Village Books Blog

Caution: Dangerously Good Books Ahead!

ARE YOU READY FOR BANNED BOOKS WEEK? Consider yourself warned, we have some seriously dangerous reading in store for Banned Books Week, September 27th - October 3rd! This year's event focuses on Young Adult books, a genre steeped with remarkable... Read more →

35th Anniversary Highlights!

Wow, thanks for making our 35th Anniversary wonderfully memorable! Enjoy some fun pics of Saturday night's celebration. Chuck and Dee with the beautiful book cake just moments before guests start to arrive. The doors are open! Cake!! Bubbly beverages! Music... Read more →

Just Write! Paragraph Prompt - January submissions

In our first issue of Just Write! eNews for Writers, we introduced a fun little activity called the Paragraph Prompt. We provided a single lead sentence and asked you to complete it with an original paragraph of 300 words or... Read more →

Witness the phenomenon of Literature Live

John Vaillant speaks to the crowd on Feb. 7. We've called our event series “Literature Live” for a long time. It's been called that for so long, in fact, that it's easy enough to forget the series has a name... Read more →

Guest Blog Post: DES Richard, "Continuing Education"

DES Richard is the author of the 3024AD series, and lives and writes in Bellingham. You can read his other ramblings on his blog. It’s been said that there are two types of people in the world with enough frequency... Read more →

Interview with Ellis Jones, 'The Better World Shopping Guide'

This blog post originally appeared at Rachel Ann Hanley. Since receiving his doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Ellis Jones has focused all of his energies on bridging the gap between academics, activists, and the average... Read more →

Guest Post: Stephanie Dethlefs, Founder & Director of Young Writers Studio

When people ask me why I started Young Writers Studio, I don’t always have an easy answer. Sure, it’s a wonderful blend of my two occupational passions: teaching and writing. But in truth it has very little to do with... Read more →

New VB Reads Fantasy Book Group!

Village Books is starting a Fantasy Book Group to be held every third Saturday of each month at noon in the Readings Gallery, starting March 19. Join Rachel as we discuss an undervalued genre. What are books but an escape?... Read more →

What Whatcom was Reading in 2010 ~ Village Books' Top Sellers

It's always fun for us to review what we sold the most of in the past year. Stieg Larsson's books were no big surprise with all the hoopla, however when you look beyond the national bestsellers, you'll see a lot... Read more →

Make Readcycling One of Your New Year's Resolutions

Donna is a VB bookseller and used book buyer. You can see some of her staff picks by clicking here. Are you in the loop with the Village Books Readcycle program? It's a great way to catch the latest titles... Read more →