Join us September 13 for a lively discussion of Caro Claire Burke’s *Yesteryear*, paired with Ottessa Moshfegh’s provocative, prize-winning story “Bettering Myself” at Snowfort Books.

Join our Fiction Book Club! We are a small group (usually 8 or so of us) who stay on topic really well.

Come hang out at Snowfort and enjoy some music!

Three writers come together at Snowfort for an evening of poetry, nonfiction, new work, and a special book debut.

Discover Rachel Carson through fresh archival research, exploring her lasting influence on literature, science, and environmental thought.

Plastic Detox is a Netflix documentary following six couples struggling with unexplained infertility as they remove plastic from their daily lives over the course of three months.

Last year Meadowmount wowed us with a variety of classical string music. The students sound second-to-none, playing within the bookshelves. Come out for a gorgeous, free concert. Donations accepted.

Bowles's book follows two women—one wealthy and adrift, the other married and unraveling—as they move toward versions of freedom that look a lot like self-destruction.

Edward Mullany, Claire Taylor, and John Dermot Woods come to Snowfort for an evening of readings spanning fiction, poetry, and graphic storytelling.

Come hear stories and share your own! Any story is perfect.

An epic journey through Westport, measured in digressions.

Join us at Snowfort for a special hands-on art event with textile artist Susan Granfors. Make a small textile piece and frame it to bring home—a tiny gallery piece made by hand.

Come hang out with friends new and old—now with books!

Join us for an artist talk with Susan Granfors in conjunction with her exhibition The Art of Connection.

Join us for a discussion of a serious but funny novel by Canadian author Miriam Toews.

Come to Saranac Lake for the Adirondack Center for Writing's Kickass Event! We'll be there 🙂

Join us for the opening reception for "The Art of Connection," Sue Granfors exhibition of new work.

We’re excited to welcome Bianca Stone, Vermont’s current poet laureate, along with Joe Hall of Buffalo for the next installment of Readings at Snowfort.

SpeakEazy Storytelling open mic nights are now held on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Hosts Mac and Loree would love to have you there, to listen or to tell. Any story is perfect—family stories, funny stories, heartbreaking stories—whatever you feel called to share.

Join us for an open-ended, hands-on letterpress workshop with Ben Aleshire, featuring Snowfort’s beastly 1961 Vandercook Universal III.

Ever find it hard to just sit around and read? Well now you can!

Aaaand that’s a year on the books (almost)! Our grand opening was on May 17, 2025, and to mark the occasion, we’re having a little celebration tomorrow (Saturday, May 16), starting around 4pm, with porch music and refreshments. We’ll be hanging til 6pm or so! We’d love to thank all of you who have supported our shop during this […]

Everybody loves George Saunders, but we're aghast at this book.

We're thrilled to be launching our new series of live literary readings--Moonglow--with four noteworthy female voices: Jane Boxall, Kristen Holt-Browning, Sara Schaff, and Amie Zimmerman.

We will discuss Chris Toll's 2011 book, The Disinformation Phase, exploring how his unique style works and how we might use it in our own work.

The SpeakEazy is great because hosts Mac and Loree believe that any story is perfect—family stories, funny stories, heartbreaking stories—anything you want to share.

Every month we get together on the third Wednesday just to sit around and read whatever we want. It’s relaxed and pressure-free. Bring your own books or check out what’s new in the store. After our quiet reading session, we open up a few minutes of social hour, for those who would like to share […]

Nora Nadire, Jeff Schmich, and Benjamin Littenberg are the biggest little band. Free! Donations accepted.

This month we're reading Kiran Desai's novel THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS, paired with a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri.

What story will you tell in March? This event is invigorating!

A conversation on reporting, editing, and turning real places into enduring works of narrative nonfiction.

