this fast-paced, exciting story about a family and their mischievous cat as they prepare for Grandma to visit. It’s full of giggles, rhythm, and family working together. This is a perfect book to add to your child’s diverse collection. –Gabi

available in April, board book, Simon & Schuster

Strong

by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood, illustrated by Nidhi Chanani available in May, hardcover, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

A fresh, charming picture book that shows there are lots of ways to be STRONG. Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks — and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can’t fit in with his bright leggings, unicorn T-shirts, and rainbowdyed hair. Will Rob find a way to step into his true self and be a champion?

Hey You! Perfectly Pegasus

by Jessie Sima

available in March, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

A lonely pegasus looks for the perfect friend in this sweet and adorable picture book companion to the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal!

Nimbus has always lived among the clouds. She’s a pegasus, after all, and the sky is where she belongs. She is one of a kind. And when she wants a friend, all she has to do is look up — and talk to the stars. Only...they don’t really talk back. So she decides to find a fallen star to make a wish on — and wishes for friends who are just like her.

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An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black

by Dapo Adeola

available now, hardcover, Penguin

This remarkable picture book is a lyrical, inspirational exploration of growing up Black, written by award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola, and brought to life by some of the most exciting Black artists of today. This book addresses — honestly, yet hopefully — the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future and delivering a message of empowerment to a new generation of dreamers.

It’s a message that is both urgent and timeless — and offers a rich and rewarding reading experience for every child.

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Picture Books Mighty Red Riding Hood :

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by Matthew Forsythe

by Wallace West

available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

available in May, hardcover, Hachette

I absolutely love the warm stainedglass style illustrations and this little adventure that tests trust and loyalty between a father and daughter. It makes a great gift for Father’s Day! —Kendra

Sun & Son

by Linda Joy Singleton illustrated by Richard Smythe available in March, hardcover, Amicus Ink

Paired words tell two parallel stories between the human world and the natural world: While a father nurtures a son during a birthday camping trip, the sun nurtures our planet in this inspirational picture book.

You Are Here

Better not mess with Little Red when he's got on his favorite frilly red riding hood!

It makes him feel happier than a pig in mud, more special than a birthday cake, and mighty as a firecracker. Nothing's gonna stop him from being himself...

Not even a big ol' bully of a WOLF! With admirable spunk and a heaping helping of southern humor and hospitality, Little Red finds a way to crack the shell of the closed-minded wolf's perception of frills and bows. This refreshingly spirited version of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood explores the challenge of staying on your path when confronted by strangers who don't want to understand you.

Endlessly Ever After : Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!

by Laurel Snyder illustrated by Dan Santat

by Zach Manbeck available in May, hardcover, Chronicle

available in April, hardcover, Chronicle

In this warm and wise debut, Zach Manbeck gives readers a poetic roadmap to help us find our way in the world, while also reminding us all that right now, we are here — exactly where we are meant to be. Both sweet and uplifting, this is a perfect book for a new baby, a new graduate, or anyone who could use a reminder that "all who wander are not lost."

This is a fantastical choose-yourown-adventure story with twists and turns through Fairy Tales retold for a modern audience. It allows the reader to be creative on how they want their story told and to switch it up. Early reader’s will love the opportunity to read a book that helps them tell stories and twist that one’s they’ve heard before. –Gabi

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Spring Celebrations Baby Loves Photosynthesis on St. Patrick's Day!

by Ruth Spiro illustrated by Irene Chan

More Than Enough :

A Passover Story

by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by Katie Kath available now, paperback, Dial Books

available now, board book, Charlesbridge

On Saint Patrick's Day, Baby learns why plants like clovers are green: photosynthesis! Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for Baby, this clever board book explores the science of photosynthesis, leaf anatomy, and traditions surrounding St. Patrick's Day. Part of the Baby Loves Holidays with Science Series – celebrate with family, fun, and science! Baby-3 yrs old

A family’s Passover celebration is equal parts warmth and charm in this cozy picture book, with the traditional seder song “Dayenu” as the grateful refrain — a perfect read for the entire family in anticipation and celebration of the holiday. Ages 3-5

Hug a Bug : How YOU Can Help Protect Insects

Meet the Hamantaschen :

by Bonnie Worth, illustrated by Aristides Ruiz

by Alan Silberberg

available in May, hardcover, Random House Children's Books

A Purim Mystery

available now, hardcover, Viking Books for Young Readers

You’ve met the latkes, you’ve met the matzah…now it’s time to meet the hamantaschen in this zany Purim story.

There's a problem with Purim! The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah is missing! Without the scroll that recounts the Purim story, how can the show go on?

Never fear: three determined hamantaschen—DETECTIVES — are on the case. With the help of a mysterious stranger and a few disguises, the detectives uncover the facts so the true story of Purim can be told. Ages 3-5

Join the Lorax — Dr. Seuss’s beloved icon of environmentalism—as he introduces nine insects endangered by humans and empowers kids with simple actions they can take to help protect and save them! Ages 5-9

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

by Nina LaCour illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

available in March, hardcover, Candlewick

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mommy goes off on a work trip in this tender, inviting story that will resonate with every child who has missed a parent.

3-7 years old

Easter Starring Egg!

by Cynthia Platt illustrated by Leire Martín

available now, hardcover, Clarion Books

Others may get picked first at the Easter egg hunt, but Egg has sparkle on the outside, confidence on the inside, and the patience to wait for his perfect kid.

This glittery, rhyming book includes sheets of egg-decorating stickers. 4-7 years old

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Pre-registration is currently required and space is limited so please call 360-671-2626 to sign up, or stop by the main counter of our Fairhaven store and get your kiddo's name on the list. Masks for everyone over the age of two is currently required. Policies regarding safety precautions are subject to change – watch for details.

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Picture Books How to Say Hello to a Worm:

The Language of Flowers

by Dena Seiferling

A First Guide to Outside

available in May, hardcover, Penguin

by Kari Percival

The beautiful illustrations in this book remind me of the dancing flowers in the Disney classic Fantastia. This is a magical story that celebrates kindness and those tiny pollinators.

–Kendra

available now, hardcover, Penguin

This delightful book embodies the magic of gardening and encourages all readers, from those who LOVE the outdoors to those with hesitation, to interact with nature at their own, comfortable pace. Ages 2-4.

Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn

The Planet in a Pickle Jar

by Shannon Hale illustrated by LeUyen Pham

by Martin Staney

available in March, hardcover, Abrams

available in April, hardcover, Flying Eye Books

This is a wonderful picture book that tells the story of how important multigeneration relations should be valued and nurtured. We can learn so much by listening to our elders and gain just as much inspiration from children. This is a fun and humorous story to add to your child’s bookshelf. –Gabi

If you have no idea what to gift a child, this book is it because they will love it! It’s cute, funny, and rhymes.

