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Book Groups & Author Events – Now Virtual
VIRTUAL
Literature LIVE! EVENTS VB’s Literary Events Program 2020 Additions & changes Style to this schedule will occur so check out
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NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 10, 7pm Virtual Event with JIM deMaine, MD –Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope, and Healing at the End In this beautifully written memoir, physician Jim deMaine presents stories, lessons learned from patients and caregivers who taught him about dying. Dr. Jim deMaine spent nearly 40 years caring for severely ill patients and witnessing their final days as a pulmonary and critical care specialist. His often dramatic experiences with patients near death led him to blog, then speak about their stories, with special attention to the issue of advocacy for patients unable to speak for themselves.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7pm Whatcom Writers and Publishers VIRTUAL SUPPER CLUB Village Books is pleased to join forces with Whatcom Writers and Publishers to co-host their monthly virtual supper club. Each month on the second Wednesday, we host a guest author or explore a new topic to connect Whatcom Writers and industry speakers. Check villagebooks.com for updates on topics! Check out this great selection of upcoming virtual events. You can register to watch them live on Crowdcast or Zoom, or catch many of them later on our YouTube channel. And, of course, you can order the books, often signed, through villagebooks.com!
Thursday, November 12, 7pm Virtual Event with ASHLEY SWEENEY in conversation with Julie Christine Johnson –Answer Creek Join us for a presentation of the long-awaited new novel from author Ashley Sweeney. Follow 19-year-old Ada Weeks as she travels west on the Oregon-California Trail in 1846 as a member of the ill-fated Donner Party. From the Nancy Pearl award-winning author of Eliza Waite, Ashley Sweeney offers a gripping tale of adventure and survival. A native New Yorker, Ashley E. Sweeney now lives and writes in La Conner, Washington. Julie Christine Johnson is the award-winning author of the historical fantasy In Another Life and the contemporary eco-lit The Crows of Beara; her short stories and essays have appeared in several journals and anthologies.
Saturday, November 14, 7pm-9pm VIRTUAL ANNUAL TRIVIA BEE with Ken Jennings ? ? & Scotty VanDryver The Trivia Bee with Greatest of All Time Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings and KAFE Radio host Scotty VanDryver will take place on Saturday, November 14th, 7-9pm. Join the fun and cheer on your favorite team! Register to watch local teams compete by contacting events@whatcomliteracy.org. Free!
Sunday, November 15 VBPD Pre-Holiday Open House Get a jump on the holiday shopping season and have some fun while you're at it. Enjoy our book walk for prizes and holiday specials!
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Monday, November 16, 7pm Memoir Virtual Event with EDWINA NORTON –Autumn Light: My Fifty Years in Zen Join us as Edwina Norton shares her artfully told memoir of one woman’s lived experience of Zen Buddhism as it took root in America. The author weaves Zen teachings and practices into her personal story, recounting how they guided her through life’s challenges into a peaceful old age. Norton is a life-long amateur painter, published poet, and peace activist. Now an ordained Zen priest, she mentors Zen students in the Red Cedar Zen Community in Bellingham.
Literature LIVE!
Tuesday, November 17, 5pm Memoir Virtual Event with SHELBY FORSYTHIA –Your Grief, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss Everyone experiences grief differently after the loss of a loved one. Your Grief, Your Way is a daily guidebook featuring comforting quotes, practical exercises, and meaningful ways to honor the person you love who died. Shelby Forsythia is also the author of Permission to Grieve, and the podcast host of "Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss." Through her books, podcast, and live events, she helps people reclaim their power and peace of mind after devastating loss.
Thursday, November 19, 5pm Bookseller Happy Hour! Join Village Books owners Kelly, Sarah, and Paul in the Virtual Readings Gallery for a rousing hour of book recommendations just in time for the holidays! And don’t forget to have your favorite adult beverage on hand so you may drink a toast to great reading!
Friday, November 20, 6pm Virtual Event Red Wheelbarrow Writers Group Reading –This Uncommon Solitude: Pandemic Poetry from the Pacific Northwest This Uncommon Solitude captures the myriad and diverse experiences during these times of quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic. For many of us, poetry has helped connect us as we share experiences and insights, express our grief and sadness, fears and pain, gratitude and hope. In joining together, we feel our way forward as best we can toward making sense of our transformed world. Red Wheelbarrow Writers is a non-profit, loose affiliation of working writers who produce independently, and who join together to support, encourage, and sustain one another.
Monday, November 23 Cyber Monday(s) Online SALE Shop villagebooks.com and save 20%! Just add the Coupon Code VBPD20 at checkout. Pick up in-store or have your purchases shipped anywhere in the U.S. Thanks for shopping local!
Thursday, November 26 HAPPY THANKSGIVING - Stores Closed Eat well, reach out, curl up with a good book, or get out and enjoy our gorgeous surroundings. We'll see you on Friday! Thanks for supporting local this holiday season.
Saturday, November 28 Small Business Saturday This is a day dedicated to supporting the local businesses that help create jobs, boost the economy, and preserve neighborhoods. Thank you, loyal shopper, for your continuous support of the locally owned businesses in you communtiy. November 28 - December 19 Fairhaven Winterfest The Fairhaven Association has been hard at work creating a variety of exciting yet safe and socially distanced activities for you to enjoy this holiday season. Enjoy a lighted bike parade, a holiday market, a holiday cocktail kit extravaganza, an art walk, TWO firelight strolls, Father Christmas sightings, and more! See pages 9-10 for details and watch fairhavenwinterfest.com for updates.
