Monthly Archives: March 2016
Paul Fournier’s last gift is a great one
Paul Fournier’s last gift to us, completed just before he died, is a wonderful set of stories. Paul’s cover photo for Birds of a Feather is just one of the astonishing things this wonderful man accomplished in his life – a life lived outdoors. I am very grateful that he had time to finish […]
Red Dawn delivers great New England crime stories
I was drawn in by the words “Best New England Crime Stories” at the top of the book, Red Dawn, the final book in a series that has been published annually for six years. I love true crime stories, and thought that’s what this was. Surprise! These are all works of fiction But they […]
Celebrating Tom Hennessey and his latest book
Tom Hennessey has combined a talent for art and the skills of an outdoor writer to create his own special place in Maine. In Leave Some For Seed, his newest book published by Islandport Press, he’s done it again, with wonderful stories and amazing drawings and paintings. I treasure both of Tom’s previous books and […]
History Matters: Reading Rural Landscapes by Robert Sanford
History matters. And we’re losing too much of it. I was reminded of this last year when Linda and I visited the new library on Swan’s Island for one of my book talks. The Island librarian lamented that their old library burned and they’d lost a lot of valuable historical items and records. I […]