There’s both a kitty-corn and a unicorn and I live for their admiration and friendship. We should all compliment each other the way Kitty does; what a great friend! –Kendra Ages 4-8

National

Children’s Book Week May 2-8, 2022 How Do You Book?

Saturday, May 7, 11am

BRIDGED ATKINS In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in welcoming local author Bridged Atkins to the Readings Gallery for a very special storytime! She'll share her book The Dream Tree in which we'll meet Patrick and Chauncey and join them for a moving adventure through life's many seasons.

Join us in celebrating National Children's Book Week! The 2022 theme – How Do You Book? – asks participants to think about what they read, where they read, and how they read. Watch villagebooks.com for additional events and Children's Book Week activities.

Village Books donates 10% of all kids’ book purchases made during Children's Book Week to the children’s departments of the city and county libraries!

Thank You for Shopping Local

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Hey, Parents!

How to Raise an Intuitive Eater : Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence

by Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson available now, hardcover, St. Martin's Essentials

This important book serves as a manifesto for parents to help them reject diet culture and raise the next generation to have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. With a compassionate and relatable voice, it teaches parents what they need to know to improve health, happiness, and wellbeing for the littlest among us. The authors have spent years working in the field of nutrition, eating disorders, eating disorder recovery, healing and preserving foodbody relationships, as well as gender-inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming care.

Saturday, May 14, 4pm

Sumner Brooks & Amee Severson

Nurture Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence

by Anne Lane

available now, paperback, Welbeck Balance

I n t his b o o k , c lini c a l psychologist and family therapist Dr. Anne Lane provides a compass through that haze of uncer tain emotional parenting, to help parents teach their children the crucial life skills that create emotional intelligence. She equips you to understand your child’s emotions from pre-schooler through to preteen and, importantly, gives you the tools and advice you need to help THEM accept and understand these emotions. As the conversation around children's mental health continues to grow, this is the book all parents need.

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Family Fun

Live Events for Kids !

In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven Saturday, March 12, 2pm

Amanda Geers with illustrator Vincent Stevens

Sir Frederique von Turtlestein Attention parents, grandparents, and friends of early readers! This event is for you! Set in San Juan Island, Sir Frederique von Turtlestein is the knight’s journey of a red-eared slider turtle and his new friend, a rufous hummingbird. Their quest leads them to the giants, monsters, and dragons of the natural kingdom, but none so deceitful as the bullies in their own minds.

She will be joined by the illustrator, Vincent Stevens, who also happens to be her father!

Saturday, April 23, 3pm

Margie Kimberley What Makes You Smile as Big as the Moon?

What Makes You Smile As Big As the Moon? is a delightful interactive read exploring thoughts and emotions for young children and their families, friends and teachers. Profits from the sales of this book support children's literacy through donations to Raise a Reader — ­ a program of the Whatcom County Library System.

Reserve your seat and look for current safety requirements at villagebooks.com.

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Non-Fiction for Young Readers Great Series Graphic Novel Series

Graphic Novel Series History Comics : The National Parks – Preserving America's Wild Places

Maker Comics: Live Sustainably!

by Angela Boyle illustrated by Les McClaine

by Falynn Koch

available in April, paperback, Macmillan

available in April, paperback, First Second

Turn back the clock with the History Comics series! In this volume, discover the natural beauty of our National Parks, from the sequoias of Yosemite to the geysers of Yellowstone! See for yourself how the idea of National Parks began, how they've changed, and how they continue to define America. Ages 9-13

Science Comics – A Series Science Comics : Birds of Prey – Terrifying Talons

Tales Of... Series

Tales of Ancient Worlds : Adventures

by Joe Flood

in Archaeology

available in March, paperback, First Second

by Stefan Milosavljevich, illustrated by Sam Caldwell available in April, hardcover, Neon Squid

What links shipwrecks, Egyptian treasure, and fossilized Viking poop? They’re all things that have been discovered by archaeologists! Enjoy exciting tales of intrepid archeologists and their amazing discoveries, written by YouTuber Stefan Milosavljevich. Ages 8-10

New!

As with all the titles in the Maker Comics series, Live Sustainably is a step-by-step DIY guide that will help kids roll up their sleeves and get making with confidence!

In this book you'll learn how to make a composting worm farm, beeswax food wrappers, a bee garden, and more. Ages 9-13

There are many kids I know that may struggle with reading. Either they can’t get interested or maybe the book is too long and that can be intimidating, or they really just miss picture books and want more visuals! Because of these scenarios I really LOVE graphic novels! They can be easier to follow because of the illustrations and therefore help with comprehension; they can be non-fiction or fiction so they range in topics of interest; and they are shorter but still packed with lots of information and a good storyline. This collection of non-fiction comics called Science Comics is one of my favorites to recommend to kids!

They talk about a new topic in each one and range from science, space, nature, animals and more! –Kendra For Ages 9-13

She Persisted Series

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds.

She Persisted: Wangari Maathai

by Eucabeth Odhiambo illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint available now, paperback, Penguin

When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment — and she received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work. Ages 6-9 years

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March is Women's History Month – Celebrate!

She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

by Kelly Starling Lyons illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint available now, paperback, Penguin

Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come. Ages 6-9 years

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Non-Fiction for Young Readers Pride : An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement

Fashionopolis

Young Readers Edition: The Secrets Behind the Clothes We Wear

by Stella Caldwell, foreword by Layton Williams

by Dana Thomas

available in April, hardcover, Penguin

This inspiring history of the LGBTQ+ community enlightens young readers on the true timeline of LGBTQ+ history around the world, the lives of important figures and events from ancient times to the present like Harvey Milk, and iconic events like Stonewall.

The LGBTQ+ community is so much more than rainbow flags and the month of June. Don’t just learn about LGBTQ+ history – take pride in it! Ages 10 and up

available now, hardcover, Penguin

This book talks about where our clothes come from, fast fashion, the effect it has on the environment, and social justice for the people that make them. It’s a good read for a middle grader who’s into clothes or sustainability. -Kendra Ages 10-14

The History of the Computer : People,

Space

Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World

Packing for Mars for Kids

by Mary Roach

by Rachel Ignotofsky

available in April, hardcover, Norton Young Readers

available in April, hardcover, Ten Speed Press

Any space enthusiast should read Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. It was only a matter of time before she adapted it for kids! Learn fun (and sometimes gross) details about living in space. Did you know that you can't drink soda in space? Or that astronauts wear the same clothes for weeks at a time? Or that you can't eat delicious chips??

Your young scientist will love this book! –Hanna

Computers are everywhere and have impacted our lives in so many ways.

But who created them, and why? How have they transformed the way we interact with our surroundings and each other? Check out this strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world—from the abacus to the smartphone—and the people who made them, by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Science. Ages 12-17

True History Series Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of the United States through an anti-racist lens.

