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by Melissa Perley
Illustrations by Tim Knickerbocker
September 9, 2025
βI recommend it to anyone with children who love music.β βAmy Raines for Readers' Favorite
Nancy Y. Levine with Rachel Levine-Spates
August 26, 2025
βA story of abiding loveβ¦sacrifice and survival.β
βLee Martin, author of Pulitzer Prize in Fiction finalist The Bright Forever
Jill McCroskey Coupe
July 1, 2025
βA heartfelt novel of love and loss so exquisitely told you want to stand up and cheer for Gemma.β
βJohn Dufresne, author of My Darling Boy
Polly Merritt Ingraham
June 17, 2025
βThis book will convince you of the power of love in a divided world.β
βJake Owensby, author of A Full-Hearted Life
The Poetry Society of Vermont
June 12, 2025
βThe poems herein represent generations of poets and different perspectives in conversation with each other.β
βErika Nichols-Frazer, editor and author of Staring Too Closely: Poems
Roberta Harold
May 20, 2025
βA vivid sense of the exuberant, artistic world of late nineteenth century Paris.β
βHarriet S. Chessman, author of Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper
David Budbill
April 15, 2025
βA delight and a comfort.β
βWendell Berry, award-winning novelist, poet, essayist, and environmental activist
Meghan A. Patricia Wentworth
April 4, 2025
βProfoundly healing for survivors...β
βDiana Whitney, poet, editor, and author of Dark Beds
Kellogg-Hubbard Library / Vermont Poets
April 1, 2025
βPoemCity connects art and the everyday in community.β
βJulia Barstow, East Montpelier
Joyce Thomas
March 4, 2025
βFresh, surprising and often startlingβ¦β
βJ.Carter Merwin, artist and author of thirteen books
Alexandra Kivowitz
February 25, 2025
βA tender exploration ofβ¦growing up in the tumultuous era of McCarthyism.β
βDora Levy Mossanen, bestselling author of The Last Romanov and other novels
Ian J. McCoog
January 28, 2025
βEngages the brain and touches the heart.β βPaul Reinert, associate professor of educational leadership at Wilkes University
Howard Norman & Annie Bakst
November 19, 2024
βA light, breezy mystery that will leave readers looking forward to the next episode.β
βKirkus Reviews
Ronald-StΓ©phane Gilbert
November 10, 2024
βThoughtful, touching, and entirely authentic.β
βBookLife Reviews
Distinguished Favorite, New Fiction, 2025 Independent Press Award
Honorable Mention, 2021 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Hawthorne Prize Finalist (Fiction), 2025 American Writing Award
J. Peter Cobb
November 9, 2024
βA compelling, compassionateβ¦oh-so-human story.β
βVirginia Lynn Fry, author of Part of Me Died Too
Toussaint St.Negritude
October 22, 2024
βFull of sweet sounds and surprises.β
βGwendolyn Brooks, late US Poet Laureate (1985-86)
Poetry Winner, 2025 International Firebird Book Awards
Reuben Jackson
August 31, 2024
βA heart-wrenching parting gift from one of our great bards.β
βAbdul Ali, author of Trouble Sleeping
J. Peter Cobb
August 27, 2024
βMoving and deeply satisfying.β
βCatherine Drake, author of The Treehouse on Dog River Road
Bill Mares
July 24, 2024
βA wild ride of a memoir.β
βSue Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Monogamy
Celia Ryker
June 18, 2024
βAn ideal read for horse lovers of all ages.β
βShawn T. Anderson, League of Vermont Writers
Rob Mermin
May 28, 2024
"A fascinating tour de force that displays the enduring, unique appeal of the circus." βKirkus (starred review)
2024 Literary Titan Gold Book Award: Nonfiction
Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books of 2024
First Prize, Creative Nonfiction, 2024 North Street Book Prize
Tamara Mathieu
May 21, 2024
βA beautiful and captivating story.β
βMichelle Spaulding, MA, psychologist and author
Kellogg-Hubbard Library / Vermont Poets
April 26, 2024
βThis is poetry for the people...β
βGeorge Longenecker, The Montpelier Bridge
Kim Ward
April 16, 2024
βA fresh voice to Vermontβs poetic landscape.β
βLinda Quinlan, author of Chelsea Creek
Mary Elder Jacobsen
April 9, 2024
βA remarkable book, fluent, fluid, formal, and fresh.β
βElizabeth Spires, author of A Memory of the Future
Silver, Poetry, 2024 IPNE Award
Amy Allen
April 2, 2024
βRadiant with natural light.β
βJardine Libaire, author of White Fur and Here Kitty Kitty
Marjorie Nelson Matthews
March 26, 2024
βA triumph of the spirit as well as the heart.β
βCynthia Huntington, National Book Award Finalist
C.O. Moed
February 29, 2024
βThis collection reveals an enduring New York with tough, zany, heartbreaking stories.β
βCarola Dibbell, author of Oprah Favorite Book of the Year The Only Ones
Booklife Editorβs Pick
da Vinci Eye Finalist, 2025 Eric Hoffer Award for cover design, by Sienna Long Distinguished Favorite, LGBTQ Nonfiction, 2025 Independent Press Award
Bronze, Creative Nonfiction, 2024 IPNE Award
2024 Bronze Award, LGBT, Global Book Awards
2024 Bronze Award, LGBTQ, International Book Awards
2024 Gold Winner, Nonfiction, Literary Titan Book Award
2024 Judgeβs Pick, Firebird Book Award
1st Place, Outstanding Creator Award for Grief and Coping / Trauma
Honorable Mention, Biography / Autobiography, London Book Festival
Thomas Christopher Greene
Paperback Release 9/12/24
βAn ideal collection for reading by the fire on a cold night.β
βPublishers Weekly
Silver Winner, Inspirational, 2025 IBPA Book Award
Silver Winner, Creative Nonfiction, 2024 IPNE Award
Ken Libertoff
January 16, 2024
βThis memoir will captivate and delight readers.β
βHoward Dean, former Governor of Vermont (1991-2003)
Betty Nadine Thomas
November 14, 2023
βBrave, raw, and empowering...β
βNicole Alyssa Gabert, Poetry Battles Champion
Nancy Stone
October 16, 2023
βA heartfelt meditation in haiku and visual poetry...β
βDavid Yandell, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at University of Vermont
Silver, Poetry, 2024 IBPA Ben Franklin Award
Mike Magluilo
October 10, 2023
βA must-read for anyone who loves a good underdog story!β
βErik Lindsay, screenwriter of American Pie: Beta House
Silver, Young Adult Fiction, 2024 IPNE Award
Michael Pevarnik
September 26, 2023
βAn adventurous true crime story with feel-good resultsβ¦β
βSteve Lyons, former MLB player
2023 First Place, True Crime, Firebird Book Award
2024 Finalist, Narrative Nonfiction & True Crime, American Writing Award
2024 Top Ten Finalist, Nonfiction, Bookshelf Award
2024 Second Place, True Crime, Bookfest Book Award
2024 Winner, True Crime, Next Generation Indie Book Award
2024 Winner, True Crime, NYC Big Book Award
Marilyn Webb Neagley
September 5, 2023
βWe need magic attics of imagination and stories that inspire our activism.β
βJulia Alvarez, poet, novelist, and essayist
Rick Winston
August 29, 2023
βThis is an irresistible feast.β
βMolly Haskell, film critic and author of Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films
Brendan Buckley
July 18, 2023
βA gem of a story about a Vermont institution.β
βLeonard Shapiro, Washington Post
Chris Lincoln
July 11, 2023
βA whimsical, romantic romp!β
βMeg Lukens Noonan, author of The Coat Route
5-Star Readersβ Favorite
2024 Winner, Humor, International Book Awards
2024 Silver Winner, Humor, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Award
2023 Finalist, Humor (Adult Fiction), Foreword INDIES
Liza Ketchum
June 30, 2023
βA lovely, gentle memoir that takes us through a life, garden by garden, with delicate illustrations of flowers.β
βFive-star review, Amazon.com
Kellogg-Hubbard Library / Vermont Poets
April 18, 2023
βPoemCity is a feast that I like to savor.β
βCynthia Liepmann, Middlesex
2023 IPNE Award Finalist, Poetry
Jim Barry
January 31, 2023
βA no-nonsense story of surviving a life-altering experience.β
βMichael L. Corradini, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor
Celia Ryker
January 3, 2023
βA must-read tale of true grit.β
βJennifer Falvey, Vermont Standard
2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Eric Pope
November 29, 2022
βA popping good read for any fan of historical fiction.β
βEvan Thomas, author of Ikeβs Bluff and First: Sandra Day OβConnor
2023 IPNE Award Finalist, Genre Fiction
Jane Dwinell & Sky Yardley
November 1, 2022
βAn emotional road map for anyone facing an unexpected challenge.β
βDavid Goodman, New York Times bestselling author and host of The Vermont Conversation
2023 IPNE Award Winner, Narrative Nonfiction
2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist, Health (Adult Nonfiction)
2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist
5-Star Readersβ Favorite
Gary Wright
October 11, 2022
βDetailed and entertaining. A true hockey book by a true hockey guy.β
βJoe Bertagna, former ECAC Hockey and Hockey East Commissioner, author of Late in the Third
#1 Amazon New Release!
Rebecca & Sallyann Majoya
September 20, 2022
βAn amazing and powerful book.β
βMark Redmond, author of Called: A Memoir
#1 Amazon New Release!
Stephen L. Harris
August 2, 2022
βIn No Excuses, Stephen Harris captures that will and perseverance needed to be the very best.β
βVolker Kluge, editor of the Journal of Olympic History
Dean B. Pineles
July 19, 2022
βAnyone interested in justiceβ¦should read this book.β βEdward P. Joseph, Lecturer and Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Marjorie Nelson Matthews
June 21, 2022
βA gripping paradox in paradise.β
βJoni B. Cole, author and podcaster
Larry Duberstein
May 3, 2022
βIn this picaresque page turner, The Hospice Singer grabs your attention and will not let you go.β
βDale Rosengarten, author of Grass Roots
Laura C. Stevenson
April 19, 2022
βA wonderfully old-fashioned whodunnitβthink Agatha Christie meets Remains of the Day.β
βMelanie Finn, author of The Hare
2023 Global Book Awards Finalist, Historical Fiction
2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist, Mystery (Adult Fiction)
2022 IPNE Award Finalist, Genre Fiction
Doug Wilhelm
March 29, 2022
βCatalyst for Change is for everyone who cares about making a difference.β
βJeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh Generation
Simki Kuznick
March 1, 2022
βFirst I am discriminated against because of my color, then my sex.β
βPauli Murray
2023 IPNE Award Finalist, Young Adult
2022 Foreword INDIES Winner, Honorable Mention, Juvenile Nonfiction
Don Hooper & Bill Mares
December 7, 2021
βThe real deal of Vermont's rich history of humor.β
βAnne Galloway, founder of VTDigger
2022 Gold Winner, Human Relations Indie Book Awards, Humor Category
Bernie Lambek
November 16, 2021
βLooking for a civil rights whodunit? This book has it all.β βJames Morse, retired Vermont Supreme Court Justice
Michael Freed-Thall
September 21, 2021
βA beautifully textured, epic historical novel.β β Stephanie Storey, bestselling author of Oil and Marble
Gold Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Awards, Historical Realistic Fiction
2022 IPNE Award Finalist, Genre Fiction
Edited by Nneka Allen, Camila Vital Nunes Pereira, & Nicole Salmon
U.S. Edition - September 7, 2021
Top 10 Book of 2020, Charity Report Literary Circle
Gold Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Cultural & Diversity
Gold Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Collection of Short Stories/Essays
William Mark Habeeb
August 17, 2021
βAn engrossing tale about fighting for survival and finding love.β βKirkus Reviews
Celia Ryker
June 22, 2021
βA fascinating narrative.β βJennifer Belton, former White House Library Director
Gold Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Travel
Silver Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Motivational Memoir
Silver Winner, 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Personal Determination
Doug Stanfield
June 8, 2021
βA lovely, relatable set of poems for the heartbroken and helpless romantics.β βKirkus Reviews
2021 IPNE Finalist, Poetry
Celia Jeffries
April 20, 2021
βAn exquisite, expansive, and transporting novel." βHester Kaplan, author of The Tell
2021 IPNE Finalist, Literary Fiction
2021 Womenβs Book Awards Sarton Finalist, Historical Fiction
Kimberly B. Cheney
February 23, 2021
βIf Atticus Finch had written a memoir of his complete life as a country lawyer, I believe it would have read much like A Lawyerβs Life to Live.β βM. Jerome Diamond, Vermont Attorney General (1975-1981)
Barbara Floersch
January 26, 2021
This is Not a How-To Book. Itβs a Why-To Book.
