You are cordially invited to the first-ever Books on the Nightstand Weekend Retreat!

Join us for a weekend of talking about books, shopping for books, reading books, and general bookish merriment! We are eagerly looking forward to spending a weekend with Books on the Nightstand readers, listeners and friends. We haven’t finalized all of the plans yet, but we hope to have an author or two in attendance, a group book discussion, and whatever else we can come up with.

When:   April 8-10, 2011

Where: Manchester Center, Vermont, USA

The Details: This is not a formal, organized, all-inclusive conference. This is an individual, pay-as-you-go on your own hang-out-with-friends kind of weekend. There’s no registration fee, programming fee, etc. You pay for your own lodging and meals — so that you can stick to your own budget, and hopefully have a lot of money to spend on new BOOKS! Some people will likely want to have dinner in a nice restaurant, others will want to get a sandwich — whatever you choose to do is up to you, and you will surely have company in whatever you do. We really want to keep this fun and affordable for everyone.

Lodging: We have made arrangements for special Books on the Nightstand rates at two properties in Manchester. Rates will be announced in the Goodreads group on Tuesday, June 22nd at 9am, and on the Books on the Nightstand podcast that goes live on Wednesday, June 23rd. You can begin booking your rooms at either property at that time. We should have plenty of rooms between the two locations.

The Inn at Manchester

The Inn at Manchester is the “official headquarters” of Books on the Nightstand. This lovely 18-room country inn is where we stay when we visit our friends at The Northshire Bookstore. It’s like a second home to us, and the innkeepers could not be more wonderful. There are many cozy common areas to gather and chat with friends. It’s a 3 mile drive to the bookstore from the Inn.  Update: The Inn at Manchester is now sold out, though I believe they are keeping a waiting list. The Palmer House still has plenty of rooms.

The Palmer House is a slightly less-expensive option that has more standard “motel-style” accommodation set on lovely grounds. There’s even a tennis court! The Palmer House is located 1/2 mile from the bookstore, and has easy access to restaurants and shops.

The Palmer House

Bookish activities: We’re still planning our events, but some of them will surely involve visiting and shopping at the famous Northshire Bookstore, a wonderful, rambly store filled with great books and fantastic booksellers (who are also BOTNS fans).  Serious book lovers can (and do!) spend hours browsing and buying. We can’t wait to share this amazing bookstore with our Books on the Nightstand friends. We also hope to have at least one author chat, a group book discussion, and assorted other informal gathering opportunities as well.

Learn more: We’ve set up a folder in our Goodreads group to discuss all of the details: lodging specifics and rates, transportation options, activities and plans.  Join us there to learn more, talk with others who are thinking of coming, and ask questions.  We also have a special email list specifically for information about the retreat. Sign up below to receive notification of all new developments.

We hope to see you there!

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