by Paul Lefebvre When writer Edward “Ted” Hoagland turned 80 in December, he had 22 books under his belt. Today, he has one more and is working on another. Of course there’s an essay in the works, from the man writer John Updike called “the best essayist of... More »
Reviewed by Garret Keizer Crossing Jack Brook: Love and Death in the Woods, by Paul Lefebvre. Published by Beck Pond Books. 169 pages. Paperback. $20. Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover on your first try are roughly on a par with those of being inju... More »
Reviewed by Tena Starr The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook, 150 Home-Grown Recipes from the Green Mountain State, by Tracey Medeiros. Photographs by Oliver Parini. 254 pages. Paperback. Published by the Countryman Press, Woodstock, Vermont. $19.95. This is a ... More »
Greening Vermont, The Search for a Sustainable State, by Elizabeth Courtney and Eric Zencey. Paperback. 173 pages. Published by Thistle Hill Publications, North Pomfret, Vermont, and the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Montpelier, Vermont. $35.00 Reviewe... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle 5-15-2013 Tea Leaves; a memoir of mothers and daughters, by Janet Mason, published by Bella Books, Tallahassee, Florida, 2012, paperback, 202 pages, $15.95. I celebrated Mother’s Day pretty quietly this year. My ow... More »
by Tena Starr copyright the Chronicle 9-12-12 Higher Ground, by Kevin Fitton, is a simple little story for children. Basically, it’s about Tropical Storm Irene and one Vermont farmer’s efforts to keep his family and beloved dairy cows safe in the face of rapi... More »
Reviewed by Tena Starr copyright the Chronicle 8-29-2012 Vermont Women, Native Americans & African Americans, Out of the Shadows of History, by Cynthia D. Bittiinger. Paperback. 158 pages. Published by the History Press. $19.99. It generally wasn’t until t... More »
copyright the Chronicle, August 8, 2012 World of Fantasy, The Life and Art of Anna P. Baker, by Beryl Hutchinson and Roz Hermant. Self-published. 185 pages in paperback. $59.95. Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite I need to begin this review by confessing my bias... More »
copyright the chronicle July 25, 2012 Round Mountain, by Castle Freeman Jr. Published by Concord Free Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 2012; 182 pages, softbound. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Castle Freeman is an economical writer. His characters are stingy with t... More »
Reviewed by David K. Rodgers Kingdom’s Bounty “A sustainable, eclectic, edible guide to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom,” by Bethany Dunbar, published by Umbrage Editions 2012, soft cover, 128 pages. $25. Bethany Dunbar of West Glover is uniquely qualified in many... More »
Stand Against the Wind: Civil Disobedience in the Green Mountain State by Chris Braithwaite, Chronicle Inc., Barton, Vermont. 2012, 110 pages, softcover, $19.95. Reviewed by Julia Shipley copyright the chronicle May 23, 2012 No matter where you stand on the ... More »
Perimeter Check II, Tales from Vermont’s Upper Kingdom, by Paul Lefebvre. Published by Beck Pond Books. 187 pages. $14.95. Reviewed by Julia Shipley copyright the Chronicle February 23, 2011 Fans of Paul Lefebvre’s know how his weekly column for this newspa... More »
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