Chuckanut Reader - 2012 Summer Edition

The

Chuckanut Reader

A Magazine for the Northwest’s Most Avid Readers

Summer 2012

A Village Books Publication Vol. 19 Issue 2

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Dear Reader, From many stories in the media it would be easy to believe that the printed book is dead—or, at least, dying. Ironically, this edition of the Reader carries more previews and reviews of new books than we've presented in some time. There's no doubt that book formats are shifting. Here at Village Books the monthly escalation of eBook sales continues. And, as formats shift, so does the landscape of the book business itself. Rem Ryals, one of Village Books buyers reflects on one of those shifts in his article about Amazon's employment practices.

It's clear, as you leaf through this edition, that summer is upon us. There's information on the Farmers Market here in Fairhaven, Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema, the Kids Summer Reading Challenge and Camp Village Books, among other seasonal activities. This issue also welcomes back semi-regular contributor Cathy Belben with a feature on fitness books.

We are perennially grateful to you, the community of readers who have become our friends over the years. With the store's celebration of our 32nd anniversary (and our annual sale) we optimistically launch into another year of building community, one book at a time.

–Chuck, Dee,

and everyone at Village Books and Paper Dreams

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In This Issue...

Don't Miss our Storewide Anniversary Sale!

Dear Reader Activities in Fairhaven and Beyond Fiction, Mystery, & Sci Fi (book highlights & reviews) The Chuckanut Writers Conference FOOD What, Where, & How! Reviews & More True Tales—History & More (book highlights & reviews) Memoirs & Biographies (highlights & reviews) The Summer Chuckanut Radio Hour Line-up Science, Travel, & Exploration (highlights & reviews) Another Good Reason to Shop Local by Rem Ryals Humor & Culture (highlights & reviews) Art, Craft, Poetry & Literature (highlights & reviews) Two New County Libraries Taking the One Book Pledge VB Reads... VB Book Discussion Groups Elizabeth George at Whatom Reads—A Look Back Books for Better Bodies & Minds by Cathy Belben Indies Choice Book Awards for 2012 Books & More for Kids (highlights & reviews) Great Activites for Kids (and you!)

Literature Live! Author Events at VB

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The Chuckanut Reader Summer 2012

Publishers: Chuck and Dee Robinson Production Design: Kelly Carbert

Contributors: Cathy Belben, Kelly Carbert, Charles Claassen, Christina Claassen, Brendan Clark, Kelly Evert, Robert Gruen, Rachel Hanley, Paul Hanson, Sarah Hutton, Sam Kaas, Linda Lambert, Nan Macy, Claire McElroy-Chesson, Lindsey McGuirk, Laura Picco, Chuck Robinson, Dee Robinson, Rem Ryals, Joan Terselich, Jonica Todd, Terri Weiner, & Cindi Williamson Cover: VBers Love Smart Trips!

Photo by Kelly Carbert.

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Good Time Girls in Fairhaven One Seedy Tour and One Appropriate for All Ages!

The ‘ladies’ who brought Bellingham the Downtown Sin & Gin Tour in 2011 are back with the original tour in Downtown Bellingham AND two new tour experiences in Bellingham’s Historic Fairhaven District.

The New Fairhaven Sin & Gin Tour takes place Friday nights only. Although Fairhaven looks quaint today, it was once considered a dangerous and embarrassing eyesore by civilized folks. The tour visits Devil’s Row—a degenerate’s paradise of gambling halls and cat houses. Ages 21+. Meets in Fairhaven in the Sycamore Square Building’s indoor courtyard (at the corner of Harris and 12th Street) at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $20 and include a FREE drink at the Black Cat at the end of the tour.

For the all ages crowd, the Fairhaven Historical Walking Tour takes place on Saturdays.

This G-rated amble details the rise, fall and rebirth of the fine borough of Fairhaven. Tour goers will learn about early settlement, the gold rush that brought thousands of prospectors to the bay, a colorful entrepreneurial mayor and the plucky woman who helped change everything. The tour begins in Fairhaven at the Sycamore Square Building’s indoor courtyard (at the corner of Harris and 12th Street) at 1:45 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 ($10 for kids 12 & under, & $12 for students with ID).

Advance ticket sales for all tours are available at www.GoodTimeGirlsBham.com.

All tours will be offered from June 1 – Aug. 25, 2012.

Summer rep

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by Ernest Thompson

A captivating character study, Proof was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play.

This poignant story of a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage was made famous by the multiple Oscar-winning 1981 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Jane Fonda.

Neil Simon’s semiautobiographical story follows recent widower George and newly divorced Jennie as their respective friends encourage them to rejoin the dating world.

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5K Walk/Run for Literacy including a Free Kids’ (10 & under) 1/2 mile Run Beginning at 8:45am

We hope all runners, walkers, readers, and literacy advocates will come and participate in the 13th Annual Anniversary Walk/Run for Literacy. Enjoy good company, good food, live music, awards, and a drawing for random prizes after the race at the Fairhaven Village Green!

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Pre-register through June 14th. No June 15th registration.

Roll with everybodyBIKE now through August to discover Bellingham’s best backroads and hidden bikeways. Each Summer Ride has a different theme and covers about seven easy miles. Goodies are provided along the way. Rides end at local eateries and watering holes—great places to gather and socialize after the ride.

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Saturdays on the Fairhaven Village Green Jun 23 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 8:30 - live music by Big Sur

8:00 - live music Pretty Little Feet

Jun 30 The Adventures of Tintin

Aug 4 Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jul 7 Hugo

Aug 11 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Jul 14 Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Aug 18 Moneyball

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Friday, June 22nd, 5–9pm

Wednesdays, noon-5pm June through September

W hat a fantastic night for a stroll through Fairhaven ! You’ll find dozen s of shops and galleries displaying unique loc al art for the home and garden. Ma ny art ists will be in attendance. Get out and enjoy yourself!

Fairhaven is thrilled to welcome back the Bellingham Farmers Market to the Fairhaven Village Green each Wednesday from June through September. And Village Books is thrilled to sponsor the Musical Markets program at the Wednesday markets. We hope you'll stop by and enjoy the market and the music each Wednesday afternoon from noon until 5pm.

Paper Dreams will have a display of cards and prints from local photographer Robert James. Stop by to check them out!

Saturday & Sunday June 23rd–24th

10th Annual Imagine This!

Home & Landscape Tour Tour ten sites in Whatcom County, with a concentration on Bellingham. The sites, including a couple of the most popular ones from the past ten years, will feature the best in green building and smart growth practices, with examples of affordable energy efficiency retrofits, solar panel installations, compact downtown living, organic and native landscapes, green roofs, innovative uses of eco-friendly building materials, sustainable design and much more. ,

Prices are $12 for individuals.

Kids 12 and under are FREE! Tickets go on sale early June at Village Books, The Community Food Co-op, and other locations. Tickets will also be sold online––see www.sustainableconnections.org.

Don't miss the hand-built cob cottage or Kulshan Community Land Trust's Net Zero home. Learn about all the latest practices and materials for building or retrofitting your home, including how—using one of the newest green building techniques—your old toilet can be recycled and reused in a future Bellingham sidewalk.

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Mark Twain in

Fairhaven FINALLY!

by Chuck Robinson

W

hen local playwright and historian Joseph Lenz wrote his “musical tall tale” Mark Twain in Fairhaven, he probably never guessed it would be 10 years before it would actually be performed in its namesake locality. But after I saw the production Christopher Key directed at the Pioneer Museum in Lynden in 2009, I asked myself the obvious question, "why hasn't this ever been done in Fairhaven?" Now it will be. For three weekends in August the Firehouse Performing Arts Center will host the play, which is loosely based on Twain's visit to Fairhaven in 1895.

Claire McElroy-Chesson

“My hope is that the show, which is full of Twainian humor and nostalgic music, will become a permanent summer attraction, similar to Leavenworth Summer Theatre,” Key said. The Old Fairhaven Association, sponsor of the show, obviously hopes the same.

PERFORMANCES Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. & Sundays at 2:00 p.m. on August 9th–12th, August 16th–19th & August 23rd–26th.

Key, who is celebrating his 60th year in theatre, has recruited a stellar cast of local actors and will play the title role himself. Veteran theatre professional Nevada Huaute will co-direct. Others in the cast are Caitlin Hill, Paul Henderson, Abrah Friburg, Shelly Lyon, Comfort Israel, Rossner Gideon, and John French, who will also serve as music director. Ayana Uriu will stage manage the production, Nick McDonald is technical director and Shannon Murray will design costumes and makeup.

TICKETS are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors (62 and older) and will be available at Village Books and online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

If you missed Mark's visit to Fairhaven in 1895, come see him this summer.

The Firehouse Performing Arts Center is located at 1314 Harris Avenue.

Presented by the Old Fairhaven Association

R E I N V I TE D YOU A to VB’s Summer Open Book Talk

Open Book Talk with VB Owners, Chuck & Dee Wednesday, June 13th, 11am & 5:30pm in the VB Readings Gallery

You're invited to Village Books' Summer Open Book Talk on Wednesday, June 13th at either 11am or 5:30pm. VB co-owners Chuck and Dee Robinson will talk about a variety of books for you to consider adopting for your book groups or adding to your summer reading list. If you're in a book group, bring the whole gang. If you're not and want to be, maybe you'll meet someone to join you in starting a new group!

Don't miss this celebration of books and reading!

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Building Community One Book at a Time

FICTION brand new FICTION hardcover FICTION The Infinite Tides: A Novel

The Orphan Master

by Christian Kiefer

available in June, hardcover, Macmillan

by Jean Zimmerman

"The story of an iconic American man, an astronaut, who loses his daughter to tragedy and his wife to an extramarital affair, both of which happen while he is in space. The image of his tears, floating in a gravitationless space before him is one of the book's haunting images. Before one might think this could sink into pathos, one should read it, for our hero must move on in life, and the rest of this well-crafted novel, shows us how he is able to." –Reed Oros, Macmillan sales rep.

available in June, hardcover, Penguin

It's 1663 in the tiny, hardscrabble Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, now present-day southern Manhattan. Orphan children are going missing, and among those looking into the mysterious state of affairs are a quick-witted twenty-two-year-old trader, herself an orphan, and a dashing British spy.

Meanwhile, war looms as the English king plans to wrest control of the colony.

Some Kind of Fairy Tale

by Graham Joyce

available in July, hardcover, Doubleday

A sixteen-year-old girl disappears in an English woods, only to turn up on her parents' doorstep twenty years later. Except according to her, she has only been gone six months and judging from her appearance, she is still sixteen. The story she tells her family is fantastic and defies all logic, a story of another world and kind of people that we think only exist in legend. This dark tale of magic and mystery is hugely satisfying and I savored every page. –Claire

The Red House Juliet in August

by Mark Haddon

available in July, hardcover, Penguin

Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join him for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just remarried and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, a staple of family gatherings the world over.

by Dianne Warren

Juliet, Saskatchewan is a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of town—a dusty oasis on the edge of the Little Snake sand hills. But the hills vibrate with life, and the town's heart beats in the rich and overlapping stories of its people. This book is a favorite of our Penguin rep, Patrick, who feels it has a gentleness that rings true.

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel

by Suzanne Joinson

available now, hardcover, Macmillan

Parallel narratives portray clashes of culture in an increasingly globalized world. The reader will be swept away by this enthralling story. Unusual women, whose journeys took them to far-flung places, oftimes at odds with their own societal limitations, are among the author's primary inspiration and studies of their lives are the author's springboard into this tale of a glorious adventure.

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available in June, hardcover, Doubleday

Gold

by Chris Cleave available in July, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

I was an advocate for Little Bee and now I'm gonna do it again...read Gold! Chris Cleave writes again of passion, regret, selflessness, family and friendship. This is a fast-paced story that cycles through the lives of two determined women who are London Olympic hopefuls. As we learn their story we are touched with the familiar story we all share, the dream of succeeding and not letting go of dreams. –Kelly E.

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Skios: A Novel

Shine Shine Shine

available in June, hardcover, Metropolitan Books

available in July, hardcover, St. Martin's Press

In a spiraling farce about upright academics, gilded captains of industry, ambitious climbers, and dotty philanthropists, Michael Frayn, the farceur "by whom all others must be measured" (CurtainUp), tells a story of personal and professional disintegration, probing his eternal theme of how we know what we know even as he delivers us to the outer limits of hilarity.

"From the icy dead surface of the moon to the hot center of the human heart, Lydia Netzer's debut novel takes you on a journey that will rattle your bones. Part science fiction, part pure magic of the human kind, and endlessly fascinating. At every turn, you think she cannot astonish you again, and then she does it one more time. And then again and again and again. This is an astounding first novel by a writer who is unique in her immense gifts." –Robert Goolrick

by Michael Frayn

by Lydia Netzer

FICTION summer FICTION hardcover FICTION Beautiful Ruins

by Jess Walters

available in June, hardcover, Harper

Jess Walter has always blown me away with his ability to capture, in exquisite, hilarious detail, what it's like to live in the modern world. In this sprawling tragicomedy, which spans fifty years and two continents, he does it yet again. Whether you're looking for a smart, funny novel, a love story, or a meditation on the "glorious catastrophe" of life itself, this is your book. –Sam

The Dead Do Not Improve: A Novel

by Jay Caspian Kang

available in August, hardcover, Hogarth

Philip Kim becomes the focus of an elaborate, violent scheme after the murder of his elderly next-door neighbor. He maneuvers through a suddenly menacing, unknowable San Francisco, fending off militant surfers, overpopulated quinoa cafes, and aggressive Advanced Creative Writing students as he— and the laconic cops who land his case—tries to determine who’s causing trouble in this city he loves to hate.

Beautiful Ruins

Recommended by TWO Staff Members!

I loved this book! I wanted to re-read it immediately after finishing. The story starts in 1962 on the rocky coastline of Italy. We catch a glimpse as a star-struck young Italian innkeeper falls for an American beauty during the making of the movie Cleopatra. Back in America the story is set in present time, as the now older Italian goes searching for this long lost lust. The story unfolds as the innkeeper, the actress, a film producer, his assistant and their lovers, spouses and friends become intertwined. The characters are fun, fanciful, sad, emotional and totally unforgettable. This is a beautiful book; perfect for summer. –Kelly E.

The Chaperone

by Laura Moriarty

available in June, hardcover, Riverhead

A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922, and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone who is neither mother nor friend. She has no idea what she's in for. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will change their lives forever.

Both Dee & Kelly C. LOVED this book!

Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel

by Hilary Mantel

available now, hardcover, Macmilan

This sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winner, Wolf Hall, delves into the heart of Tudor history. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.

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The Uninvited Guests: A Novel

by Sadie Jones

available now, hardcover, Harper

"What opens as an amusing Edwardian country house tale soon becomes a sinister tragi-comedy of errors, in which the dark underbelly of human nature is revealed in true Shakespearean fashion. Sadie Jones is a most talented and imaginative storyteller, and The Uninvited Guests is a very clever novel." –Jacqueline Winspear

Building Community One Book at a Time

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

by Ben Fountain

available now, hardcover, Penguin

Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intensive warfare, caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew, has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. For two weeks, the Bush Administration has sent them on a media-intensive nationwide "Victory Tour" to reinvigorate public support for the Iraq war. Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking—a devastating portrait of our time.

In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel

by Vaddey Ratner available in July, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus.

FICTION summer FICTION hardcover FICTION Talulla Rising

by Glen Duncan

available in June, hardcover, Knopf

Warning: This ripping sequel to The Last Werewolf has TEETH. In this literary horror, Duncan has done for werewolves what Anne Rice did for vampires. He's put us into their heads and walks us a mile in their shoes, revealing their true natures.

Their struggle between self-loathing and embracing the monster within is a metaphor for how we are all at odds with our deepest, darkest selves.

Granted, our inner demons don't kill and devour people every full moon, but you get the point, right? –Paul

Little Century: A Novel

by Anna Keesey

available in June, hardcover, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Orphaned after the death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers heads west in search of her only living relative. In the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, she's met by her distant cousin, a laconic cattle rancher named Ferris Pickett. Pick leads her to a tiny cabin by a small lake called Half-a-Mind, and there she begins her new life as a homesteader. Her story maps our country's cutthroat legacy of dispossession and greed, even as it celebrates the ecstatic visions of what America could become.

They Eat Puppies, Don't They?

A Novel

by Christopher Buckley available now, hardcover, Hachette

A rumor, started by a lobbyist for a weapons manufacturer, that the Chinese secret service is trying to assassinate the Dalai Lama spirals out of control and provokes a series of crises involving the White House, the CIA, and a strangely sympathetic and vulnerable Chinese president, with both countries veering perilously close to war.

Unholy Night

by Seth Grahame-Smith available now, hardcover, Grand Central Publishing

Imagine the three wise men of the Nativity.

Now, imagine them as murderous thieves pretending to be wise men, who embark on a bloody quest to rescue the virtuous yet sassy Mary and Joseph from the Romans. With its perfectly detailed battle scenes and dynamic characters, I was absolutely captivated by Unholy Night.

Sometimes gleefully irreverent, sometimes deeply spiritual, always epic and thought-provoking. If you enjoy adventures where magic intersects with history, where everyone's beliefs are challenged along the way, you can't pass up the chance to read this fantastic book. –Brendan

The Lifeboat: A Novel

Canada

available now, hardcover, Hachette

available now, hardcover, Harper

In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying Grace Winter and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity.

The Lifeboat is a page-turning novel of hard choices and survival, narrated by a woman as unforgettable and complex as the events she describes.

When fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons' parents rob a bank, his sense of a happy, knowable life is forever shattered. A family friend intervenes, spiriting him across the Canadian border, in hopes of delivering him to a better life. Dell struggles under the vast prairie sky to remake himself and define the adults he thought he knew and loved. But his search for grace and peace only moves him nearer a harrowing and murderous collision.

by Charlotte Rogan

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FICTION summer FICTION hardcover FICTION Capital

The Age of Miracles

available in June, hardcover, Norton

available in June, hardcover, Random House

It's 2008 and things are falling apart for the residents of Pepys Road: a London banker and his shopaholic wife, an old woman dying of a brain tumor and her graffiti-artist grandson, Pakistani shop owners, and a shadowy refugee who works as a meter maid are caught in the tension. This book is a brilliant, humane, compassionate and sneakily-funny novel about the lives and foibles of humans as they chase their livelihoods and fortunes.

On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a suburb, Julia awakes to discover that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life—the fissures in her parents' marriage, the loss of old friends and the hopeful anguish of first love.

by Karen Thompson Walker

by John Lanchester

A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh

by Jeff Shaara

available now, hardcover, Ballantine Books

On the morning of April 6, 1862, Confederate forces led by Generals Johnston and Beauregard launched a surprise attack on the Union Army encampment to prevent the Union advance into northern Mississippi. Readers have been eagerly waiting for New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara to return to the Civil War—in this riveting account of the Battle of Shiloh, he does just that. Based on meticulous research and told in the voices of characters from both sides, this new novel is Shaara at his best.

The World Without You

by Joshua Henkin

available in June, hardcover, Random House

From the author of the novel Matrimony comes a new book about how one family copes with the loss of their grown son and brother who is tragically killed on the Fourth of July while working as a journalist in Iraq.

Even though this book revolves around the loss of Leo, it is really about how each of his family members deal with the emotional aftermath, from his parents, to his three sisters, to his wife.

Henkin's writing pulls you into the twisted, yet realistic dramas of each character. The World Without You is full of intriguingly complex stories, from Leo's parents considering separation in their 70s, to his oldest sister's obsession with getting pregnant, to his youngest sister's "born-again" Orthodox Jewish life in Israel.

Henkin's writing brings out the human aspects of our struggles with relationships, while also pulling you further into the lives of his characters. –Christina

Where's Waldo?

Find him in Fairhaven this July.

See page 56 for details.

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Tell the Wolves I'm Home

by Carol Rifka Brunt

available in June, hardcover, The Dial Press

Finn Weiss is the only person who has ever understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus.

She can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her uncle, godfather and best friend.

When he dies of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June's world is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintance into June's life—someone who will help her to heal, and to question what she thinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.

Drowned

by Therese Bohman

New in Paperback!

available now, paperback, Other Press

More than a mere thriller, this debut novel delves deep into the feminine soul and at the same time exposes the continuing oppression of women in Sweden's supposedly enlightened society. Mixing hothouse sensuality with ice-cold fear on every page, Drowned heralds the emergence of a major new talent on the international scene.

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FICTION paperback FICTION paperback FICTION The Time In Between

by María Dueñas

available in July, paperback, Atria Books

This international bestselling novel about a seamstress who becomes an undercover spy for the British Secret Service during World War II, is one of those rare, richly textured novels that enthralls down to the last page. María Dueñas's debut reminds us how it feels to be swept away by the skill of a masterful storyteller.

Pyg: The Memoirs of Toby, the Learned Pig

by Russell Potter

available in July, paperback, Penguin

Pyg tells the story of Toby, a truly exceptional pig who lived in late eighteenth-century England. Toby tours the country, wowing circus audiences with his abilities to count, spell, and even read the minds of ladies.

Quirky, beguiling, and endlessly entertaining, this memoir of a "remarkable sapient pig" is a sharp and witty delight.

The Ballad of Tom Dooley: A Ballad Novel

by Sharyn McCrumb available in August, paperback, Macmillan

Laura Foster, a simple country girl, was murdered and her lover Tom Dula was hanged for the crime. The sensational elements in the case attracted national attention: a man and his beautiful, married lover accused of murdering the other-woman; the former governor of North Carolina spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture from the prisoner on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved.

Daniel Fights a Hurricane

by Shane Jones

available in July, paperback, Penguin

Ever since he was a boy, Daniel Suppleton has been deathly afraid of hurricanes. Battling demons both real and imagined, Daniel retreats to a tepee in the woods. As his exwife, Karen, frantically searches for him, the long-awaited hurricane finally hits, and Daniel must find a way to save them both.

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Wunderkind: A Novel

by Nikolai Grozni

available in July, paperback, Simon & Schuster

Nikolai Grozni—himself a native of Bulgaria who was a world-class pianist in his youth— sets an electrifying portrait of youthful longing and anxiety against a backdrop of tumultuous, historic world events. Hypnotic and headlong, this brilliant marriage of eloquent adolescent turmoil and rage over government and social oppression makes for a newly urgent portrait of the bleak Soviet landscape of fear, surveillance, and scarcity.

Growing Up Dead In Texas

by Stephen Graham Jones available in June, paperback, MP Publishing

A mystery/memoir--described by the author as "properly crooked"--that unravels the events surrounding an act of arson that sparks a West Texas community into tearing itself apart.

Stephen Graham Jones explores elements as local as the violent code of honor that governs the cotton fields of his hometown, and as universal as the things that die and survive on the road to adulthood. All the while, he speaks directly to his reader through the intimate, honest voice of a man still haunted by his own history, seemingly unsure whether the story he tells is fiction or nonfiction. –Brendan

The Life of an Unknown Man

by Andreï Makine, translated by Geoffrey Strachan

available in June, paperback, Graywolf Press

A deeply moving meditation on memory, history, love, and art, The Life of an Unknown Man explores what truly matters in life through the prism of Russia's past and present. Shutov, a disenchanted writer, revisits St. Petersburg, hoping to recapture his youth. Instead, he meets Volsky, an old man who tells him his extraordinary story: of surviving the siege of Leningrad, the march on Berlin, and Stalin's purges, and of a transcendent love affair.

Volsky's life is an inspiration to Shutov—because for all that he suffered, he knew great happiness.

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Bloodmoney

by David Ignatius available in June, paperback, Norton

Someone in Pakistan is killing the members of a new CIA unit trying to buy peace with America's enemies. It falls to Sophie Marx, a young officer with a big chip on her shoulder, to figure out who's doing the killing and why.

Unfortunately for Sophie, nothing is quite what it seems. This is a theater of violence and revenge, in which the last act is one that Sophie could not have imagined.

Wichita

by Thad Ziolkowsky available now, paperback, Penguin

Lewis Chopik has at last graduated from Columbia University and, in flight from his ambitious professor father, returns to Wichita in search of respite at the home of his NewAger mother, Abby. She reveals that she's starting a storm-chasing business and is also indulging in a polyamorous lifestyle. Also on the scene is Seth, Lewis's charismatic yet troubling bipolar younger brother. Things begin to resemble the land of Oz more than Wichita in a story both comic and ominous.

The Legend of Pradeep Mathew: A Novel

by Shehan Karunatilaka

available now, paperback, Graywolf Press

Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena's liver is shot. Years of drinking have seen to that.

As his health fades, he embarks with his friend Ari on a madcap search for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew. En route they discover a mysterious six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and startling truths about their beloved sport and country. The Legend of Pradeep Mathew is a nimble and original debut that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl.

The Angry Buddhist

by Seth Greenland

available now, paperback, Penguin

It's the week before the local election in Palm Springs. Incumbent Randall Duke is dodging scandal while courting the Christian vote. His opponent, a sexy, well financed newcomer, does not have a firm grip on American History or elemental economics. Meanwhile an anonymous political blogger continues to expose secrets about her on a daily basis.

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Paperback FICTION Jana Bibi's Excellent Fortunes

by Betsy Woodman

available in July, paperback, Henry Holt & Co.

Janet Laird's life changed the day she inherited her grandfather's house in a faraway Indian hill station. Ignoring her son's arguments, she moves with her chatty parrot, Mr. Ganguly and her loyal housekeeper, Mary, to Hamara Nagar, where local merchants are philosophers, the chief of police is a tyrant, and a bagpipe-playing Gurkha keeps the wild monkeys at bay. When word gets out that the town is in danger of being drowned by a government dam, Jana Bibi (as Janet came to be known) is enlisted to help put it on the map.

The Echo Chamber: A Novel

by Luke Williams

available in July, paperback, Penguin

Luke Williams's exquisitely written novel is narrated by Evie Steppman, a woman born with an extraordinarily acute sense of hearing.

Now, at fifty-four, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past, and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record the events of her life.

From her recollections come an outpouring of stories that transcend history.

Up Jumps the Devil

by Michael Poor

available in July, paperback, Harper

Meet the darkly handsome, charming, John Scratch, a.k.a. The Devil. Ever since his true love, a fellow fallen angel named Arden, decided that Earth was a little too terrifying and a little too violent, John Scratch has been trying to lure her back from the forgiving grace of Heaven. Though the wonders of Egypt nor the glories of Rome weren't enough to keep her on Earth, John Scratch believes he's found a new Eden: America.

Stone Arabia: A Novel

by Dana Spiotta

available in July, paperback, Scribner

In the sibling relationship, "there are no first impressions, no seductions, no getting to know each other," says Denise Kranis. For Denise and her brother, Nik, now in their forties, no relationship is more significant.

When Denise's daughter, Ada, decides to make a film about Nik, everyone's vulnerabilities escalate. "Transfixing—It's as though Nabokov had written a rock novel." –Entertainment Weekly

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Village Books is excited to participate in the first

STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL

JULY 7th

in Fairhaven!

Join the Bellingham Steampunk Society and Village Books for a day of music, vendors, author readings, food and fun!

Beginning July 7th, at 1pm, you can come on by to sample all the finest Bellingham’s Steampunk community has to offer— the Bellingham Circus Guild and various buskers will be performing around Fairhaven. End the evening with the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema feature, Hugo, or head downtown to the Spark Museum for the all-ages ABNEY PARK CONCERT. (Concert

Abney Park concert at the Spark Museum

tickets on sale now at brownpapertickets.com. $20, Kids under 10 free!)

Guest Authors at Village Books In conjunction with the events on the Village Green and downtown, Village Books will host authors: • NICK JAMES at 1pm for a reading from his book –Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars

• KARINA COOPER at 2pm for her new book –Tarnished

• KRIS SAKNUSSEMM at 3pm for his books –Zanesville & –Enigmatic Pilot

Make a day of it. Come for the family-friendly festival… stay for the book signings and film or concert. Time-travel, if you have to. What could possibly go wrong? (Keep an eye on VillageBooks. com for details and updates!)

Pickford Film Center & Village Books Present

WRITERS IN THE LIMELIGHT On-screen Author Talks & Interviews Join us for the screening of lectures and presentations from some of the most celebrated voices in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Please note: authors do NOT attend.

Saturday, June 9, noon STACY SCHIFF Cleopatra: A Life

Saturday, July 21, noon MARC BITTMAN The Food Matters Cookbook: Lose Weight and Heal the Planet with More Than 500 Recipes

Saturday, August 11, noon CHRIS MATTHEWS Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero

Village Books is pleased to co-sponsor these events and will have corresponding books for sale at the cinema the day of each film. Tickets are available through the Pickford Film Center. Check out Pickfordcinema.org for more information!

