Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

What a marvelous job Susan Cheever does of unearthing all the interesting facts and juxtaposing them, so they tell the fascinating story of the American literary stars of mid 19th century Concord and how they intermingled and affected each other. Louisa May Alcott, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau and Margaret Fuller were part of that explosion of ideas and an intellectual community which occurs every so often in h... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Marie Leahy

Ellen Ecker Ogden, author of From the Cook's Garden and cofounder of the organic seed catalog of the same name, has crafted a delectable homage to artisan and farmstead cheesemaking in Vermont. In The Vermont Cheese Book, Ogden describes how the care and expertise of cheesemakers have transformed the indus... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... The Independent Holiday 2004

Taken from the hardcover review

This is Vermont author Archer Mayor's best Joe Gunther crime novel yet, a gripping narrative rooted in the past, with strongly written scenes and well developed characters. Mayor also reveals more about the laconic Gunther's early life and his evolving relationship with his lover Gail. -Louise Jones