Wild Book Company

OPENING DAY
2026-06-21 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Opening Day and the kick-off of Wild Book Company’s 4th season! Please join me for an evening Open House that day from 5-7pm. There will be refreshments, lots of new arrivals to explore, and of course good company and conversation 🙂

LOCAL AUTHOR READING & BOOK SIGNING
2026-06-28 17:00 - 18:00 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Deborah Lee Luskin will share her latest new release, Into the Wilderness, a fictional love story set against the changing seasons of Vermont and the political tensions of the 1960’s. This wise and tender novel illuminates the gift of second chances in life and reminds us of the surprising flexibility of the human heart. Deborah will read from her book and of course sign books 🙂
Please email wildbookcompany@gmail.com to pre order your copy.

SHORT STORY BOOK CLUB: READING THROUGH THE DECADES
2026-07-06 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-07-20 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-08-03 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-08-17 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-09-14 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-09-28 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-10-12 17:15 - 18:15, 2026-10-26 17:15 - 18:15 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Mondays at 5:15pm ~ Please join us to discuss compelling and creative short stories from across the decades. This season we will focus on two decades per meeting starting with the 1870’s and coming up to the 2020’s by our last meeting. Stories are sent out a week prior via email and the group is open to anyone! Come for one or some or all of the meetings. Please email wildbookcompany@gmail.com if you are interested in being added to the group. It’s a lively, interesting, smart, and friendly bunch of readers 🙂

FLORAL PALOOZA SERIES ~ Cooking with Edible Flowers
2026-07-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Cooking with Edible Flowers: Afternoon Tea with Suzanne Podhazier, $75, Limit 12 participants ~ Join us for an afternoon of delicious savory and sweet delectables, and refreshing libations. Learn best techniques for using edible flowers in the kitchen, and if you’re so inspired purchase one of the beautiful edible flower books that will be available. Suzanne Podhazier is an award-winning food writer (and the first Seven Days food editor) as well as a chef, restauranteur, farmer, and food-systems consultant. This afternoon menu is sure to be amazing!
You can check out some of Suzanne’s food, farming, and writing endeavors and pursuits on Instagram: @mirabiliabotanica, @_soil_and_salt_, @tastelessinvt
Please email wildbookcompany@gmail.com to register

FLORAL PALOOZA SERIES ~ Botanical Printing and Painting
2026-07-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Botanical Printing and Painting with Tina Hittenberger, $125, Limit 12 participants ~ In this workshop, students will learn how to use botanicals to make prints on paper and fabric, and will also learn watercolor techniques for painting flowers. You will take home 4 beautiful prints and a set of watercolor bookmarks. Besides being a dear friend, Tina is an accomplished, creative small-batch books and paper artist whose work has been shown in local galleries and juried shows in Califonia. and Italy. She has held residencies at Haystack (Maine) and the Penland School of Crafts (North Carolina).
A selection of botanical books will be available for purchase, as well. You can check out some of Tina’s work on Instagram: @paperluma
Please email wildbookcompany@gmail.com to register

FLORAL PALOOZA SERIES ~ Cocktails & Mocktails with Edible Flowers
2026-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
Cocktails & Mocktails with Edible Flowers with the Hill Sisters 🙂 $50, Limit 15 participants ~ My sister, Sarah, and I have been crafting delicious cocktails at home and enjoying them out on the town for decades 🙂 In recent years, as it seems many people have, we have begun to explore the world of non-alcoholic libations as well. Together we will be sharing recipes – and the books that inspired them! – plus mixologist tips for cocktails that use edible flowers and other floral ingredients, as well as methods to preserve edible flowers for future cocktail parties and for creating your own floral syrups. Be prepared to drink drinks, shake or mix your own, and go home with an edible flower ice-cube kit! There will be snacks, too.
Please email wildbookcompany@gmail.com to register

WILD WILDERNESS WEEKEND ~ Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox
2026-09-26 12:00 - 2026-09-27 17:00 | Wild Book Company, 47 West St, Newfane, VT, 05345
September 26-27 ~ Special guests, nature-based workshops, a Natural Resources Fair to learn about the wilderness connections that can be made in the beautiful state of Vermont, and author events including an inspiring discussion called “Cousins in Conservation” with authors Deborah Lee Luskin and Susie Spikol on Saturday, September 27

NEWFANE HERITAGE FESTIVAL WEEKEND
2026-10-10 10:00 - 2026-10-11 16:00 | Downtown, 11 Church St., Newfane, VT, 05345, United States
Every October for the last 55 years, locals and visitors alike have enjoyed the Newfane Heritage Festival, which showcases a juried selection of artists and craftspeople, as well as delicious food, a Super Raffle, and live entertainment. Colorful fall foliage on the village streets and surrounding hillsides and the smell of homemade apple pie and crisp greet the several thousand visitors who attend this signature southeastern Vermont event. Newfane Heritage Festival is entirely volunteer run and is deeply rooted in the Newfane Congregational Church and the local community. We hope you’ll come explore this beautiful part of New England during the peak of fall foliage season.

BRATTLEBORO LITERARY FESTIVAL
2026-10-16 09:00 - 2026-10-18 16:00 | Brooks House Lobby, 132 Main Street, Battleboro, VT
Details to come about special plans and participation