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Year Zero: A Novel

by Rob Reid

available in July, hardcover, Del Rey

The entire cosmos has been hopelessly hooked on humanity's music ever since "Year Zero" (1977 to us), when American pop songs first reached alien ears. This addiction has driven a vast intergalactic society to commit the biggest copyright violation since the Big Bang. The resulting fines and penalties have bankrupted the whole universe. We humans suddenly own everything—and the aliens are not amused.

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

available in June, paperback, Broadway

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, this is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.

SCIENCE FICTION Reamde

by Neal Stephenson available now, paperback, HarperCollins

Reamde is the latest adventure from Neal Stephenson, the critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem and Cryptonomicon. In this return to the terrain of his other groundbreaking books, Stephenson delivers his most accessible novel to date, a high-intensity, high-stakes, action-packed global adventure thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game.

A FREE EVENT at VILLAGE BOOKS!

NEAL STEPHENSON Thursday, June 7, 7pm

MYSTERY The Keeper of Lost Causes: A Department Q Novel

by Jussi Adler-Olsen

available in July, paperback, Penguin

Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen's best detectives—until a bullet lands him in the basement with only a stack of cold cases for company. His colleagues snicker, but Carl may have the last laugh, because one file keeps nagging at him: a liberal politician who vanished five years earlier, now presumed dead. But she isn't dead . . . yet.

Peril In Paperback: A Bibliophile Mystery

by Kate Carlisle

available in August, paperback, Signet Books

Mark your calendars: here comes the sixth book in Carlisle's Bibliophile Mysteries series! These books fall on the whimsical, fun, quirky side of mystery and serve as the prefect retreat for those of us who read too much dark fiction.

Carlisle manages to surprise me every time with a culprit I can't predict while entertaining me along the way with Brooklyn's oddball family and her romance with the suave and sexy (and don't forget British) Derek Stone. –Rachel

The Yard

by Alex Grecian available now, hardcover, Penguin

Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives­—known as "The Murder Squad." Created after the Metropolitan Police's spectacular failure to capture Jack the Ripper, the Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own. . . one of the twelve. . .

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WWU Libraries Heritage Resources Presents: Return to the River: Steve Raymond explores the literary legacy of Roderick Haig-Brown

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‘Bob Headrick wading the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River.’

Ralph E. Wahl Photographic Collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, a department of Heritage Resources

August 3, 2012 1-3 pm Wilson Library 6th Floor SAVE THE DATE!

WWU Libraries Special Collections, a department of Heritage Resources 516 High St. Bellingham, WA 98225 For more information call: 360-650-3193

WHATCOM FOLK SCHOOL

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The CHUCKANUT

WRITERS CONFERENCE

The Best of Fresh, Local, and Abundant

Friday & Saturday, June 22nd-23rd

Register Now!

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here is no place more beautiful than Whatcom County when summer solstice rolls around.

Summer here is a season of more: more sunshine (thankfully!), more outdoor activities and adventures, more local produce, and more opportunities to connect and celebrate with our community. For writers, it’s also the season for the Chuckanut Writers Conference (CWC), an intensive craft-focused, cross-genre gathering born of a wonderfully local collaboration between Village Books and Whatcom Community College’s Community and Continuing Education Program.

In the spirit of summer’s abundance, this destination event spills over with gifted and awardwinning teaching authors, insightful literary agents, and enthused writers of every stripe and experience level who converge on WCC’s campus for two energized days of workshops, readings, presentations, and writerly inspiration. Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, will be electric with creativity, beginning Friday morning at WCC and ending Saturday evening in Fairhaven where conferees will share their works at various open mics. The community is invited to join in this celebration by coming out to Fairhaven Saturday night to listen to some of the freshest new work in the region.

“Whatcom County has such a rich literary tradition that it makes it the perfect place to have a writers conference. Those of us at Village Books are very pleased and proud to partner with Whatcom Community College in bringing the Chuckanut Writers Conference to life,” says Chuck Robinson of Village Books.

Teaching Faculty Alice Acheson Sherman Alexie Erica Bauermeister Sheila Bender Wendy Call Oliver de la Paz Samuel Green Christina Katz Laurel Leigh Priscilla Long Frances McCue Naseem Rakha Nancy Rawles Betty Scott Oona Sherman Kate Trueblood Storme Webber Jeremy Voigt, emcee

In keeping with the organizers’ shared commitment to giving back to the community, a portion of conference proceeds will be donated to WCC’s Writing Center, which serves WCC students, most of whom are Whatcom County residents. Last year’s beneficiary was the Whatcom Literacy Council.

More than 180 writers aged 21-80 attended the 2011 inaugural conference, including people from 5 states, 2 Canadian provinces, and even Brazil. Participants applauded the excellence of the curriculum and faculty, and overwhelmingly encouraged conference organizers to repeat the event.

“The Chuckanut Writers Conference and all of the College’s Community and Continuing Education courses reflect [WCC’s] mission of contributing to the vitality of our community by providing quality education,” says Whatcom Community College President Kathi Hiyane-Brown.

From the collaboration between WCC and Village Books, to local sponsor support, to the strong teaching faculty and engaged participants, this year’s conference— truly a destination event— promises to showcase the best of “fresh, local, and abundant.”

For more information about the Chuckanut Writers Conference, including registration, conference schedule, teaching authors, literary agents, and sponsorship opportunities, visit the conference website at www.chuckanutwritersconference.com, contact Whatcom’s Community and Continuing Education program at (360) 383-3200 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. PST weekdays), “friend” the conference on Facebook/CWCNW, or send an email to comed@whatcom.ctc.edu.

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PREPARING

FOOD

Rawmazing: Over 130 Raw Recipes for Radiant Health

by Susan Powers

available in June, paperback, Skyhorse Publishing

You'll soon realize how easy it is to incorporate raw food into your diet regularly in order to improve your inner health and outer beauty. Even your skeptical friends and family will be converted by the tasty, easily prepared recipes. Powers focuses on the basics of storing raw food, soaking nuts, and how to best utilize frozen vegetables and fruit. Inside you'll find everything you need to know about adding raw meals and snacks to your diet.

The Pickled Pantry:

From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys & More

by Andrea Chesman

available in June, paperback, Workman

One reviewer calls this book "broad spectrum pickling." It sounds funny, but why limit your pickling to cucumbers when you can branch out to beets, carrots, rhubarb, pineapple, and much more? Single jar recipes, big harvest options, chutneys, relishes, krauts—it's all here. And once that pantry is full Chesman provides 36 delicious ways to use pickles in recipes.

Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

by Anupy Singla

available in June, paperback, Agate Surrey

This beautiful follow-up to Singla's first cookbook, the Indian Slow Cooker, is a unique guide to preparing favorite Indian recipes using entirely vegan ingredients. She shows the busy cook how the key to cooking Indian is understanding just a few key spices, and these 50 recipes pull together diverse traditions from across the subcontinent.

Jam On:

The Craft of Canning Fruit

by Laena McCarthy

available in August, hardcover, Penguin

Laena McCarthy's down-to-earth approach and unique, easy method allows even the novice cook to make fresh and exciting jam. The recipes in Jam On use less sugar, making the jams not only healthier, but more intensely flavorful. McCarthy guides readers through the canning process and offers inventive herb and spice combinations for a range of signature jams.

SAVING

FOOD The Seed Underground:

LOVING Yes, Chef: A Memoir

FOOD

by Marcus Samuelsson

available in June, hardcover, Random House

Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother's house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations.

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A Growing Revolution to Save Food

by Janisse Ray

available in July, paperback, Chelsea Green

Farmers and gardeners a century ago had five times the possibilities of what to plant than they do today; we are losing untold numbers of plant varieties to genetic modification and farming monoculture.

This is a journey to the frontier of seed-saving. Ray describes the astonishing characters who are waging a lush revolution in thousands of gardens simply by studying and growing old varieties and eating them.

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LUMMI ISLAND, SINCE 1910

Congratulations Blaine! Named Best New Chef, 2012 by Food & Wine Magazine.

Come experience the culinary event that has catapulted The Willows Inn on Lummi Island to one of the best restaurants in the country. Book your experience now and take advantage of reduced room rates Mondays through Thursdays. www.willows-inn.com For Reservations call: 360-758-2620 | 888-294-2620 or email: reservations@willows-inn.com | Taproot Cafe: 360-758-2930

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Book recommendations from one of our favorite chefs. Bon Appétit!

Edible Seattle: The Cookbook

by Jill Lightner

available now, hardcover, Sterling Epicure

This assembly of recipes is lot like the city of Seattle: committed to the idea of celebrating what we have based on where we are from. Representing the cuisines of India, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, and many others, the dishes presented in this book are all deeply inspired by our seasonal, local bounty. A beautiful addition to any locavore cookbook collection.

Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts

by Alice Medrich

available now, paperback, Artisan

One of my most favorite things is a cookbook full of well-tested recipes. Do what the recipe says and you get the results in the picture. Throw in the fact that the results are gorgeous and delicious and you have an Alice Medrich cookbook. This cookbook contains recipes that are at once familiar and fancy, easy to process but elegant in appearance. Make any of these desserts and you are sure to make an impression.

Pure Beef

by Lynne Curry

available now, hardcover, Running Press Books

Did you know that Whatcom County ranks fourth in our state’s beef production? Matheson Farms, Farmer Ben’s, Skiyou Ranch, and Nooksack Delta Ranch are just a few of the humane, grassfed, pasture-raised producers that we have access to. And there’s more to the beast than just burgers and steaks. With Pure Beef you can braise beef cheeks, grill top-blade, smoke a perfect brisket, and yes, make perfect grassfed burgers.

Charles Claassen is the chef/owner of the Book Fare Café on the mezzanine of Village Books. Through the seasonal menus at the café, teaching cooking and food classes in the community, and continuing to develop relationships with farmers and food artisans, he provides thoughtful, conscientious food that's quite tasty, too.

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Cool Summer Wines

Haggen’s unique selection of wines will add an extra sparkle to your summer days. Whether you’re looking for something to bring along to picnics or to serve at cookouts on the deck, we’ll be glad to help you find excellent choices from right here in the Northwest or from our vast selection of imports. We have over 2,000 wines to choose from including selections you’ll only find at Haggen like Gazela, F8, and Salvatore Principe.

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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China

by Paul French

available now, hardcover, Penguin

Paul French spent seven years researching this dramatic true story in archives both in China and the UK. His unfolding of the tale sounds like the plot of an Agatha Christie novel, but it was all real. Front page news around the world when first reported, it offers a window into the last days of Colonial Peking.

TRUE TALES

Desert Reckoning:

A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History

Midnight Rising:

available in July, hardcover, Nation Books

by Tony Horowitz

by Deanne Stillman

Northern Los Angeles county is a vast wilderness of cowboys, hikers, and outlaws that has been slowly encroached upon by the megalopolis to the south. It was against this backdrop that Donald Keuck—a hermit who loved animals—gunned down beloved sheriff Steven Sorensen. Stillman details the manhunt that followed and explores in fascinating detail the collision of two versions of the American dream.

Man of War: My Adventures in the World of Historical Reenactment

John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War available in August, paperback, Picador

Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a surprise attack on the slaveholding South. Leading a biracial band of militant idealists, he seized the massive armory at Harpers Ferry, freed and armed slaves, and vowed to liberate every bondsman in America. Brown's daring strike sparked a savage street fight and a counterattack by U.S. Marines under Robert E. Lee. The bloodshed and court drama that followed also shocked a divided nation and propelled it toward civil war. the premier guide to arts and entertainment happenings in the region

by Charlie Schroeder

available now, hardcover, Penguin

"Man of War is an unexpected treat! I was enamored of Charlie Schroeder's travelogue through the subculture of reenactment and fascinated by his modern take on ancient warfare. (Who knew the proper buttons were so important?) They say war is Hell, yet this book is a heck of a lot of fun."

–Jen Lancaster, author

Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

by Kate Summerscale

available in June, hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

Kate Summerscale brilliantly recreates the Victorian world, chronicling the life of Isabella Robinson, wherein the longings of a frustrated wife collided with a society clinging to rigid ideas about sanity, the boundaries of privacy, the institution of marriage, and female sexuality. Isabella's divorce trial would be a cause célèbre, threatening the foundations of Victorian society with the specter of "a new and disturbing figure: a middle class wife who was restless, unhappy, avid for arousal."

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$5 - Tickets Now Available!

TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS Thursday, June 21st, 7pm

in the Bellingham High School Auditorium

When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations On Voice Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Terry Tempest Williams is the author of the environmental literature classics, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place; An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field; Desert Quartet; Leap; Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert; The Open Space of Democracy, and Finding Beauty in a Broken World. She is a columnist for the magazine The Progressive.

Tickets are $5 and are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com.

Doors open at 6:30pm, the event will begin promptly at 7pm.

Co-sponsored by the Whatcom Community College Foundation & North Cascades Institute

When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice

by Terry Tempest Williams

available now, hardcover, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Terry Tempest Williams' new book, When Women Were Birds, is a stunning follow up to her book Refuge. In Refuge, Terry writes about the emotional struggles she faces as her mother succumbs to cancer, as well as the cultural and political implications of environmental degradation in her home state of Utah. After Terry's mother's death, she is left with 54 journals that her mother asked her not to look at until after her passing. What Terry discovers inside moves her to share her own deep thoughts and words in response.

Once again, she is able to bridge the personal and political, and tell a touching story about how we are all interconnected in mysterious, yet powerful ways. Her attention to voice, language, and technique further show that Terry is a powerful female author of our times. Hopefully many people will have the chance to come see this eloquent author speak in Bellingham. –Christina

Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Cronkite

by Douglas Brinkley available now, hardcover, Harper

For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as "the most trusted man in America." Yet this very public figure, undoubtedly the twentieth-century's most revered journalist, was a remarkably private man. Based on unprecedented access to Cronkite's private papers as well as interviews with his family and friends, Douglas Brinkley now brings this American icon into focus as never before.

by Marc Dolan

available in June, hardcover, Norton

Smart and incisive, this unique book takes us through Bruce Springsteen's life by tracing the cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped his music.

Beyond his constant stylistic adaptations, Springsteen developed over the decades from a young man expressing the voice of working-class New Jersey, to writing about the larger issues facing the country, including war, class disparity, and prejudice.

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

by Rich Cohen

available now, hardcover, Macmillan

When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly and penniless. When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. Driven by an indomitable will to succeed, the Bananaman lived one of the great untold stories of the last hundred years. Starting with nothing but a cart of freckled bananas, he built a sprawling empire of banana cowboys, Mestizo Indians, soldiers of fortune, Mafia loan-sharks, Honduran peasants and American Presidents.

