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   Book

Author

Dewey Number

Description

The Butler

Wil Haygood

92

ALL

Biography of White House butler Eugene Allen that inspired the Academy-Award nominated movie.

   Book

Author

Dewey Number

Description

O’ Artful Death

Taylor, Sarah Stewart

FIC TAY

Vermont mystery writer’s debut novel—filled with historical detail and art history.

The Names of the Mountains

Lindbergh, Reeve

FIC LIN

Vermont author Lindbergh writes a moving story of family based very much on her own life.

Into the Wilderness

Luskin, Deborah Lee

FIC LUS

Author Luskin lives right in our back yard and is married to a physician at Grace Cottage. She received accolades for this debut novel set in 1960s Vermont.

The Call

Murphy, Yannick

FIC MUR

A engaging and quirky novel told entirely from the “call notes” of a Vermont veterinarian.

Go With Me

Castle Freeman, Jr.

FIC CAS

Newfane author Freeman does not pull any punches about the darker sides of life in Vermont in the black comedy.

Lake Monsters

Citro, Joseph

FIC CIT

Chester native Citro specializes in things in Vermont that go bump in the night. Here he takes on Champ.

Water Witches

Bohjalian, Chris

FIC BOH

Popular Vermont author takes on the struggles between developers and environmentalists, science and mystery while giving a vivid portrayal of life in the Green Mountain state.

The Price of Land in Shelby

Alberts, Laurie

FIC ALB

A generational look at a Vermont family dealing with the changes and struggles of rural life and the pressure from the outside world.

Bellows Falls

Mayor, Archer

FIC MAY

Best-selling mystery writer Mayor’s book about our neighboring town of Bellows Falls.

The Fall of the Year

Howard Frank Mosher

FIC MOS

Mosher eloquently writes of Kingdom County—filled with Vermont history, eccentric characters and his characteristic love of place.

Proud to Live Here

Ewald, Richard J.

VT 917 EWA

Non-fiction examination of the history, culture and environment of the Connecticut River Valley.

Idyll Banter

Bohjalian, Chris

VT 814 BOH

Collection of author’s weekly articles for the Burlington Free Press. Full of humor and pathos.

In Good Hands

Fish, Charles

VT 974.3 FIS

Saga of six generations on a farm north of Rutland.

The Town That Food Saved

Hewitt, Ben

VT 338. 197 HEW

Tale of the transformation of Hardwick, Vermont from a town down on its luck to the hub of the local foods movement.

The Richest Woman in America

Wallach, Janet

VT 92 GRE

Businesswoman Hetty Green lived in Bellows Falls Vermont and was once the wealthiest woman in the US at her death in 1916. This biography tells the fascinating tale.

Full Duty

Coffin, Howard

VT 973.7

COF

Noted historian focuses on Vermont’s role in the Civil War.

The Lepine Girls of Mud City

Geer, Evelyn Grace

VT 974.3 GEE

Three Vermont women grow up, leave and then return to their Vermont farm in this non-fiction.

Mud Season

Stimson, Ellen

VT 974.304 STI

There are many tales of transplants’ adventures and mishaps in Vermont—this tale of buying a country store is one of them.

The Southwest Corner

Walker, Mildred

FIC WAL

A classic by Grafton resident and noted author.

A Stranger in the Kingdom

Mosher, Howard Frank

FIC MOS

A powerful drama set in the Northeast kingdom of passion, prejudice, and lost innocence.

Daisy Turner’s Kin

Beck, Jane

VT 929.2 BEC

Jane Beck’s fabulous examination of the Turner family—from slavery to a life in Grafton.

The Quarry

Walker, Mildred

FIC WAL

Set in Grafton—this is a Walker must-read. Considered one of her richest.

Five Dollars and  Jug of Rum

VT 974.31

GRA

The history of Grafton, Vermont, 1754-2000.