Eva Zimet
December 15, 2020
βA collection of poems that will surprise you.β βMary Dingee Fillmore, author of An Address in Amsterdam
2021 IPNE Finalist, Poetry
Sam Clark
December 8, 2020
βI love this bookβ¦β βJon M. Sweeney, author of The Pope Who Quit
Edwin C. Hagenstein
October 6, 2020
βUseful background for the general reader on democracy, the Electoral College, and the Supreme Courtβ¦β βLibrary Journal
2021 IPPY Gold Award, Reference
Ed Griffin-Nolan
September 22, 2020
βThis easily falls into the lineage of such works as Travels with Charley and Blue Highwaysβ¦β βTom Roberts, former editor of National Catholic Reporter
Forward Indies Awards Finalist for 2020 Non-Fiction
2021 IPPY Silver Award, Travel-Essay
Kirkus Reviews Starred Book Review
Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books of 2021
Taniguchi Sumiteru
August 9, 2020
βI am determined to keep telling the reality of nuclear warβ¦to realize a world without wars and nuclear weapons.β βTaniguchi Sumiteru
2021 IPNE Finalist, Narrative Nonfiction
Scudder H. Parker
June 9, 2020
ββ¦an enchanting collection. Tenderly observant and rewarding poetry.β βKirkus Reviews (starred review)
2020 Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) Award for Best Poetry
Ginny Sassaman
May 29, 2020
βA collectionβ¦every book club should have on their list.β β Paula Francis, co-founder of GNHUSA
2020 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite, Inspiration Category
2021 Gold Winner, Human Relations Indie Book Awards, Self-Help Category
Christina Fulton
May 5, 2020
βA fine collection that gives grief the tonic sting of saltwater.β βKirkus Reviews (starred review)
Kirkus Reviewsβ Best Books of 2020
By Melissa Perley
Illustrations by Fiona MacLean
November 1, 2019
2021 Discovery Awards Winner, Childrenβs (early to intermediate readers)
5-Star Readersβ Favorite
βEducational and entertaining, this delightful childrenβs book is soon to become a favoriteβ¦β βJennifer Churchman, New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Pea & Friends
Claire Malcolm Lintilhac
October 10, 2019
2020 Winner, Autobiography, Independent Press Awards
2019 Finalist, Narrative Nonfiction, Independent Publishers of New England
βA marvel to behold.β βPublishers Weekly
Doug Wilhelm
September 10, 2019
2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book, awarded by National Council for the Social Studies and The Childrenβs Book Council
2020 Silver Medal, Teen Fiction, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards
2020 Best Young Adult Fiction, Independent Press Awards
2020 Fiction Winner, IndieReader Discovery Awards
2019 IPNE Winner, Best Young Adult Novel
Kirkus Reviewsβ Indie Editorsβ Choice
J.C. Myers
June 25, 2019
2020 Independent Press Award for Book Cover Design
2020 Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big City Book Awards
2019 Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) Award for Best Literary Fiction Novel
2019 FINALIST for Best Fiction Book from American Book Fest
Written and Illustrated by Eva Zimet
May 15, 2019
βHighly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections, Lucy Dancer is a beautiful picture book about classic ballet for young readers age 4-10 years.β βMidwest Book Review, Childrenβs Bookwatch
Rick Winston
July 25, 2018
2019 Vermont Historical Society Richard O. Hathaway Award
2019 Silver IPPY Award Best Regional Nonfiction
5-Star Readersβ Favorite
Bernie Lambek
May 2018
2018 Forward INDIES Winner-Honorable Mention, Mystery
Charles Zachariah Goldberg
November 2017
Rickey Gard Diamond
July 2017
5-Star Readersβ Favorite
Nancy Gordon
October 14, 2025
βClear-eyed and wiseβ¦β
βJames Crews, author of Love Is for All of Us and Unlocking the Heart