Join Rootstock Publisher and poet Samantha Kolber, who will read poems from her chapbook "Birth of a Daughter" plus new work at a Poetry Open Mic in Brattleboro. Everyone can sign up to read at this event, which is free and open to the public.

Refreshments served and autographed books for sale. Learn more at bywaybooks.co.

Memoirist C.O. Moed, author of It Was Her New York, will be in conversation with essayist and media theorist Chris Campanioni in Beacon, New York. The talk will be moderated by Kathy Curto. Don’t miss this wide-ranging discussion!

Author Ian McCoog will read from Leadership Bites: An Approachable Handbook for Emerging Leaders at the Commonwealth University Bookstore in Pennsylvania. A Q&A will follow.

Ginny Sassaman, author of Preaching Happiness, will be speaking at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. She will discuss gratitude for meaning, one of the pillars of personal thriving.

For more information, visit ucmvt.org.

Afro-futurist /Oro-shamanic poet and bass clarinetist Toussaint St. Negritude will be a featured performer at the Vermont State House, as part of the Farmers Night Concert Series. St. Negritude, author of Mountain Spells: Poems, “dually conjures the lyric timbre of both his horn and verse, creating his own collaborative ceremony of empathic wonders.”

This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the VT State House. To learn more, visit the series page.

Toussaint St. Negritude, poet and bass clarinetist, will participate in Burlington’s Black Experience 2025 (#BXVT2025). Join him at the Greater Burlington YMCA for a dance and movement masterclass by Christal Brown, and a reading and poetry class by Toussaint St. Negritude. All ages welcome. For more information visit https://www.blackexperiencevt.com/general-6.

The former poet laureate of Belfast, Maine returns to the city to read—and perform—from his debut poetry collection, Mountain Spells. Don’t miss this event! Toussaint St. Negritude will be signing copies.

Join Ian McCoog to celebrate the launch of Leadership Bites: An Approachable Handbook for Emerging Leaders in Pennsylvania. The author will read and sign copies during a special edition of The Last Word evening of storytelling focused on Leadership.

Celebrate Black History Month and joy at an annual community meal with poetry, music, and dancing at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier.

The Human Family Potluck will showcase Black artists and pay special tribute to Nikki Giovanni. Among those appearing is poet and bass clarinetist, Toussaint St. Negritude, author of Mountain Spells. He will be performing and reading from his debut poetry collection.

To learn more, visit the Unitarian Church website.

Each year, the Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) hosts its book awards program with the aim of recognizing excellence in independent publishing, past and present. We serve the industry by rewarding authors and publishers for exemplary work and providing readers another means of navigating an increasingly noisy marketplace.

Join us online at 4pm Eastern for a Zoom awards ceremony to celebrate the winners and finalists, including four Rootstock titles!

Please plan to log in 10 to 15 minutes beforehand using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88290540720

Join the poet and bass clarinetist in a special event at the Flatiron Co-op, in conjunction with the local library and bookstore. Toussaint St. Negritude will be reading—and performing—poetry from his debut collection, Mountain Spells. Village Square booksellers will be selling copies to be signed by the author.

Celebrate First Night in St. Johnsbury with poet and bass clarinetist Toussaint St. Negritude. He’ll be performing and reading from his debut collection, Mountain Spells. Showtimes are 6 pm and again at 9 pm in the Cabaret Room at Catamount Arts.

Learn more about buying admission buttons at First Night North in St. Johnsbury.

Howard Norman’s graphic novel with illustrations by Annie Bakst will be for sale at the Holiday Bazaar at the Bohemian Bakery. I Refused to be A War Bride is a part of a series, Detective Levy Detects, with many fun cameos of local Montpelier figures.

Howard and Annie will sign copies. Other makers of jams, collage, pottery, and art will be selling gift items as well.

Toussaint St. Negritude returns to Maine, where he was the poet laureate of Belfast, to launch his debut collection in Rockland. The poet and bass clarinetist will perform and sign copies of Mountain Spells: Poems. Doors open at 6 pm; event begins at 6:30 pm

Toussaint St. Negritude—poet and clarinetist—will perform in Waterbury. The show includes a book signing of his debut, Mountain Spells: Poems.

Vermont Edition will feature a conversation with poet and clarinetist Toussaint St. Negritude. He will talk about his debut collection of poetry, Mountain Spells. The show will be rebroadcast at 7 pm.

To listen from anywhere, find Vermont Edition on Spotify or Apple podcasts.

Don’t miss an amazing night with Afrofuturist/Oro-shamanic poet and bass clarinetist Toussaint St. Negritude performing with musicians Caroline Davis and Toby Summerfield in Littleton, NH. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The author will be signing copies of his debut collection of poetry, Mountain Spells.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the event page.

Buy autographed books for friends and family at the Touch of Vermont Holiday Gift Market! These Rootstock authors will be signing copies of their books:

10 am to noon:

• Bernie Lambek, author of An Intent to Commit and Uncivil Liberties

• Melissa Perley, author of The Violin Family

Noon to 2 pm:

• Tamara Mathieu, author of All Who Believed: A Memoir of Life in the Twelve Tribes

• Howard Norman, author of I Refused to be a War Bride: Detective Levy Detects

2 to 4 pm:

• Peter Cobb, author of Some Things Aren’t Meant to Be and To Alice

• Mary Elder Jacobsen, author of Stonechat: Poems

For more information about the event, visit www.touchofvermont.com.

