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Literary Citizenship Awards Ceremony

Join us in celebrating 2024's recipients of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award! Join us in celebrating 2024's recipients of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award! Village Books is proud to announce the recipients of th...

Thu 11 Jul, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Marijke McCandless, Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present

Sample some juicy practices for getting present with mindfulness coach, writer, and playfulness instigator Marijke McCandless! Naked in the Now explores the journey of self-discovery through brief, impactful practices fostering curiosi...

Sat 20 Jul, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Jory Mickelson, All This Divide

Village Books is excited to welcome local poet Jory Mickelson back to the Readings Gallery! All This Divide circles and circles again the contemporary world in crisis: pandemics, environmental collapse, unending war, and unfettered con...

Sun 21 Jul, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Hanna C. Howard, Our Divine Mischief - Young Adult Event!

Political intrigue, Scottish culture, drama, and romance come together in this stunning young adult fantasy, Our Divine Mischief! COST: $0 – $20.66

Fri 9 Aug, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Keith Negley, The Running Machine-- FREE KIDS EVENT!

Join author and illustrator Keith Negley at this free event for kids and families to celebrate his newest book, The Running Machine. Before there were trains or cars or planes, people rode horses to travel from place to place. Then cam...

Tue 23 Jul, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Midsummer Mindfulness with Tim Burnett

Join local mindfulness practitioner Tim Burnett, Executive Director of Mindfulness Northwest, for an exploration of mindfulness practices th Join local mindfulness practitioner Tim Burnett, Executive Director of Mindfulness Northwest, ...

Wed 7 Aug, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Josh Tuininga, We Are Not Strangers

Tuininga unravels the profound lessons embedded in these tales of allyship and unity amidst the turbulence of wartime. Through a visually engaging presentation, Tuininga will share the intricacies of his research and his creative proce...

Fri 13 Sep, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Stephen D. Orsini, Nightmare on the Scottie

Join us to celebrate Stephen D. Orsini's thrilling tale, Nightmare on the Scottie: The Maiden Voyage of a Doomed King Crabber In a mad rush to enter the Alaskan king crab fishery, Bender Shipyard's first king crabber, the Scottie , is ...

Sat 7 Sep, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Patricia Missler, Border Town Chica

In Border Town Chica, A Memoir, Patricia Alarcón Missler paints colorful stories portraying a young girl growing up in a small south Texas b In Border Town Chica , A Memoir, Patricia Alarcón Missler paints colorful stories portraying a...

Sun 15 Sep, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Alan Shore, Uncommon Allies

Welcome historian Alan Shore to learn from his book Uncommon Allies: American Jews and Christians Uniting Against Hitler, 1933-1945. Uncommon Allies: American Jews and Christians Uniting Against Hitler, 1933-1945 tells the story of the...

Sun 29 Sep, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Rustan Robertson, The Wages of Sin

Join Rustan Robertson for this riveting tale of the Great Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery of 1914 After the First National Bank in Sedro-Woolley was robbed of over $11,000 in gold in late 1914, the bandits escaped and led posses on a manhun...

Sat 19 Oct, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

H.A. Byrd, Aru's Realm

We're thrilled to finally be hosting Harriet Arden Byrd for an author event! Join us in the Readings Gallery. Aru lives in an era reminiscent of nineteenth-century Europe. The concept of war is unknown to her world, yet the power-hungr...

Sun 6 Oct, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Sarah Hawley, A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire

Welcome Sarah Hawley for the release of her third novel, A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire! We're so thrilled to welcome back local author and friend of the store Sarah Hawley for the launch party of her third novel, A Werewolf'...

Tue 13 Aug, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Nancy Canyon, Struck: A Season on a Fire Lookout

Welcome local author and teacher Nancy Canyon to the Readings Gallery to celebrate her new book, Struck: A Season on a Fire Lookout. In 1971, Nancy Nelson and her husband Jack, were hired as fire lookout attendants in the Clearwater Na...

Fri 20 Sep, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Shoshana D. Kerewsky, Cancer, Kintsugi, Camino: A Memoir AND 50 Days in May

Join us in celebrating local author Shoshana D. Kewersky as she shares her two books! Not just a memoir of breast cancer and the Camino de Santiago. It's also about Jewish identity, atheism, family, AIDS, COVID, metaphors and similes, ...

Thu 26 Sep, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Tana Jean Welch with Ryler Dustin, In Parachutes Descending

Enjoy an evening of poetry with Tana Jean Welch, In Parachutes Descending, and Ryler Dustin! In Parachutes Descending follows the speaker's decision to leave her Bostonian husband for Jane, a San Franciscan artist, while charting the s...

Tue 1 Oct, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Brooke Pederson, Story Snowflakes: Fairy Tales

Local librarian, artist, and author Brooke Pederson shares the art of paper-cutting with the release of her book, Story Snowflakes! Local librarian, artist, and author Brooke Pederson is going to share the art and craft of paper-cuttin...

Sat 2 Nov, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Steve Hodel, Black Dahlia Avenger

Local author, former homicide detective, and son of the alleged Black Dahlia murderer Steve Hodel, shares his decades-long investigation. Join local author, former homicide detective, and son of the alleged Black Dahlia murderer Steve ...

Sat 13 Jul, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

430 Front St, Lynden, WA 98264, USA

Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez, The Artist's Joy

Calling all creatives! Don't miss this amazing event with creative coach and artist Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez! Feeling stuck or unfulfilled as an artist? Dr. Estevez, a creative coach and artist herself, can help. Her book "The Artist'...

Wed 10 Jul, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

M.E. Rostron, Fjord Land

We're thrilled to welcome local author M.E. Rostron back to the Readings Gallery to celebrate his newest book! Conrad Slocum returns to Alaska to investigate a murder and a terrorist threat to cruise ships. His partner, Fish and Game o...

Thu 17 Oct, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA