August 1, 2026, 5 - 7 p.m.

Author Shelley Mizener

Wild Pony


Shelley Lee Mizener will be at Brome Lake Books on Saturday August 1, 2026, from 5 - 7 p.m. to talk about her memoir Wild Pony.


From the moment she first climbed into the saddle, Shelley discovered that movement changes everything. In her book Wild Pony, she shares a life lived beyond the fences, across continents, through sport, and community, along open roads and unexpected turns.


Wild Pony is a memoir of courage, presence, and trust, in the body, in the world, and in the quiet intelligence that guides us forward. Through horses, trails, athletics, and everyday adventures, Shelley shows that freedom isn't somewhere else —it begins the moment you choose to move with intention and heart. 


August 12, 2026, 5 - 7 p.m.

Author Andrew Retchless

Come Meet the Author


Come join us at Brome Lake Books on Wednesday August 12, 2026,  from 5 to 7 p.m. and meet local author Andrew Retchless, where he will be talking about his new book: The Sneaking Hollow Chronicles.


Somewhere hidden in the mist and valleys of the Eastern Townsips lies a village that should not exist. You won't find it on a GPS. When Jamie Thompson, a city-worn Montreal mechanic stumbles into Sneaky Hollow during a raging winter storm, he discovers something he never expected to find: a place that feels like home. A place that feels like a long lost memory that is just awakening. The Hollow holds mysteries and for Jamie, the slow meandering way time moves compels him to remain. Welcome to Sneaky Hollow. A novel of love, memory, and maple-scented miracles.


Le choix de livre de Poppy

Poppy's Pick

juillet 2026 July

  • THE LOVER: From the bestselling author of The Cleaner comes a propulsive and engrossing thriller following a young woman suspected of murdering her boss and lover. How well do you know the man lying next to you? Hallie thought Rafe was the perfect man—intelligent, charming, attractive. He also happens to be her boss at the museum. But, over the past few weeks, things between them have soured, and to make matters worse, someone is harassing Hallie at work, committing sabotage aimed at forcing her out of her job. No matter who is responsible, Hallie believes she will be safe in Rafe’s arms. She goes to sleep thinking that, after tonight, they can finally return to normal. But she wakes to find Rafe dead—murdered in his bed as she slept beside him. All fingers point to Hallie, and, unless she can find his killer, she’ll go to prison for the rest of her life. But maybe that’s where she’d be safest . . . 
  • THE TRUE HISTORY OF TEA: World-­renowned scholar of Chinese history Victor H. Mair teams up with journalist Erling Hoh to spill the tea on this remarkable beverage and its uses, from ancient times to the present and from East to West. This accessible and entertaining history of tea makes use of the Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, and Mongolian annals to explore the subject in rich historical detail. The resulting narrative travels from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the splendor of the arrival of the first European vessels in Far Eastern waters. The True History of Tea brings these disparate aspects together in a compelling tale that combines scholarship with an eye for the quirky, offbeat paths that tea has strayed upon during its long voyage. It celebrates the common heritage of a beverage we have all come to love, and plays a crucial part in the work of dismantling that obsolete dictum: East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.


  • FOLLOW THE SUN: Dive into this dazzling portrait of the 1960s International Jet Set Era through the eyes of a young heiress, desperate to forge her own path in music and love during a time of historic societal change. Written with a lush, emotional voice, this sun-drenched romance takes readers on a voyage through a world of fashion, film and sixties pop culture. It's 1966, and for socialite Caroline Kimball, travel has become an escape—a way to run from her adult responsibilities while hiding her musical ambitions from her disapproving mother. But when she meets handsome magazine photographer Jack “Tex” Fairchild beside a hotel pool in Acapulco, everything changes. His encouragement shows her she could have a life beyond that of a bored heiress, making her believe her daydreams aren’t so impossible to achieve after all.


  • RANSOM: Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon searches for the missing wife of a British billionaire in the electrifying new tale of greed, corruption, and betrayal from #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Alice Winter, one of Britain’s most dazzling socialites, seemingly has the perfect life—a lavish home in posh Knightsbridge, a grand estate in Devon, millions of followers on social media who eagerly await her next post. But when she disappears without a trace while on holiday with three old friends from Cambridge, her desperate husband, the real estate baron Edward Knight, turns to none other than Gabriel Allon to find her.