Praise for The Lamoille Stories
"Bill Schubart's Vermont stories of a mostly-forgotten time and place are fresh,
authentic, funny in places and sad in others. He knows his corner of the Green
Mountains inside out and writes with honesty and grace about its people."
—Howard Frank Mosher, author of Disappearances, Mary Blythe, and
On Kingdom Mountain
"Bill Schubart's stories are Vermont's answer to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: larger
than life, triumphantly over-the-top, by turns erudite and savagely, raucously
funny. No good soul, no matter how low on the social ladder, is beneath
Schubart's fond notice; no lout, no matter how highly placed, escapes his lacerating
wit. People drink in these stories, folks. They drink, and occasionally they
damage their homes and cars and boots and lifelong local reputations as a result.
But in Schubart's universe, such things happen, and such people remain loved.
Laughed at certainly, but loved just the same."
—Philip Baruth, Vermont Public Radio Commentator and author of
The X President
"These are fast becoming some of my favorite stories. Bill Schubart captures
something of Vermont that many of us barely remember, and others may never
experience. Each of The Lamoille Stories is a unique experience—lovingly told,
with insight, pathos, and especially humor. You’ll read them again and again."
—Joseph A. Citro, author of Passing Strange and
Cursed in New England