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
Angel Landing Alice Hoffman Angel Landing 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
The red tent Anita Diamant The red tent cover image
Rescue : a novel Anita Shreve Rescue : a novel cover image
Freedom's ransom Anne McCaffrey Freedom's ransom cover image
Selected poems of Anne Sexton Anne Sexton Selected poems of Anne Sexton cover image
Walden Two B F Skinner Walden Two cover image
Natural history : poems Dan Chiasson Natural history : poems cover image
Look homeward : a life of Thomas Wolfe David Herbert Donald Look homeward : a life of Thomas Wolfe cover image
Sexual perversity in Chicago and The duck variations : two plays David Mamet Sexual perversity in Chicago and The duck variations : two plays cover image
No ordinary time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt : the home front in World War II Doris Kearns Goodwin No ordinary time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt : the home front in World War II cover image
Mount dragon : a novel Douglas J Preston Mount dragon : a novel cover image
Fairy tales E E Cummings Fairy tales cover image
SubUrbia Eric Bogosian SubUrbia cover image
God's silence : poems Franz Wright God's silence : poems cover image
Book of souls Glenn Cooper Book of souls cover image
The American Revolution : a history Gordon S Wood The American Revolution : a history cover image
The good liar Gregory Maguire The good liar cover image
Curious George gets a medal H A Rey Curious George gets a medal cover image
Trio for slide rule and typewriter Hal Clement Trio for slide rule and typewriter cover image
Overcoming life's disappointments Harold S Kushner Overcoming life's disappointments cover image
Uncle Tom's cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's cabin cover image
Walden, and Civil disobedience. Authoritative texts, background, reviews, and essays in criticism, Henry David Thoreau Walden, and Civil disobedience. Authoritative texts, background, reviews, and essays in criticism, cover image
Life upon these shores : looking at African American history, 1513-2008 Henry Louis Gates Life upon these shores : looking at African American history, 1513-2008 cover image
Poems and other writings Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poems and other writings cover image
Extraterrestrial civilizations Isaac Asimov Extraterrestrial civilizations cover image
How does a poem mean? John Ciardi How does a poem mean? cover image
That is all John Hodgman That is all cover image
Mastering the art of French cooking. Vol. two Julia Child Mastering the art of French cooking. Vol. two cover image
The rat brain fiasco Julie Berry The rat brain fiasco cover image
Deep pockets Linda Barnes Deep pockets cover image
The Willoughbys Lois Lowry The Willoughbys cover image
The early stories of Louisa May Alcott, 1852-1860 Louisa May Alcott The early stories of Louisa May Alcott, 1852-1860 cover image
Over the river and through the wood : the New England boy's song about Thanksgiving day Lydia Maria Child Over the river and through the wood : the New England boy's song about Thanksgiving day cover image
"My heart is a large kingdom" : selected letters of Margaret Fuller Margaret Fuller "My heart is a large kingdom" : selected letters of Margaret Fuller 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 house of the seven gables : a romance Nathaniel Hawthorne The house of the seven gables : a romance cover image
For reasons of state. Noam Chomsky For reasons of state. cover image
Scarpetta Patricia Daniels Cornwell Scarpetta cover image
Sailing through China Paul Theroux Sailing through China cover image
Sydney's star Peter H Reynolds Sydney's star cover image
Early lectures Ralph Waldo Emerson Early lectures cover image
Xkcd : volume 0 Randall Munroe Xkcd : volume 0 cover image
The age of spiritual machines : when computers exceed human intelligence Ray Kurzweil The age of spiritual machines : when computers exceed human intelligence cover image
Night passage Robert B Parker Night passage cover image
Away Robert Creeley Away cover image
Singing school : learning to write (and read) poetry by studying with the masters Robert Pinsky Singing school : learning to write (and read) poetry by studying with the masters cover image
The remarkable Christmas of the cobbler's sons Ruth Sawyer The remarkable Christmas of the cobbler's sons cover image
Chasing Shakespeares : a novel Sarah Smith Chasing Shakespeares : a novel cover image
Collected stories Saul Bellow Collected stories cover image
Tiny problems! Scott McCloud Tiny problems! cover image
War Sebastian Junger War cover image
Into the storm : a novel Suzanne Brockmann Into the storm : a novel cover image
The bell jar Sylvia Plath The bell jar cover image
Bulfinch's mythology Thomas Bulfinch Bulfinch's mythology cover image
The abstinence teacher Tom Perrotta The abstinence teacher cover image
Gods like us : on movie stardom and modern fame Ty Burr Gods like us : on movie stardom and modern fame cover image
Prayers for dark people W E B Du Bois Prayers for dark people cover image