Our writer-in-residence, Derick Lugo, is teaming up with CATS Trails on another Hike and Write. Here’s their event description: Come celebrate the first day of Spring outdoors with Triple Crown through-hiker and author Derick Lugo, as we celebrate the beauty of nature and the art of storytelling in partnership with Champlain Area Trails. We’ll kick off […]

Silent Book Club is one of our favorite monthly events. It’s a dedicated time for fellow book lovers to come together, find a comfortable spot, and simply read quietly in good company. There is no assigned reading and no pressure to perform. After our quiet reading session, we open up a few minutes of social […]

Traditional songs of the Adirondacks and Champlain Valley, brought to life through history, storytelling, and live performance from Steven Engelhart.

Come to the release party for Loree Griffin Burns's new book and travel to the Galápagos Islands to follow biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study finches.

This month we're reading Andrew Miller's exquisite new novel, The Land in Winter.

On Thursday, February 26, American historian—and year-round Westport local—Connor Williams joins us for a timely conversation about history, memory, and what true heroism looks like in America today. In 2021–2022, Williams served as staff director and historian for the Congressional Naming Commission, the bipartisan body tasked with removing Confederate commemorations from U.S. military installations and […]

SpeakEazy Storytelling open mic nights are now held on the fourth Wednesday of each month in 2026. We’d love to have you there, to listen or to tell.

About the Event Silent Book Club is one of our favorite monthly events. It’s a dedicated time for fellow book lovers to come together, find a comfortable spot, and simply read quietly in good company. There is no assigned reading and no pressure to perform. After our quiet reading session, we open up a few […]

Local poet/author Christopher Locke Chris will discuss how grants support artists and read from new work.

Snowfort is pleased to present a staged reading of a new work-in-progress of a play by Westport's own Patience Whitman.

Join author and outdoors enthusiast Derick Lugo to celebrate the release of his second book, A Fabulous Thru-Hike! We'll have a reading and Q&A with Derick, plus light refreshments!

Our January Book Clubs is scheduled for February 1 and we're so sorry.

What’s on your TBR (to-be-read) list for 2026? Join us for Silent Book Club and get underway! BYOBook or find something on our shelves to delve into. All are welcome!

Are you into difficult, heady books? This winter we are starting a new book club just for you.

Join us for an MLK weekend write-in to read and write "Poetry for Good."

I want a house with a crowded tableAnd a place by the fire for everyoneLet us take on the world while we’re young and ableAnd bring us back together when the day is done “Crowded Table,” by the Highwomen Please join us for a casual gathering of people of all ages to play, do crafts, […]

SpeakEazy Storytelling open mic nights will return on the first Wednesday of each month in 2026. We'd love to have you there, to listen or to tell.

Take a break this holiday season and come to Snowboard for a relaxing moment to unwind with a good book and some quiet friends.

Join us every third Tuesday at Snowfort for SpeakEazy Open Mic—a welcoming night of stories, connection, and community where anyone can share or simply listen.

Please join us for a casual gathering of people of all ages to play, do crafts, and enjoy a warm meal together!

Vegetable cassoulet, merriment, and a year-end update!

Local author Sarah van Rijsewijk invites readers to celebrate her brand new, heartwarming debut children’s book, Santa and the Sled Dogs. This enchanting “tail,” deeply inspired by the Adirondack wilderness and Sarah’s personal journey, follows a North Country family and their sled dog team as they come to Santa’s aid for his yearly Christmas delivery. […]

Join us to hear author Tim Mudie read (and sign) his evocative and educational debut children’s book, If You Can See the Dark. This gorgeously illustrated journey through the night teaches children about the importance of real darkness, uninterrupted by artificial light, for animals and plans–and ourselves. After the story, children will be invited to […]

We’re reading Marilynne Robinson’s *Gilead* and Hemingway’s “Fathers and Sons,” two timeless works exploring faith, memory, and family. Join Snowfort’s Fiction Book Club for thoughtful conversation.

At Paul Smiths VIC, Bill McKibben will talk about his new book, Here Comes the Sun

Join this month's Silent Book Club. Just show up and read with us!

Join us every third Tuesday at Snowfort for SpeakEazy Open Mic—a welcoming night of stories, connection, and community where anyone can share or simply listen.