True History #1: The Founders Unmasked

by Jennifer Sabin

available now, paperback, Penguin

This is true story of the men—and women— surrounding the founding of America. In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that “all men are created equal,” he wasn’t alone. With him was Robert Hemings, just one of the many Black people Jefferson enslaved. But who was Robert Hemings? Discover his story and the true history of those who really helped build America. Featuring riveting interviews with historians ona quest for the whole truth: the good and the bad. Ages 10-17

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True History #2: The Legacy of Jim Crow

by Clarence A. Haynes available now, paperback, Penguin

The true stor y of the discriminatory laws and ideas that affected African American life for generations. The Legacy of Jim Crow explores the details that have far too often been covered up, along with exclusive interviews with experts, including Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jeffrey C. Stewart. Ages 10-17

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American Library Association

hildren's C 2022 Celebrating

Book Awards

Celebrating Quality, Diversity, and Equality

The Newbery Medal, the most recognizable children’s book award,

was named for 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal

was named in honor of 19th-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards

are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

Stonewall Book Awards The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table—honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

Additional Awards Include The Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.

The Pura Belpré Award is awarded annually by the American Library Association honoring a Latino writer and an illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. One or more Honor books are recognized each year as well.

The Sydney Taylor Book Award

is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.

Read more about these and additional award-winners at ala.org.

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The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a longtime active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit.

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Middle Readers Duet

by Elise Broach illustrated by Ziyue Chen available in May, hardcover, Hachette

Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. When she encounters 11-year-old keyboard sensation Michael Jin, her life changes.

This fast-paced, history-rich mystery will have young readers hooked as they root for boy and bird in this beautifully told novel, full of emotion and suspense.

Those Kids From Fawn Creek

by Erin Entrada Kelly

available in March, hardcover, Greenwillow Books

Get caught up in the drama that unfolds when a new student joins the 7th grade class in Fawn Creek, a small town where nothing new ever seems to happen. An entertaining and heartfelt story that reminds us to always be true to ourselves. –Emily

Answers in the Pages

by David Levithan

available in May, hardcover, Penguin

Three stories of speaking up and coming out converge in one epic confrontation as parents lobby to ban a book from the middle school curriculum in New York Times-bestselling author David Levithan's explosive new novel. With epic feelings and his signature panache, David Levithan delivers a brilliantly crafted story of three kids standing at crossroads. What do you do when you disagree with the adults calling the shots? How do you raise your voice and fight back?

The Golden Swift

by Lev Grossman

available in May, hardcover, Hachette

Don’t miss this thrilling sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author Lev Grossman’s The Silver Arrow. A lot has changed in a year and now Kate and Tom confront the limits of what even magic can do.

The Ogress and the Orphans

by Kelly Barnhill

Jennifer Chan is Not Alone

by Tae Keller

available in April, hardcover, Penguin

Sometimes middle school can make you feel like you're totally alone in the universe...but what if we aren't alone at all? In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal for When You Trap a Tiger, Tae Keller offers a gripping and emotional story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens.

Once Upon a Tim

by Stuart Gibbs, illustrated by Stacy Curtis available in March, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Join New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs in this first book in a hilarious, highly illustrated new middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight, perfect for fans of Max & the Midknights.

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available in March, hardcover, Algonquin Young Readers

Dragons, a shadeless town beset by drought, a destroyed library and school, and an orphanage full of giving children, make up the latest novel from Kelly Barnhill. The people of Stone-in-the-Glen are isolated and have turned inward. But there’s a generous ogress that lives nearby and she, with help from the orphans, has the power to turn things around. Inspired by our world today, it’s a reminder about community and neighbors, and how vital connection is. –Claire

Once Upon Another Time

by James Riley

available in April, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

Storybook characters collide in this first book in a new trilogy of twisted fairy tales from bestselling author James Riley, set in the world of his popular Half Upon a Time series — perfect for fans of Fablehaven and Chris Colfer’s A Tale of Magic series!

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Middle Readers We Dream of Space

by Erin Entrada Kelly

available in March, paperback, Harper

How can three siblings with the same parents be so different? Get a look into the perspectives of each sibling in the Thomas family and how they deal with their unique struggles in the days leading up to the fateful Challenger space shuttle launch. A great read for anyone who looks up at the night sky and dreams of exploration. –Emily

The Einsteins of Vista Point

by Ben Guterson, illustrated by Petur Antonsson available in April, hardcover, Hachette

After the tragic loss of their sister, Zack and his siblings band together to investigate a Morse Code-inspired mystery in this stunning novel about grief and resilience.

With emotional depth, an unforgettable setting, and a winning cast of characters, this masterful novel thoughtfully explores the grieving process, and how a season of pain can evolve into a summer of healing.

The Turtle of Michigan

New from Here

by Kelly Yang

available in March, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a poignant middle grade novel about courage, hope, and resilience as an Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. Sometimes when the world is spinning out of control, the best way to get through it is to embrace our own lovable uniqueness.

Loyalty

by Avi

available now, hardcover, Clarion Books

Newbery award-winning author Avi is back with another thoughtful book for middle-grade readers. My son read this one for me, and learned much about the American Revolution from a much more realistic perspective: countrymen and families with divided loyalties, and the tenuous role of African Americans on both sides of the line. With themes relevant to many of today's cultural struggles, this is an excellent read to open up conversation with children, as well as engage adults. –Erin

by Naomi Shihab Nye

available in March, hardcover, Greenwillow Books

Aref's world gets turned upside down when his family moves from Muscat, Oman to Ann Arbor, Michigan. It can be scary to move to another country, but Aref's new friends help him find a sense of home. Aref's family is quick to adjust to their new life and his neighbor has many interesting stories to tell. A delightful story about a young boy learning to navigate his new life with his new friends. –Hanna

The Puffin Keeper

Marcus Makes a Movie

by Kevin Hart, with Geoff Rodkey illustrated by David Cooper available in May, paperback, Penguin

Stand-up comedian and Hollywood boxoffice hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.

Making this movie won’t be easy. But as Marcus discovers, nothing great ever is — and if you want your dream to come true, you’ve got to put in the hustle to make it happen.

by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Benji Davies available now, hardcover, Penguin

From the bestselling author of War Horse comes a beautifully illustrated classic story about a lighthouse keeper, a daring rescue, and puffins. As a child, Allen is saved from a nautical disaster by Benjamin Postlethwaite, a solitary lighthouse keeper. Years later, Allen returns to the lighthouse, and the two nurse an injured young puffin back to health. When Allen is called up to fight in World War II, he’s not sure he’ll see his mother or Benjamin again, but his fond memories of his time at the lighthouse keep him going, even through prison camp. Allen and Ben’s enduring friendship over the years is the basis for this story about friendship, art, war and an incredibly adorable puffin — ­ a tale that will enchant readers of all ages.

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Young Adult Hollow Fires

High Spirits

by Samira Ahmed available in May, hardcover, Hachette

"With Hollow Fires, Samira Ahmed offers us an impossible-to-put-down thriller that is both spectacularly haunting and deeply thoughtful. Safiya and Jawad are not narrators we usually see, and their harrowing story is a wholly original commentary on perception, community, and the way society weighs one life against another." –Sabaa Tahir bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes

by Camille Gomera-Tavarez available in April, hardcover, Levine Querido

Centered on one extended family across multiple generations, High Spirits is a collection of 11 interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora.

