Local Authors

Our communities have been and still are home to some of the most well-known authors in American literature.  Why not take home one of their books today?
Title Author Cover
Seventh heaven Alice Hoffman Seventh heaven cover image
The letters of A. Bronson Alcott. Amos Bronson Alcott The letters of A. Bronson Alcott. cover image
Selected poems Amy Lowell Selected poems cover image
Choosing a Jewish life : a handbook for people converting to Judaism and for their family and friends Anita Diamant Choosing a Jewish life : a handbook for people converting to Judaism and for their family and friends cover image
Fortune's rocks : a novel Anita Shreve Fortune's rocks : a novel cover image
Dragonsinger Anne McCaffrey Dragonsinger cover image
Words for Dr. Y. : uncollected poems with three stories Anne Sexton Words for Dr. Y. : uncollected poems with three stories cover image
Walden Two B F Skinner Walden Two cover image
Where's the moon, there's the moon : poems Dan Chiasson Where's the moon, there's the moon : poems cover image
"We are Lincoln men" : Abraham Lincoln and his friends David Herbert Donald "We are Lincoln men" : Abraham Lincoln and his friends cover image
Oleanna David Mamet Oleanna cover image
Wait till next year : a memoir Doris Kearns Goodwin Wait till next year : a memoir cover image
Thunderhead Douglas J Preston Thunderhead cover image
100 selected poems E E Cummings 100 selected poems cover image
Sex, drugs, rock & roll Eric Bogosian Sex, drugs, rock & roll cover image
Earlier poems Franz Wright Earlier poems cover image
Book of souls Glenn Cooper Book of souls cover image
The radicalism of the American Revolution Gordon S Wood The radicalism of the American Revolution cover image
The next queen of heaven : a novel Gregory Maguire The next queen of heaven : a novel cover image
Find the constellations H A Rey Find the constellations cover image
Trio for slide rule and typewriter Hal Clement Trio for slide rule and typewriter cover image
When children ask about God : a guide for parents who don't always have all the answers Harold S Kushner When children ask about God : a guide for parents who don't always have all the answers cover image
Uncle Tom's cabin : authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, criticism Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's cabin : authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, criticism cover image
The illustrated Walden. Henry David Thoreau The illustrated Walden. cover image
The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers Henry Louis Gates The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers cover image
Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hiawatha cover image
Forward the foundation Isaac Asimov Forward the foundation cover image
The little that is all. John Ciardi The little that is all. cover image
The areas of my expertise : an almanac of complete world knowledge compiled with instructive annotation and arranged in useful order ... John Hodgman The areas of my expertise : an almanac of complete world knowledge compiled with instructive annotation and arranged in useful order ... cover image
Mastering the art of French cooking. Volume 1 Julia Child Mastering the art of French cooking. Volume 1 cover image
The trouble with squids Julie Berry The trouble with squids cover image
Lie down with the devil Linda Barnes Lie down with the devil cover image
All about Sam Lois Lowry All about Sam cover image
Jack and Jill Louisa May Alcott Jack and Jill cover image
The wild iris Louise Glück The wild iris cover image
Over the river and through the wood Lydia Maria Child Over the river and through the wood cover image
The woman and the myth : Margaret Fuller's life and writings Margaret Fuller The woman and the myth : Margaret Fuller's life and writings cover image
Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns) Mindy Kaling Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns) cover image
N.C. Wyeth: the collected paintings, illustrations, and murals. N C Wyeth N.C. Wyeth: the collected paintings, illustrations, and murals. cover image
The scarlet letter Nathaniel Hawthorne The scarlet letter cover image
On anarchism Noam Chomsky On anarchism cover image
Scarpetta's winter table Patricia Daniels Cornwell Scarpetta's winter table cover image
World's end and other stories Paul Theroux World's end and other stories cover image
Sydney's star Peter H Reynolds Sydney's star cover image
The selected writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson The selected writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson cover image
Xkcd : volume 0 Randall Munroe Xkcd : volume 0 cover image
How to create a mind : the secret of human thought revealed Ray Kurzweil How to create a mind : the secret of human thought revealed cover image
Sixkill Robert B Parker Sixkill cover image
Life & death Robert Creeley Life & death cover image
The life of David Robert Pinsky The life of David cover image
The wee Christmas cabin of Carn-na-ween Ruth Sawyer The wee Christmas cabin of Carn-na-ween cover image
The knowledge of water Sarah Smith The knowledge of water cover image
A theft Saul Bellow A theft cover image
Reinventing comics : [how imagination and technology are revolutionizing an art form] Scott McCloud Reinventing comics : [how imagination and technology are revolutionizing an art form] cover image
The perfect storm : a true story of men against the sea Sebastian Junger The perfect storm : a true story of men against the sea cover image
Force of nature : a novel Suzanne Brockmann Force of nature : a novel cover image
Johnny Panic and the bible of dreams : short stories, prose, and diary excerpts Sylvia Plath Johnny Panic and the bible of dreams : short stories, prose, and diary excerpts cover image
Mythology: The age of fable, the age of chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne. Thomas Bulfinch Mythology: The age of fable, the age of chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne. cover image
Little children Tom Perrotta Little children cover image
Gods like us : on movie stardom and modern fame Ty Burr Gods like us : on movie stardom and modern fame cover image
The seventh son; the thought and writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. W E B Du Bois The seventh son; the thought and writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. cover image