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THE SWEET LIFE

Susan Poulinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maine Humor

Summer 2016

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Front cover and photos on page 33 by Dean Lunt. Author photos by Kevin Bennett. Stories on pages 8-9, and 24-25 by Katy Kelleher.

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Children’s

Q&A MARTY KELLEY Marty, a former teacher, has written and illustrated several children’s books, and visits 60 to 70 schools each year to talk about writing and art with students and teachers. His latest children’s book is Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure.

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Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure By Marty Kelley

Albert’s vacation was amazing—or so he thought. To friends, his time in Maine was boring. Dull. Lame. They’ve got more vivid and exciting ideas of what Albert could—and should—have done on his trip. But Albert might just have a surprise for his friends, after all. Marty Kelley tells this read-aloud story in a fresh and imaginative way, contrasting panels of black-and-white charcoal drawings of dull old Albert with wonderful color spreads of what Albert’s friends imagine for his summer adventures. Did Albert really tussle with ninjas and parlay with pirates? Or did he spend his time in Maine in the most boring ways imaginable? What really made his summer vacation so amazing? U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-69-7 Children’s Picture Book, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p.

What inspired you to write this story about Albert? I was at a friend’s wedding years ago and I saw this man whose unlikely clothes and grumpy demeanor captured my attention. I took a few candid photos of him and began working on a series of paintings depicting him in unlikely situations (as a kung-fu star, enjoying time at the beach, riding a dinosaur, etc). I so enjoyed creating the artwork that I began writing a story to go along with the art. Why did you choose to alternate between color and black and white? My art has been gravitating toward black and white for some time now. For this story in particular, the contrast between color and black and white helps differentiate between the parts of the story that are real and imagined. The intentionally dull black and white parts of the story also help make the color parts seem bigger and more exciting. What tools do you use in creating your art? I use pencils and chalk on toned paper to create the black and white illustrations. The color art is all watercolor. I use a variety of different papers, brushes and techniques to achieve different looks. Do you share your books with kids before sending it to publishers? Always! I visit about 70 schools each year and I love sharing works-in-progress with kids. They’re very honest. If they like a story, they laugh and cheer. If they don’t like a story, it’s very easy to tell.

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Forever Yours, Bar Harbor Historic Postcard Images of Mount Desert Island & Acadia By Earl Brechlin

Before cameras were common, visitors to Mount Desert Island had to remember the beauty of the landscape through postcards. In this book, readers will be transported back in time to the Golden Age of Acadia, Mount Desert Island, and Bar Harbor, when the Rockefellers strolled the streets and carriage roads were actually used for carriages. These antique postcards were once collected and treasured, kept as mementoes and displayed for guests. While digital photography has replaced the postcard as the preferred way to share vacation memories, readers will enjoy traveling through time with registered Maine guide and author Earl Brechlin. Alongside each image, Brechlin provides illuminating details, tidbits of Maine lore, and information about how modern day Mount Desert Island compares with the scenic postcard. This fascinating collection of postcards and stories will appeal to history buffs, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who has been swept away by the magic of the Maine landscape. U.S. $14.95 / CAN $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-42-0 Nostalgia / Gift Book, softcover, 5.5 x 7, 120 p.

ar Harbor in its Golden Age was one of the most photographed locations in Maine. Everything from the steamships, to the hotels, to the natural wonders of the island, was photographed and turned into a postal card which could be mailed for a penny. — Earl Brechlin

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Nostalgia

Top5Hikes EARL BRECHLIN

Earl Brechlin is an author, journalist, and registered Maine Guide who lives in Bar Harbor. For more than thirty-five years, he has been exploring the Maine woods. Below, the editor of the MDI Islander offers five of his favorite Maine hikes. 1. Bar Harbor Shore Path No visit to Mount Desert Island is complete without a stroll on the Bar Harbor Shore Path. Open to the public for more than a century, the level path threads its way between weathered rocks and manicured lawns for more than a mile. Pause and watch schooners, lobster boats, seal and porpoise in Frenchman’s Bay. 2. Sargent Mountain, Acadia National Park Take the strenuous Hadlock Brook Trail until it emerges from the forest to the wide-open Sargent Mount South Ridge Trail, where you’ll find nearly a mile of open, alpine-like hiking across barren ledges studded with patches of alder, stunted fir, and low-bush blueberry.

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3. Chimney Pond Trail, Baxter State Park While many focus on summiting mile-high Baxter Peak on Katahdin on trails from the south, an equally rewarding hike awaits on the backside of the mountain. The Chimney Pond Trail stretches for nearly four miles from Roaring Brook to the high mountain tarn at the base of the Knife Edge’s spectacular 2,000-foot headwall.

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Three of the town’s stately summer homes grace the shore where Bridge Street meets the bar. Despite the large size of these structures, some boasting more than two dozen rooms, elaborate landscaping, and servants’ quarters, they were referred to as “cottages” by their wealthy owners. The first private cottages were erected in 1865 with a period of intense construction starting in 1880. The so-called “Cottage Era,” lasted through World War I until fading with the onset of the Great Depression and, later, World War II. The town once boasted more than 100 summer palaces.

4. Kebo Mountain, Acadia National Park Quiet forest glens and bird-filled woods abound on this often-overlooked mountain trail. The Kebo Mountain Trail features three distinct mini-summits and some great views. For an interesting extension, include the more than ¼-mile long elevated boardwalk on the Jesup Trail as it passes through stands of stately white birch trees. 5. Nahmakanta Lake, 100-Mile Wilderness While many Maine sections of the Appalachian Trail involve strenuous mountain ascents, there’s a relatively level 15-mile stretch from the South end of Nahmakanta Lake to Cooper Brook Crossing that offers unparalleled remote wilderness at an easier pace. Let the rushing waters of Nahmakanta Stream lull you to sleep or camp at the lean-to at Potawadjo Spring, a 20-foot wide pool of crystal clear water that boils up from the ground.

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Once Burned

Cover Story

Pretty Dead

Borderline

Jack McMorrow returns to his old beat at The New York Times and just as he thinks he has found a huge story when the mayor is found murdered, things go awry—Jack emerges as a prime suspect in his own story.

Crime reporter Jack McMorrow investigates the murder of a woman with ties to a very wealthy and prominent Boston family—a family who just might have buried their dirty secrets with the victim.

A tourist has vanished in the backwoods of Maine. Crime reporter Jack McMorrow picks up the scent and takes readers across state lines into a world of mistaken identities, traitorous dealings, and a dangerous hunt for a man no one seems to know much about.

By Gerry Boyle

Jack McMorrow and Roxanne have retreated from the stress of their day jobs to raise their daughter. But when arson threatens a nearby town, Jack’s life takes a deeply dark and twisted turn. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-91-8 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 412 p.

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By Gerry Boyle

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Potshot

Lifeline

Bloodline

Deadline

Jack McMorrow finds that quiet life in the Maine woods isn’t quite as tranquil as he had hoped after a growing local drug trade forces him to tangle with rural hippies, brutal drug dealers, and county fair cronies, setting off a chain of events that culminates in searing violence that strikes very close to home.

A broken heart, a tendency to drink too much, and a desire to try the straight and narrow leads Jack McMorrow into a domesticabuse case and a personal crisis that will test what kind of man he really is.

Jack McMorrow has a new home in the cheerful-sounding town of Prosperity, Maine. But when a freelance gig introduces him to a teen mother and some high school hooligans, it’s not child’s play. A girl is murdered and McMorrow’s investigation places him squarely in the killer’s sights.

When murder visits the seemingly sleepy town of Androscoggin, Maine, it lands in the lap of veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow. As McMorrow struggles to find his way in a small, rural town, an undercurrent of violence draws him into deep and dangerous waters.

By Gerry Boyle

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-52-9 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 392 p.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-54-3 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 396 p.

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By Gerry Boyle

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By Gerry Boyle

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Q&A GERRY BOYLE Gerry Boyle began his writing career in newspapers, an industry he calls the “best training ground ever.” Straw Man is Boyle’s 12th book featuring his signature character, crime reporter Jack McMorrow. Where is the most remote place you’ve travelled? Some stretches of the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, the reaches where Maine’s Penobscot Bay turns to open ocean. Out there, the sense of remoteness is directly related to the size of your boat. What piece of clothing do you still have from college? A blue Woolrich plaid wool shirt, which Portland hipsters eye enviously. Along with my 16-ounce can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Straw Man

By Gerry Boyle When worlds collide, few are spared the collateral damage—least of all crime reporter Jack McMorrow, who has learned the hard way that trouble often blooms in the cracks of human relationships. In this, the 12th installment of the popular Jack McMorrow mystery series, veteran author Gerry Boyle takes his readers into territory all-too-familiar from the daily headlines of illegal gun sales, culture clashes, cyberbullying, and the random acts of violence. Prosperity, Maine is no longer the refuge from the real world that it once was, and Jack, and his wife, Roxanne, will be forced to face their most destructive enemies yet—each other. U.S. $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-93-2 Fiction/Crime, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 334 p.

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Praise

ack perseveres to a stunning climax that reveals hidden evil while affirming the humanity in all of us . . . Impossible to put down! — Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author

If you weren’t a writer, what would you be? An ornithologist. Birds, books, beer, boats. What car did you learn to drive in? A dark green 1968 Chrysler 300 sedan, with a 440 cubic inch V-8, complete with Police Pursuit package. Packed with a bunch of teenage guys on a Saturday night, it was aptly named. When you turn to your left at your writing desk, what do you see on your bookshelf? A bunch of novels by Roddy Doyle. He’s a master.

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Coloring Maine

By Blue Butterfield

BLUE BUTTERFIELD Blue Butterfield is a woodblock print artist who grew up in Bar Harbor and currently resides in Portland, Maine. Her pursuit of the arts began when she hiked up Flying Mountain with Christina Heineger sketching the fiord of Mount Desert Island. After winning an Educational Foundation Art Scholarship to spend her junior year of high school painting in Germany, she graduated from Bowdoin College in 1992. While at Bowdoin, she crossed paths with a visiting professor who happened to be an accomplished woodblock artist. He introduced her to the art, and she has been carving ever since. She is known for her woodblock calendar A Year in Maine, which she has produced annually since 2006. Her works can be found in permanent collections in institutions across Maine.

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Woodblock prints by artist Blue Butterfield make for a welcome and uncommon entry in the coloring book market. The artist’s hand-carved lines allow colorers to bring more of their own artistic interpretations to the page and create an original piece of art. Butterfield’s prints capture the beauty of Maine’s varied landscapes, from Acadia to Katahdin, from inland ponds to brick-lined streets, from swimming holes to the rugged coast. Featuring images of all four seasons, this coloring book will delight young artists and adult colorers alike. U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-944762-06-3 Coloring book, softcover, 9 x 9, all ages, 96 p.

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Christmas in Maine

Written by Robert P. Tristram Coffin Illustrated by Blue Butterfield Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert P. Tristram Coffin’s 1941 depiction of the perfect Maine Christmas describes a house stuffed with aunts, uncles, and cousins by the cartload with mince pies by the legion. He brings to life a bouncy afternoon sled ride, popcorn strung for the tree, and tales told by firelight at the drowsy end of a perfect day. Coffin’s classic ode to Christmas is paired with beautiful woodblock prints by Blue Butterfield. This special edition is sure to become a book to read aloud year after year to remind ourselves of the true meaning of holiday traditions. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-76-5 Picture book, all ages, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, 32 p.

Board Books

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A Blanding’s Turtle Story Written by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch

his is the third title in a four-book series called Wildlife on the Move, created in partnership with Maine Audubon.

A Blanding’s Turtle ventures across streams, over roads, and through wetlands to find food and a safe nesting place in this fascinating and educational board book. Readers will join the intrepid turtle as she travels, facing some unexpected challenges along the way. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about the Blanding’s Turtle’s behaviors and habitat, threats to its survival, and respectful human interaction to help conserve this rare endangered species. This is the third in a four-part series of board books done in partnership with Maine Audubon, following A Snowy Owl Story and A Little Brown Bat Story. U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-92-5 Children’s board book, ages 0-6, 24 p.

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A Snowy Owl Story

A Little Brown Bat Story

Based on a true story, A Snowy Owl Story describes, through the adventures of one particular owl, the recent irruption of Snowy Owls all across the United States. Through simple narrative and beautiful illustrations, youngsters will learn about migration, adaptation, and respectful human interaction with nature.

A Little Brown Bat Story follows one bat through his daily ritual of eating and sleeping, and his annual migration to a safe spot to hibernate in winter. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about Little Brown Bat behavior and habitat, threats to the bats’ survival, and how respectful human interaction can help conserve this important and threatened species.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-48-2 Children’s board book, 6 x 6, ages 0-6, 24 p.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-70-3 Children’s board book, 6 x 6, ages 0-6, 24 p.

Written by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch

Humor

Altered Ego One of Maine’s most popular comedians reveals how she created her singular sweet-talking, tough cookie character, Mrs. Ida LeClair

USAN POULIN IS A PETITE WOMAN WITH A short, stylish haircut, piercing eyes, and a broad smile. Her features are almost delicate, and she offsets them with natural make-up, so precisely applied you have to look hard to see it. Ida LeClair, in contrast, wears big splashes of color on her face, phosphorescent blue eye shadow and Barbie Dream House-pink lipstick. Her gray hair is a pouf atop her head, and her body is shrouded by big, unflattering pieces of cloth that read more “pajama” than “outfit.” If you met the two women at once—which you never will—you might notice the similarities. You just might see that Ida and Susan are, in fact, the same woman. Ida LeClair was born at a New England-themed storytelling contest in Keene, New Hampshire. Writer and actress Susan Poulin was in attendance, and as she prepared to go on stage, she watched the other performers. “They were all men,” she recalled. “These big potbellied men in jeans and flannel shirts making mean jokes about their motherin-laws and talking about escaping their wives to go fishing. I thought: This doesn’t represent the women I grew up with in Maine. Not at all.” According to Poulin, Maine women are “smart, funny, practical, and strong.” And so she set out to create a character who would speak to the women she knew, who could speak for them. A woman with moral fiber and strong values, quirky habits and practical knowledge. “My name’s Ida and I’m a Home Shopping Network-Aholic,” she said, switching from her normal polished speech into an exaggerated Maine accent. And just like that, she found her girl. The first full-length Ida LeClair show debuted in the fall of 1996. “The first time people ever saw Ida on stage, she was in front of a beautiful backdrop of the Maine landscape. She’s country line dancing and she has her back to the audience. She dances around until she faces the audience,” explained Poulin. The show begins, and the audience

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is brought along on a strange ride, a spoken-word journey during which a “transformation” occurs. But the first transformations weren’t happening to Ida. They were happening to the audience. “They think they’ve got her pegged,” said Poulin. As she said this, she leaned across the table, as though she were about to divulge a secret. “Everyone plugs Ida into a group, but by the end of the show, they realize something: She’s a real person. She’s their aunt. She’s their mom. She’s a person they love. She’s someone they recognize and know.” According to Poulin, Ida is a comedic figure—but that doesn’t mean we’re supposed to laugh at her. People laugh with Ida (and by extension, with Poulin) as she tells her stories of life in Mahoosuc Mills, the fictional town in Maine where Ida lives in a doublewide

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da is strong and brave . . . She is a person who leads with her heart.

trailer with her husband and dog. “Ida is strong and brave,” said Poulin. “She is a person who leads with her heart.”

After Poulin said this, she stood up. She squared her shoulders and pushed her chest forward. Her stance is different from Poulin’s natural stance. It’s a deliberate — Susan Poulin change, this shift in posture. It helps her get into Ida’s mindset, but it also helps her convey to the audience that Ida, for all her follies and all her malapropisms, is a good woman who deserves our love. In the past two decades, Poulin has performed as Ida countless times. She has written nine plays starring Ida and two books. Her upcoming book, The Sweet Life, dives into Ida’s personal relationships, offering useful (and often hilarious) advice on dating, love, marriage, and all that happens in between. Over her long career as a performer, Poulin has had to perform under some terrible conditions. But laughter, she believes, is a potent medicine. “It was just days after 9/11 and we were about to perform in Naples, New York. We were doing ‘Spousal Deafness’ and we wondered if anyone

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would show up. And if they did come, if anyone would laugh. It felt like laughter had left the world at that point.” But they did show up. “I thought we were screwed, but the crowd laughed like crazy. People wanted to come together as a community and sit in the dark and laugh.” Later, as Poulin struggled to come to terms with her mother’s cancer, she found herself drawing on Ida’s strength. “My world was upside-down. And then I would go on stage and hear 300 people laugh together as a group. They would laugh, and I would laugh. I would leave the performance changed, even though nothing in my ‘real’ life had changed at all.” For Poulin, Ida has been more than just an alter ego. She’s also a source of comfort and inspiration. These days, Poulin spends much of her time updating Ida’s weekly blog and scheming up new shows. Fortunately, even when Poulin is feeling writers block, Ida is always there for her. “There is so much stuff in front of the door that I need to open to get to my creativity, and when I think like that, I hear Ida’s voice in my head saying, ‘Use the backdoor! Open a window!’” she said. Poulin laughed at herself then, a big, happy noise that sounded just a little like Ida herself. “I realized over time that Ida always keeps the door open for me. She’s standing in the doorway and I can see her silhouette with a bright light behind it. The door to my creativity never closes, not as long as I have her.”

The Sweet Life

Ida LeClair’s Guide to Love & Marriage By Susan Poulin

Susan Poulin, the “funniest woman in Maine,” is back from Finding Your Inner Moose to show us all how to keep our relationships sweet, simple, and easy. In The Sweet Life, Poulin (through her popular alter-ego and stage character Ida LeClair) offers a fresh view on love, marriage, and dating through a combination of sassy stories and serious advice. Whip-smart yet down-to-earth, the book strikes the perfect balance between humorous and heartfelt. Reading The Sweet Life feels like talking to an old friend—one with great advice, plenty of experience, and a few delicious recipes to AVAILABLE boot. JUNE 2016

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-95-6 Fiction/Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 200 p.

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Finding Your Inner Moose By Susan Poulin

Ida LeClair is a newly minted “Certified Maine Life Guide” who just wants to help. Through her hilarious alter ego, Susan Poulin offers practical and humorous advice on relationships, physical fitness, stress, housecleaning, work, shopping, fun, and more. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-91-9 Humor/Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.

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DAVID HILL As a photojournalist, David Hill isn’t just interested in an image; he’s captivated by the stories people and objects tell, and is determined to share these narratives with viewers through his photographs. A lifelong resident of Southern Maine, Hill has always had an interest in vintage cars, but he found that the automobiles with the best storytelling qualities were those that had been abandoned, now waiting for nature to reclaim them. His passion for vintage cars, storytelling, and the state of Maine is showcased in Full Service through his photos, as well as his short, nostalgic tales of growing up in Maine in the time of the full service gas station. Hill has been working in television photojournalism for over 20 years. He currently works for WGME, where he reports on Maine news and culture.

Full Service

Notes From the Rearview Mirror By David Hill

Full Service features images that David Hill collected while traveling around Maine. He turned his lens on old, forgotten cars, spending their last years rusting and at rest in forests and fields. The true stories, both written and visual, will evoke nostalgia as Hill recounts childhood memories and the circumstances of finding these cars that, with their classic design, still have plenty of beauty left. U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-75-8 Photography, softcover, 10 x 8, 144 p.

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Memoir

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How to Cook a Moose A Culinary Memoir

By Kate Christensen Inspired by her move from Brooklyn to Maine, as well as the slow-food, buylocal movement that has re-energized sustainable farming, bestselling author Kate Christensen turns her blockbuster talent to telling the story of the hardship and happiness that has sustained her adopted home through thick and thin, as demonstrated through the staple foods of the region. Using a candid blend of humor, insight, culinary knowledge, and taste for rugged adventure, Christensen shares personal insights and takes readers on a journey into the lives and landscapes of the farmers, fishermen, hunters, chefs, and families who harvest or produce delicious, healthful food. She also details the history of food in the region and the secrets to cultivating her own sources of joy. The result is a mouthwatering literary stew that combines the magic ingredients of love, personal appetites, hard labor, history, and original recipes. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-47-6 Nonfiction/Memoir, softcover, 6 x 9, 298 p.

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Praise

nd ultimately that is what this rhapsodic memoir is about: celebrating good, fresh food, prepared with love! — Bill Lundgren, Bill and Dave’s Cocktail Hour

Q&A KATE CHRISTENSEN How do food and writing connect for you? I love to cook and to write about food, but I’m not a trained chef, I’m self-taught and still learning. Basically, I’m a home cook of the improvisational, what’s-in-thecupboard school, which is also, possibly not coincidentally, my strategy with writing. Just as the ingredients at hand can dictate a dish, the characters who arise in my imagination and are set in motion at the beginning of a novel can dictate its plot, tone, and themes. You’ve lived in many places over the years. What are some foods that come to memory from each region? I was raised in Berkeley, California in the 1960s and we moved to Arizona in 1970. My favorite childhood dinner was hot dogs, “creamy corn,” and boiled carrot coins with margarine. In 1980 I lived and worked as an au pair, near the town of Moulins, France, where I learned to make mousse au chocolat and rabbit stew and discovered cheese, butter, and wine. I moved to New York City in 1989 and began to realize my lifelong passion, both literary and culinary, for food. What audience did you have in mind when you wrote How to Cook a Moose? This book was written for fellow lovers of Maine, good food, and books about food. I hope How to Cook a Moose will entertain, interest, and delight its readers, as well as inspiring them to eat well, simply, locally, sustainably, and with gusto!

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Mystery of the Missing Fox By Tamra Wight Illustrations by Carl DiRocco

The stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper’s dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder new responsibilities at the campground. But he’s distracted. First, he finds a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground’s land. Then kits start to go missing from the fox den. Who would want to steal the foxes? And why? Cooper joins forces with his friends, Packrat and Roy, to solve the mystery. The three young detectives must protect the den, find the kits, and (hopefully) rule out Summer, the new girl who lives across the lake, as a suspect. Juggling new work duties, feeling guilty about his father’s accident, and desperate to help the fox kits, Cooper faces tough decisions about who—and what— should come first. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-89-5 Middle grade fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 200 p.

Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest

Mystery on Pine Lake

When Cooper and Packrat find their geocache box full of illegal eagle parts, their lazy summer is over. Someone wants those valuable parts back. And if they can’t get the parts back, they’ll settle for holding one of the rare Pine Lake eaglets hostage instead. Cooper, Packrat, and Roy must elude two goons, tolerate an annoying teenager, keep tabs on a shady new camper, and stake out the eagle’s nest—all without getting grounded.

Cooper thought living at a campground would be cool. But ever since his parents bought the lakeside campground, he’s had way more chores and way less time for his favorite hobby: nature-watching. And then, trouble comes to Pine Lake, where a family of loons is trying to build a nest. Someone is out to harm the loons. Is it the local bully? The irritable camper? Or the publicity-seeking reporter? It’s up to Cooper and Packrat to figure out who, why, and how to stop the culprit—before it’s too late.

By Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-35-2 Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 180 p.

By Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco

U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-02-4 Middle Grade Fiction, softcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 152 p.

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TAMRA WIGHT Tamra Wight lives in Poland, Maine, where she runs the Poland Spring Campground with her husband and two children. Running the campground for more than twenty years has provided Tamra with plenty of inspiration for her spirited and exciting fiction. She weaves details from her daily life into her work, drawing on everything from campground chores to unexpected wildlife encounters to inform her writing. All three Cooper and Packrat Adventures, Mystery on Pine Lake, Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest, and Mystery of the Missing Fox are Junior Library Guild selections. When Tamra isn’t writing, she enjoys wildlife watching, hiking, geo-caching, kayaking, power-walking, and snowshoeing. She can often be found (for those who know where to look) hiding under her “cloak of invisibility,” a huge poncho-shaped camouflage cloth that she uses to disguise herself from passing skunks, coyotes, and foxes.

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The Sugar Mountain Snow Balll ATKINSON

Middle Grade $16.95 US / $18.95 CAN Middle Grade Fiction

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“The morning I couldn’t find my extra-thick striped socks turned out to be the day that changed my life.” SO BEgINS RuBy LARuE’S story of one very fateful winter in the tiny ski town of Paris, New Hampshire. It starts in December, when Ruby and her best friend, Eleanor Bandaranaike, come across a mysterious fortune teller. Both girls have big dreams, but don’t know how to make them come true. And Madame Magnifique tells them just what they need to hear. But as Ruby chases her goal of mingling with wealthy out-of-town kids on the ski slopes, and Eleanor explores her passion for fashion design, things take an unexpected turn, and the girls learn that people—and dreams—aren’t always who, or what, they seem to be.

The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball By Elizabeth Atkinson

Cheerful Ruby LaRue and her shy friend Eleanor Bandaranaike both have BIG plans. So when a mysterious fortune-teller urges them to go outside their world to unlock their dreams, they rush headlong down a path towards their goals. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-71-0 Middle Grade Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 224 p.

The Fog of Forgetting

Chantarelle

SILVER MEDAL

2015

The Five Stones Trilogy introduces MOONBEAM A W A R D the realms of Ayda and a centuries-old battle for control. At stake are the four stones of power and the elusive Fifth Stone that binds them all.

In book two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Morgan raises the stakes with a deeper examination of the evil power at work in Dankar, the conflict between love and loyalty, and the pain of sacrifice.

U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-23-9 Middle Grade Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 10, ages 10-14, 316 p.

U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-63-5 Middle Grade/Juvenile Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 10-14, 316 p.

Uncertain Glory

Mercy

Billy Boy

Lea Wait skillfully draws on the lives of real people in Maine’s history to tell this story of three young adults touched by the Civil War and the tension it brings, forcing them into adulthood‚ before they may be ready.

Haley is a teenager struggling to cope MOONBEAM with a new stepmom, A W A R D a baby brother, and a family illness. When she digs into her family history, she uncovers a ghostly past, forcing her to overcome doubts and confront a vampire in order to save herself and her family.

When Billy Laird, 20, enlists in the Union Army, he has no idea what lies ahead. Mentally challenged, he is ill prepared for the training and fighting, but survives with help from friends. But when he is sent to a different unit, he runs off and meets up with a runaway slave, Elijah. Together, the two make their way north to their fates.

Azalea, Unschooled

By Liza Kleinman Illustrated by Brook Gideon GOLD MEDAL

In her debut middle grade MOONBEAM A W A R D novel, Liza Kleinman deftly explores the challenges of moving, making new friends, and finding room for differences within a family.

2015

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-58-1 Middle Grade Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 140 p.