It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical – and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.

Medusa

by Jessie Burton illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Kiss & Tell

available now, hardcover, Macmillan

by Adib Khorram available in March, hardcover, Dial Books

Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. He's the only gay member of the band, and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens. But at what cost?

You don't want to miss this smart, sexy YA novel about a boy band star, his first breakup, his first rebound, and what it means to be queer in the public eye, from award-winning author Adib Khorram.

Echoes and Empires

by Morgan Rhodes

available now, hardcover, Penguin

A snarky 17-year-old must team up with an enigmatic criminal to cure herself of dangerous forbidden magic in the first book of a new fantasy duology from Morgan Rhodes, the bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series. "Unexpected twists and turns coupled with an exciting plot keep this novel moving quickly. Deep character development coupled with the crafting of complex, interesting relationships will keep readers yearning for more."

–School Library Journal

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Internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton reimagines the story of Medusa as a dazzling, lyrical, feminist YA retelling of the Greek myth with stunning, fullcolor illustrations from Olivia Lomenech Gill, illuminating the fierce, vulnerable, determined young girl behind the legend. This book brings Medusa alive for a new generation.

Akata Woman : The Nsibidi Scripts

by Nnedi Okorafor

available now, hardcover, Penguin

You don’t want to miss the electrifying and stunning third book in the series that started with Akata Witch. In this series, From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life— America and Nigeria, the normal world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go...but may destroy the world if she does not.

Great or Nothing

by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, Jessica Spotswood available in March, hardcover, Delacorte Press

A reimagining of Little Women set in 1942 , when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the second World War. This story, told from each March sister's point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.

Each sister’s tale is written by a separate author, three in prose and Beth’s in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding one’s way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.

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Reading Recommendations

By Teens FOR Teens 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 young adults for young adults!

What better way to find out what teens are reading than to go straight to the source?

All of Us Villains

Why Would I Lie

available now, hardcover, Tor Teen

available in April, hardcover, Scholastic

by Adi Rule

by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn

Vivica North is perfect, or so it seems.

Diligent, aiming for valedictorian, and then Everette, the perfect college to help her achieve a perfect life. Though her world isn’t unimpaired yet, Vivica has little competition, and everything is going smoothly. Until he appears. Jamison Sharpe is effortlessly flawless and now rising towards valedictorian. However, Vivica is suspicious, even as she tells herself she's being paranoid, Jamison couldn’t be lying...right? This novel was compelling, intense, and is definitely worth reading.

–Nora L. age 14

All of Us Villains is a dystopia about good versus evil and supernatural powers. Every 20 years, the “blood veil” tournament falls over the town of Ilvernath, entitling the strongest children of the magic-bearing families to fight to the death (Hunger Games, anyone?). I liked the plot of this book, but often felt confused because not a lot of explaining goes on. The story alternates between characters, making it hard to choose a favorite character. A little quirky, but the read is worth it. –Brynn R. age 15

Lawless Spaces

From Dust, A Flame

by Corey Ann Haydu available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

by Rebecca Podos

Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu is a poetic look at generational trauma, and how being a woman with a body that invites attention has never been easy. Mimi is struggling with her tumultuous relationship with her mother, having a new boyfriend, and growing into her body. She turns to the past for guidance, in the form of journals her family has kept for generations. There she finds tales of men who take advantage of naiveté, men who expect girls to wait for them, and men who choose someone else, told with unflinching honesty and beauty. –Sarah K. age 19

available now, hardcover, Harperteen

Young Adult Reviews Established in 2014, this program offers teenagers and young adults ages 13-19 the opportunity to read yet-to-be-published books, also known as ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies). In exchange for this privilege, they write reviews as recommendations for Village Books customers.

Enjoy these and find many more on our Y.A.R.C. web page. Find them under Book Picks in the Readers Corner at villagebooks.com!

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This is a book you need to give your full attention to — ­ no multitasking while reading; you have been warned — because there is a lot going on. Be prepared for plot twists you almost saw coming, history, fantasy, and stories from the past that interrupt the main story, annoyingly — until everything fits together and makes you say, out loud, “what the heck just happened?” I could have benefited from taking notes to keep track of everything, but even so I enjoyed it. –Louisa M. age 18

I Am Margaret Moore

by Hannah Capin

available in March, hardcover, Wednesday Books

I Am Margaret Moore is painted in equal parts warm golden sunlight and buried haunting darkness. As we watch through the dreamy lens of its poetic prose, it weaves its way through the hazy, twisting story of Margaret Moore and her beautiful, tragic time at Marshall Naval Summer School. You can almost taste the cold lake water and feel the brush of mayfly wings against your skin. Thrilling and heartfelt and tangled, this book is absolutely stellar. –Ella T. age 17

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The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin

by Kip Wilson

available in March, hardcover, Versify

In The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin, we are transported to 1930s Berlin, where we meet Hilde, an orphan who is trying to find a place to call home, though having little luck, until she is employed at Café Lila. There she meets Rosa, a fellow employee, who gives her kindness and a place to stay, however, sinister political changes may jeopardize everything. This is a stunning story that will draw you in with its beautiful writing, masterful plot, and amazing characters. –Nora L. age 14

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by Kass Morgan and Danielle Page available now, hardcover, Clarion Books

In the midst of the catastrophic af t ermat h of t he previous semester, the Ravens of Kappa Rho Nu struggle to obtain their coveted position in the Greek row hierarchy with magical dangers brewing; all the while darkness threatens all magic, and all Scarlet and Vivi have ever known. The Monarchs is both reflective and enrapturing, without question. Each chapter lures you further and further into the boiling depths of emotional and magical turmoil which will surely excite you. –Abby S. age 16

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Gifts Galore!

Cooking for Teens The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs : 70+ Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat and Share

by America's Test Kitchen Kids available in March, hardcover, Penguin

For the first time ever, America’s Test Kitchen Kids is bringing their rigorous testing, kitchen know-how, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with friends and family — with the support of fundamental kitchen techniques and approachable instruction. From TikTok-worthy sticky buns to Steak Tacos with Charred Corn Salsa, Filled with over 70 recipes that have been tested and approved by thousands of teens from across the country.

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Year on Fire

by Julie Buxbaum available in April, hardcover, Delacorte Press

What secrets will people keep — or reveal — to protect those they love? This novel, set against the frightening backdrop of an encroaching fire season, sparks reflection about friendship, the allure of romantic love, and loyalty to family. It explores the blinding power of the lies we tell others and those we tell ourselves, the magic of first love, and the grounding beauty of friendship.