Celebrate with author Ronald-Stéphane Gilbert the launch of Conversations With My Mother: A Novel of Dementia on the Maine Coast with the author. The event will feature book signings and complimentary refreshments.

Join author J. Peter Cobb at the U-32 Art and Craft Fair where he will be signing and selling his two novels, To Alice, about boundary issues faced by hospice and home care workers and Some Things Aren’t Meant to Be, the story of a man at the center of two love triangles who seeks a purpose-driven life and becomes a Roman Catholic priest.

Join Rootstock Publishing and local authors Toussaint St. Negritude, Tamara Mathieu, and Celia Ryker at the U-32 Art and Craft Fair! Authors will be signing copies of their books. This is a great time to start your holiday shopping and support local artisans and crafters!

Author Signing Times:

• 11 am to 1 pm: Celia Ryker, Big Guy: A School Horse Story and Augusta: a Novel

• 12 pm to 2 pm: Toussaint St. Negritude, Mountain Spells: Poems

• 1 pm to 3 pm: Tamara Mathieu, All Who Believed: a Memoir of Life in the Twelve Tribes

Join Toussaint St. Negritude and celebrate the publication of Mountain Spells: Poems in Montpelier! The poet and musician will be at Bear Pond Books to read, perform, and sign copies of his debut collection.

Two Rootstock authors will be featured on a panel on “The Craft of Memoir“ at the Green Mountain Book Festival in Burlington. The participants are Thomas Christopher Greene, author of Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the World, and Rob Mermin, author of Circle of Sawdust: A Circus Memoir of Mud, Myth, Mirth, Mayhem and Magic. The panel, which also features Adrie Kusserow, will be moderated by Sean Prentiss.

The two-day Green Mountain Book Festival honors free expression, embraces diverse voices, and hosts authors from Vermont favorites to best sellers to emerging authors. Books will be on sale at the event. To learn more, visit greenmountainbookfestival.org.

Curious to know about how publishing works? Have a draft of a book and you’re not sure what to do next? Join publishers Rachel Fisher (Onion River Press), Samantha Kolber (Rootstock Publishing), and book marketer Heather Roberts (1852 Media) to learn more about the publishing process. They’ll be offering up their expertise and answering your burning questions about how to get your work out into the world.

The two-day Green Mountain Book Festival honors free expression, embraces diverse voices, and hosts authors from Vermont favorites to best sellers to emerging authors. Books will be on sale at the event. To learn more, visit greenmountainbookfestival.org.

Toussaint St. Negritude, author of Mountain Spells, will be among the featured poets reading at the Green Mountain Book Festival in Burlington. Moderated by Erika Nichols-Frazer, the panel includes Stephen Cramer, Neil Shepard, Alison Prine, and Toussaint St. Negritude.

The two-day Green Mountain Book Festival honors free expression, embraces diverse voices, and hosts authors from Vermont favorites to best sellers to emerging authors. Books will be on sale at the event. To learn more, visit greenmountainbookfestival.org.

Celebrate with Toussaint St. Negritude in St. Johnsbury at the book launch for Mountain Spells: Poems. The event will feature poetry reading and music by St. Negritude and book sales by Rootstock. The library will provide refreshments for the reception! This event is free and ADA accessible.

Michael Pevarnik, retired DEA agent and author, will give an immersive talk about uncovering the true crime featured in his award-winning memoir, A Peek Under the Hood: Heroin, Hope, and Operation Tune-Up. The event is hosted by Book Love in Plymouth, MA, where books will be for sale and available for signing.

Join Rob Mermin and friends for a reading of Circle of Sawdust: A Circus Memoir of Mud, Myth, Mirth, Mayhem and Magic, followed by a lively discussion about the circus and clowning in Vermont and beyond!

Mermin will be joined by:

• Kevin O’Keefe, founder of Circus Minimus and American Youth Circus Organization

• Serenity Smith-Forchion, co-founder of New England Center for Circus Arts

• Stephen Stearns, founder of New England Youth Theater

Copies of Circle of Sawdust will be available for sale and signing, thanks to Everyone’s Books.

Join award-winning author and former horse trainer Celia Ryker as she celebrates the publication of Big Guy: A School Horse Story at the Brandon Township Library in Ortonville, Michigan. The middle-grade novel tells the story of a show horse who has big changes to face and who learns that friendships can last beyond the time you share together. The book, which features illustrations by Kathy Connell, will be on sale along with a companion coloring book.

Rootstock publisher and poet Samantha Kolber will be speaking on ‘Paths to Publishing’ at the inaugural Writing Festival at The Fells in Newbury, NH. Other panelists include poet and publisher Dede Cummings, author and book coach Seth Harwood, and self-published author Ken Tentarelli. The lunchtime panel will be moderated by Mike Morin, TV and radio personality.

The one-day event includes a keynote by Jen Ellis, author of Bernie’s Mitten Maker. To register, visit thefells.org/writing-festival.