Vermont Reads is a statewide reading program run by the Vermont Humanities Council. Each year VHC staff select a book that all Vermonters can read together and participate in community activities related to the book’s themes.

The book this year is The Light Pirate by Vermont-born-and-raised author Lily Brooks-Dalton.

Blurb introducing the book from the VHC Vermont Reads website:

Named after a catastrophic storm, Wanda is born into a world that’s rapidly changing. Rising sea levels and devastating weather patterns transform her coastal Florida town. As she moves from childhood to adulthood, Wanda adapts to this remade landscape, finding adventure, love, and purpose in a place largely abandoned by civilization.

Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a meditation on the beauty and violence of an untameable wilderness. It considers the dissolution of the human-made world, and helps us see how human connection, adaptability, and a little bit of magic might guide us to a new future.

The VSCS Libraries invite you to participate in this year's Vermont Reads program!

Meet the author

Read the Book

Print

Pick up a print copy of the book at any of the Vermont State Colleges libraries (Locations & Hours - ask at the circulation desk) or follow the link below and place a request to get a copy through the mail.

eBook and Audiobook

The Light Pirate is available through the Libby app as an eBook and audiobook for public library patrons whose libraries offer Libby, and on other platforms.

VSC Libraries Discussions

Join one of our system-wide discussion events on Zoom. Dates and times to be announced.

Drop-in events. All VTSU and CCV students, faculty, and staff welcome.

Also look for Vermont Reads events at public libraries around the state.