A gathering that’s equal parts tender and mischievous. A way to meet new people or go deeper with old friends. To write together. To share—or not share.–Suleika Jaouad Join facilitators Amy Robinson, Lissy Castelli, and Mac MacDevitt for Journaling Club at Snowfort in Westport. The sessions are based on Suleika Jaouad’s creative journaling practice as outlined in The […]

I want a house with a crowded tableAnd a place by the fire for everyoneLet us take on the world while we’re young and ableAnd bring us back together when the day is done “Crowded Table,” by the Highwomen Please join us for a casual gathering of people of all ages to play, do crafts, […]

A special Westport-wide night of shopping and carousing, with extended hours at Snowfort. We'll pull out all the stops!

Join us at Snowfort for a special evening with Adam Hughes, reading from his powerful new collection Pluck (BOA Editions), alongside poet Christopher Locke.

A gathering that’s equal parts tender and mischievous. A way to meet new people or go deeper with old friends. To write together. To share—or not share.–Suleika Jaouad Join facilitators Amy Robinson, Lissy Castelli, and Mac MacDevitt for our first Journaling Club meeting at Snowfort in Westport. The sessions are based on Suleika Jaouad’s creative […]

I will tell you something about stories, [he said]. They aren’t just entertainment. Don’t be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.   You don’t have anything if you don’t have the stories. — Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony New horrors require new medicine. Published in […]

Our fiction book club is casual and open to everyone. Come join us!

Say hello to our little friend—a 1961 Vandercook Universal III.

Writers Molly Johnsen and Grady Chambers read from new work exploring memory, resilience, and friendship—Johnsen’s debut collection Everything Alive and Chambers’ novel Great Disasters.

Join us every third Tuesday at Snowfort for SpeakEazy Open Mic—a welcoming night of stories, connection, and community where anyone can share or simply listen.

Grab a paddle and join us for Ping Pong Night! Casual play or a quick tournament—either way, it’s all about fun, laughter, and community.

A night of music with touring musicians Jude Brothers and Hamilton Belk.

This month’s Silent Book Club has a twist: we'll have a cauldron of creepy tales to choose from. The spell remains the same—bring your own book if you like and settle in for cozy, quiet reading.

For our first Snowfort Fiction Book Club, we will read THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty, "one of the most hilarious American novels in years."

Free Chili, Big Sale on Books

What are you reading these days? I'll probably bring The Sellout by Paul Beatty, since we're reading that for the Snowfort Fiction Book Club.

Science fiction is simply a way to practice the future together. i suspect that is what many of you are up to, practicing futures together, practicing justice together, living into new stories. It is our right and responsibility to create a new world.–adrienne marie brown, Emergent Strategy Join us for a generative conversation about how […]

Poet, bookseller, and Baltimore legend Rupert Wondolowski reads from Dreams Are My Social Life at Snowfort, August 23, after a weeklong residency in our “troll hutch.”

Escape the noise and join us at Snowfort for our seventh Silent Book Club—a cozy, no-pressure gathering. Bring any book, grab a seat, and settle in with a refreshment and fellow book lovers for an hour of shared quiet. No assigned reading or incisive commentary required—just the peaceful joy of reading together. Come early to […]

In the first session, we made paper. Now we bind the paper into books.

Let's make paper together so later we can make books together. Join artist Harry Caldwell at Snowfort to learn this fun and useful craft!

Join us on Thursday, August 7 for Cure for the Summertime Blues—an open mic evening for music, poetry, and storytelling that hits just right when the days feel long and the heart gets heavy. Whether you’re channeling sunny joy, late-summer melancholy, or something in between, we welcome it all. and the vibe is always warm and welcoming. Bring […]

Bring your favorite stuffed animal and cozy up as Canton-based children's book author Laura Lavoie reads her newest book, COUSINS! After enjoying this fun, feel-good book that's filled with family quirks, sleepovers, and fashion show, children can decorate their own sleep mask with puffy paint!