By G.A. Morgan

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Glory Lea Wait

Lies in the Dust

Written by Jakob Crane Illustrated by Timothy Decker Fourteen years after the Salem Witch Trials, one accuser wrote a letter of apology for helping send 24 people to their deaths. This is her story. This graphic novel is a searing and uncommon portrayal of an untold aspect of the Salem Witch Trial. U.S. $14.95 / CAN $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-33-8 Young Adult Graphic Novel, softcover, ages 10+, 6 x 9, 128 p.

By Lea Wait

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By Sarah L. Thomson SILVER MEDAL

2011

U.S. $12.95 U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-83-3 ISBN: 978-1-934031-36-0 Middle Grade Fiction, softcover, 6 x 9, ages Young adult fiction, softcover, 8-12, 210 p. 5.5 x 8.5, ages 11-15, 172 p.

By Jean Mary Flahive

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-13-1 Young adult fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, ages 12+, 294 p.

Guidebooks NEW

Major Craft Beverage Destinations featured in Buzzed:

ike Dante says, ‘Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a dark forest, for the straightfoward pathway had been lost,’ and then I spent a weekend in Portland, and things got better.

Boston, MA Nantucket, MA Great Barrington & Sheffield, MA Stamford, CT Bridgeport & Stratford, CT Mystic CT Providence, RI Newport, RI Burlington, VT Quechee & Bridgewater Corners, VT Brattleboro, VT Portland, ME Rockport & Rockland, ME Portsmouth, NH

—Erik Ofgang

Buzzed: Beers, Booze & Coffee Brews

Where to Enjoy the Best Craft Beverages in New England By Erik Ofgang

Buzzed taps into New England’s burgeoning craft beer industry, longtime coffeehouse culture, and the up-and-coming world of craft distilling. With an everyman perspective and sharp wit, award-winning food and travel writer Erik Ofgang takes readers on a rollicking tour of New England’s booming craft beverage scene. Focusing on craft beverage clusters (areas where breweries, distilleries, and great coffeehouses can be found in close proximity to one another), Buzzed tells readers all they need to know about visiting a particular drinking establishment. This travel guide is packed with inside information gathered directly from brewers and distillers, as well as bar trivia facts, historical tidbits, and Ofgang’s smart, humorous observations. Ofgang also suggests side trips, which include must-see museums, walking trails, and the standout attractions that make New England such a vibrant vacation destination. U.S. $14.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-65-9 Travel/Guidebook, softcover, b/w photos 5.5 x 7, 200 p.

AVAILABLE MAY 2016

The Islandport Guide to Lighthouses in Maine By Ted Panayotoff

The allure of Maine lighthouses attracts thousands of visitors and enthusiasts each year. From the northernmost outpost of Whitlock Mills Light to Grindle Point Light on Islesboro, to the southern beacon of Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light—a total of sixty-four existing lighthouses dot the bold coast and rugged islands of Maine. The Islandport Guide to Lighthouses in Maine celebrates the longstanding history and importance of each lighthouse, as well as its modern-day use and accessibility. A special section for mariners details the sea approach to 22 lighthouses. Four-color photography, combined with vintage postcard imagery, make this guidebook as handsome as it is useful. U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-62-8 Travel/Guidebook, softcover, 5.5 x 7, 130 p.

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What’s Inside: • Sample New England itineraries, including: One week in Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont, three days in Massachusets & Rhode Island, two days in Connecticut. • Fourten destinations divided by state which includes a brief witty history, a visit to the best coffee houses, distillers, and breweries, and fun & fascinating bar trivia. • A “Beyond the Beverages” section that includes a “Tapped Out” section offering places to stay, with public transportation information, as well as best walkable areas and info about bike rentals. • A “Bonus Brewery” section if you want to venture off the beaten path.

Bar trivia from Buzzed In Buzzed, author Erik Ofgang also offers fascinating tidbits abut the craft brewing industry. Here’s a tasting of the quirky (and educational) “Bar Trivia” featured in the book. Ever wondered why some coffee is called “singleorigin” and others brands advertise their “estate coffee?” Well, it has a lot to do with the beans. Beans collected from a particular area of one country make a “single-origin” coffee. Beans from one estate create an “estate” coffee. And if you see the term micro-lot coffee, that means your beans are from a single field.

The history of the Boston area, the nation, and consequently, the world was altered in 1620 because of beer—or rather, a lack thereof. Part of the reason the Pilgrims chose Plymouth Rock as their point of entry into the New World was for the very practical reason that they were running out of beer.

Vodka, unlike most other spirits, it is not defined by the ingredients with which it is made; instead, its classification is based on what it becomes. You can use honey, molasses, corn, rye, grapes, and even potatoes to start with, and as long as the finished product is distilled at 190 degrees and is bottled at 80 proof or above, it can be called vodka.

NEW

Take it From ME

An Insider’s Guide on Where to Stay and Eat in Maine By George and Linda Smith

Whether you are preparing for a weekend holiday or a longer driving tour of Maine, this guidebook offers an insider’s selection of the best and most welcoming inns, hotels, and restaurants in Maine, chosen personally by curious natives George and Linda Smith. Culled from hundreds of columns written for The Kennebec Journal, this savvy guide book offers dual perspectives on favorite establishments, as well as suggestions for nearby attractions and side trips. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-84-0 Travel/Guidebook, softcover, 5.5 x 7, 160 p.

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Father Fell Down the Well by Kendall Morse

For decades, Kendall Morse has been a multi-talented entertainment force. Born and raised in Machias, Maine, the grandnephew of a renowned local storyteller, Kendall began telling stories professionally in the early 1970s. He eventually hosted a show on Maine Public Television called In the Kitchen, wrote a book by the same name, and released a popular album called Seagulls and Summer People. A successful folksinger, Kendall was voted Folksinger of the Year three times by the Maine Country Music Association and in 1995, he was was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. Kendall was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for his role in the double CD, Singing through the Hard Times, a tribute to Utah Phillips. Father Fell Down the Well is a wonderful collection of traditional Down East stories collected and performed by Kendall during a career of performing in Maine and across America. U.S. $14.95 / CAN $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-21-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 124 p.

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John McDonald’s Maine Trivia By John McDonald

Storyteller John McDonald delivers a mix of educational and hilarious fun facts about the Pine Tree State, including, of course, more than a few wicked funny stories. This humorous book also features illustrations by Mark Scott Ricketts that add extra spice to the salty tales. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-73-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 144 p.

Down the Road a Piece

A Storyteller’s Guide to Maine By John McDonald

McDonald’s “guidebook” offers tips to tourists and tries to help them better “understand” the glorious state of Maine, touching on its rich history, its variable weather and its unique vocabulary. But this book is not just for flatlanders; it’s also great for natives and anyone else looking to laugh. U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-3-6 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 158 p.

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A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar . . . By John McDonald

McDonald’s now-classic collection of Maine stories was one of our first books—and one of our most successful, paving the way for both Down the Road A Piece and Maine Trivia. Featuring stories like “She’s Up on the Roof and She Won’t Come Down,” this collection will keep you up late laughing. U.S. $14.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-7-8 Humor, paperback, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.

Ain’t He Some Funny By John McDonald

John’s CD features selections of traditional Downeast tales from his books and stage shows. Stories include “Speaking the Language,” “Set ‘er Again,” “Mud Season,” and “She’s up on the Roof and She Won’t Come Down.” U.S. $15.95 ISBN:1-934-031-02-5 1 CD, Maine Humor

Humor

Welcome to Frost Heaves By Fred Marple

Fred Marple, the Garrison Keillor of New Hampshire, takes his readers on a delightful romp through the imaginary, but oh-so-familiar New England town of Frost Heaves. Marple moves from town dump to town meeting, introducing along the way all the people who make Frost Heaves such a special place. The book is based on a popular variety show of Yankee music, comedy, and nonsense direct from “the most underappreciated town in New Hampshire.” The Frost Heaves Players present all that is wacky and wonderful about New England, led by Fred Marple (singer, songwriter, and humorist Ken Sheldon). Winner of a “Best of NH” award, Welcome to Frost Heaves has been called “hilarious,” “outstanding,” and “more fun than the time Elmer Cratchet put the live lobster in the punch bowl at the church supper.” U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-17-8 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 170 p.

Thoughts of an Average Joe

A Flatlander’s Guide to Maine

Joe Wright is a middle-aged, thick-around-the middle everyman trying to make sense of the modern world. Joe, the alter ego of author Brian Daniels, offers his thoughts on pertinent issues in essays like “I’m Not Ready for the Wireless World” and “Poachers Are Not Hunters.”

A Flatlander’s Guide to Maine is an “educational guidebook” for visitors, transplants, wary guests, and anyone else uninitiated in the ways of the Pine Tree State. Readers will learn about Maine’s culture, attractions, animals, plants, history, lingo, and many other aspects of local life. Sort of.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-26-0 Humor/Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 208 p.

U.S. $14.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-49-0 Humor, softcover, 8 x 10, 104 p.

By Brian Daniels

By Mark Scott Ricketts

Live Free and Eat Pie! By Rebecca Rule

Headin’ for the Rhubarb!