I Must Betray You

Young Adult YA Graphic Novel

The Well

by Jake Wyatt illustrated by Choo available in April, hardcover, First Second

Lizzy lives a simple life within her community, until she steals coins from a sacred well which transforms her life to be at the will of magic to repay the debt. This is a wonderfully written graphic novel about folktale magic and the boundaries of people’s dreams. –Gabi

by Ruta Sepetys

available now, hardcover, Philomel Books

It's 1989 in Romania under Nicolae Ceauçescu, and the story follows Cristian, a high school student just trying to survive. Sepetys vividly describes life under that regime and how utterly unsafe everyday existence was. Always under threat of being informed upon, the universal motto was, “Trust no one.”

I was the same age as Cristian in 1989, but was an American teen, oblivious to what was happening in Romania. Aneyeopening read indeed. –Claire I love Ruta's books! –Sarah Ruta Sepetys is an outstanding author and I recommend her books for any lover of historical fiction or anyone who just enjoys a great read! This new book set in Communist Romania is SO GOOD. You feel such an attachment with her characters that your heart will race while you endure their story. –Kendra

Flirting with Fate

by J. C. Cervantes

available in April, hardcover, Razorbill

Ava Granados will never forgive herself for being late to her beloved Nana's deathbed. For generations, blessings have been passed to the women in her family upon death, but due to a freaky flash flood that left Ava in a fender bender with a mysterious boy, she arrived seconds too late to for Nana's blessing. Then Nana pops up with a challenge from beyond the grave. As it turns out, Nana did give Ava a blessing, but it missed, landing with the boy from the night of the storm. If Ava can't straighten out the mistake, Nana will linger as a ghost forever. Jane the Virgin meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes's charming, romantic YA debut.

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Biography Girls Solve Everything : Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World

by Catherine Thimmesh illustrated by Melissa Sweet available in March, hardcover, Clarion Books

An informative picture book that tells the true stories of the amazing and impactful work that women have done throughout the world. Thimmesh does a great job of sharing the stories of these diverse women, while also guiding and encouraging readers to be change-makers. Who doesn't love reading about awesome femmes! –Ronnie

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The Storyteller

by Kathryn Williams

available now, hardcover, Harperteen

A fun read that involves romance, mystery, and history incorporated into the everyday life of a teenager.

When she's helping her mother clean the attic one day, Jess finds a bunch of old journals that belong to her Aunt Anna. But after reading them, Jess discovers that maybe Aunt Anna isn't who she seems to be. Could she be....Anastasia?!?! With the help of Evan, a handsome college student, will Jess solve this mystery? –Hanna

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Young Adult non-fiction

The Black and Brown Girls' Guide to Finding Your Voice

by Minda Harts

available in April, hardcover, Penguin

When you’re a girl of color, figuring out how to find your voice and make sure everyone around you can hear it is essential. CEO and bestselling author Minda Harts knows — she’s been there — and she’s ready to walk you through it all with her own stories of success and the missteps that helped her grow. This is her guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers. With lots of practical advice and real-life anecdotes, as well as questions for reflection and further resources, this book is all about finding your own unique path to success — at school, at work, at home, and beyond.

Jane Against the World : Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

by Karen Blumenthal

available now, paperback, Macmillan

This book by award-winning author Karen Blumenthal reveals the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States — and how Roe v. Wade was only the beginning. Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines the root causes of the current debate around abortion and the repercussions that have affected generations of American women. As reproductive rights are being challenged across the country even now, Blumenthal’s eye-opening work remains an important and necessary read.

Biography

Star Child : A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

by Ibi Zoboi

available now, hardcover, Penguin

Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers 15 years after her death.

The Greatest Stories Ever Played : Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling

by Dustin Hansen

available in March, hardcover, Feiwel & Friends

We all know that video games are fun, but can a video game make you cry? Can it tell you a powerful love story? Can a video game make you think differently about war? About the environment?

About the choices you make? Focusing on some of the best, most memorable, experiences in gaming, this lifelong gamer with over 20-years experience in the gaming industry examines the storytelling skills in some of the most beloved and moving games of the past 30 years in this fun and informative title.

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And We Rise

by Erica Martin

available now, hardcover, Penguin

In stunning and evocative verse, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection is a powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America — from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling — and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation’s centurieslong fight for justice and equality.

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Poetry Anthology

Respect the Mic : Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry From a Chicagoland High School

edited by Peter Kahn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, Franny Choi available now, hardcover, Penguin

April is National Poetry Month and this collection celebrates 20 years of students writing. These young writers share emotionally charged poetry that I believe can be more relatable for their peers. I recommend this collection for high schoolers who love poetry and prose, creative writing, or music. –Kendra

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MARCH Tuesday, March 1, 5pm MARGARET ATWOOD Celebrate Women's in conversation with History Month JUDY BLUME! –Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004-2021

Virtual Event We can't think of a better way to kick of Womens' History Month than to listen in on a conversation between two of our most important female authors of all time. Join Village Books and select independent bookstores across the country for this special virtual event! This is a ticketed event where one ticket includes a copy of Burning Questions.

Margaret Atwood, whose work has been published in more than 45 countries, is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels includingThe Handmaid’s Tale, The Blind Assassin, and winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; Oryx and Crake. Judy Blume has published 29 books, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

She was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2004.

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Thursday, March 3 11am: Book Discussion with Michael Christie at the Deming Library - 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy In Person Join in a lively discussion of Greenwood with author Michael Christie.

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Friday, March 4 11am-12:30pm In Person at Western Washington University Wilson Library Art and Craft of Writing Gain insight into the writing process as Michael Christie discusses the art and craft of writing.

7pm An Evening with Michael Christie at the Mount Baker Theatre In Person Whatcom READS welcomes author Michael Christie to the Mount Baker Theatre for a presentation on the main stage about his novel, Greenwood.

Saturday, March 5 11am-12pm Virtual Event Whatcom READS: A Conversation with Michael Christie Kelly Evert, co-owner of Village Books and Paper Dreams, will interview Michael Christie for the final event in this year’s Whatcom READS series!

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Register for All Events – Go to villagebooks.com Sunday, March 6, 4:30pm DOLLY PARTON in conversation with JAMES PATTERSON –Run Rose Run Independent Bookstores Virtual Launch Event

Join us as we stream live on YouTube for this highly-anticipated event! Village Books is teaming up with indies across the country to celebrate the launch of Dolly Parton's new novel, Run, Rose, Run and she'll be sharing the 'stage' with bestselling author, James Patterson. From beloved superstar and a greatstoryteller—a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Each ticket comes with a copy of Run, Rose, Run! Register through villagebooks.com for this unique event!

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Monday, March 7, 7pm Fiction!

KAREN JOY FOWLER –Booth in conversation with JESS WALTER

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Join us on Zoom as we welcome Karen Joy Fowler for the launch of her highly anticipated novel Booth about the storied family of John Wilkes Booth. Karen Joy Fowler will be joined by bestselling author of The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter! Karen Joy Fowler’s other novels include The Jane Austen Book Club, Sarah Canary, and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves which won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Autographed copies of Booth are available when you purchase a ticket that comes with a book!