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BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS The Perfect Gentleman:

A Muslim Boy Meets the West

by Imran Ahmad

available now, hardcover, Hachette

At the age of one, Imran Ahmad moved from Pakistan to London, growing up torn between his Islamic identity and his desire to embrace the West. In his lifelong struggle against corruption and injustice, he grapples with some of Life's most profound questions. What does God do exactly? Do you automatically go to Hell for following the wrong religion? How do you persuade a beautiful woman to become your girlfriend? Can you maintain a James Bond persona without the vodka, cigarettes and women—while your parents are trying to arrange your marriage?

Opium Fiend: A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction

by Steven Martin

available in June, hardcover, Villard

What started out as recreational use grew into a thirty-pipe-a-day habit that consumed Martin's every waking hour, left him incapable of work, and exacted a frightful physical and financial toll. In passages that will send a chill up the spine of anyone who has ever lived in the shadow of substance abuse, Martin chronicles his efforts to control and then conquer his addiction.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

available now, hardcover, Random House

In her mid-20s and tired of the emotional turmoil from failed relationships, unhealthy lifestyle choices, and the loss of her mother, Cheryl Strayed knew she needed to do something drastic to change her life. She decided that she would hike the Pacific Crest Trail solo, a route stretching from the Mexican Border to Canada. With little experience and a murderously heavy pack, she suffered through the excruciating 2,600 mile trip. In Wild, Strayed writes about the details of this trip, absorbing the reader into her emotions, and making you feel hopeful that she will pull through at the end. Through twists and turns you wonder how she ever survived this journey. While the story definitely focuses on many of her struggles, it is the story of the friendships along the way, and of her personal transformation that keep you reading, and fighting the good fight along with her. –Christina

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Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir

by Martha Gellhorn

available now, paperback, Penguin

Martha Gellhorn was one of her generation's greatest journalists, a prizewinning war correspondent, a world-class traveler, and the wife of Ernest Hemingway for five tempestuous years.

Gellhorn has a novelist's eye, a flair for black comedy, and a short fuse. There is not a boring word in her humane and often funny book. –The New York Times

My First Coup d'Etat :

And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa

by John Dramani Mahama

available in July, hardcover,Macmillan

My First Coup d'Etat offers a look at Ghana, the country that has long been considered Africa's success stor y.

Mahama's is a rare literary voice from a political leader, and his personal stories work on many levels—as fables, as history, as cultural and political analysis, and, of course, as the memoir of a young man who, unbeknownst to him or anyone else, would grow up to be vice president of his nation.

CHERYL STRAYED

will be the guest author at the CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR Tuesday, July 24th in the Crystal Ballroom of the Leopold.

See page 29 for details!

When I stumbled upon a review for this book online, I was immediately drawn to it. I promptly began reading and Wild quickly became one of the few books that I can justify delaying my copious amount of textbook reading to enjoy instead. Strayed is able to capture some of the raw, honest emotions that I imagine a young female hiker would experience when attempting an unimaginable feat, such as hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone. She doesn't try to sugarcoat anything, nor does she search for pity in her descriptions of her enervating journey and the struggles that led her to the trail. She is open, vulnerable, and sincere. Her writing is gripping and relatable, despite the fact that her experiences are entirely unique and unimaginable to many.

This book is one that really needs to be savored with every page. –Tiffany

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Getting Married and Other Mistakes

by Barbara Slate

MEMOIRS

available in June, paperback, Other Press

After having been a good girl and following her mother's advice to snag a husband before she became a twentysomething spinster, Barbara Slate realized that her Mr. Right was actually Mr. Wrong and that she was living her life according to everyone's rules but her own. After twelve years of an unblissful marriage, she made her escape.

Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Monkey Mind:

A Memoir of Anxiety

by Fletcher Wortmann

by Daniel Smith

available now, hardcover, St. Martin's Press

A deeply personal account of the author's struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder during his childhood and college years.

Wortmann writes in a delightful voice--sarcastic yet sincere, self-deprecating yet optimistic. Most importantly, Wortmann is a champion of the mentally ill. For him, writing this book is more than just a part of his healing process; this book is a work of activism. If you or anyone you're close to has suffered from a mental or emotional disorder, Triggered will be just as empowering, inspirational, and hilarious for you as it was for me. –Brendan

available in July, hardcover, Simon & Schuster

In Monkey Mind, Daniel Smith brilliantly articulates what it is like to live with anxiety, defanging the disease with humor, traveling through its demonic layers, evocatively expressing both its painful internal coherence and its absurdities. He also draws on its most storied sufferers to trace anxiety's intellectual history and its influence on our time.

Chuckanut Editions Publishes

Haunted Fairhaven Full body apparitions, orbs, whisps and shadow people, are just a few of the lesser-known Fairhaven residents that some folks believe haunt the 100 year-old brick buildings of the historic district.

In her new book, Haunted Fairhaven, local writer Taimi Dunn Gorman explores the tales of these sightings through the testimonies of current residents and stories of the past. While researching 1890's newspapers for murders, suicides, strange deaths and other occurrences, she brought in a team of psychics and photographers to investigate the places where it happened, and call out the supernatural beings that still reside there. Even in Village Books!

The results are a fascinating mix of local history, legends, ghost stories and psychic reports. Photographs from the Whatcom Museum add to the story, as do pictures of the psychics at work in present day Fairhaven. Even if you're a non-believer, the history of the district makes for a fascinating read. The boomtown of Fairhaven in the 1890's brought with it shootings, brothels, and saloons, side by side with grand brick edifices and mansions. Through the past century of booms and busts, the town has morphed from pioneer settlement to ghost town, speakeasies to pubs, and hippies to condo-dwellers.

Take a trip back in time and on to the present, surrounded by the beings that have endured through it all. Watch the Village Books website and weekly email updates for the book launch in early summer and Haunted Fairhaven Ghost Tours in October. To follow the research, view pictures and listen to EVP recordings, visit www.hauntedfairhaven.com.

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The

Chuckanut Radio Hour

The Chuckanut Radio Hour is a radio variety show that began in January 2007. Each Chuckanut Radio Hour features a guest author and includes guest musicians, performance poet Kevin Murphy, Cascadia Weekly columnist Alan Rhodes, an episode of "The Bellingham Bean" serial radio comedy, and some groaner jokes by hosts Chuck and Dee Robinson and announcer Rich Donnelly. You're invited—join us! The Radio Hour airs every Saturday evening at 6pm and Sunday at 9pm on SPARK RADIO, KMRE 102.3 FM.

Tuesday, JUNE 19th, 6:30pm

WILLIAM DIETRICH in the Crystal Ballroom of the Leopold, 1224 Cornwall Ave., Downtown Bellingham

–The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure This month's special guest is author William Dietrich. He is the author of ten novels, including the historical thriller series featuring the irrepressible American expatriate Ethan Gage: Napoleon's Pyramids,The Rosetta Key, The Dakota Cipher, The Barbary Pirates, and now, The Emerald Storm. Dietrich is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian and naturalist. With live music by Cabin Fever, you don't want to miss this one!

-Receive one free ticket with each pre-event in-store purchase of The Emerald Storm

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Tuesday, JULY 24th, 6:30pm

CHERYL STRAYED in the Crystal Ballroom of the Leopold, 1224 Cornwall Ave., Downtown Bellingham

–Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail & Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

In July, we'll welcome best-selling author Chery Strayed to the Radio Hour. Strayed’s powerful, blazingly honest memoir, Wild, is the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again. In Tiny Beautiful Things, she brings the best of her once anonymous Dear Sugar advice column in one place, including never-before-published columns and a new introduction by Steve Almond. Rich with humor, insight, compassion, and absolute honesty, this book is a balm for everything life throws our way. The Lady Crooners will provide live music.

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BODY MIND SOUL The Other Side of Normal:

How Biology Is Providing the Clues to Unlock the Secrets of Normal and Abnormal Behavior

Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind

by Alex Stone

by Jordan Smoller

available in June, hardcover, Harper

available now, hardcover, Harper

Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and genius, ingenuity and ambition, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one's worth by deceiving others. Every turn leads to questions about how the mind perceives the world and processes everyday experience. Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works—and why, sometimes, it doesn't.

When it comes to the study of mind and behavior in the past three decades, the emphasis has shifted from psychoanalysis to a greater focus on biological psychiatry.

But while much of this study has focused on the abnormal, a new science of the mind is revealing the roots of both our vulnerabilities and resilience. According to Smoller, the universals of human experience—trust, fear, empathy, temperament, sexual attraction, monogamy—have begun to yield their neurobiological secrets.

This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.

by Augusten Burroughs

available now, hardcover, St. Martin's Press

To say that Augusten Burroughs has lived an unusual life is an understatement. Burroughs has faced humiliation, transformation and everything in between. This Is How is his no-holds-barred book of advice on topics as varied as: How to feel like crap; How to ride an elevator; How to be thin; How to be fat; How to find love; How to feel sorry for yourself; How to get the job; How to end your life; How to remain unhealed; How to finish your drink; How to regret as little as possible; and much more.

Add yourself to the growing list of people who recognize the importance of independent bookstores to the health and culture of communities by buying one more book from us, and one less from chain stores, other online sellers or other retailer s.

A Sense of Direction:

Pilgrimage for the Restless and the Hopeful

by Gideon Lewis-Kraus

available now, hardcover, Penguin

When a friend extends a drunken invitation to join him on an ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, Gideon grabs his sneakers, glad of the chance to be committed to something and someone. Irreverent, moving, hilarious, and thought-provoking, A Sense of Direction is Lewis-Kraus's dazzling riff on the perpetual war between discipline and desire, and its attendant casualties.

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Take the Plunge: Living

Baptism and Confirmation

by Timothy Radcliffe

available in June, paperback, Continuum

Father Timothy Radcliffe argues that Christianity will only thrive today, overcoming the challenges of secularism and religious fundamentalism, if we rediscover the beauty of baptism. It touches the deepest dramas of human life: birth, growing up, falling in love, daring to give oneself to others, searching for meaning, coping with suffering and failure, and eventually death.

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The Story of Earth:

The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet

by Robert M. Hazen

available now, hardcover, Penguin

The Story of Earth advances two controversial claims: just as humans evolved, so did Earth, and second, life on Earth evolved from minerals. As Hazen reveals how we gained a moon, then oceans, then continents, and finally oxygen-breathing life, we meet colorful personalities along the way. In a clarion call to remember Earth's CO2-heavy past, Hazen also shows how human actions could transform our habitat in a geological blink.

Meet the Author

SCIENCE Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy available in July, hardcover, Penguin

Journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. The transmission of the virus—often from rabid dog to man—reawakened a primal fear of wild animals. The cultural response was to create fictional embodiments of those anxieties—ravenous wolfmen, bloodsucking vampires, and armies of mindless zombies.

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SAM KEAN

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The Violinist's Thumb:

And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written

by Our Genetic Code

by Sam Kean

available in July, hardcover, Hachett

There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists.

A Field Guide to Radiation

by Wayne Biddle

available in July, paperback, Penguin

Nuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis, and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe.

NATURE

Deep Future:

The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth

by Curt Stager

available in July, paperback, Macmillan

It will be the choices we make in this century that will affect that future more than any previous generation. We are living at the dawn of the Age of Humans; the only question is how long that Age will last. Drawing upon the latest, groundbreaking work of a handful of climate visionaries, Deep Future helps us look beyond 2100 AD to the next hundred thousand years of life on Earth.

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The Ocean of Life:

The Fate of Man and the Sea

by Callum Roberts

available in June, hardcover, Penguin

In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts—one of the world's foremost conservation biologists—leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind's relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life.

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TRAVEL Last Woro Woro to Treichville

Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay

by Benjamin Taylor

by Sibyl James

available now, hardcover, Penguin

available now, paperback, StringTown Press

Taylor takes his stroll around the bay in Naples with the acute sensitivity of a lover, the good humor of a friend, and the wisdom of a seeker who has immersed himself in all aspects of this contrapuntal culture. His curiosity leads him to many byways, and his passion for this ancient city and its people becomes, in his graceful prose and amusing anecdotes, irresistibly contagious.

You might be more familiar with Sibyl James as a local poet, published through Egress Studio Press. But this book, a series of essays written while living in West Africa, proves she is a very adept and enjoyable writer in prose as well. As an adventuresome American teacher living alone in Africa, Sibyl's stories touch on the difficulties of everyday life within a foreign culture, loneliness while surrounded by a crowd of strangers, and the absurdity of ordinary life. I found this laugh-out-loud enjoyable, and sometimes even a sad, poignant look into living as a stranger in a strange world. –Jonica

Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places

Or not...

by Andrew Blackwell

available now, hardcover, Rodale Press, Inc.

Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a jaunt through the most gruesomely polluted places on Earth. From the hidden bars and convenience stores of a radioactive wilderness to the sacred but reeking waters of India, the book fuses immersive first-person reporting with satire and analysis, making the case that it's time to start appreciating our planet as it is—not as we wish it would be.

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EXPLORE! Buried in the Sky:

The Extraordinary Story of Sherpa Climbers on K-2’s Deadliest Day

by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan available in June, hardcover, Norton

Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan explore the intersecting lives of Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Pasang Lama, following them from their villages high in the Himalayas to the slums of Kathmandu, across the glaciers of Pakistan to K2 Base Camp. When disaster strikes in the Death Zone, Chhiring finds Pasang stranded on an ice wall, without an axe, waiting to die. The rescue that follows has become the stuff of mountaineering legend.

Salt to Summit:

A Vagabond Journey from Death Valley to Mount Whitney

by Daniel Arnold

available now, paperback, Counterpoint

From the lowest and hottest place in the Western Hemisphere to almost the highest, Daniel Arnold walks with only a backpack full of empty two-liter bottles. His only companions are bighorn sheep and the ghosts of adventurers like Mary Austin, who learned the secret trails of the Shoshone Indians. With his beautiful photographs to bring it all to life, this is an epic journey across America's most legendary desert.

A Fabulous Kingdom:

The Exploration of the Arctic

by Charles Officer and Jake Page available in June, paperback, Oxford

Inconstant and forbidding, the Arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries—pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this "magical realm" of sunless winters.

Beyond the Blue Horizon:

How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans

by Brian Fagan and Stephen Ingle available in July, hardcover, Macmillan

With compelling detail, Fagan reveals how seafaring evolved so that the forbidding realms of the sea gods were transformed from barriers into a nexus of commerce and cultural exchange. From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to triremes in the Aegean, from Norse longboats to sealskin kayaks in Alaska, Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanity's urge to challenge the unknown and seek out distant shores.