Who doesn’t like pie? Who doesn’t like to laugh? Who doesn’t like Becky Rule? They all come together in this hilarious guide to the Granite State. Becky, a very popular New Hampshire storyteller, tells about the state’s history, culture, climate, attractions, and more.

By Rebecca Rule

New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule knows how to speak and understand the local language and she shares that knowledge to help visitors, transplants, and natives alike make sense of the state’s unique vernacular and pronunciations.

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-17-9 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5,184 p.

U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-44-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 252 p.

Humor

Bert and I. . .The Book

By Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan Bert and I ... The Book features more than sixty classic stories from the legendary storytellers Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan, the godfathers of Down East humor, who together created the now-iconic “Bert and I” stories starting in the 1950s. The characters everyone loves and remembers are all here: Bert and his fellow fisherman known only as “I”, Gagnon, World Champion Moose Caller, Virgil Bliss, the dirtiest man in Hancock County, Arnold Bunker, Kenneth Fowler, Camden Pierce, Harry Whitfield, and many more. The stories in this book are drawn from five “Bert and I” albums recorded over nearly two decades, including the seminal Bert and I ... And Other Stories from Down East, perhaps the most important comedy album in New England history. Bert and I ... The Book also includes the first complete “Bert and I” discography, including original album art and liner notes, as well as an introduction by Rebecca Rule, a New Hampshire author and storyteller (Live Free and Eat Pie!, Headin’ for the Rhubarb!) who writes and performs stories in the grand tradition of “Bert and I.” U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-37-7 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 140 p.

The Best of Bert and I By Dodge and Bryan

Bert and I . . . And Other Stories (CD)

This CD features routines from the four original Bert and I CDs, plus stories from Bert and I On Stage and The Downeast SmileIn TV show featuring Marshall Dodge. All 34 tracks have been digitally remastered for clarity to better capture the iconic brilliance of Dodge and Bryan.

By Dodge and Bryan

U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-05-6 1 CD, Maine humor

U.S. $12.95 1 CD, Maine humor ISBN: 978-1-934031-26-1

More than 50 years after its release, this milestone album has been digitally remastered for a special CD edition, which includes three bonus stories taken from the private 10-inch record that preceded the first commercial record.

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Bert and I. . . On Stage By Marshall Dodge

The Return of Bert and I

This wonderful CD captures the magic of a Marshall Dodge live performance. Originally recorded in 1977, all tracks have been digitally remastered for improved quality. Stories include “Set ’er Again” and “One Heckuva Draft.”

The third and fourth Bert and I albums, The Return of Bert and I (1972) and Bert and I Stem Inflation (1976), are combined on one CD, featuring classic stories like “Gagnon” and “Frost, You Say.”

U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-11-7 1 CD, Maine humor

By Dodge and Bryan

U.S. $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-10-0 1 CD, Maine humor

Fiction NEW

Abbott’s Reach

By Ardeana Hamlin

The Havener Sisters By Ardeana Hamlin

The Havener Sisters follows Abbott’s Reach and Pink Chimneys in Ardeana Hamlin’s collection of novels set in nineteenth century Maine. The story follows the Havener triplets as an unexpected economic crisis gives them a new perspective on their aging lives. When China Havener decides to explore her home state, taking photographs along the way, she does not realize how that decision will alter her life forever. China’s choice prompts her sisters, India and Persia, to make their own life changes, turning these identical triplets into three individuals. The Havener Sisters tells the story of three women who think they have left their best days behind them, only to find that the opposite is true. Hamlin’s latest well-researched and passionate novel will transport readers back in time to the dawn of suffrage and the industrial age in the Northeast. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-85-7

DON’T MISS— PINK CHIMNEYS COMING FALL 2016

Set in nineteenth century Maine, Abbott’s Reach is the story of a headstrong woman setting sail on her honeymoon voyage with her sea captain husband. Adventure punctuates their travels between Maine and Hawaii. This gripping novel is the sequel to Pink Chimneys, a Maine classic centered around a notorious Bangor brothel. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-42-1 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 292 p.

Praise

ibrant character development and intricate, careful plotting, provide colorful and exciting insight into Maine’s seafaring families in the 1870s. —Bill Bushnell, Morning Sentinel

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ARDEANA HAMLIN Ardeana Hamlin grew up in Bingham, Maine in a family of storytellers, listening to tales about everyday life, hunting, fishing, and farming. Her lifelong passion for writing began when she wrote her first piece of fiction at age twelve and her first poem at age sixteen. In 1963, she graduated from Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School in Bingham. Her diverse body of work has been published over the years in many literary magazines. She worked for fourteen years as a writer and copyeditor at the Bangor Daily News where she also wrote a popular column, By Hand, about knitting and needlework. In addition, she was heavily involved in the newspaper’s supplemental publication, The Weekly. Over the years, she has worked as a waitress, recreation coordinator, family planning specialist, freelance writer, seamstress, and receptionist. Hamlin enjoys many types of needlework and creating fiber art pieces. She spends much of her free time gardening and visiting with her sons, daughter-in-law, and grandsons. She has lived in Hampden, Maine, for 39 years.

Mystery NEW

Mapping Murder

By William D. Andrews Somebody is stealing the Ryland Historical Society’s valuable antique maps. Puzzle-loving director and security expert Julie Williamson is intrigued but distracted as she plans her long-awaited wedding. However, when a colleague winds up dead, and still more priceless maps go missing, Williamson is pulled into a conundrum that might not have such a happily-everafter ending. Williamson and other characters from Andrews’s previous mysteries, Stealing History and Breaking Ground, return in this latest whodunit featuring a local amateur sleuth who won’t stop until she gets the job done. AVAILABLE JUNE 2016 U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1939017-98-7 Fiction/Mystery, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 200 p.

WILLIAM D. ANDREWS William D. Andrews spent summers in Maine for eighteen years until he could find a job to justify a permanent move. That happened in 1989 when he became president of Westbrook College in Portland. The merger of Westbrook and the University of New England freed him to pursue a lifelong interest in writing, supplemented by freelance editing and consulting for nonprofit organizations. Over the years, Andrews has come to love historical societies, which he calls “wonderful, quirky places inhabited by colorful characters with a passion for local history.” Julie Williamson, the puzzle-loving protagonist of his mystery novels, is a natural extension of his varied interests (and the director of her local historical society, set in a small mountain town in western Maine). Andrews divides his time between homes in Newry and Portland. When he isn’t writing, he reads, skis, snowshoes, cooks, and plays tennis.

Stealing History

Breaking Ground

Stealing History is a murder mystery based around a historical society in western Maine. The book weaves details of smalltown life, delightful characters, and history into a suspenseful tale that keeps you guessing up until the last page.

A well-known benefactor is murdered just as the town is set to celebrate construction of an important new building. Julie Williamson, the historical society’s puzzle-loving director from Stealing History, works to solve the murder.

By William D. Andrews

U.S. $15.95 / CAN $17.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-7-4 Fiction/Mystery, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 218 p.

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By William D. Andrews

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-38-4 Fiction/Mystery, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 272 p.

Fiction

the contest James Hurley

Contentment Cove

The Contest

Contentment Cove is a riveting story of class distinctions in a 1950s Down East coastal village during a time of cultural change. Though the book is infused with humor, it also deals with serious issues that remain relevant today, none more compelling than the erosion of one way of Maine life and the evolution of another.

The Contest is a deftly interwoven tale that explores the camaraderie and sportsmanship among anglers. In this skillful tale, author James Hurley challenges the wisdom of chasing perfection, encouraging the reader instead to revel in life’s most important moments, however brief or passing.

By Miriam Colwell

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-04-9 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 212 p.

By James Hurley

U.S. $22.95 / CAN $25.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-10-9 Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 250 p.

Closer All the Time By Jim Nichols

Young

Strangers on the Beach

Young is a lively and moving novel of one young woman’s restlessness and struggle with life in a small Maine coastal town during the 1950s. Timeless themes still resonate as Evelyn, graduates and confronts the question: What is she going to do with her life?

Eccentric billionaire Ferdinand Sevigny lands in Maine after his latest stunt—attempting to sail around the world blindfolded—goes awry. Despite mounting evidence and an investigation by local police, Sevigny refuses to admit that foul play was involved. As more people become entangled in the mystery, they find themselves forced to make decisions that may define them forever.

By Miriam Colwell

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-16-2 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 184 p.

By Josh Pahigian

U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-83-4 Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 282 p.

The residents of Baxter, Maine are going nowhere fast—but not for lack of trying. In this artfully written jewel of a novel, awardwinning author Jim Nichols strings together the bittersweet stories of people bound by shared geography and the insular nature of small-town life. The cast of characters includes Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war veteran with a penchant for the local bar, eight-year-old Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors, and Tomi Lambert, who watches the confused adults around her struggle to accept their fates. With the coastal waters of Maine serving as a backdrop, Nichols explores the nature of connection—hoped for, missed, lost, and found. This novel delivers quickmoving, compelling storytelling with a lasting emotional wallop. You’ll devour it in one sitting, but these characters are sure to linger around the edges of your day like memories of old friends and lost loves. U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-49-9 Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 176 p.

