TOP 10 STORIES 2022 Village Books & Paper Dreams

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An Event-Full Year

Among the many, many authors who we hosted in our stores and at off-site venues, we welcomed Bob Woodward, Anthony Doerr, and Erik Larson to Bellingham with full houses and satisfied crowds.

Bee Cabezas Wins Patterson Prize

Author James Patterson continued his generosity this holiday season, distributing $250,000 to booksellers across the country and our own Bee was one of them. Bee's care and stewardship of things like our book group wall and our Blind Date with a Book in February as well as their overall helpfulness and eagerness made them a perfect recipient. Congrats, Bee!

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Our Schooner Finally Came In

After two years of scheduling and cancelling our Books A'Sail, Book Group at Sea aboard the Schooner Zodiac with Kira Jane Buxton, we finally hit the open seas to discuss her book Hollow Kingdom.

Whatcom READS Branches Out

2022 was another successful year with Michael Christie's Greenwood as last year's community-wide read. For the first time, the Chuckanut Radio Hour was included in the lineup of the author's appearances. Perhaps it will be a new tradition since we're doing it again this year with Jess Walter's Cold Millions!

Our Publishing Director Attends Denver Publishing Institute

Chloe Hovind, Village Books' Publishing Director, attended this four-week, nationally-recognized program that provided a deep dive into the world of publishing and connected her with other publishing professionals—benefitting our own publishing division along with our many clients.