Celebrating Women's Voices - March is Women's History Month

Pre-Order Your Copy Today! Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City : A Memoir

by Jane Wong

available in May, hardcover, Tin House Books

An incandescent, exquisitely written memoir about family, food, girlhood, resistance, and growing up in a ChineseAmerican restaurant on the Jersey shore. Read more about this highly anticipated new memoir on page 79.

Wednesday, May 24, 7pm

You Could Make This Place Beautiful :

A Memoir

by Maggie Smith

available in April, hardcover, Atria

In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. With the spirit of selfinquiry and empathy she’s known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy.

Mott Street : A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

by Ava Chin

available in April, hardcover,

Penguin Press

As the only child of a single mother in Queens, Ava Chin found her family’s origins to be shrouded in mystery. She had never met her father, and her grandparents’ stories didn’t match the history she read at school. Mott Street traces Chin’s quest to understand her Chinese-American family’s story. Over decades of painstaking research, she finds not only her father but also the building that provided a refuge for them all.

I Swear : Politics is Messier Than My Minivan

by Katie Porter

available in April, hardcover, Crown You might not remember Katie Porter's name, but you remember her whiteboard. She's the one who asks questions and expects real responses from corporate America. She's now written a book that shares how she got her smarts and her honesty along with a peek behind the political curtain of what it takes to get elected and then use that position for good for actual families. –Sarah

Women and Water : Stories of Adventure, Self-Discovery, and Connection in and on the Water

by Gale Straub, Noel Russell, and Hailey Hirst

available in March, hardcover, Chronicle Books

People are increasingly turning to nature to relieve stress; this book celebrates nature as a place for selfdiscovery, wellness, and connection for women. It features remarkable stories of personal growth, courage, and encouragement, and includes essays from women of diverse ethnicities, ages, and physical abilities. Tons of beautiful photography to make this a wonderful gift.

Now In Paperback!

Red Paint : The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taq w š blu LaPointe available in March, paperback, Counterpoint

One of the best memoirs I've ever read is now out in paperback! LaPointe's vulnerability and incredible writing allow readers into her story and her world. Her being a local writer with the book taking place throughout Tacoma and Skagit makes it feel even more personal. –Kiana

Hear her on the Chuckanut Radio Hour PODCAST - episode #139!

Yearbook

by Seth Rogen

available in March, paperback, Crown

If you're a child of the Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow reign, as I am, then this book is absolutely for you! Through a series of essays, we are able to get a window into the mind of one of the world's most beloved comedians. From his first run-in with marijuana to meeting his wife, Rogen gives a very raw but incredibly hilarious look into Hollywood, Canada, and comedy. –Laura M.

Once Upon a Tome : The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

by Oliver Darkshire

available in March, hardcover, W.W. Norton & Co.

Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store’s resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram). By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world’s oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling.

Sink : A Memoir

by Joseph Earl Thomas

available now, hardcover, Grand Central Publishing Stranded within an ever-shifting family’s desperate but volatile attempts to love, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in crack addiction, and demeaned daily for his perceived weakness, Thomas grew up feeling he was under constant threat. Fists and palms pounded down at school and at home, leaving welts that ached long after they disappeared. An inescapable hunger gnawed at his frequently empty stomach, and requests for food were often met with indifference. In a series of exacting and fierce vignettes, Thomas guides readers through the unceasing cruelty that defined his circumstances, laying bare the depths of his loneliness and illuminating the vital reprieve geek culture offered him.

All the Beauty in the World : The Metropolitan Museum and Me

by Patrick Bringley

available now, hardcover, Simon & Shuster

This is a beautiful story of how life experiences and art can become intertwined. The book follows the author's journey through a painful life experience where he finds closure within the metropolitan museum, where he worked as a security guard for many years. Wonderfully written from cover to cover. –Maddie

Book L Aunch

at Village Books in Fairhaven

Friday, April 28, 7pm

Jesintel : Living Wisdom from Coast Salish Elders

by Children of the Setting Sun Productions edited by Darrell Hillaire and Natasha Frey photographs by Fay "Beau" Garreau Jr. available in April, paperback, University of Washington Press

A Nature of Writing Series Event

Dynamic and diverse, Coast Salish culture is bound together by shared values and relations that generate a resilient worldview. Jesintel—"to learn and grow together"— characterizes the spirit of this book, which brings the cultural teachings of 19 elders to new generations. It highlights the importance of maintaining relations and traditions in the face of ongoing struggles. Children of the Setting Sun Productions (CSSP) is a Native-owned and operated production company headquartered in Bellingham. Through storytelling, they share their Indigenous values of gratitude, generosity, respect, and responsibility.

Pre-order your copy and register to attend this event at villagebooks.com

Truth, Trust and the News

The Salish Current, Munro Institute for Civic Education, and Whatom Community College present "CALLING BULLSHIT"

An evening with Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West

HowdoYOUdecidewhatistrue?

Withanavalancheofdistortioncomingfromeverydirection, howcanwesortoutwhatistrueandwhatismisleading, falseor“fakenews”?

Jointhisimportantconversationwithtwonationallyacclaimed authorsandeducators.

Thursday,April13~7 PM

HeinerAuditorium,WhatcomCommunityCollege Foryourfreeticketandinformation: salish-current.org/events

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