The Natural Navigator: Paddling North

by Audrey Sutherland available in June, paperback, Patagonia

Audrey Sutherland decided, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. In a tale remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, this a compilation of her dayby-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway.

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story

by Dame Daphne Sheldrick

available now, hardcover, Farrar, Straus and GIroux

The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide

by Tristan Gooley

available now, paperback, The Experiment

Navigational expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in everything from a windswept tree to birdsong to the depth of a puddle. Enriched by illustrations and anecdotes collected across centuries and cultures, natural navigation will keep you on course and open your eyes to the small wonders of the world.

nurture

Daphne Sheldrick is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya's rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain death. In this heartwarming and poignant memoir, Daphne shares her amazing relationships with a host of orphans.

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BE A

LOCAL LOVER! Are you a local lover? Do you love Thinking Local First and supporting the local, independently owned businesses that make our community one-of-a-kind?

Check out these upcoming events and publications to enjoy the BEST of what our unique community has to offer!

JUNE 30TH - JULY 6TH

Independent’s Week Exercise your freedom to choose and make an extra effort to shop at local, independently owned businesses. Many local businesses offer special discounts and sales in celebration of Independent’s Week.

JUNE 23RD & 24TH

Imagine This!

Home & Landscape Tour This year’s tour features the best in green building and smart growth practices with examples of affordable energy efficiency retrofits, solar panel installations, compact downtown living, organic and native landscapes, green roofs, innovative use of eco-friendly building materials, sustainable design and the local businesses making these innovative ideas possible.

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Where the Locals Go! Coupon Book SAVE MONEY NOW! Save on the items you need and want from Locals. The 2011/12 book includes over 250 coupons for food, services, home improvement, entertainment and retail items. Sales from the book support the Think Local First! campaign.

SEPTEMBER

Eat Local Month & Whatcom Co. Farm Tour September is officially Eat Local Month in Bellingham and Whatcom County. Look for local food themed events, dining specials at your favorite local restaurants and the amazing harvest of local food available directly from farmers. And don’t forget about the Farm Tour always the Second Saturday in September.

YEAR ROUND...

Whatcom Food & Farm Finder TREAT Your Tastebuds - Go where the locals go, pick up your free Food & Farm Finder and plan your next foodie getaway right here in Whatcom County!

Tour Tickets, Coupon Books and Food & Farm Finders all available at Village Books.

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WORK HARD. HAVE FUN. TAKE ADVIL.

by Rem Ryals Bookseller, Village Books “The price is $27.95 and I can hold it under your name at our front counter,” I say to the customer on the phone.

There’s an awkward pause on the other end of the line. I know she’s looking at the Amazon screen, where the price is $16.05, sometimes even less. She knows that I know. The silence lengthens. She wants to buy local, but how can she justify paying almost twice as much?

In the past I’ve tried to win customers over by telling them about our discounts and sales, etc. But a series of articles written in the last year have shown me that I’m really missing the point. Amazon and other internet discounters can afford to offer lower prices because they’ve created a new kind of American sweatshop.

There’s no getting around the simple truth that quality and fairness cost money.

All the way along the wonderful chain of the book business—from authors and editors to your local bookseller—Amazon’s pricing policies are hurting quality and putting artisans out of business.

The world of internet shipping that Mac McClelland (Mother Jones, March/ April 2011), Vanessa Veselka (The Atlantic, December 2012), and Hal Benton and Susan Kelleher (Seattle Times, April 4, 2012) describe in their articles is one of vast, airless warehouses where workers are expected to speed walk 10 to 15 miles a day on concrete floors to meet goals that are set right at the limits of human “productivity.”

As one older lady succinctly put it: “You need to take 800 milligrams of Advil a day to work here.”

Most of these companies rely on "temp" workers, who have no rights or benefits and who can be fired on the spot for such offenses as, I kid you not, speaking to a fellow co-worker. Amazon appears "progressive" in this environment because they do offer some full-time employment and more than one bathroom break a shift. More importantly, Jeff Bezos long ago mastered the motivational language of business textbooks. “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History” is painted in giant letters in every warehouse. Workers are “associates,” supervisors are “team leaders,” and distribution warehouses are “fulfillment centers.” In the age of Dilbert it’s hard to believe that anyone would believe this con; but Veselka, who tried to organize a union at Amazon in 2000, says that Bezos figured out that what people really wanted is a sense of belonging, of being part of something new. With their sense of “belonging” the employees didn’t seem to notice they were handing over their labor rights.

Meanwhile, in the background, the real driving force in these warehouses was a much more enduring American value: profit. By 2000 Bezos had stated his ambition to become “the Walmart of the Internet.” He fired those in his inner circle arguing for better working conditions. It was all about production numbers. Here’s what the 2012 version of the assembly line looks like now: With computerized devices in their hands, each Amazon picker’s movements are tracked “to the step,” the number of items picked “per minute” is logged on the supervisor’s computer, and any dip in these numbers causes him or her to magically appear at the picker’s side for some “coaching.” The top “producers” are announced over the loudspeakcontinued on page 36

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ers at midday like the popular kids in class, mistakes of all kinds are recorded and employees “written up,” and the slower or injured workers are picked off (fired) like the proverbial weaker members of the herd. As one former manager explained, “They would have meetings about how to fire people who were hurt.”

The shrinking of wages and unions over the last 30 years is well documented, and not all of it can be laid at Amazon’s feet (as much as I’d like to). But even within this new downwardly-mobile economy there are two kinds of business models. I, like some of my compatriots at Amazon, have benefits, but my employers will not threaten me if I use them.

More importantly, my employers love what they sell and love the community that they sell it in. It’s at least as important to them that I love books and can share that love with customers, as it is that I perform “x” amount of keystrokes on the cash register per hour. We are a business, yes, but our larger goal is something more intangible: the age-old promotion of the book as a tool that can open minds and bring communities together.

Amazon provides its employees—at least the half of its workforce that work in warehouses—with none of this, for the simple fact that when you sell a hardcover book for $16.05 and a paperback for $11.15 you can’t afford it. All those indefinable qualities like employee satisfaction must go out the window. So the next time you shop with us think of it as not only supporting local business, but not supporting a system that devalues everything in its path. And this goes for everything on the internet that is sold cheaply. There’s no getting around the simple truth that quality and fairness cost money.

(Although as consumers we keep trying!) All the way along the wonderful chain of the book business—from authors and editors to your local bookseller—Amazon’s pricing policies are hurting quality and putting artisans out of business. Even in the e-book realm, cheap pricing relies on the sacrifice of traditional arts like editing, not to mention the many environmental and labor issues swirling around the manufacture of e-readers. (But that’s another article.)

A physical book is a work of art that can last literally hundreds of years. $27.95–it’s worth every penny. 

Rem has been working at Village Books since just before the end of the last century. He is an avid knitter and bicycle commuter. A typical co-dependent, he enjoys walks on the beach, going to support groups, and taking anti-depressants.

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HUMOR

Me The People:

One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America

Don't Let the Republican Drive the Bus!

available now, hardcover, Random House

by Erich Origen, Gan Golan

A Parody for Voters

by Kevin Bleyer

No less a man than Thomas Jefferson believed that the Constitution should “naturally expire” every 19 years; by his logic, this thing has been dead since 1808. It’s high time for a rewrite, and Kevin Bleyer—humorist, acclaimed speechwriter, affirmed gentleman—believes he's just the man for the job as he drags our most sacred founding document into the twenty-first century, fixing its flaws and answering its unresolved questions.

available in August, hardcover, Ten Speed Press

Hyper-conservative vulture wants nothing more than to drive the bus (even though he secretly hates public transit); give rides to his top hat-wearing, white male cronies; run over as many “socialists,” environmentalists, and public employees as he can find; and if he’s really lucky, end up piloting the Fox News Truck.

You're Not Doing It Right

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

by Michael Ian Black

available now, hardcover, Gallery Books

(A Mostly True Memoir)

If you're a fan of "The State" or "Michael & Michael Have Issues," then consider yourself one lucky person. Michael Ian Black has now written a memoir that's part hilarity and part "Oh, thank goodness I'm not the only one!" He is brutally honest about his marriage, his kids, and his fears of simply screwing things up.

We need more people who aren't afraid to say what we all think. –Lindsey

by Jenny Lawson

available in June, hardcover, Putnam

It was the moment that I found myself on the phone with my sister, both of us in tears laughing as I read out loud the part about how to gut and clean a deer, that I knew that 1.) Jenny Lawson is one sick chicken and 2.) So are my sister and I. If you don't know Jenny Lawson (aka-The Bloggess), please take a moment to introduce yourself to this book (and to her blog: thebloggess.com). –Lindsey

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CULTURE Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution

by Linda Hirshman

available in June, hardcover, Harper

Political columnist Linda Hirshman chronicles the Gay Rights movement, viewing it within the tradition of American justice and freedom. As she persuasively argues, it was—and continues to be—a battle of citizens struggling to define themselves and take their rightful place in society. Hirshman shows how the fight for gay rights has changed the American landscape for all citizens—blurring rigid gender lines, altering the shared culture, and broadening our definitions of family.

With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful

by Glenn Greenwald

available in July, paperback, Picador

The founding principle of the United States was that the rule of law would be the great equalizer in American life, the guarantor of a common set of rules for all. But over the past four decades, this principle has been eviscerated. Glenn Greenwald lays bare the mechanisms that protect America's elite from accountability, while the politically powerless are imprisoned with greater ease and in greater numbers than in any other country in the world.

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco

available in June, hardcover, Nation Books

Chris Hedges and renowned cartoonist Joe Sacco spent two years gathering the stories of people living in America's "sacrifice zones," places like the coal country of West Virginia, now ravaged by mountaintop removal, where profit has been placed above people for generations. The result is this striking multi-media work, which pairs sobering investigative journalism with illustrations of the men and women whose lives are governed and often defined by the marginalized places in which they live. This is not just a book about issues, it's a book about individuals. Not to be missed. –Sam

How to Be a Woman

The Filter Bubble:

by Caitlin Moran

How the New Personalized Web is Changing What We Read and How We Think

available in July, paperback, Harper

At a time when more than 70 percent of American women don't consider themselves to be feminists, Caitlin Moran offers a much-needed polemic on feminism and the state of women today. Moran interweaves her funny, common-sense observations with scenes from her own life, from her terrible thirteenth birthday ("I am overweight, have no friends, and boys throw gravel at me when they see me") through the riot of adolescence to her life as a writer, wife, and a mother.

by Eli Pariser

available now, paperback, Penguin

The race to collect as much personal data about us as possible—and to customize our online experience accordingly—is now the defining battle for today's Internet giants, such as Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. As a result, each of us will increasingly live in our own unique information universe—what MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser calls the "filter bubble."

Language The Cultural Tool

by Daniel L. Everett

available now, hardcover, Random House

Everett was a missionary who wanted to help translate the Bible into every language on Earth. Along the way, he lost his faith, but he gained an extensive knowledge of the languages of the peoples of the Amazon. Languages that are so unusual that they have led him to dispute leading linguist Noam Chomsky's theories of Universal Grammar. So here's the question he wants us to consider: is language innate to our DNA, or is it a learned cultural skill? –Laura P.

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Island:

Art

Paintings by Tom Curry

by Terry Tempest Williams and Carl Little available in June, paperback, Down East Books

The paintings represent an ongoing narrative: "island as escape and entrapment, island as longing and memory, island as sanctuary, island as self in a sea of turmoil." The paintings are accompanied by essays

by Terry Tempest Williams, exploring Curry's spirit of place, and Carl Little, establishing Curry's art within the field of landscape painting.

Craft Mod Podge Rocks!:

Decoupage Your World

by Amy Anderson

available in June, paperback, Lark

This book features over 40 simple, inexpensive projects by popular Seattle blogger Amy Anderson to celebrate this versatile product and all things decoupage.

Contemporary, fun, and welcoming (crafting superstars Cathie Filian and Candie Cooper join in), the projects include home accessories, holiday decor, and jewelry.

Poetry The Alphabet Not Unlike the World

by Katrina Vandenberg

available now, paperback, Milkweed Editions

In her accomplished second collection of poems, Katrina Vandenberg writes from the intersection of power and forgiveness. With poems named for letters of the Phoenician alphabet, and employing such innovative forms as the ancient ghazal, Vandenberg deciphers the seemingly indecipherable in this extraordinary becoming of self through language. Moving between the physical and the abstract, the individual and the collective, Alphabet Not Unlike the World unearths meaning--with astonishing beauty--from the pain of loss and separation.

New Collected Poems

by Wendell Berry

available now, hardcover, Counterpoint LLC

I love Wendell Berry's poetry--it's beautiful, heartfelt, and resonates on a deep spiritual level. His love of the natural world shines through, as does his love of his family and friends.

Which doesn't mean this is all light and roses, as he also discusses the complexity of death and being left behind, anger at waste and carelessness, and human stupidity. This book is a collection of poems from almost all of his previously published works. It's a privilege to witness this poetic evolution of a man throughout the years, and stepping through the pages is pure pleasure. –Jonica

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Ten Poems to Say Goodbye

by Roger Housden

available now, hardcover, Crown Publishing

If you like poetry, you will enjoy this small book, in which Housden, a lover of poetry and contemplation, writes essays about poems, extracting specific poignant meanings as he goes deeply into each one. He has selected 10 poems with a similar theme, in this case saying goodbye to something or someone, and takes the reader on a journey into new dimensions so he or she can experience a deeper beauty and message.

Far from being sad, these poems are rich with insight and hope. As William Blake said, “Catch the winged moment as it flies…” –Cindi

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Building Community One Book at a Time

Chuckanut Writers Conference

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Faculty: Alice Acheson Sherman Alexie Erica Bauermeister Sheila Bender Wendy Call Oliver de la Paz Samuel Green Christina Katz Laurel Leigh Priscilla Long Frances McCue Naseem Rakha Nancy Rawles Betty Scott Oona Sherman Kathryn Trueblood Storme Webber Jeremy Voigt, Emcee

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H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights

Octavia E. Butler, Kindred

Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

Chris Cleave, Little Bee

Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Michael Connelly, Blood Work

Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Monday evening, April 23, marked the first U.S. celebration of World Book Night, begun last year in Great Britain.