Outdoors

Huntin’ and Fishin’ with the Ole Man by Dave O’Connor

A beloved collection of funny fictional essays about hunting and fishing. The Islandport edition includes all-new material and introduces all the fun and characters to a wide audience. In stories like “Before You Bust a Cap” and “Rain Ain’t Nothin’ But Water,” the Ole Man and company find themselves in plenty of pickles that require ingenuity, humor, outdoor know-how, and a lot of patience to endure. Huntin’ and Fishin with the Ole Man is sure to become a staple at camp or in the canoe. It will come in handy when the snows come or the fish won’t bite. Just don’t laugh too hard or you may flip your boat! U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-56-7 Fiction/humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 276 p.

A life lived outdoorS Reflections of a Maine Sportsman

GeorGe Smith A Life Lived Outdoors

Where Cool Waters Flow

Tales from Misery Ridge

Birds of a Feather

There’s something for everyone in A Life Lived Outdoors, a collection of essays about home and camp, family and friends, life in rural Maine, hunting and fishing, and other outdoor fun. Smith celebrates approaching life with humility and humor—plus a passion for adventure.

2010

Paul J. Fournier writes about his experiences NE OUTDOOR and adventures in WRITERS ASSOC. Maine’s great North Woods and beyond. Readers will soar with him on his first solo flight, see how a master builder makes Fournier’s dream canoe, and take part in a historic mission to transplant caribou from Newfoundland to Maine.

Maine guide, bush pilot, journalist, and professional photographer Paul J. Fournier spins stories of the wild outdoors. His stories find their unity in the author’s humor, authority, and love of his subjects: Maine and its wild and civilized inhabitants, whether they climb, slink, swim, fly—or walk on two feet.

By George Smith

U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-59-9 Nonfiction, softcover, 9.5 x 8.5, 216 p.

By Randy Spencer

Randy Spencer knows the lakes, NE OUTDOOR streams, and WRITERS ASSOC. woodlands around Grand Lake Stream, Maine, like few others. He has learned the ways of the old Maine Guides and takes you on adventures as only an insider can. BEST BOOK

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-28-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 330 p.

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By Paul J. Fournier

2011 BEST BOOK

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-60-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 206 p.

By Paul J. Fournier

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-04-8 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 252 p.

Outdoors Leave Some for Seed

Praise

By Tom Hennessey

The latest publication from one of Maine’s most revered sporting artists and outdoorsmen, Leave Some For Seed is an illustrated celebration of the natural beauty and sporting legacy that provides the backbone of Maine’s cultural heritage. With words and pen-and-ink illustration, Tom Hennessey renders the charm, beauty, and attraction of the outdoorsman’s life, while recounting tales from his own hunting and fishing adventures. This book will enthrall sportsmen (and dog owners) of all ages, as well as those in generations to come. It follows in the tradition of Hennessey’s previously published books, Feathers ‘n Fins and Handy to Home, bringing to life many of Hennessey’s favorite moments, landscapes, people, and dogs that have inspired him. As artful as it is entertaining, Leave Some For Seed is a book that will appeal to both nature-lovers and sportsmen with its appreciation for the subtle graces of the natural world and the reverence it holds for the sporting life.

om Hennessey fishes and hunts with unselfconscious enthusiasm and writes with an easy, old-school wisdom that wears well indeed. —Christopher Camuto, Gray’s Sporting Journal

U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-32-1 Nonfiction, hardcover (DJ), 10 x 8, 136 p.

Suddenly, the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good

This Cider Still Tastes Funny!

My Life in the Maine Woods

Retired game warden and sheriff John Ford is a gifted storyteller and his book, Suddenly, the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good, is a collection of true tales, both humorous and serious, from the trenches of law enforcement, as well as heartwarming stories of rescuing hurt or abandoned animals.

John Ford is back with more stories and his trademark mix of serious, hilarious, and often self-deprecating tales of his adventures as a Maine game warden. These are wonderful, and more importantly, genuine, stories.

Jackson recounts her experiences with her game warden husband, Dave, during the 1930s. She writes of hunting, fishing, campfire cooking, and the sounds of the wilderness through the seasons. She also visits the trappers, fishermen, and woodsmen with whom she shared the wilderness.

By John Ford Sr.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-94-0 Nonfiction/outdoors, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 208 p.

By John Ford Sr.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-46-9 Nonfiction/outdoors, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 254 p.

By Annette Jackson

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-9-8 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 216 p.

Backtrack

By V. Paul Reynolds An avid outdoorsman, sportsman, editor, and awardwinning journalist journeys back along the path of his life to share with readers many of his outdoor experiences. He was introduced to the outdoors by his father and soon learned how the outdoors could bestow both the love of nature and the joy of friendship. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-64-3 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 254 p.

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unting is an extension of many of the values that are important in our community. —Dean Bennett

A Family Tradition A nature writer, educator, and hunter reflects on his heritage in the Maine outdoors

ean Bennett went on his first hunting trip at the age of three. Too young to hold a rifle or stalk through the trees, he stayed behind at Camp Sheepskin—a family camp named for a nearby bog—while his father, uncles, and grandfather ventured out into the woods. When they returned, tired and hungry, they sometimes talked about a mythical “ghost buck,” a preternaturally large deer that was very skilled at evading hunters. “No one had ever seen the ghost buck, but they say you could see its tracks all over the woods,” Bennett recalled. “Some hunters said you could hear it moving through the trees. Sometimes, they’d find huge scrapes on trees where it had been.” The scrapes were too high for a normal buck—they could have only come from something else, something larger than life. Bennett grew up enthralled by those tall tales of a mythical beast lurking in the misty woods—just as he grew up sitting around the campfire, and eating venison for dinner. He loved it all. Finally, when he was a freshman in high school, he went out into the wood on his first real hunting trip. It wasn’t long before he had bagged his own buck. “Your first buck is a very big deal if you come from a hunting family,” he said. “You always remember your first.”

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In Ghost Buck, the nature writer, educator, and hunter reflects on his time at Camp Sheepskin, from his first years around the fire to his most recent fall hunting trip. He uses letters, oral history, personal memories, and a hunting journal from Camp Sheepskin to share his deep connections to nature and family, and reflect on the changes that have buffeted the culture of the Maine woods throughout the decades. Bennett hopes that the book’s message, one of tradition, community, and respect for nature, will inspire readers, spurring them to spend more time outside, looking up at a great pine or through the boughs at a grazing deer. And perhaps those readers will go on to make some changes in their own lives, changes that will protect the green and wild spaces of Maine. Like many Mainers, Bennett spent his childhood, and much of his adult leisure time, going “upta camp.” But his camp wasn’t some far away place, some chic coastal cottage that took hours to reach. The Bennett family camp was just five miles down the road from their home in Greenwood, Maine, which meant Bennett and his family could visit Camp Sheepskin whenever they pleased. For as long as he can remember, camp was a family affair. Even its construction was a group effort: “The camp was built in a single day when I was just one year old,” Bennett said. “Thirty-seven friends and relatives helped out. We went to that camp every week when I was growing up. It was on those weekly trips that I fell in love with the natural world.” This love for the natural world can be seen throughout Bennett’s body of work. Over the years, Bennett has published nine books, including Maine’s Natural Heritage, and Allagash: Maine’s Wild and Scenic River. He has worked as a professor for the University of Maine at Farmington, teaching science education and environmental stewardship. He belongs to the Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, and was formerly a board member of the American Nature Studies Society. “People always ask—and if they don’t ask it, I know they’re thinking it,” he said, preempting the inevitable question, “Why do you hunt? How can you kill a deer? Or even, how can you hug a tree and kill a deer?” For Bennett, the answer is complicated. He respects the natural

Outdoors world and strives to protect it. Yet he also feels a “different urge” when he is hunting and stalking a deer. “It awakens something primal in us,” he said.

people before you know them. I learned how to be quiet and still and patient.”

“I remember my grandfather would take me on long walks in the woods when I was a young man,” Bennett said, attempting to explain the tension between hunting and environmentalism. “My grandfather loved trees. He loved to stand beneath a pine and talk about how beautiful it was and how much he admired it. Then the conversation would turn to how many feet of board are in the pine, or how much the wood would be worth. I came away from these walks with a love and appreciation for nature, but I always saw the utility in it. It’s a dual feeling.”

After spending so many years in the woods, so many family vacations at camp, so many weeks on the Allagash, Bennett has a keen appreciation for the wilderness. The landscape of Maine has shaped his career and molded his life. Yet he worries that someday, Mainers will no longer have such unfettered access to the great outdoors. “I don’t want to be negative —Dean Bennett about it,” he explained later. He believes that there is hope for the natural world, and that hunters may even come to play a part in preserving our wilderness. But like many issues, there is a duality at play here. “You have to be negative about the problem in order to be serious about it,” he said. “But you must be positive to have hope. And we live on hope.”

