Arts + Culture
Vermont Booksellers Pick Your Next Great Read
From nonfiction to novels to kids’ books, staffers at three Vermont bookstores reveal their favorite reading recommendations of 2025.
Shop Local, Sip Local: 802Spirits Pours Back Into Vermont
Stores such as Bristol Discount Beverage and Five Corner Variety show how sales from 802Spirits stores support businesses and communities.
Q&A: The Salmon Run at the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station
The Grand Isle station is restoring Lake Champlain’s landlocked Atlantic salmon population. Go behind the scenes of this “Stuck in Vermont” video.
Reading Retreats Bring Authors and Book Lovers to Vermont Inns
Waterbury’s Bridgeside Books attracts visitors to Vermont during its slow seasons with a winning combination of best-selling authors, cozy inns and bookish fun.
‘December Past, December Future’: A Fictional Short Story
Vermont author Margot Harrison’s short story involves a very special book and its impact on one woman’s life over 30 years, set in two different holiday seasons.
Remembering Three Vermont Writers We Lost in 2025
Contributor Jim Schley reflects on the legacies of three Vermont poets and writers — David Huddle, Ellen Bryant Voigt and Baron Wormser — who died in October.
2025 Vermont Holiday Gift Guide
Our holiday shopping handbook offers 70 presents from Vermont makers and retailers. Find unique local gifts for everyone on your list.
Visual Art
Face to Face: Jack Rowell’s New Book of Vermont Portraits
The Tunbridge photographer’s new collection captures a host of Vermont characters and half a century of change. The portraits pique the imagination.
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Music + Nightlife
Folklore and Fingerstyles: A Conversation With Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto
The guitarist and composer brings his blend of Japanese folk music and dazzling acoustic technique to Radio Bean in Burlington.
Movies + TV
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Is a Holiday Romp With Something to Say
The third comic whodunit from writer-director Rian Johnson might be the best one yet, with a star-making performance from Josh O’Connor as a lovable priest.
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Book Review: ‘The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,’ Peter Orner
The Norwich author’s third novel combines historical figures with fictional ones to delve into a midcentury mystery involving a Chicago celebrity journalist.
Poet and Part-Time Vermonter Major Jackson Pairs Poems With Soup
The former UVM prof and his wife, poet Didi Jackson, teach in Tennessee but write and cook in Vermont, too. Both pursuits feature in a forthcoming anthology.
Vermonter Mel Robbins Nominated for Golden Globes Podcast Award
The self-help guru is creator and host of “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” which has more than 40 million followers. She lives in southern Vermont.
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Stuck in Vermont: Spawning Salmon at the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station
Episode 756: The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s spawning operations are helping to restore Lake Champlain’s landlocked Atlantic salmon population.
Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Opens Two New Exhibitions
Snowboarding’s colorful history — Snurfing, anyone? — and the work of Stratton Mountain Resort photographer Hubert Schriebl are on display in Stowe.
Book Review: ‘Pastorals,’ Rachel Hadas
The Danville poet captures a Vermont that is always on the verge of becoming even as it fades in her latest collection.
Art for Everyone: Burlington City Arts Cultivates Creativity and Connection
As Burlington faces budget pressures, BCA is feeling the squeeze. If you value BCA programs, now is the time to step up to support them. (Paid Post)
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