Tens of thousands of givers in more than 6000 towns and cities from coast to coast gave books to folks (provided at no cost by the program), hoping to encourage them to read more. Among those givers Give away 20 copies of one of these great books FREE comm unity— SIGN were 27in your who picked upUPtheir NOW atbooks from Village Books. The books were www.worldbooknight.org and help spread the joy of books and readin g given away at the Lummi Youth Academy, The Boys & Girls Club, the YWCA, the downtown bus terminal, parks, neighborhoods, on a bus, at a big band rehearsal, and at the train station, among other places. Nearly every culture and faith promotes the adage that it is better to give than to receive. Listening to the stories and seeing the faces of a number of the givers this evening certainly proved that is true. It was an amazing experience. Want to be part of it in 2013? Mark your calendar now for April 23 (Shakespeare's birth & death day, & Cervantes death day). Join the Givers!

John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

Stephen King, The Stand

Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonw ood Bible

Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried

Ann Patchett, Bel Canto

Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper

Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping

Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones

Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Patti Smith, Just Kids

Jeannette Wells, The Glass Castle

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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Dublinesque

by Enrique Vila-Matas, translated by Anne McLean & Rosalind Harvey

available in June, paperback, New Directions

Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey that connects the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, revealing the difficulties faced by literary authors, publishers, and good readers in a society where literature is losing influence. A robust work, Dublinesque is a masterwork of irony, humor, and erudition by one of Spain's most celebrated living authors.

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Friends groups in South Whatcom County and Ferndale are in the process of raising funds to build two libraries—one a remodel of a barn to the south, and a brand new building to the north.

In Ferndale, where the library has been temporarily moved to Pioneer Pavilion to allow the building to be remodeled to house the police department, new construction will increase the size of the library by nearly 40%. The new facility will allow service to a population that has more than doubled since the current building was constructed in 1992.

Fundraising is scheduled to wrap up by the end of this year, with construction beginning in the summer of 2013.

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In Sudden Valley the South Whatcom Public Library will be created by renovating the Community Center Barn.

Friends of the Sudden Valley Library, working with the Whatcom County Library System and the Sudden Valley Community Association have secured a lease and are drawing plans and raising money for the $300,000 renovation.

Village Books, through the Chuckanut Radio hour has been able to raise over $1000 for the Ferndale project and will be working with the South Whatcom group to raise funds for that building as well. If you would like to contribute to the Ferndale Library Building Fund, you may do so through the Whatcom Community Foundation. Friends of the Sudden Valley Library may be contacted about donations at 360-384-3150, ext. 220.

Building Community One Book at a Time

One Book Pledger Janet Ott, a business coach and facilitator for Excellence NW, came to Bellingham in 1989.

She began shopping at Village Books when she first arrived and has been one of the store's most regular customers ever since. Why, then, would she sign the One Book Pledge? "As a statement of support for the purpose of the One Book Pledge 'movement'," says Janet.

Janet is passionate about books, and about her independent bookstore (that's Village Books). Witness this excerpt from her essay "This I Believe." "Books give me a great reason to visit one of my churches—my local independent bookstore—to browse and eventually buy even more books to add to my ever-growing piles on the floor. Most importantly, this visit ensures a pleasant surprise encounter with beloved fellow congregants, and an opportunity to soak up the positive energy of a building filled with thousands of books. I leave this sanctuary feeling more energized, buoyant and hopeful about the world."

"Books give me a great reason to visit one of my churches— my local independent bookstore."

When asked what she specifically likes about Village Books, she replies, "Where do I start?" She then goes on to say "I love that Village Books makes such a vital contribution to this community, particularly supporting many non-profits in town. The business is part of what makes Bellingham a beautiful, quality community. Just like NPR, I can't imagine life without VB!" Buying local is also a passion for Janet, who says "It's important because I love this community and the local businesses are the heart and soul of the community. Relationships are possible with the owners and I like financially supporting my friends."

When Janet's not reading (hard to imagine when that might be, as she reads 45 to 55 non-fiction and poetry books each year—with an occasional novel thrown in) she loves to be engaged in any "self-propelled" outdoor activity—hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing.

You can learn more about the One Book Pledge at www.VillageBooks.com.

Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike

by Grant Petersen

available now, paperback, Workman Publishing

When I get on my bike, I just want to have fun, or maybe reduce my carbon footprint. I'm not a jock, don't have thighs of steel, or want to prove I'm the most competitive SOB on the road. If you are like me, you'll find this book a most welcome change from other biking books out there focused on racing and performance.

Written by the founder of Rivendell Bikes, the author bases his opinions on 40 years of bike riding as a racer and commuter, covering such information as: bigger isn't necessarily better; just how many gears does a person need; and why does my butt hurt so much? The underlying philosophy throughout the book is that biking should be fun and anyone can be successful at it, not just the jocks. –Jonica

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Join a VB Book Club!

Authors do not attend VB Reads

Building Community One Book at at Time

Groups meet in the VB Readings Gallery (unless otherwise noted)

Engaged Citizens Book Group

3rd Wednesdays of the month at noon.

Join Mary Dumas for a thought-provoking lunch hour discussing books that ask us to consider how we, as community members, can more skillfully contribute to the creation of a civilly engaged community.

June 20th, noon –Strength in What Remains

by Tracy Kidder

July 18th, noon –In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

by Erik Larson

August 15th, noon –A History of the World in 6 Glasses

by Tom Standage

Big Little

Book Group Join us the last Saturday of the month at 2pm.

Meetings are in the VB Readings Gallery.

Inspired by Big Brothers Big Sisters, this book group is open to ANY adult/child pair from the community. Recommended for children aged 10 and over, this group is intended to be a supportive place for adults and kids to engage in stimulating conversation about books.

June 30th, 2pm –The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

July 28th, 2pm –The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

August 25th, 2pm –Waiting for Normal

by Leslie Connor

VB Reads...

General Lit

Discuss books from a variety of genres with Cindi at 7pm the 1st Monday of each month. This group is open to anyone and everyone who enjoys reading and discussing books.

July 2nd, 7pm –The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

August 6th, 7pm –To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

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September 10th, 7pm

(this meeting has been postponed one week due to Labor Day)

-VOTE! Everyone welcome.

Bring your suggestions and we will decide our books selections for 2013.

Interested in joining a WRITING GROUP? Learn about the new

VB WRITES writing groups on page 62.

Store Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–8:30pm • Sun 11am–7pm

Afternoon Book Chat Come discuss contemporary literature with Sittrea the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm. Open to all!

June 13th, 1pm –Mudbound

by Hillary Jordan

July 11th, 1pm –In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

by Erik Larson

August 8th, 1pm –Ordinary Wolves

by Seth Kantner

Motherhood by the Book Meet with Claire the 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm for an hour of spirited discussion of books that celebrate the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood, and what it means to be a mother. This group is by no means exclusive to moms with kids still at home. Meetings are in the BOOK FARE CAFÉ on the mezzanine level of Village Books.

June 10th, 2pm –Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France

by Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor

July 8th, 2pm –Restless

by William Boyd

August 12th, 2pm –Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

by Pamela Druckerman

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Open to everyone!

VB Reads...

Unless otherwise noted, authors do not attend VB Reads.

environmental conservation book group

Join us for the Village Books/Whatcom Land Trust co-sponsored Environmental Conservation Book Club that meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 5-6pm. We discuss contemporary and classic texts on conservation, agriculture, and environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest. Occasionally, we also include fictional literature that inspires a sense of place and attachment to our native landscape.

June 11th, 5pm – The Wilderness World of John Muir

by Edwin Way Teale, John Muir

July 9th, 5pm –The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World

by Carl Safina

There will be no Environmental Conversation Book Group meeting in either August or September.

Have you heard about our book group newsletter?

This monthly newsletter, presented by VB staff member Rachel, is packed with author and staff interviews, book reviews, genre focuses, and discussion questions.

Caution: may result in a book addiction.

Sign up by updating your email profile at VillageBooks.com or by emailing Rachel@villagebooks.com.

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R AY T U R N E R Population Portrait by Ray Turner

JUNE 16 through SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Is your neighbor hanging in the Whatcom Museum?

Population is a solo exhibition that includes more than 50 portraits of Bellingham citizens

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Lightcatcher building, Grand & Flora.

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When Elizabeth George Came to Town

by Linda Lambert

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lementary school student Elizabeth George, who lived with her brother and parents in Mountain View, California, liked to write short stories, so her mother gave her a typewriter. By the time she was 12, she had written a Nancy Drew-type mystery because, she recently explained to the audience at Western Washington University, "Nancy Drew was what I read and what I liked."

She knew early on that she wanted to be a writer, but she chose first to study literature, receiving a BA in English (1971) and a secondary teaching credential from the University of California in Riverside. She enjoyed teaching from 1974-1987, earning a masters in counseling and psychology along the way. In 1981 she was named the Orange County Teacher of the Year.

While she was teaching a high school course on mystery novels, she decided she'd better write one herself. She remembers the day she started writing it—June 28th, 1983—completing it in slightly over two months on September 5th.

Though Something to Hide was never published, George had discovered the four major characters that were to populate her famous Thomas Lynley series. She wrote the first book, A Great Deliverance, in 42 days, after a trip to Yorkshire. George, whom many readers think is English but who lives on Whidbey Island, discovered England in 1966, when she visited in preparation for a seminar on Shakespeare, and felt immediately at home. She thinks England has so much to offer—titled people, heroes with hyphenated names, a fascinating countryside. She got the idea for In the Presence of the Enemy from fellow author Sue Grafton who unsuccessfully tried to write K is for Kidnap, choosing K is for Killer instead. George thought she could write about a kidnapping. For a fine description of the story development and her research in England, see George’s Write Away (p. 178-183).

After Elizabeth George agreed to be Whatcom READS 2012 author, members of the steering committee thought it would be best to select A Great Deliverance as the featured book. Elizabeth thought not. She wanted In the Presence of the Enemy because she felt the writing was better and the range of characters more fully developed.

Out of that selection grew a flurry of programs before and after George’s appearance in February: a mystery writers panel featuring local writers Pamela Beason, Jo Dereske, and Robert Lopresti, a poetry reading, a presentation by the K-9 unit of the local police, a talk about cold cases in Bellingham, a murder mystery event, and many book club discussions. Whatcom WRITES, a subcommittee of Whatcom READS, published Enemies, a collection of poems and prose by local writers, and held a reading at Village Books.

George appeared to enthusiastic audiences in three venues in Whatcom County: at the Blaine Performing Arts Center, Western Washington University, and Whatcom Community College. Lizz Roberts, the Whatcom County Library System librarian who drove her around, found Ms. George to be an engaging conversationalist who talked about her work in progress (a young adult novel), her dachshunds Titch and Lucy, and her husband’s interest in writing novels—exactly 100 words long. Her newest book is the hefty Believing the Lie.

Linda Lambert is Library Director at Whatcom Community College and helped establish Whatcom Reads.

David Guterson will be the 2012/2013 Whatcom Reads Author!

The critically acclaimed David Guterson will come to Bellingham in early 2013. Guterson is best known as the author of Snow Falling on Cedars (1994), the Whatcom READS! book selection and recipient of the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. Check WhatcomReads.org for updated information.

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As a kid learning how to ride a bike, my dad’s nickname for me was Cathy Crash and Burn, given the inordinate number of spills I took wobbling up and down Azalea Place. Having mastered the bicycle (mostly), I’m on to other experiments— powerlifting, home improvement, dog-parenting—and I’m still crashing occasionally.

The difference is that now, with decades of crashes behind me, I’ve become really good at it: I’m more resilient, I’m more big-picture-oriented; I’ve learned to laugh at my absurdities. And I can, and do, examine and analyze what makes things work and why they fail, and how I can learn from both.

This winter and spring, my studies have included the following explorations of health, fitness, mental fortitude, and happiness.

In Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney examine the idea that there is a neurological basis for will power, and that we can develop great self-discipline, find our strengths, and succeed. Armed with research about the effects of food and sleep in particular, the authors present a fascinating and compelling argument for accomplishing goals through to-do lists, self-monitoring, and other skills.

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg looks at how behaviors develop into patterns, and how we can use new scientific discoveries about the brain to identify and change bad habits as well as develop new, positive ones. Fascinating case studies offer examples of people able to break free of destructive habits that had plagued them for years, as well as insight into how marketers use the psychology of habitual behavior to target consumers and sell products.

New habits are harder to start than old ones are to extinguish, but many books about fitness offer inspiration for change. The Impact! Body Plan by Todd Durkin offers a succinct plan for improving your nutrition, your commitment, and your mental approach to fitness, as well as 10 weeks’ worth of specific circuit workouts illustrated photographically and clearly explained. Even if you decide not to use the circuits, dozens of new exercises can invigorate your trips to the gym.

Tracie McMillan addresses our nutritional habits and needs in The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebees, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table. She goes undercover to work with migrant farm workers in California, in the produce section of a Walmart, and on the line at an Applebee’s Restaurant to discover some unsettling truths about the way food is produced, 360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • www.villagebooks.com

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marketed, and served in America. Any reader who has questioned or scoffed at the importance of supporting local farmers, food sellers, and restaurants will find their skepticism challenged by this book—and will probably be physically and financially healthier because of it.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain explores the not-so-hidden bias for extroversion in American culture, and what we overlook when we value aggressiveness, assertiveness, and loquacity over quiet, calm solitudeoriented behavior. As a person who’d rather be home alone with a book than trapped at a party with a dozen people, I appreciated the way Cain enumerated the ways that introverts contribute in the workplace and in relationships.

A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, recently completed another quest, this time to be as physically healthy as humanly possible by following the latest research regarding bodily and mental fitness. In Drop Dead Healthy, Jacobs described, hilariously, his attempts to become more fit, to eat more nutritionally, and to improve virtually every aspect of his biological functioning from hearing to elimination. Filled with real, research-based ideas about improving oneself, it is also an extremely entertaining trip through the health and fitness landscape.

Fitness and nutrition are two important elements of a happy life, and both are explored in Andrew Weil’s latest book, Spontaneous Happiness, and in The World Book of Happiness, edited by Leo Bornmans. Dr. Weil’s book explores the nature of happiness and impediments to it—primarily depression—and offers a myriad of philosophical remedies, as well as an eight-week plan for improving one’s overall satisfaction with life. One of Weil’s most interesting suggestions is the idea that we need to embrace periods of depression as part of an inevitable cycle of creativity and rest. The World Book of Happiness is an omnibus of over 100 contributions from the world’s experts on the topic, and 2-3 page summaries of research from around the world offer nuggets of science-based research on everything from health to sports, the color green to the secrets of the Vikings. A must-own book! Buy a copy for your car and read it when you’re stuck waiting somewhere.