In many ways, Bennett’s hunting tradition can be understood as a natural extension of his values. In conversation with Bennett, he talks frequently about what hunting has taught him, including virtues like patience, respect, and hard work. He taught his children how to hunt, and now that they are grown, he frequently hunts with his daughter and her husband. “Hunting is an extension of many of the values that are important in our community,” he continued. “When you encounter other hunters, you treat them with respect. You always obey the laws. You don’t speak badly of others. I also learned not to make judgments about

y grandfather loved trees. He loved to stand beneath a pine and talk about how beautiful it was and how much he admired it.

Ghost Buck

The Legacy of One Man’s Family and its Hunting Traditions By Dean Bennett

In Ghost Buck, Dean Bennett writes a multi-generational tale that explores the erosion of public land use, the degradation of the environment, and the changing rural culture in the Northeast. Drawing heavily on a family hunting journal, including photographs and letters dating back to the 1800s, Bennett describes the changes that have affected hunting and the landscape in western Maine since his boyhood. He skillfully weaves memoir, natural history, politics, and emotion into a volume chock-full of information about hunting in a changing world. This is not a book about how to hunt, but rather a paean to the traditions of one family and their rural and nature-centric lifestyle that will ring true to hunters and non-hunters alike. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-66-6 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 296 p.

Praise

ou don’t have to be a hunter to enjoy this book. It’s a real treasure. —George Smith Bangor Daily News

Nonfiction

Glenna JOhnsOn sMith

Old Maine Woman

Nine Mile Bridge

Smith offers a nostalgic look at her childhood on the coast and her observations of life under the big sky and among the rolling potato fields of her beloved Aroostook County, where she has lived for nearly seven decades.

Trappers, foresters, lumbermen, woods folk, and wild animals, as well as frozen dogsled runs, hunting, fishing, simple joys, and awe-inspiring beauty, form the backdrop for Hamlin’s remarkable adventure.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-41-4 Essays, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-5-4 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 282 p.

A Maine Summer Island

The Cows are Out!

Bustins Island lies just offshore from the bustle of the tourist mecca of Freeport, yet most people know little, if anything, about it. Bustins features more than 100 homes, and its own ferry service. Still, it has no electricity, no businesses, and almost no vehicles.

Price writes of the daily trials of haying, cow breeding, and milking against a backdrop of gentle and entertaining rural life. She introduces eccentric neighbors, visiting city folk, and loveable pets. This is a tribute to family farmers and to an important part of New England’s heritage.

U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-15-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.

U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-9-2 Memoir, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 250 p.

By Glenna Johnson Smith

nonfiction

By F. Benjamin Carr

By Helen Hamlin

By Trudy Chambers Price

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RetuRn Of

Old Maine Woman

Tales of Growing Up and Getting Older

Return of Old Maine Woman By Glenna Johnson Smith FINALIST

Glenna Johnson Smith is back with her customary NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY AWARD combination of sass, insight, and nostalgia in Return of Old Maine Woman—a collection of essays that sheds a wise light on the quandaries of growing up, being female, and getting older in the northern parts of the state. Glenna’s twinkling eyes don’t miss much, from the halls of the high school where she was a teacher, to the love and labors of motherhood, to the joys of a solitary morning cup of coffee and the ever-changing view outside her window. Join Glenna as she looks back over nine-tenths of a century and models how to age with humor and grace.

2015

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-30-7 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 168 p.

Gifts

the

EssEntial

GeorGe Danby

The Essential Danby

My Island

For more than 40 years, the keen eye and razor-sharp wit of editorial cartoonist George Danby has given every stripe of politician something to cringe about. In the more than 25,000 cartoons he has drawn, Danby has used humor to expose the truth behind the spin. In The Essential Danby, Danby takes the reader through his own evolution.

By Patrisha McLean

By George Danby

U.S. $22.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-07-9 Humor/cartoons, hardcover (DJ), 9.5 x 8.5, 208 p.

Portraits of Maine Island Children My Island explores life on three Maine islands—North Haven, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven—through the faces and words of children in these vibrant and deep-rooted year-round and summer communities. McLean’s book provides a glimpse into the culture of these unique Maine communities. U.S. $29.95 ISBN: 978-0-692-36939-5 Photography/nonfiction, hardcover (DJ), 11 x 10, 160 p.

Islandport Sea Bags Bucket Bag

Handcrafted by Sea Bags of Portland This limited edition bucket bag from Sea Bags has the Islandport Press logo dyed on its side. These versatile bags are a modern take on the basket; creative customers continue to invent new uses for them, from apple picking pails to centerpieces that display plants and flowers, and of course, books! Handcrafted by Sea Bags on the waterfront in Portland from recycled sails. Machine wash or spot clean. Hang to dry. U.S. $50.00 9.5 inches high, 7 inches wide, white hand-spliced rope handle, black Sea Bags stamp on bottom

2017 Dahlov Ipcar Maine Calendar By Dahlov Ipcar

At Home (CD)

Music by Noel Paul Stookey This wonderful new DVD/CD combo features the legendary Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame, alone with his guitar performing at intimate venues from Ogunquit to Eastport. The 24 songs represent a broad range of music from his 50-year career, including “The Cabin Fever Waltz,” an homage to the rigors of enduring the lengthened winter in Maine. It’s all about the music here as 95 percent of the visual features Stookey performing. U.S. $24.95 UPC: 889211737451 DVD & CD, 24 songs

The year 2017 marks the 100th birthday of artist and illustrator Dahlov Ipcar, and to celebrate the occasion, Islandport Press presents a poster calendar that showcases Ipcar’s illustrations of her home state of Maine. Taken from some of her finest children’s books, the illustrations in Dahlov Ipcar’s Maine give you twelve images of the state as experienced by the artist herself. Each month, you’ll be treated to a glorious new scene of Maine life, including early days cutting ice and tapping maple trees, watching sailboats along the coast, observing the animals in the woods, and enjoying a farmer’s bounty. Sail along with Dahlov Ipcar and experience the colors, people, and warmth of Maine. U.S. $24.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-4-3 Poster Calendar, unbound, 11 x 14, 14 pages, shrinkwrapped

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Dahlov Ipcar’s Maine Alphabet

Dahlov Ipcar’s Farmyard Numbers

Dahlov Ipcar’s Farmyard Alphabet

Maine wildlife and coastal scenes are near and dear to Dahlov Ipcar’s heart, and this board book serves as a kind of love letter to her home state, where she has lived and worked for almost 75 years. She writes, “A is for animals, wild and free,” and W is for “woodlands of wonder for you and for me.”

This board book with charming rhymes (Five hens call their chicks to eat. “Come try the corn. It tastes so sweet!”) makes this an interactive book for parents and caregivers to share with young readers. Search for animals, introduce numbers, create stories around the scenes, and more in this board book.

This delightful board book pairs fresh original verses with timeless illustrations from Dahlov Ipcar’s career. From apples and barns to vegetables and woodstoves, both the unique text and bold, bright artwork celebrate farm life in Ipcar’s inimitable style.

By Dahlov Ipcar

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-87-2 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 24 p.

The Little Fisherman

Written by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar This first children’s book illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar, with its authentic coastal scenes, helped establish her distinctive style and ignited a four-decade creative run in which she wrote and illustrated more than 30 great children’s books. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-14-8 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.

By Dahlov Ipcar

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-43-8 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 20 p.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-01-7 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 24 p.

The Cat at Night

The Calico Jungle

One Horse Farm

The Cat at Night depicts the journey of a farmer’s cat as it walks from the farm to the city, through fields and forests. Flip through the bold pages, which alternate between bright color and dark night scenes.

A boy takes a fantastical journey through a jungle landscape on a calico quilt his mother made for him, encountering calico birds pecking at fruits, calico elephants giving each other shower baths, calico antelope hiding in trees, and more.

One Horse Farm tells the story of a boy and a horse who grow up together on a farm and watch the world change around them. It’s a book that comes from the heart for Dahlov Ipcar. “It was the life I lived,” she says.

By Dahlov Ipcar

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-23-0 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 8.75 x 11.5, ages 4–9 , 48 p.

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By Dahlov Ipcar

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-31-5 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ) 7.75 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 42 p.

By Dahlov Ipcar

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-39-1 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 10.25 x 8.75, ages 4–9, 36 p.

Children’s

Praise

Hold This!

Written by Carolyn Cory Scoppettone Illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh A girl and her father go for a walk, experiencing all the sights, sounds, smells, and feels of the woods. As Mika asks her father to hold each and every one of her found treasures, he urges her to be a big girl and only take what she is able to carry. With every step and stumble, Mika finds both the wonders and treasures of nature, and the ability to pick herself up after a fall. But the real discovery for both daughter and parent comes at the end, when they both realize that the truest treasure is a hand to hold. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-68-0 Children’s Picture Book, hardcover (DJ), Size, ages 3-7, 32 p.

When the Sky is Like Lace

Written by Elinor Lander Horwitz Illustrated by Barbara Cooney On a night on which anything can—and indeed will—happen, three girls venture out to hear otters sing, eat spaghetti with pineapple sauce, and watch the trees dance. When the Sky is Like Lace was named one of The New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year in 1975. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-47-5 Children’s Picture Book, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p.