Thursday, March 10, 7pm DANE BAHR –The Houseboat: A Novel In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in the Readings Gallery for the launch of this debut novel that Booklist calls, "a riveting narrative" and "perfectly executed." “The Houseboat is as taut and chilling as it is vivid and self-assured. Bahr delivers a gritty, page-turning debut not to be missed." —Jonathan Evison. Dane Bahr was born in Minnesota. He lives in Washington state with his wife and sons.

Saturday, March 12, 2pm AMANDA GEERS

Tuesday, March 15, 7pm ROBERT L. SLATER –No Man’s Land:

Speculative Fiction!

Deserted Lands Book III In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in the Readings Gallery for the launch of Robert L. Slater's latest instalment in the Deserted Lands series!

95% of humanity died in a bat flu pandemic. Lizzie, our "anti-hero with a heart of gold," is in love, in trouble with the law, in trouble with the father of her child and their best friend, and in trouble with her father who reappeared after 15 years. She's started the fire of revolution, but it'll take her lover, her tenacity, and her alienated chosen family to escape the flames.

Robert L. Slater's apocaloptimistic Deserted Lands series tells stories of survivors of a Bat-Flu pandemic that eerily echoes Covid 19.

Thursday, March 17 Salish Current Fundraiser featuring Attorney General BOB FERGUSON MARGARET SULLIVAN, and HEDRICK SMITH A Virtual Event

Attention parents, grandparents, and friends of early readers! This event is for you! Set in San Juan Island, Sir Frederique von Turtlestein is the knight’s journey of a red-eared slider turtle and his new friend, a rufous hummingbird. Their quest leads them to the giants, monsters, and dragons of the natural kingdom, but none so deceitful as the bullies in their own minds. Amanda Geers earned a BA in English: Creative Writing with an emphasis in poetry at Seattle Pacific University. She will be joined by the illustrator, Vincent Stevens, who also happens to be her father!

The Salish Current is a nonpartisan, on-line, nonprofit newspaper providing independent news coverage for Whatcom, San Juan, and Skagit counties in Northwest Washington.

On March 17, The Current in hosting a program that will focus on the connection between local news and democracy. in addition to providing information on this important topic, the Current will also be using the evening as a fundraiser.

Featured guests include Washington Attorney General BOB FERGUSON, a leading supporter of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act of 2021; MARGARET SULLIVAN, Washington Post media columnist, formerly with the New York Times and the Buffalo News; and author HEDRICK SMITH, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and Emmy award-winning producer of more than 50 PBS documentaries. Check out the Salish Current at salish-current.org. Village Books is a proud co-sponsor of this event.

Saturday, March 12, 7pm GLEN HIRSHBERG –Infinity Dreams

Friday, March 18, 7pm MARY LOU SANELLI –Every Little Thing:

In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Small Breakthroughs, Big Mistakes, Endless Lessons In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

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–Sir Frederique von Turtlestein In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in the Readings Gallery to hear about this riveting new novel by award-winning author Glen Hirshberg! Nadine and her longtime partner, the Collector, have always lived and worked in the liminal space where the fantastic flickers at the edges of the everyday. Now, the borders between reality and dream are melting.

But is that for better or worse? And who gets to say? Welcome to Infinity Dreams. Three-time International Horror Guild and Shirley Jackson Award Winner Glen Hirshberg’s previous novels include The Snowman’s Children, The Book of Bunk, and the Motherless Children trilogy. He is also the author of four prize-winning story collections.

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So much more than a collection of essays, this is a writer's soul laid bare. Filled with universal experience, every page reveals Sanelli’s profound understanding of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

In Every Little Thing, Sanelli proves that a narrative essay can be wise and vulnerable and nail what matters most in our lives, all in the same breath.

Mary Lou Sanelli has published seven collections of poetry and three works of non-fiction. She has written for National Public Radio, the Seattle Times, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, and many other publications.

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Tuesday, March 22, 6pm Fiction KIP ROBINSON GREENTHAL in conversation with Brenda Peterson –Shoal Water

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Kip Robinson Greenthal will be joined on Zoom with bestselling author Brenda Peterson who calls Shoal Water "a haunting, lyrical, and startling debut novel." Kip Robinson Greenthal worked in school and public libraries and founded Seattle Arts & Lectures’ award-winning Writers in the Schools program. She has written several short stories and her first novel, Shoal Water, won the 2020 Landmark Prize for Fiction. Brenda Peterson is the author of over 20 books, including Duck and Cover, a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year.”

Thursday, March 24, 7pm M.E. ROSTRON –The Roving Fitzgeralds: The Memoirs of Roy Madison Fitzgerald In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

The Roving Fitzgeralds “...will be a treat for history lovers, especially those who love the stagecoach-era days of Gardiner, Montana, and Yellowstone Park…” Lee Whittlesey, Yellowstone Park Historian.

Writer and musician Michael Rostron is the author of the novels, Cape Decision and The Kabul Conscript, and the musical stage plays “Evermore” and “Outro.”

Saturday, March 26, 7pm Fiction MARCUS JAMES –Where the Vile Things Are:

A Study in Sex, Revenge, Deceit, and Affluenza In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Modern; smart; queer; politically savvy. The most wicked and original adaptation of The Dangerous Liaisons since Cruel Intentions. Razorsharp wit combined with vivid prose makes Where the Vile Things Are a subversive and thought-provoking read that grabs you from the very beginning and refuses to let you go. Marcus James is the award-winning author of nine novels, including The Blackmoore Legacy series and the International Book Awards finalist, Ghosts of Blood and Bone.

Monday, March 28 Both Virtual and In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

6pm: Spanish Open Mic with Séan Dwyer

Join us and support our Spanish-language writers and poets, followed by our English Open Mic at 7pm! Pre-registration to read is required – see below for details. Don’t miss out!

7pm: Open Mic with Séan Dwyer

Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Pre-registration to read is required and spaces are limited so whether you plan to read in person or on Zoom, please email sean@ seandwyerauthor.com to secure your spot! Our Open Mic is held the last Monday of each month at 7pm in the Readings Gallery on the bottom floor of Village Books in Fairhaven, and on Zoom. Please note that each reader is allotted a firm time limit of 5 minutes to read.

Tuesday, March 29, 6pm Mystery JACQUELINE WINSPEAR –A Sunlit Weapon: A Maisie Dobbs Novel A Virtual Event

Join us for an evening with the Mistress of Mystery herself, Jacqueline Winspear, as she presents the latest installment in the Maisie Dobbs series! In September 1942, British ferry pilot Jo Hardy is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when gunfire whistles her way. When she discovers coded material in a nearby barn, she heads straight to Maisie Dobbs, who faces a hard truth: these events may have compromised First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's upcoming diplomatic mission to the U K. Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels and The Care and Management of Lies, a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two nonfiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and a memoir, This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing.

