Village Books Blog

For the Love of Food! Blog Action Day 2011

What is Blog Action Day? It's a day for bloggers worldwide to unite on one global topic. This year the topic is food and Christina and Kacie each share their own thoughts on the subject. To learn more about Blog... Read more →

30-Day Vegan Challenge: Week II

So I've taken the 30-Day Vegan Challenge, and one week in, I feel pretty good about it. No problems finding vegan food in Bellingham. I don't cook in my house. I live in a boarding house, and the reasons I... Read more →

VB's 30-Day Vegan Challenge

In October, I, along with several other staff members here at Village Books, will be taking the 30-Day Vegan Challenge, partly guided and/or inspired by the book of the same name. Actually, the full name of the book is The... Read more →

The Art of Reading

We all have our own quirks and habits in every aspect of our lives and, as this job constantly reminds me, just because two people share a love of something (let's say books) doesn't mean they express their love in... Read more →

Are Books Fated to Find Us?

Yesterday I read this post at The Rumpus and found myself a little irritated at the opening line: “I hate it when people buy me books for the holidays.” What?! What a brazen statement! Of course books make great gifts,... Read more →

Re-Thinking How We Use Our Drinking Water Supply

Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event where thousands of bloggers dedicate their blogs to one particular issue with the hopes of raising public awareness. This year's topic is Water. We've asked Anitra Accetturo, the Water Conservation Specialist for... Read more →

A Book Hate Confession

Let's file this one under Free Speech, shall we? A couple days ago someone started the hashtag #booksotherslikedthatididn't on Twitter. It was like a entering a confessional where the weight of books we hate, but so many people love, was... Read more →

Guest Blog Post: Ivan Doig

Ivan Doig is the author of The Whistling Season and This House of Sky, among many other books. We are delighted to have him back at Village Books on Tuesday, July 20, 7:00pm. I’ll be really surprised if someone doesn’t... Read more →

The Dating Life of Books

I’m in a book funk. It’s not the first time and I know it won’t be the last. The last few books I read really left me empty, so now I’m gun shy. How do I know the next one... Read more →

Guest Blog Post: Gordon Edgar, the Cheesemonger

Gordon Edgar loves cheese...a lot. You can see just how much he loves cheese when he comes to VB on Monday, May 17, 7:00pm. Before a couple a months ago I had never read a word in public, unless one... Read more →