Welcome to your monthly update from Watermark Book Company!

Below, you'll find what's new in the store, upcoming events,

book reviews, and more!

Hello to all of my happy readers!!!

I simply cannot believe it is March already. This year is the year of shows, music, and art. I went with the team to see Hamilton this past week, and it was absolutely amazing! I am so grateful that I got to see it. Today, as I write this, I am attempting to leave the shop on time so that I can get home and do some things before heading to our local theater company to see The Odd Couple. My bookclub cohost Brianna is the lead, and I am so proud of her. Monday I head to Third Place Books after work to listen to Grady Hendrix speak about his latest book, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. He writes spooky books, mostly because they speak of some horrible period of time or one group abusing another group. I find his books very interesting.

I have been battling the blues a little bit lately. I have been using the time to read, hang with friends, and dabble in the arts. These are the things that are helping me.

Last month I listened to Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix (the author I am going to see). This book ended up being such a bright light on the young women of the 60s and the 70s who fell into the condition. That is, they have found themselves with child. Their parents have sent them away so as to avoid embarrassment while they finish their pregnancies. This is an up close and personal look at a group of young women fourteen years and up—and what they are willing to do to see that the right things are done. There is a local group of witches, and while it initially seems harmless, we soon find out that it is anything but. I read The Return, by Rachel Harrison. This book is very very proper horror. Body horror warning. It was so good. This book follows four good girlfriends. One of the friends disappears for two years, and when she returns, everyone knows that something is very much changed about her. They plan a trip for the friends to catch up after her return, and that is where all the fun...I mean, the horror begins.

I plan on reading Bochica, by Carolina Florez-Cerchiaro—another scary one for me. I also want to read Victorian Psycho, by Virginia Feito. It was on the cover this month for Indie Next, and I have heard from several friends who have read it and they all said it is WILD and so good.



I hope you stay safe and healthy. Happy Reading!

Brandy~

Author Events, Book Signings, and Shop Updates

The Team Celebrated Galentine's Day—

Thank You to Dragonstone Designs!

🎈 Happy Birthday to Our Diannie!🎈

Sign Up for Our Upcoming Workshops

We have two exciting writing workshops coming up.

Sign up for the Fiction Writing Workshop in March

or the Memoir Writing Workshop in April—or both!

There is a registration fee. Please email for more information or to register!

Saturday, March 29th 12:00pm–3:00pm

Local Author Meet-and-Greet

Local author Hope Star will join us for a meet-and-greet from 12:00pm through 3:00pm. Stop in during that time to chat about her book and get a personalized copy.

Accidentally Alaska is her memoir of leaving life in Oklahoma behind

and moving to Alaska.

March Is Women's History Month

We are happy to be the Women of Anacortes's local book source!

This year's Women's Day Celebration will include two book club meetings at the Anacortes Public Library—1:00pm-1:50pm and 2:00pm-2:50pm in the Fireside Lounge upstairs.

We are offering these book club titles at 20% off!

Celebrate Women's History with all kinds of titles.

Saturday, April 26th 12:00pm–3:00pm

Local Author Meet-and-Greet

We are excited to host local author Patricia Alarcón Missler for a meet-and-greet.

Join us Saturday, April 26th to meet the author and discover her book,

Border Town Chica. She'll be here 12:00pm-3:00pm. Come say hi and pick up a copy!

This Just In: Art Supplies!

Check out our mid-month newsletter

for our calendar of upcoming events.

Watermark Book Club

This month, Watermark Book Club is reading

Orbital, by Samantha Harvey.

This is a closed book club. If you'd like to join the waitlist,

please respond to this email and let us know!

In the meantime, feel free to follow along with what we're reading.

Here is what Brandy has to say about it:

Orbital is truly beautiful. It tells the story of four astronauts and two cosmonauts living at the International Space Station. The whole story takes place in twenty-four hours. It is very thoughtful, and you get a lot of the astronauts' inner thoughts. A really spectacular read and a Booker Prize winner.