All hands on deck! Book your cabin and join Village Books’ own Kelly Evert and Paul Hanson, and special guest authors Leif Enger and Susan Marie Conrad on a seabound book-club adventure of a lifetime with the Schooner Zodiac Books A’Sail Cruise setting sail September 16-18th, 2025!

We’ll sail during the day, then drop the hook and bring out our books. On the reading list are: I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger and Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage by Susan Marie Conrad. Both Leif and Susan will join us on the cruise to talk about their books. We’ll take advantage of the late-summer days to get in three full days of sailing and book discussion amid the gorgeous San Juan Islands, accompanied by the usual variety of marine life. In between we’ll dip into all that the Schooner Zodiac has to offer, from kayaking to hiking to top-notch meals to cocktails on deck at sunset. Join the crew to steer, navigate, and hoist the sails throughout the day! Then the anchor drops and the books come out!

It’s hard to imagine a better setting to talk about these wonderful books and the nature around us! This is going to be amazing. Space is limited so book today!