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!!!

Wowza...what a wild couple of weeks. We had the store vacation and, because there was the snowpocalypse, the girls and I had to postpone our girls-day together. Boo! My daughter brought home a cold from school and all too willingly shared that with me—I am still on the mend with that. On Monday of our vacation, Amberly and I went to Seattle where I got a tattoo from a family friend. The tattoo is of my sweet cat that passed. It was a good day and I am glad to have it. We have been working so hard with our new business—the Watermark Writing Company really seems to be taking off, and that excites me!

I shared in the last newsletter about getting two new kitties from the Cat's Meow, and how they were adjusting and struggling to get to know each other and our house. They are getting along marvelously, and they seem very happy, and it warms my heart to have them.

I have finished setting up the accounts for Jaycee and Marco's nieces. I am working with Gary at Edward Jones. It is a custodial account. I am going to manage it for them, simply so that Jaycee and Marco don't have another thing to worry about. You can drop by Gary's Edward Jones office at 812 Commercial Ave. I could have opened the account with any amount and that would have been great— but, thanks to all who gave, I was able to open each one with $333.50. What a wonderful start. These accounts are for their education, and they can be used for anything education related. They do not accept cash, but you can drop off a check, and you can always leave something with me, and I will see that it gets into their account. You can leave cash with me and I will deposit accordingly. I have a register for it so that I can monitor all of the deposits, etc. Thank you to everyone who has helped out with this. This is such a huge thing for them. Jaycee and Marco help take care of these kiddos and love them so much.

Isla and McMurray being super cute.

February is a big month for me personally. My hubby and I have our

first-date-iversary. We are cute like this. This year is 11 years that we have been together. Marriage is very hard, but Ben is my very best friend. We celebrated by going to Carnal—it's a restaurant in Bellingham. They did a special wine pairing with a five-course meal, and it was AWESOME! Some really interesting flavors and unique bites, and we spent the night at the Chrysalis Hotel in Bellingham. What a fun time we had. Thank you to Amberly for watching the kiddo for us.

I did not read as much as my heart would have loved, but I did read Annie Bot, by Sierra Greer—a book about AI!! It was good, almost terrifying. Set in the future, these AI dolls are made and you cannot distinguish them from humans. There is a lot of hanky-panky...definitely not a book for everyone, but I VERY much enjoyed it. I also got a damaged copy of Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros. I am only 60 pages in...but I could not put it down. I will report more. It is like Divergent and Harry Potter but with dragons and sexy time. I am not used to reading fantasy, but I am really enjoying it. I listened to The Mystery Guest, by Nita Prose, and I did NOT like it. This is the second mystery book by this author, and it just lacked so much for me. The who-done-it was guessable. Every time there was going to be a climactic moment, it just fizzled out. I had high hopes and I was totally bummed. I also listened to Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, by Benjamin Stevenson. Marvelous, simply freaking marvelous. I really enjoyed his first one and he is only getting better, had me going from the start. Love it, love him!

I am going to keep reading Fourth Wing. I will give a full report later. Loving it so far. I am going to re-evaluate my TBR pile and report next month. I hope to listen to Everyone but Myself, by Julie Chavez, and The Busy Body, by Kemper Donovan.



Happy Reading and Stay Safe!

Brandy~

Author Events, Book Signings, and Shop Updates

Watermark Writing Company met for a team meeting.

We're having so much fun growing this new business!

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Amberly, Brandy, and Jaycee are learning Spanish.

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Sign Up for Our Fiction Writing Workshop!

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Register now for Watermark Writing Company’s first ever Fiction Writing Workshop! We will meet once a week for the month of March, with new prompts each session for you to use to edit your story. Meetings will take place on

Wednesday the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Space is limited! You must register to attend, and there is a registration fee of $45.00. We will send you further information once you’ve registered or inquired further. Sign up by responding to this email or calling the bookshop at 360-293-4277.

February Is Black History Month

Celebrate and honor Black History Month by reading Black stories.

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Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is Wednesday, February 14th! From books to gifts to cards, we have everything you need to tell the special people in your life that you love them!

February Is International Correspondence Writing Month!

It's time for our monthly challenge to write a letter every day of the month!

Write to your friends and family, or challenge yourself to write to someone new.

We have pens, paper, stationery, and greeting cards for you to

😎send your mail in style.😎

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This Just In

Scene Maker Bookends! We have a kraken, a Chinese dragon, and a dachshund.

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🧦 Woohoo! New adult designs from Sock It to Me!🧦

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📙 New in Paperback📙

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📗 New in Hardcover📗

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Upcoming Events

February

Thursday, February 8th

Dine and Shop to End Homelessness

We are happy to participate in Dine and Shop to End Homelessness!

Watermark donates 100% of the day's proceeds to the Anacortes Family Center,

so plan your shopping spree!

Saturday, February 10th

Diane's Birthday!

Wednesday, February 14th

Valentine's Day

We will be open on Valentine's Day! Treat your sweetheart to a trip to the bookshop. ❤️

Monday, February 19th

Presidents' Day-OPEN

We will be OPEN on President's Day!

March

Sunday, March 17th

St. Patrick's Day-OPEN

We will be OPEN on St. Patrick's Day! Come see us!

Tuesday, March 19th

First Day of Spring

Sunday, March 31st

Easter-CLOSED

We will be closed on Easter Sunday! Have a safe and happy holiday.

Watermark Book Club

This month, Watermark Book Club is reading

Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan.

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's what Jaycee has to say about our current read...

Mad Honey is a wonderful book full of great writing and storytelling. Jodi and Jennifer take you through this twisty narrative while keeping you engaged in heartfelt conversations. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes literary

 fiction or a can't-put-down read.