Bookstock 2026 Cookstock

Friday, May 16, 2025
4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Artistree

Bookstock 2026 Cookstock

Bookstock 2026 Cookstock

Bookstock Presents Upper Valley Authors Talking About Their New Books

A Celebration of Vermont Farm-to-Table Dining

Bookstock 2026 celebrates Vermont farm-to-table dining with a very special event featuring cocktails and dinner created by renowned cookbook author and cooking teacher Gesine Bullock-Prado and Woodstock Inn executive chef Matthew McClure. This seasonal dining experience, which will feature items from Bullock-Prado’s most recent cookbooks, will take place at The Red Barns at Kelly Way Gardens.

5:45-8:00 pm
The Red Barns at Kelly Way Gardens, 106 Kelly Way, Woodstock

Guests will be welcomed with a signature cocktail reception during which Bullock-Prado will sign books. Following the reception, the author and Chef McClue will discuss their vision for the menu and philosophy, while guests dine on seasonal, locally grown foods from a network of farmers and producers.  

Aaron Starmer
Aaron Starmer is known as the author of middle grade and young adult novels, one of which, Spontaneous, was adapted into a critically acclaimed film. His latest novel, Night Swimming, is a combination of speculative and historic fiction.
L. Annette Binder
L. Annette Binder is noted for her short stories and novels. Child of Earth and Starry Heaven is her story of coming to terms with her mother’s dementia.
Sasha Hom
Sasha Hom lives off-grid on a 600-acre land co-op where she lives among children, many goats, fowl, and a dog, and writes and makes art. Sidework is her newly released novella.
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Join the authors for book sales and signings after the panel!

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