Monday, November 30 Cyber Monday(s) Online SALE Shopping online? Shop Local! Shop at villagebooks.com and save 20%! Just add the Coupon Code VBPD20 at checkout Choose direct-to-home shipping or stop in the store to pick up you purchases. Thank your support.
Monday, November 30, 7pm VIRTUAL OPEN MIC with Seán Dwyer Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays! Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience. Our regular emcee and celebrated local author, Sean Dwyer, will host as he does every month. Pre-registration to read is required and spaces are
limited so please email Sean at sean@seandwyerauthor.com to secure your
spot! Open mic is held the last Monday of most months at 7pm.
DECEMBER
Monday, December 7, all day Final Cyber Monday Online SALE Shop villagebooks.com and save 20%! Just add the Coupon Code VBPD20 at checkout. Pick up in store or have your purchases shipped anywhere in the U.S. Thanks for shopping local!
Wednesday, December 9, 7pm Whatcom Writers and Publishers VIRTUAL SUPPER CLUB Village Books is pleased to join forces with Whatcom Writers and Publishers to co-host their monthly virtual supper club. Each month on the second Wednesday, we host a guest author or explore a new topic to connect Whatcom Writers and industry speakers. Check our website for updates on topics!
Thursday, December 10, 7pm Virtual Event with GIGI BERARDI in conversation with Chef Christy Fox –FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices Join us in the Virtual Readings Gallery for an event that will be as entertaining as it is informative. How could it be otherwise with these to local food experts? Clearly, we live in a culture awash with advice on nutrition and eating—even during the holidays. Gigi Berardi’s FoodWISE instead, gives us a WISE view of food: Whole, Informed, Sustainable, and Experienced. This is an important conversation that you won’t want to miss. Gigi Berardi is a professor at WWU and freelance writer. She maintains the popular food blog “FoodWISE” and “Food and Resilience” vlog, and has written numerous articles for general and scientific audiences alike. Chef Christy Fox is co-owner and Executive Chef of Evolve Chocolate + Cafe .
See villagebooks.com for registration information. These virtual events are free to attend with an option to donate to our LitLive program!
Tuesday, December 15, 5:30pm Peaceful Poetry Group Reading Join us for an evening of poetry and creative fun, as the talented young writers of the 2020 Peaceful Poetry Youth Contest read their award-winning poems. Sure to pull your heartstrings and capture your imagination! The reading will take place on Zoom and pre-registration is required. Presented by the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center and Village Books.
Friday, December 25 Merry Christmas! Village Books & Paper Dreams in Fairhaven & Lynden are Closed Eat well, reach out, curl up with a good book, or get outside and enjoy our gorgeous surroundings. We'll see you on Saturday, refreshed and ready to use all those VBPD gift certificates you received.
Monday, December 28, 7pm VIRTUAL OPEN MIC with Seán Dwyer Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays! Published and unpublished writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a welcoming audience. Our regular emcee and celebrated local author, Sean Dwyer, will host as he does every month. Pre-registration to read is required and
spaces are limited so please email Sean at sean@seandwyerauthor.com to
secure your spot! Open mic is held the last Monday of most months at 7pm.
Village Books & Paper Dreams Annual New Year's Celebrate STOREWIDE
SALE - SAVE 20% -
Thursday, December 31 New Year’s Eve & Friday, January 1 Happy New Year!
Some exceptions apply - ask your bookseller for details. Cannot combine with other discounts. Watch villagebooks.com for holiday hours. Wednesday, January 13, 7pm Whatcom Writers and Publishers VIRTUAL SUPPER CLUB Village Books is pleased to join forces with Whatcom Writers and Publishers to co-host their monthly virtual supper club. Each month on the second Wednesday, we host a guest author or explore a new topic to connect Whatcom Writers and industry speakers. Check our website for updates on topics!
Monday, January 25, 7pm VIRTUAL OPEN MIC with Seán Dwyer Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays! Our regular emcee and celebrated local author, Sean Dwyer, will host as he does every month.
Pre-registration to read is required and spaces are limited so please email
Sean at sean@seandwyerauthor.com to secure your spot! Open mic is held the last Monday of most months at 7pm.
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 20, 4pm Virtual Event with DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY –What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why Join us for a great event as part of the Whatcom READS series! We are pleased to welcome David Allen Sibley back to the (virtual) Readings Gallery. He will do a presentation on his latest book and will also focus on nature illustrations, in concert with the themes of Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, this year's Whatcom READS selection. David Allen Sibley is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including The Sibley Guide to Birds.
Sunday, February 21, 4pm Poetry! Virtual Event with JESSICA GIGOT, CHLOE YELENA MILLER, & JEN STEWART FUESTON Group Poetry Reading! We’re excited to welcome this stellar line-up of poets. Join us as they present their newest works, Feeding Hour (Gigot), Viable (Miller), and Madonna, Complex (Fueston). You won’t want to miss this!
Sundays, February 21 & 28, 2pm Whatcom WRITES Virtual Presentation Hear authors from the Whatcom WRITES contest read their work about RECONCILIATION—based on the 2021 book selection, Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. See page 15 for additional Whatcom Reads events–an impressive and inpsiring line-up !