No matter what your fitness, nutrition, and life goals are, reading can enlighten you, inspire you, and challenge you to become better than ever.

Cathy Belben is a librarian, a competitive powerlifter, and a personal trainer. You can follow her adventures in health and fitness on http://betterthaneverpersonalfitness.blogspot.com/

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Indies Choice BOOK AWARDS 2012

Reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide, the 2012 Indies Choice Book Award winners, chosen by the owners and staff at American Booksellers Association member stores are: • Adult Fiction The Marriage Plot

by Jeffrey Eugenides (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

• Adult Nonfiction Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

• Adult Debut The Tiger’s Wife

by Téa Obreht (Random House)

• Young Adult Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys (Philomel)

by Gabrielle Hamilton (Random House)

• Middle Reader

Balloting ended in a tie between the works of sister and brother Maile Meloy and Colin Meloy.

The Apothecary

by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.)

(Putnam Juvenile)

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by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)

by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.)

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written and illustrated

by Oliver Jeffers

Each Huey looks the same, thinks the same, and does the same exact things. So you can imagine the chaos when one of them has the idea of knitting a sweater! It seems like a good idea at the time—he is quite proud of it, in fact—but it "does" make him different from the others. So the rest of the Hueys, in turn, decide that they want to be different too! How? By knitting the exact same sweater, of course!

Ladybug Girl & Bingo

by David Soman and Jacky Davis illustrated by David Soman available now, hardcover, Dial

Bingo and Lulu are on their very first camping trip. Even though her family tells her to keep hold of Bingo’s leash, Lulu forgets for one second (she’s busy imagining) and Bingo is off sniffing all that the campground has to offer. How will Lulu find him? With Ladybug Girl’s help! –Sarah

Chloe

written and illustrated

by Peter McCarty available now, hardcover, HarperCollins

Chloe has ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters. She’s in the middle and she loves it—especially when they all gather for family fun time. But when Dad brings home a surprise one evening, Chloe finds she is not in the middle anymore . . . but not for long! With gorgeous colored-ink drawings and funny, spare text, Peter McCarty tells a winning story of family, imagination, and love.

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written and illustrated

by Tatyana Feeney

Small Bunny and his blankie are the best kind of pals. They give each other confidence, support, and comfort. However, Small Bunny’s mother decides it’s time for the blankie to go in the wash. As Small Bunny watches and frets, he wonders if his friend will ever be the same again. This book is just too adorable! –Sarah

Pirate Princess

by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Jill McElmurry available now, hardcover, HarperColllins

Princess Bea isn't like other princesses— she prefers pirate ships above tea parties, the salty sea over silly dolls.

When Captain Jack offers Bea a place aboard his ship, it's a dream come true—until she's put to work swabbing the decks and making dinner for the crew. Can a princess like Bea put her royal gifts to work and make the pirates see that she's seaworthy after all?

Dragons Love Tacos

by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri available in June, hardcover, Dial

I loved Those Darn Squirrels so much so when I saw that the same team had created this book, I was so excited! Dragons do indeed love tacos. And they love taco parties. So, when you are planning a taco party for dragons, it’s all good, except for the salsa. Mild salsa only! Otherwise…holy guacamole! –Sarah

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Middle Readers The Puzzler’s Mansion: The Puzzling World of Winston Bean

by Eric Berlin

available now, hardcover, Putnam

Puzzle fanatic Winston Breen and his best friends receive a once-in-a-lifetime invitation--to a weekend of riddles, games and puzzles at a fabulous mansion!

Famous musician Richard Overton is giving away valuable prizes and Winston is ready to win. But the ultimate weekend becomes the ultimate mystery when prizes start going missing, and no guests are above suspicion. Can Winston crack the case before the weekend is up?

The Land of Stories #1: The Wishing Spell written by Chris Colfer

available in July, hardcover, Little, Brown

Meet twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters.

But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.

Three Times Lucky

by Sheila Turnage

available now, hardcover, Dial

Sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in a small town where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, but she's found a home with the Colone—a cafe owner with a forgotten past of his own—and Miss Lana, the fabulous cafe hostess.

When a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.

Montefiore's Goddaughter

by Elizabeth Brooks

available now, hardcover, MP Publishing, Ltd

This is the story of young Abigail Crabtree, a most conflicted girl, caught between the waking world and a fanciful dreamtime world called Traumund. Facing a Traumund under attack in her sleep, and the terrible Institute of Social and Personal Advancement while awake, she turns to her benefactor and godfather, the wealthy and reclusive Ludovic Montefiore for help. Can she trust him? Creepy, Gothic, dark, lovely. –Claire

Alien on a Rampage: The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, Book 2

by Clete Barrett Smith

available now, hardcover, Disney

From Village Books' #1 bestselling author of 2011, Clete Barrett Smith, comes the second installment of The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast Series, Alien on a Rampage. David spent last summer at his grandmother's Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast helping her disguise some pretty strange looking guests for their vacations to earth.

Now, David is back for his second summer, but he's found that his grandma has someone else helping out and he's not sure where he fits in. Soon enough though, there is trouble at the vacation getaway and David finds he has to help not just his grandmother, but possibly the planet. This is a great summer book for kids to read while on the road or in an airplane. It'll make them giggle, but keep them turning the page to find out what happens next. Plus, these great books are written by a Bellingham teacher! –Christina

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Seraphina

written by Rachel Hartmann available in July, hardcover, Random House

Humans and dragons have a treaty to keep the peace in Goredd and the surrounding lands. Seraphina is a musician at court who is desperate to hide her secret from Prince Lucian. However, together they discover a plot to undo the peace treaty. I don’t want to say too much because you must read it for yourself! –Sarah

Changeling

(Order of Darkness Series #1) written by Philippa Gregory

available now, hardcover, Simon Pulse

Fifteenth century Italy. Both Luca and Isolde are accused of heresy, even though they are from very different families. Despite their vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq.

The four young people encounter werewolves, alchemists, witches, and death-dancers as they head toward a real-life historical figure who holds the boundaries of Christendom and the secrets of the Order of the Dragon.

Meet the Author!

Friday, June 10th, 4pm

LEIGH BARDUGO Leigh Bardugo will be reading at VB as part of the Fierce Reads tour on June 10th!

Shadow and Bone

written by Leigh Bardugo available in June, hardcover, Henry Holt

Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance edited by Rhoda Belleza available in July, paperback, Running Press Teens

Anyone who has ever been bullied, knows someone who has been bullied, or has been a bully should be required to read this! These 15 stories by Young Adult writers are brilliant in their depth and creativity, capturing the terror, shame, and sadness that result from bullying. Particularly satisfying are the stories of vindication which give this collection a sense of hope. –Claire

Waking Storms

by Sarah Porter

available in July, hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books

Porter has raised the bar even higher with the second book in her Lost Voices trilogy. Finally a story about mermaids that feels fresh and unique, rivets my attention, and leaves me at a loss to ever predict what will happen next. I felt physically anxious reading this book, waiting for the moment when the threatening tragedy lurking in the background will burst forth with disastrous results.

However, my favorite aspect of this series has to be the gorgeous metaphors imbedded in the fantastical content. –Rachel

Alina and Mal grew up together in the orphanage after the Border Wars. Alina thinks she is nothing special until her unit is attacked in the Shadow Fold and she is able to fend off the attackers. Suddenly, she is being trained by the Darkling himself and Alina is forced to make some very difficult decisions while growing into a talented woman. This book pulled me in and did not let go! –Sarah

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WALDO TURNS 25!

FAIRHAVEN

To celebrate, FIND WALDO LOCAL! will start in Fairhaven on July 1st.

Kids, parents, and Waldo-lovers of all ages are invited to the month-long scavenger hunt to find the elusive Waldo hidden in twenty local businesses around Fairhaven.

Look for the Waldo decal on the windows of 20 participating businesses around Fairhaven. You can pick up a "Find Waldo In Fairhaven" checklist at any of these stores to begin your search. Once you've found the six-inch cardboard Waldo hidden within each shop, ask a shop employee for an "I Found Waldo" card. Collect 8 cards and bring them to Village Books to receive a button (while supplies last). Collect 16 cards and bring them to Village Books to be entered in a drawing for various Waldo books and products.

All Ages!

Join us at Village Books on July 31st at 6pm for a grand celebration, where hundreds of eagle-eyed Waldo spotters will be eligible to win prizes!

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WHATCOM LAND TRUST’s

unior Stewards Program

The Jr. Stewards Program is a FREE self-paced, summer environmental education program for elementary-age kids and their families. This year’s program is full of activities exploring local beaches.

Get your program booklet at Village Books, at the Whatcom Land Trust office (100 Central, near the Bellingham public library), or download it from: www.whatcomlandtrust.org.

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Store Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–8:30pm • Sun 11am–7pm Building Community One Book at a Time

This year, Village Books is hosting a week-long camp, Monday, August 6th through Friday, August 10th, from 1-5pm each day. Join VB staff member Claire as she leads each day of themed activities with hands-on projects, book-related topics, and field trips around Fairhaven.

Check out our Themes: Monday - Science Fun Tuesday - Marine Life Day with a visit to the touch pool Wednesday - Farm Day at Common Threads Farm Thursday - Art Day Friday - Fun Day with a walk to Fairhaven Park's splash area

Sessions will be from 1-5pm and cost $99 per child. Registration is for the entire week and is limited to 10 campers. All registrations must be received by Tues., July 31. Register at the main counter at Village Books, or call 360-671-2626. A downloadable registration form is available on our website at VillageBooks.com.

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Village Books & Common Threads Farm Partnership: Village Books is proud to be a partner and supporter of Common Threads Farm and School Garden Collective, a Bellingham-based nonprofit on a mission to connect young people with healthy food through hands-on, seed-to-table educational experiences.

The “Common Thread” throughout all programs is a commitment to: food competency (knowing how to grow and prepare healthful, delicious food); food literacy (understanding how our daily food choices impact the health of our bodies, our communities, and our environment); food justice (making sure that there is enough healthful, culturally appropriate food accessible to all); and youth empowerment (we understand growing food as an effective way to develop confidence and self-esteem). Common Threads cultivates these issues through joyful, purposeful cooking and gardening experiences.

To learn more about Common Threads’ School Gardens, After School and Summer Programs, or Youth Grown garden based job and life skills training programs please visit www. commonthreadsfarm.org.

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Summer Reading Challenge It’s that time of year again! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge is back–but with a few changes.

This year, we’ve joined in with a group of other independent bookstores in a program that incorporates both suggested titles and selections of your own.

Beginning July 1st, you can pick up your grade-appropriate bookmark with details of the challenge at the main counter. Enjoy some summer reading then return the completed bookmark/reading list to us by August 31st and you will receive a $5 gift certificate to Village Books AND a free ice cream cone from our good friends next door at the Colophon Café!

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Sunday, June 10, 4pm

Fierce Reads Tour A Multi-author Young Adult Event

Join us at Village Books as we welcome six young adult authors in the Fierce Reads Tour, which is stopping in Bellingham as part of its multi-city tour. The line-up will include:

Emmy Laybourne, –Monument 14 A page-turning, fresh and fast-paced YA debut from comedian and actress Emmy Laybourne. In Monument 14 a group of school kids who are trapped together in a superstore must face life, death, love and hate, while the world as they know it ends around them. Emmy Laybourne is a screenwriter, lyricist, and actress. She has acted in movies, television, and improv groups including Chicago City Limits.

Anna Banks's young adult debut has it all, adventure, mystery, romance, humor, all wrapped up in one magical mermaid tale (or tail!). This is an action-packed novel about a teenage girl who learns she has the gift of Poseidon and can communicate with fish—and gorgeous mermen. Anna Banks grew up in a quiet little town called Niceville (yes, really), as the youngest of seven children.

Lish McBride, –Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

Leigh Bardugo, –Shadow & Bone

A hilarious urban fantasy novel by Seattle author Lish McBride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer was a William C. Morris Debut Award finalist and a YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults. The Los Angeles Times said, “There's a Mad-magazine-meets-Twilight sensibility to Hold Me Closer, Necromancer that will keep readers turning pages and laughing all the way.”

Marissa Meyer, –Cinder Now a New York Times Bestseller, this fresh, fierce take on Cinderella is a little bit fairytale, a little bit Terminator, and totally genius! Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past.

But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction.

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Leigh Bardugo's incredible young adult debut Shadow & Bone has a little bit of everything teens want: romance, action, a spunky heroine, and plenty of surprise twists. It is a magical tale of a refugee girl thrust into the magical elite when she learns that she has a dormant power that may be the only thing that can destroy the Shadow Fold, a swath of darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh.

Jennifer Bosworth, –Struck Struck is Jennifer Bosworth's electric debut about a girl who is struck by lightning hundreds of times and then discovers that she holds the fate of the world in her hands. Jennifer Bosworth is a screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles.

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VB’s Literary Events Program

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JUNE Thurs., June 7, 7pm NEAL STEPHENSON –Reamde

Science Fiction

Reamde is the latest adventure from Neal Stephenson, the critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem and Cryptonomicon. In this return to the terrain of his other groundbreaking books, Stephenson delivers his most accessible novel to date, a high-intensity, high-stakes, action-packed global adventure thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game. A FREE event at Village Books.

Fri., June 8, 6pm Local Author Showcase Join us for Village Books' "Local Author Showcase" the second Friday of each month at 6pm. The events bring two to three local authors to our store, offering a chance for the authors to talk about their books and promote their new work in the community. This month we will be featuring Adria Libolt, A Deputy Warden’s Reflections on Prison Work (biography); Jeff Heil, Legends & Heroes: The Tale of the Taskmaster (fiction); and Judith Kirscht, Nowhere Else to Go (fiction).

Sat., June 9, noon Movie Showing at the Pickford Film Center’s Limelight Cinema Stacy Schiff: Cleopatra: A Life on-screen author talk & interview Pickford Film Center & Village Books present "Writers in the Limelight." Watch author Stacy Schiff discuss her book Cleopatra: A Life in this special movie showing at the Pickford Limelight Cinema (1416 Cornwall Ave., Downtown Bellingham) The author is not attending this event.

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Sat., June 9, 2pm LISA TAYLOR –Your Farm in the City: An Urban Dweller’s Guide To Growing Food and Raising Animals Lisa Taylor and the Gardeners of Seattle Tilth bring locavores Your Farm In the City: An Urban Dweller’s Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals, the perfect all-in-one compendium of everything you need to know to start growing your own food and raising city-friendly livestock. Written for city and suburban dwellers who may have little experience and/or space, the book covers all topics relevant to urban agriculture throughout the United States and beyond.

