Famous 12th-century chess pieces? Check. Medieval Icelandic sagas? Check. Vikings? Check. A Vermont author who reads Icelandic and Old Norse? Check. Nancy Marie Brown. Don't miss it.

Thursday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. Nancy Marie Brown, acclaimed Vermont author, will read from and discuss Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them. Join us for a richly imagined journey to the Viking world that created the Lewis chessmen, "the most important chess pieces in history" according to the New York Times. Book signing to follow. At the Vermont Book Shop. Free and open to public.

Nov 22, 2024, 7 to 9 PM

Nov 24, 2024, 3:30 to 4:45 PM

Nov 26, 2024, 9 to 11 AM