Titus Tidewater By Suzy Verrier

For lobster Titus Tidewater, summer means exciting happenings near the shoreline, but also lurking dangers. Titus explores the ocean floor, but soon finds himself caught in a trap. Find out what happens when he is taken from his familiar surroundings to a strange new world on land. U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-1-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover, 10.5 x 8.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.

Seashells Treasures of the Northeast Coast

By Joanne Roach-Evans This beautifully illustrated pocket guide helps young beachcombers find, and identify, shells of animals commonly found on Northeast shores. Easy enough for preschoolers, but scientific enough to satisfy a middleschooler. U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-79-7 Illustrated guidebook, softcover, 6 x 6, ages 2 to 8, 32 p.

s this sweet book reminds us, the beauty of this gorgeous planet is best reflected through a child’s eyes. —Bill McKibben

Crustacean Vacation

Written by Brian Benoit Illustrated by Marty Kelley Where do you go when you’re feeling crabby and just need a vacation? To the seaside, of course! Join a frolicsome family of curious crabs as they scuttle on land to picnic at the beach, try their luck in an arcade, and slide and glide in a water park. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-95-7 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9.5 x 8.5, ages 4–8, 36 p.

Children’s

Praise

Adventures in Vacationland By Mark Scott Ricketts

2015

icketts’s style is vibrant, bright and engaging.

BEST PICTURE BOOK

M A I N E Young Joe Livingston has a very

active imagination! When his favorite aunt goes missing in the wilds of Maine, Joe and his brave team of adventurers will meet pie-throwing cows, the Moose King, Captain Chester, and a giant pink octopus before finally coming face-to-claw with an angry, gigantic, steam-powered lobster named Cracker— The Beast of Briney Bay! How will he rescue his beloved aunt? Find out in this suspenseful and fun tale told through exciting writing paired with colorful images. This vibrant book is sure to delight both parents and children alike.

LITERARY

AWARD

—The Maine Edge

U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-16-1 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 5-9, 32 p.

C is for Cape Cod

written BY

PHOtOGraPHS BY

SteVe HeaSLiP

A is for Acadia

B is for Berkshires

C is for Cape Cod

A is for Acadia is an ABC book that features vibrant color photographs of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. A fun and informative book that should appeal to residents and visitors of all ages.

B is for Berkshires explores the wonders of the Berkshires—from rolling hills to tumbling waterfalls, from concert halls to dairy farms, and from Tanglewood to tunnels. This ABC book combines playful short verses for younger children with informative text for older readers.

An ABC book that introduces children to the sights, sounds, culture, and history of Cape Cod. Each letter features a beautiful photograph, a fun, short verse for younger children and longer text that provides information for both children and adults alike.

U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-51-2 Nonfiction Picture Book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10, 32 p.

U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-13-0 Nonfiction Picture Book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10, 32 p.

Written by Ruth Grierson Photographs by Richard Johnson

U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-03-2 Nonfiction Picture Book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10, 32 p.

CHriStina LaUrie

Written by Joan Duris Photographs by Gillian Jones

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Written by Christina Laurie Photographs by Steve Heaslip

Children’s There are

no moose

on this island!

Calmenson

Jake’s excited about going on a trip to an island, and he really, really, really wants to see a moose. But his dad insists: there are no moose on this island. Both Jake and a friendly moose would like to disagree!

written by

Stephanie Calmenson illustrated by

Thermes

Jennifer Thermes

Islandport press

In playful rhymes, author Stephanie Calmenson brings the reader along with Jake and his dad, as they explore the mammals, birds, insects, and sea life on and around the island. With graceful illustrations by Jennifer Thermes, Jake (and the reader) start to see the moose, a little bit at a time, but Dad’s either got his nose in a book or binoculars glued to his eyes. In the end, it’s Jake who shows his dad the value of putting aside the guide book and ferry schedule to truly experience the beauty and magic of the outdoors.

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There are No Moose on This Island!

Written by Stephanie Calmenson Illustrated by Jennifer Thermes

Jake’s excited to visit an island, and he MOONBEAM wants to see a moose. A W A R D But his dad insists: there are no moose there. With graceful illustrations, Jake starts to see the moose, but Dad can’t. In the end, Jake shows Dad how to truly experience the outdoors. BRONZE MEDAL

2014

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-34-6 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.

The Pig Scramble

Written by Jessica Kinney Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

Clarence feels he’s not good enough compared to his big brothers. He just can’t seem to find his place on the family farm. But, at the annual county fair, Uncle Leon gives Clarence the advice and self-confidence he needs to turn things around. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-61-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ) 9 x 11, ages 5–9, 36 p.

The Fish House Door

The Lake Where Loon Lives

2011

A beautifully illustrated M A I N E book set in a Maine LITERARY island fishing village. A W A R D A summer visitor gives a young islander a new perspective and a fresh look at the people and traditions that have shaped his past and will chart his future.

There’s a lake. A loon. Two chicks. Sounds peaceful, right? Guess again! The Lake Where Loon Lives starts quietly, but the story builds, one line at a time, to a wacky, wonderful, and splashy crescendo, as the loons are joined by other creatures.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-30-8 Children’s picture book, hardcover, (DJ) 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4-9, 36 p.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-24-6 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.

At One

The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever!

Written by Robert Baldwin Illustrated by Astrid Sheckels

Written by Lynn Plourde Art by Leslie Mansmann

At One lyrically celebrates Maine’s inspirational beauty, from the majesty of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the Atlantic. Lynn Plourde has written many children’s books, but in At One she strikes out in a new direction while keeping her distinctive voice. U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-06-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover, 8.75 x 10.75, ages 4–8, 32 p.

Written by Brenda Reeves Sturgis Illustrated by Brooke Carlton

Written by Rebecca Rule Illustrated by Jennifer Thermes BEST BOOK On a cold winter

2013-14 NH LITERARY

day when “the world

A W A R D was ice and we

were skaters without skates,” friends set out on an adventure that soars to epic proportions when Grampa Bud lets them use his old runner sled to tackle the iciest, diciest, scariest hill ever! U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-88-9 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 4–8, 36 p.

Merry Moosey Christmas Written by Lynn Plourde Illustrated by Russ Cox

This Christmas Eve, Rudolph just wants to enjoy the holiday without having to work. So he convinces Santa to accept a substitute. They find an eager and resourceful moose for the job. But on Christmas Eve, Rudolph worries: Was the moose’s training good enough? U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-38-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.

Nic and Nellie

By Astrid Sheckels

Nic and Nellie is a gorgeously illustrated, MOONBEAM heartwarming story of A W A R D a girl and her beloved dog, Nellie, who slowly learn that new places really aren’t so scary, and that often friends can be found around every corner, even in old rowboats, tidal ponds, and stinky mudflats. GOLD MEDAL

2013

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-52-0 Chilldren’s picture book, hardcover (DJ) 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 36 p.

Cookbooks Always in Season

Written by Elise Richer Art by Teresa Lagrange Always in Season gives you more than 130 inviting and delicious recipes. Maine author Elise Richer takes you through each month of the year, highlighting a few select ingredients that are in season that month and offering fresh ideas on how to use them—without having to run to specialty grocery stores for rare ingredients or set aside half a day for prepping and cooking. The cookbook is beautifully illustrated by artist Teresa Lagrange. Make the most of New England’s seasonal harvest! U.S. $19.95 / CAN 22.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-99-4 cookbook, softcover, 8 x 9.5, 192 p.

NOW IN PAPERBACK

Wild Maine Recipes

50 Ways to Eat a Beaver

Free Range Fish & Lobster

Shine in the kitchen with new and easy wild game recipes from the length and breadth of the state.

Creative recipes for a sweet red meat unknown to many which can be cooked and enjoyed by all. Recipes include Apricot Barbecued Beaver Tail, Carribbean Beaver Burgers, and Maine Apple Beaver Meatloaf.

This cookbook offers a creative take on Maine seafood, including overlooked but delicious fresh caught species. Your mouth will water as you read these eclectic seafood combinations paired with wine, beer, and spirits. Recipes include Arugula Pesto and Halibut, Lobster Salad with Sweet Ginger Sherry Vinaigrette.

By Kate Krukowski Gooding

From Northern Solstice Publishing U.S. $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-60402-047-2 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 228 p.

By Kate Krukowski Gooding

From Northern Solstice Publishing U.S. $9.95 ISBN: 978-0-9898597-0-7 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 64 p.

By Kate Krukowski Gooding

From Northern Solstice Publishing U.S. $9.95 ISBN: 978-0-989597-2-1 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 54 p.

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Favorite Island Recipes By Frenchboro Congregational Church

This cookbook, from the island fishing village of Frenchboro, includes over 300 recipes, a dash of history and island life, and more than 35 photos of island scenes and people. U.S. $15.95 ISBN:978-1-934031-08-7 Cookbook, softcover, 8.5 x 8.5, 140 p.

Frenchboro, Long Island

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The beautiful fishing village of Frenchboro, Long Island is located eight miles out from Mount Desert in Blue Hill Bay. It features a one-room school and a year-round population of fewer than 50.