Thursday, March 31, 12pm Mindfulness Workshop with Tim Burnett In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Curious about mindfulness? Led by the Executive Director of Mindfulness Northwest, Tim Burnett, this one-hour interactive presentation will introduce you to the research behind mindfulness and how it can help us live more peaceful and fulfilled lives. You'll leave with a handout and a tool kit of simple practices to use at work and home. Tim Burnett has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) since 2010 and practicing meditation since 1986.

Thursday, March 31, 7pm DEBU MAJUMDAR –Night Jasmine Tree:

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Bittersweet Stories of an Indian Youth In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Night Jasmine Tree is the story of an Indian immigrant's move to the U.S. because his love of a lower caste girl was rejected by his family. A cathartic novel of love, rebellion, forgiveness, and triumph-told through 27 heartwarming stories. Born in India, Debu Majumdar received a doctorate degree in physics from SUNY at Stony Brook. He maintained an interest in writing throughout and, after settling in the Rocky Mountain West, he began publishing stories and essays about life as he observed and experienced it. Night Jasmine Tree is his second novel.

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Enjoy 20% Off Poetry during April - National Poetry Month!

In his latest book, Clyde Ford shows that throughout U.S. history, Black labor has been an integral aspect of everything from agriculture, politics, and finance to law, culture, and medicine.

Yet, Black men and women have not benefited from the wealth thus created, which Ford insists should frame conversations about social justice and reparations today. Clyde Ford is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. His memoir Think Black won the Nautilus Award for Social Change and Social Justice and the Washington State Book Award in Creative Nonfiction. Natalie Baszile is the author of the novel Queen Sugar which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and adapted for television. Her new book is We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy.

Saturday, April 9, 7pm IRIS GRAVILLE –Writer in a Life Vest:

Essays from the Salish Sea In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

In 2018-19, Iris Graville served as the Washington State Ferries' (WSF) first Writer-in-Residence on the "Interisland" route, traveling only among Lopez, Shaw, San Juan, and Orcas islands. As a result, this storytelling lover of the Salish Sea presents 36 essays that explore climate change and endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, while leading readers to ask questions and find resilience, inspiration, and hope. Iris Graville writes nonfiction, including personal essays, memoir, profiles, and blog posts. An environmental and anti-racism activist and a retired nurse, Iris lives with her husband on traditional Coast Salish lands, now called Lopez Island, Washington.

Sunday, April 10, 4pm Poetry!

CAROLYNE WRIGHT –Masquerade and KATHRYN HUNT –Seed-Wheel In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in the Readings Gallery for an evening of stellar poetry! Carolyne Wright’s Masquerade is a jazz-inflected, lyric-narrative "memoir in poetry," a love story in verse, set principally in pre-Katrina New Orleans and in Seattle, involving an interracial couple, artists and writers, trying to find a place together in racist America. Kathryn Hunt’s Seed-Wheel is a lyric grown from the taut ardent beauty of simple speech. Migrations and altars, silence and wonderment, miseries and mysteries, and the stubborn cargo of our collective and personal histories. In a world drenched in harm and limbic quarrel, these poems testify to the power of language to reach across imposing and imposed boundaries, enter the public square, and sing. April is National Poetry Month - Celebrate!

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Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk In Person at the FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Join us for an evening of music, poetry, comedy, and literature as we welcome Sasha Lapointe to the Chuckanut The Radio Hour. An indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of Chuckanut punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of the RADIO HOUR women in her lineage in this bold, contemporary journey to reclaim her heritage and unleash her power and voice while searching for a permanent home. Sasha taq š blu LaPointe is a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes. She received a double MFA in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She lives in Tacoma, Washington. ag

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Thursday, April 14, 7pm (doors 6:30pm) THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR featuring SASHA LAPOINTE –Red Paint: The Ancestral

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Thursday, April 21, 7pm ELLIE ROWAN –Resurrection of the Poet In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

This collection of poems is centered around existentialism, stemming from the author’s involvement, observations and conversations with adversity. Born in Eugene, OR and raised in both Louisville, KY and Bellingham, Rowan has spent extensive time studying and working in a variety of interesting and diverse environments including Spain, Alaska, and Costa Rica. She is now back in Bellingham working at a local law firm, spending time with family and friends, exploring and playing outside. Join us in welcoming her to the Readings Gallery. April is National Poetry Month - Celebrate!

Saturday, April 23, 3pm MARGIE KIMBERLEY –What Makes You Smile as Big as the Moon?

Family Event!

In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

What Makes You Smile As Big As the Moon? is a delightful interactive read exploring thoughts and emotions for young children and their families, friends and teachers. Profits from the sales of this book support children's literacy through donations to Raise a Reader ­— a program of the Whatcom County Library System that provides books to local families of newborn babies, and nationally to The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance.

Monday, April 25 Both Virtual and In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

6pm: Spanish Open Mic with Séan Dwyer

Join us and support our Spanish-language writers and poets, followed by our English Open Mic at 7pm! Pre-registration to read is required – see below for details. Don’t miss out!

7pm: Open Mic with Séan Dwyer Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Pre-registration to read is required and spaces are limited so whether you plan to read in person or on Zoom, please email sean@ seandwyerauthor.com to secure your spot! Our Open Mic is held the last Monday of each month at 7pm in the Readings Gallery on the bottom floor of Village Books in Fairhaven, and on Zoom. Please note that each reader is allotted a firm time limit of 5 minutes to read.

Tuesday, April 26, 6pm WAHINKPE TOPA and DARCIA NARVAEZ –Restoring the Kinship Worldview:

Saturday, April 30 All Day Independent Bookstore Day! From Bellingham to Brooklyn, booksellers and book lovers will celebrate Saturday, April 30th as Independent Bookstore Day. For the eighth year in a row, we're celebrating the things that make independent bookstores special. We’ll have literary limited edition items for sale as we do every year so check our website for updates. Read more on page 10.

MAY Tuesday, May 3, 6pm Mystery!

LAURIE BUCHANAN in conversation with Ashley Sweeney –Iconoclast: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book Two A Virtual Event

In Iconoclast, Sean “Mick” McPherson goes up against the mob. With Seattle to the south, the Canadian border a stone's throw to the north, and Bellingham Bay—a gateway to the Pacific Ocean — immediately to the west, Bellingham is the ideal location for the Gambino crime family to traffic drugs, weapons, and humans. Laurie Buchanan writes the Sean McPherson novels — fast-paced thrillers set in the Pacific Northwest featuring a trifecta of malice and the pursuit and cost of justice. Ashley E. Sweeney is the award-winning author of Eliza Waite and Answer Creek.

Saturday, May 11, 11am Story Time Featuring Family Event!