Children’s book author Angela Burke Kunkel will join us to read and sign her newest book, World More Beautiful: The Life and Art of Barbara Cooney, and guide children through painting a lupine with watercolors. The event is open to the public, and all supplies will be provided. We ask for a suggested donation of […]

This is starting to become a habit! Come out for an hour of focused reading among friends and neighbors. Escape the noise and join us at Snowfort for our sixth Silent Book Club—a cozy, no-pressure gathering. Bring any book, grab a seat, and settle in with a refreshment and fellow book lovers for an hour […]

We’re thrilled to host Cong Quartet this Saturday at Snowfort. Expect world-class strings music from an acclaimed ensemble whose sound fills our space beautifully.

Let’s get up and dance, and make music together! After some captivating stories about trumpets and a great guitarist who “painted” with sound, musician John Blevins will lead children to explore their musical creativity and experiment with quirky electronic instruments and effects pedals to record sounds! The books and activities are aimed toward kids 4-10, […]

Join us after the boat float and before fireworks for a root beer float and a copy of our own pocket edition of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution!

How can children help offer caregiving to elders? We will start with a story time and interactive discussion, and then roll up our sleeves to make cards and bake cookies to bring to a grandparent or elderly neighbor.

Sing your favorite freedom rock anthems, read American poems you love, and/or share your own work Come to our first ever open mic to share your songs, stories, or writing that celebrate and interpret what independence means. We are totally open to genre! Read your work in progress, play a composition for kazoo, recite a […]

Snowfort Books is thrilled to welcome Meadowmount, the world-renowned music school for violin, viola, and cello located right here in Westport. Join us for an intimate recital nestled among the shelves in our acoustically warm bookstore. The performance begins at 1 PM on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Light refreshments will be served.

Join us for an afternoon of captivating stories about fantastical adventures and monstrous creatures, followed by a fun introduction to the classic tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons.

Just getting back to the area for the summer? We welcome you to join us at the Silent Book Club!

Escape the noise and join us at Snowfort for our Silent Book Club—a cozy, no-pressure gathering for readers who just want to read among friends new and old. Bring any book, grab a seat, and settle in with a refreshment and fellow book lovers for an hour of shared quiet. No assigned reading or incisive […]

It's the big day! Come out for our grand opening extravaganza, starting with a ribbon cutting at 11am, and featuring some epic poets and musicians for the evening show. In between? Great books for sale!

Can you believe it's our third Silent Book Club? The reviews have been stellar! Come out and join our small group of quiet readers.

Counternarratives Book Club A two-part guided discussion of Octavia Butler’s classic dystopian and visionary tale of reimagining oneself and one’s community. Led by Amy Robinson

Come out for this multi-lingual children’s event featuring author Verónica Mar Salazar Hernández, from Venezuela! Free and open to the public. About the Author Verónica Mar Salazar Hernández was born in Venezuela and spent her childhood on Margarita Island, surrounded by nature, culture, and traditions. She has two daughters and is the granddaughter of a […]

A two-part guided discussion of Octavia Butler’s classic dystopian and visionary tale of reimagining oneself and one’s community.

Join us for a peaceful evening of quiet camaraderie at Snowfort's Silent Book Club.

Join us in celebrating the launch of Emily J. Smith's new novel from William Morrow Books.

Join us at Champ Camp to celebrate Lunar New Year! Kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade will explore the traditions of this festive holiday through storytelling, crafts, and games.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with us and John Brown Lives! Kids of all ages and their adults are invited. We will start with a story hour led by Martha Swan of John Brown Lives! The theme will be Martin Luther King’s belief in “Beloved Community,” and we’ll explore the issue of food security. […]

Join us for the kids’ installment of Sundays at Snowfort! ADK-based Children’s book authors Maxwell Eaton, III, and Loree Griffin Burns will be here to read from their books and share some of their favorites. We’ll also have a craft table set up for the kids, hot cocoa, and other activities to make for a […]

Join us for the first of three holiday pop-up shopping opportunities. We are still in the process of adding inventory to the store, and we’ve asked local writers to help out by recommending books we should stock. Amy calls them “Honorary Staff Picks.” Kristin Kimball will come by to read from her work and recommend […]