Village Books is pleased to host its inaugural Spanish Open Mic! Come support our Spanish-language writers and poets, and stay for the traditional Open Mic at 7pm!
Village Books invites everyone to enjoy local talents as they share their own stories, poems and essays!
The acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss.
Annie Lee’s daddy won’t stop leaving his record player on. His whiskers are in the sink every morning. And he always keeps the TV turned to Duke basketball. Except Annie Lee’s daddy died eighty-three days ago. Annie Lee doesn’t like the word “ghost,” but whatever is going on isn’t making things easier for her and Mama. Just like in her debut, Where the Watermelons Grow, Cindy Baldwin brings her signature twist of magic to this authentically heartfelt story.
Cindy Baldwin is a Carolina girl who moved to the opposite coast and is gamely doing her part in keeping Portland weird. As a middle schooler, she kept a book under her bathroom sink to read over and over while fixing her hair or brushing her teeth, and she dreams of someday writing just that kind of book. Her debut middle grade novel, Where the Watermelons Grow, received multiple starred reviews and was an Indies Introduce title, Indie Next pick, Bank Street Best Book of 2019, and Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club selection.
Celebrate local creative spirit at the Fairhaven Fourth Friday Art Walk.
Hear authors from the Whatcom WRITES contest about DISCOVERY — based on the 2020 book selection, To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey — read their work! Top submissions will be selected for publication in a commemorative anthology.
Join us at the Ferndale Public Library for a lively discussion of To the Bright Edge of the World-featuring author, Eowyn Ivey. Find out more at whatcomreads.org. Read the book. Join the conversation! Through March 7, 2020, Vllage Books donates 10% of To the Bright Edge of the World sales to Whatcom READS.
*Join us for this FREE Lit Live! event -- meet the author and get your book signed!*
Join us as the WhatcomREADS community gathers to hear author Eowyn Ivey speak about her novel, To the Bright Edge of the World at the historical Mount Baker Theatre. This is a free event and all are welcome.The free event at the Mount Baker Theatre is one of several community events tied to this year's county-wide book club. Find out more at whatcomreads.org. Read the book. Join the conversation! Through March 7, 2020, Vllage Books donates 10% of To the Bright Edge of the World sales to Whatcom READS.
Join us in the Readings Gallery for stories and activities around this great book that teaches about the creative process and how to see art in new ways. Most important, this book reminds readers that there is no right or wrong way to look at our think about art. Everyone sees things in different ways! We’ll read stories, do some ‘arting’ and find inspiration together.
Ages 5-11