–Co-Sponsored by the Community Food Co-op & Transition Whatcom

Sat., June 9, 7pm Co-Sponsored by North Cascades Institute MARK FIEGE –The Republic of Nature In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Mark Fiege is an associate professor of history and the William E. Morgan Chair of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

Sun., June 10, 4pm FIERCE READS TOUR Multi-author Young Adult Event Join us at Village Books as we welcome six debut young adult authors in the Fierce Reads Tour, which is stopping in Bellingham as part of its multi-city tour. The line-up will include Anna Banks, Poseiden; Leigh Bardugo, Shadow & Bone; Jennifer Bosworth, Stuck; Emmy Laybourne, Monument 14; Lish Mcbride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; and Marissa Meyer, Cinder. Read more about this event on the opposite page.

Mon., June 11, 7pm “Tapping In” Student Readings with Fairhaven Middle School Students Join us for another reading by 8th graders from Fairhaven Middle School.

Joel Gillman's Language Arts students will present excerpts from this year's writing project, which will be published in the upcoming collection, Tapping In, printed on Village Books' Espresso Book Machine.

Tues., June 12, 7pm Fantasy ALMA ALEXANDER –2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens In 2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens by Bellingham author Alma Alexander, five friends are given an extraordinary choice—to live a totally different life or continue in their own. All of them choose to pass through the portal and into drastically changed lives. Listen to the internationally acclaimed author of The Secrets of Jin-Shei read from this new book.

Wed., June 13, 11am & 5:30pm CHUCK & DEE’S OPEN BOOK TALK Join VB co-owners Chuck and Dee Robinson as they talk about a variety of books for you to consider adopting for your book groups or adding to your summer reading list.

Wed., June 13, 7pm JAMES LOUCKY –Humane Migration Local author James Loucky discusses the rhetoric and effects of immigration in North America and Western Europe, as covered in his book, Humane Migration.

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Thurs., June 14, 7pm HADIYAH JOAN CARLYLE –Torch in the Dark Torch in the Dark tells the story of how Hadiyah Joan Carlyle, a single mother haunted by traumatic childhood memories, pioneered as one of the first women since World War II to enter the trades as a union welder. Beginning in a Jewish immigrant neighborhood in New Jersey, the story moves through San Francisco in the sixties to a Fairhaven shipyard in Bellingham.

Fri., June 15, 7pm —Young Adult Fantasy EMILY MCCRACKEN –The Raven King Come listen to a local Sehome High School student read from her new fantasy novel, The Raven King, a story about two best friends stranded in a world ruled by a corrupt king who discriminates against the race of elves.

Sat., June 16, 9am 13th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Literacy Leaving from the Village Green, this fundraiser for the Whatcom Literacy Council is a great way to get out and support your community!

Register or Donate today. See page 5 for details.

Sat., June 16, 10am-8:30pm & Sun., June 17, 11am-7pm Village Books & Paper Dreams Anniversary

STOREWIDE SALE

20% OFF Everything* *Almost! Ask for details. Does not include on-line purchases.

Mon., June 18, 7pm JOHN MARZLUFF & TONY ANGELL –Gifts of the Crow In Gifts of the Crow, John Marzluff, the preeminent researcher on crows, teams up with artist and fellow naturalist Tony Angell to offer an astonishing look at the littleknown and largely underappreciated intelligence of the birds of the amazing corvid family, which includes crows, ravens, and jays. John Marzluff, Ph.D., is Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington and Tony Angell has authored and/or illustrated a dozen award-winning books related to natural history. —Co-sponsored by North Cascades Institute

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Tues., June 19, 6:30pm in the Leopold Crystal Ballroom THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR with special guest WILLIAM DIETRICH –The Emerald Storm Join us for the live taping of this fun radio variety show! This month's special guest is William Dietrich for his new book The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure. Tickets are $5 and are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com. See page 29 for more information.

Wed., June 20, 7pm SUBHANKAR BANERJEE –Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point In Arctic Voices, world-renowned photographer, writer, and activist Subhankar Banerjee brings together first-person narratives from more than thirty prominent activists, writers, and researchers who address issues of climate change, resource war, and human rights with stunning urgency and groundbreaking research. —Co-sponsored by North Cascades Institute

Thurs., June 21, 7pm at Bellingham High School TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS –When Women Were Birds Join us for an evening with Terry Tempest Williams, renowned environmental writer, as she talks about her new book, When Women Were Birds. Tickets are $5 and are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com. Read more about this event and book on page 26.

Fri., June 22 and Sat., June 23 CHUCKANUT WRITERS CONFERENCE The Chuckanut Writers Conference is a craft-centered, crossgenre celebration inspiring writers of all experience levels to bring forth their unique voices. Located on the campus of Whatcom Community College, you can register at ChuckanutWritersConference.com. See page 19 for more information.

Sat., June 23, 7pm CONCURRENT OPEN MICS For the Chuckanut Writers Conference At Village Books’ Readings Gallery, Book Fare Café, Magdalena’s, & Fairhaven Village Inn.

Sun., June 24, noon MULTI-AUTHOR READING –Penumbra: Speculative Fiction from the Pacific Northwest Join VB’s Paul Hanson as he hosts fellow writers from the anthology, Penumbra. Authors reading include Frank Anderson, Douglas Derrer, Derek Jones and Carl Shipley.

Sun., June 24, 2pm RHIANNON HELD –Silver

Fantasy

Debut Seattle author Rhiannon Held will read from her new fantasy novel, Silver. In Held’s story, werewolves are threatened by a mysterious antagonist, and they must track down the menace.

Mon., June 25, 7pm Open mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Sign up at our main counter on the first floor or call (360) 671-2626.

Thurs., June 28, 7pm JEANNE MATTHEWS –Bonereapers: A Dinah Pelerin Mystery

Fri., July 20, 7pm SAM KEAN –The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius

Jeanne Matthews, author of the Dinah Pelerin series of international mysteries, Bones of Contention, and Bet Your Bones, is back with the latest adventures from her anthropologist sleuth, Dinah.

In The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code, Sam Kean uses the forensic traces in our DNA to illuminate how humans evolved from primordial muck to the most dominant species on the planet, how studying language, art, and history can reveal the scientific workings of DNA—and vice-versa, and how the human line almost went extinct, twice, causing us to be more closely related than any other species. Sam is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon.

Fri., June 29, 7pm VAUGHN SHERMAN –Walking the Board Walk: Secrets of an Enjoyable Nonprofit Board Experience In Walking the Board Walk, Vaughn Sherman shares valuable tips he has gleaned from his thirty years of working with nonprofits. Rather than a set of instructions about how to organize and manage a nonprofit board, Sherman covers those areas that will turn around poor board performance and dissatisfaction.

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1416 Cornwall Ave., Downtown Bellingham

Mark Bittman: The Food Matters Cookbook on-screen author talk & interview Pickford Film Center & Village Books present "Writers in the Limelight." Mark Bittman discusses his book The Food Matters Cookbook in this special movie showing. (Author is not attending this event). Tickets available at the door.

Sun., July 1, 2pm HOWARD WEAVER –Write Hard, Die Free Howard Weaver advanced from foot soldier to field marshal in the Alaska Newspaper War, but he never left the fight. In Write Hard, Die Free Weaver writes about his career as a journalist who helped his newspaper win two Pulitzer Prizes.

Sat., July 7, 10:30-11am PRESCHOOL STORY TIME with Claire

Sat., July 21, noon Movie Showing at the Pickford Film Center’s Limelight Cinema

KIDS!

Join Village Books bookseller Claire for our preschool story time for ages 3-5 years old. Our preschool story time takes place the first Saturday of each month from 10:30-11am on the bean bags in the Kids' Section.

Sat., July 7, 1-4pm Multi-author Readings with NICK JAMES, KARINA COOPER and KRIS SAKNUSSEMM Part of the First Steampunk Festival in Fairhaven Village Books is excited to participate in the first Steampunk Festival in Fairhaven. In conjunction with a variety of events around Fairhaven and the Village Green, Village Books will host author Nick James at 1pm for a reading from his book Skyship Academy, Karina Cooper at 2pm for her new book Tarnished, and Kris Saknussemm at 3pm for his book Enigmatic Pilot. See page 16 for more information!

Co-sponsored by Sat., July 14, 4pm Transition Whatcom KRISTY ATHENS –Get Your Pitchfork On! From a Portland office worker turned farmer, Get Your Pitchfork On! provides the hard-learned nuts-and-bolts of rural living from city folk who were initially out of their depth. Get straightforward advice and practical tools at this event.

Wed., July 18, 7pm KAYA OAKES –Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church As someone who clocked more time in mosh pits and at prochoice rallies than kneeling in a pew, Kaya Oakes was not necessarily the kind of Catholic girl the Vatican was after. But even while she immersed herself in the punk rock scene and proudly called herself an atheist, something kept pulling her back to the religion of her Irish roots.

Tues., July 24, 6:30pm in the Leopold Crystal Ballroom THE CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR with special guest CHERYL STRAYED –Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and Tiny Beautiful Things Join us for the live taping of a fun variety radio show! This month's special guest is Cheryl Strayed for her new books Tiny Little Things and Wild. Read more on pages 27 & 29.

Wed., July 25, 7pm J.A. JANCE –Judgment Call: A Brady Novel of Suspense The New York Times bestselling master of mystery and suspense, J.A. Jance brings back her enormously popular series protagonist, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady.

Thurs., July 26, 7pm AMINTA ARRINGTON –Home is a Roof Over a Pig An everywoman with courage and acute cultural perspective, Aminta Arrington recounts her family’s transformative quest of living abroad in China, and the challenges and joys her family encounters.

Mon., July 30, 7pm Open mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Sign up at our main counter on the first floor or call (360) 671-2626.

Tues., July 31, 6pm “FIND WALDO LOCAL” Celebration Join us this evening at Village Books for a celebration to wrap up our Fairhaven “Find Waldo Local” program. We’ll play games, give out prizes to those who participated in the 20-store Waldo search, eat some treats, and find a real live Waldo hiding right here in our store. Fun for the whole family!

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

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Sat., Aug. 4, 10:30-11am Preschool Story Time with Claire

KIDS!

Join Village Books bookseller Claire for our preschool story time for ages 3-5 years old. Our preschool story time takes place the first Saturday of each month from 10:30-11am on the bean bags in the Kids' Section.

Sat., Aug. 4, 2pm MARIE MANUCHEHRI –Intuitive Self Healing Village Books welcomes back Marie Manuchehri after a popular event in the spring. Marie is a nationally known energy intuitive, Reiki master and healer, and she hosts a biweekly radio program on KKNW "The Marie Manuchehri Show…Where Energy and Medicine Meet.”

Sat., Aug. 11, noon Movie Showing at the Pickford Film Center’s Limelight Cinema 1416 Cornwall Ave., Downtown Bellingham

Chris Matthews—Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero on-screen author talk & interview Pickford Film Center & Village Books present "Writers in the Limelight." Join us for this special movie showing at the Pickford Limelight Cinema. (Author is not attending this event).Tickets available at the door.

Tues., Aug. 14, 5:30-6:15pm Info Session for WWU’s Professional Editing Certificate Program Join Carolyn Dale in the Readings Gallery for an info session about Western Washington University's Professional Editing: Print and Online Certificate Program, offered through WWU Extended Education.

Tues., Aug. 21, 7pm Fiction MARIA SEMPLE –Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple has written for television shows including Arrested Development, Mad About You, and Ellen. Listen to her read from her new book, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.

Mon., Aug. 27, 7pm Open mic with Laurel Leigh Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays. Sign up at our main counter on the first floor or call (360) 671-2626.

Are you a writer in search of a writing group?

Village Books is hosting numerous writing groups on the mezzanine level of the store near the poetry section and Book Fare Cafe. Come and share your work in a supportive environment.

Check below to see when the different writing groups are meeting. These groups are open to everyone— newcomers and drop-ins welcome.

Fiction Writing Group a.k.a. the Lummi View Fiction Writing Group This group meets the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month from 6-8pm at Book Fare Cafe.

Upcoming meetings: Thursdays, June 14th & 28th, July 12th & 26th, August 9th & 23rd, 6-8pm

NonFiction Writing Group This group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 3-5pm at Book Fare Cafe.

Upcoming meetings: Tuesdays, June 12th, July 10th, and August 14th, 3-5pm

Poetry Writing Group This group meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30pm at Book Fare Cafe Upcoming meetings: Thursdays, July 5th and August 2nd, 5:30-6:30pm

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Tues., June 12, 5:30-6:30pm Young Writers Studio Group Teen Writing Club Writers ages 12-18 are invited to join Young Writers Studio Teen Writing Club. This is a community of dedicated writers who come together weekly to write, share, and support each other. Leaders will moderate, critique and provide writing exercises, but the group is designed by the participants. The Teen Writing Club meets on the mezzanine level of Village Books near the poetry section. This group will be taking the rest of the summer off—see you in the fall!

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

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Summer 2012

Building Community One Book at a Time

PFC’s Summer Membership Drive Every new, returning and renewing member application received from June 1 through July 31 will be entered to win a coveted “Bride of Goldfinger” card, good for free admission to Pickford Film Center AND Limelight FOR ONE YEAR! And this year, everyone’s a winner—all entries will receive a coupon for a FREE LARGE POPCORN. Drawing will be held at the bike-in on August 17.

Recently joined or renewed? Membership doesn’t expire for a few more months—but you want that Goldfinger card? Avoid the rush and renew early--you too can be entered into the drawing, get the free popcorn, and all our member benefits: steep discounts on films and popcorn, free popcorn every Monday and on your birthday, and free on-line ticketing.

Sign up or renew at pickfordfilmcenter.org

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PFC’s Limelight is at 1416 Cornwall

PFC Bike-In

Friday aug 17

6-7:30pm: Bike Show and Shine, live music, beer garden and tabling by local bike clubs and businesses 7:30 - 8:15pm: Winners of Bike Show and Shine awarded, Membership drawing, announcements 8:30pm: Movie starts— Stop Making Sense (featuring the Talking Heads)

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Mount Bakery

360-671-2626 • 800-392-BOOK • www.villagebooks.com

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1200 11th St. Bellingham, WA 98225 360.671.2626 www.VillageBooks.com Whatcom County’s Favorite Bookstore since 1980 Building Community One Book at a Time

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