BRIDGED ATKINS –The Dream Tree In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Join us in the Readings Gallery for a special story time where you can meet the author! The Dream Tree is a whimsical journey about a little boy, his best friend, and the gift of neverending love of family. Join Patrick and his dog Chauncey on their adventure as they discover a treasure that grows hope, love, and dreams. The story is inspired by a poem written by the author to her father – a man who chose to give his children a life better than his own. Bridged Atkins lives in Ferndale, WA. Bridged's passion since she was a little girl was to write a children's story.

The Dream Tree is the first of many stories to come!

Sunday, May 8, 6pm Booked at the Baker Presents

A Conversation with AMY TAN at Mount Baker Theatre Create an unforgettable Mother’s Day at the Mount Baker Theatre with National Book Award nominee and bestselling author, Amy Tan. Tan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, for which she also co-produced and co-wrote the 1993 film adaptation. She is the subject of a documentary directed by James Redford titled “Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir”, which debuted at Sundance in January 2021 and is now on Netflix.

The Booked at the Baker series highlights some of the top authors and thinkers of our time – presented by Village Books and Mount Baker Theatre.

Saturday, May 14, 4pm SUMNER BROOKS and AMEE SEVERSON –How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence In Person at Village Books in Fairhaven

Intuitive Eating is more talked about than ever, and the time is now to make sure parents truly understand what it means to raise an intuitive eater. With a compassionate and relatable voice, How to Raise an Intuitive Eater is the only book of its kind to teach parents what they need to know to improve health, happiness, and wellbeing for the littlest among us.

Sumner Brooks is a mom and licensed registered dietitian nutritionist (LD, RDN) based in Oregon who has spent over 13 years working in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. Amee Severson is a Registered Dietitian (RD) in the Washington State (CD) with a private practice outside of Seattle, Washington. Amee specializes in eating disorder recovery, healing and preserving food-body relationships, and focuses on gender-inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming care. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a Certified Body Trust Provider.

Thursday, May 26, 7pm (doors 6:30pm) THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR Featuring STACY D. FLOOD in conversation with Julie Trimingham at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center –The Salt Fields: A Novella

Join us for a fun evening of literature, live music, fun skits and more as we welcome Seattle author Stacy D. Flood to our May Chuckanut Radio Hour! He will be interviewed by local author, Julie Trimingham!

The Salt Fields is a debut work of prose from Seattle-area playwright Stacy D. Flood, a stark and poignant Southern Gothic novella that will leave readers thinking long after the final page. Originally from Buffalo, and currently living in Seattle, Stacy D. Flood’s work has been published nationally, and performed on stages nationwide as well as in the Puget Sound Area.

Julie Trimingham is a mother, writer, and activist for the Salish Sea. She is the author of the novella Mockingbird, The Chuckanut the fictional travelogue Way Elsewhere, and essays for the RADIO online magazine Numéro Cinq. Musical guest that evening HOUR will be Cape Flattery. ag

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Indigenous worldviews, and the knowledge they confer, are critical for human survival and the wellbeing of future generations. Editors Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez present and analyze 28 powerful excerpted passages from Indigenous leaders that offer necessary wisdom for our times, illuminating a path away from extinction toward a sustainable, interconnected future. Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is internationally respected for his research and publications about Indigenous worldviews. He is currently a professor with Fielding Graduate University.

Darcia Narvaez, PhD, MDiv, is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association and former editor of the Journal of Moral Education. Narvaez has written numerous publications, including more than 20 books.

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Million Trees Project

Join us in supporting this season’s Round It Up partner The Whatcom Million Trees Project.

The mission of Whatcom Million Trees Project is to plant and protect one million trees over the next five years (2022 thru 2026) in Whatcom County. It’s an urgent response to climate and biodiversity crises that will also enhance the health and resilience of our local communities.

The million-trees goal includes protecting existing mature trees, not just planting trees.

After all, protecting existing mature forests gives immediate carbon capture and biodiversity benefits. Conserving mature, diverse, naturally-regenerated forests (not harvest-style timber plantations) is also crucial to addressing problems NOW. Healthy, diverse forests — particularly in key locations such as Nooksack Watershed and Lake Whatcom Watershed — are our best defense to lessening now-common local floods, water quality issues, extreme heat domes, and potential fires.

Ongoing projects and focus includes: • Reforestation & habitat restoration • Old-growth & legacy forest protection • New tree buffers along roadways and industry • Infill tree-plantings in parks and key urban lands • Fruit/nut trees for greater food resiliency • Policy advocacy (State & local) for trees ...and much much more!

Whatcom Million Trees Project is an all-volunteer nonprofit. Support this important organization to ensure a more hopeful and resilient future for everyone in Whatcom County!

See whatcommilliontrees.org to learn more about their work and to find out how YOU can get involved. Discover volunteer opportunities, information on business partnerships, and additional ways you can donate and help.

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Village Books is now hosting some book groups in person while other groups continue to meet online. Whatever the format, we'd love for you to join in! Groups are open to everyone.

See additional reading selections & register for the online group via Book Groups under the Readers Corner tab at villagebooks.com.

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A Virtual VB Reads...

Motherhood by the Book

Lynden Front Streeters

Join Claire from Village Books for an hour of spirited discussion of books that celebrate the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood—both fiction and non-fiction. This group is by no means exclusive to moms with kids still at home. This group meets on the second Sunday of every month at 2pm in the Fairhaven VB Readings Gallery.

Join Gaye from Village Books, Lynden, and the Front Streeters book group as they discuss classics & re-imagined classics.

They currently meet on Zoom at 7pm, the third Wednesday of each month.

Wednesday, March 16 , 7pm –Educated by Tara Westover

Sunday, March 13, 1pm - Special Time –The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by Becky Mandelbaum

Bonus - THE AUTHOR WILL BE JOINING US!

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OPEN to ALL!

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Afternoon Book Chat Join Sittrea in the Readings Gallery on the second

Armchair Historians

Wednesday of most months* for a lively early afternoon book chat. Everyone welcome.

Let's chat, discuss, and dissect the most current and interesting history being written. We meet in person in the Readings Gallery at Village Books in Fairhaven the second Monday of the month at 7pm.

This group took a winter hiatus but will be back in April!

Wednesday, April 13, 1pm* note date –Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Monday, March 14, 7pm –Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place by Coll Thrush

Participants receive 15% off all book group reading selections.

Just mention the group when paying!

For registration intructions & details please see Register atunder villagebooks.com Book Groups the Readers Corner tab at villagebooks.com.

Climate Action Book Club Village Books is excited to join with Sustainable Connections in presenting this exciting virtual book group.

Watch for the next read and meeting on June 16!

In-Person Book Group Meetings: Masks are currently required for all, regardless of vaccination status. No registration required. Unless otherwise note, authors do not attend VB Reads.

Join Mandy’s Book Club, powered by Village Books, and escape into a new book each month! See Mandy’s Book Club Facebook Page to stay up to date on what book they're reading and to join the written discussion.

facebook.com/mandysbookclub/ Join this virtual discussion whenever it fits into YOUR schedule!

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