Local Authors and Artists

New Titles by Local Authors
	The Long Light of Those Days: Recollections of a Vermont Village at Mid-Century by Bruce Coffin (Elm Street Press - $24.95) Bruce Coffin has created a splendid remembrance of his boyhood days in Woodstock, growing up in a simpler and sweeter time. Anyone who has spent time here will recognize the places and names in the book, but everyone will appreciate his recreation of the delight and wonder with which youth view the world and the kind of memories we all cherish.
	Guns Over the Champlain Valley: A Guide to Historic Military Sites and Battlefields by Howard Coffin, Will Curtis, & Jane Curtis (Countryman Press - $19.95) Local historians Howard Coffin and Will & Jane Curtis have created a lively and informative travel guide to historic places and events during the French & Indian Wars, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and even the Civil War. A must for locals and visitors alike who seek to recapture the spirit of our fascinating and often surprising history.
	Judgment of the Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor (St. Martin's Minotaur - $24.95) In this latest mystery from Taylor, her art historian investigator, Sweeney St. George, takes on another funerary arts adventure, this time in Concord, Massachusetts where present circumstances and a mystery dating back to 1775 bring murder a bit too close for comfort. Also available in paperback are her earlier mysteries, Mansions of the Dead and O' Artful Death.
New in Paperback
	Waiting for Teddy Williams by Howard Frank Mosher (Mariner - $14) The warmest and funniest book ever about baseball and the warmest and funniest book yet by Howard Frank Mosher. Waiting for Teddy Williams begins on the eighth birthday of Ethan "E.A." Allen in Kingdom Common, VT -- a village that loves the Red Sox. All the inhabitants of the town aid in teaching E.A. about life and baseball, from his honky-tonk mother to the mysterious drifter named Teddy Williams. A truly hilarious coming of age tale from a master storyteller.
	Idyll Banter by Chris Bohjalian (Three Rivers Press - $12) Bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives, The Buffalo Soldier, and Before You Know Kindness) chronicles life in a Vermont village over the course of twelve years. The essays in this collection are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life and the universal experiences that unite us all.