Literary North Recommends

Literary North champions the literary arts in Vermont and New Hampshire. Rebecca and Shari, two bookish friends, started Literary North in June 2016 as a carefully selected, online calendar of literary events happening in our rectangle of Northern New England.

Since then, they have expanded their original mission by partnering with the local literary community to promote literary-related events, and by hosting their own events, including the Mud Season Salon, Poetry & Pie, the Lady Sings the Blues Book Group, and the Slow Club Book Club. Rebecca and Shari are also just avid readers - and they've been kind enough to share some of their favorites with us! So for your reading pleasure, we present: Literary North Recommends!

We also invite you to check out their website. These women know books, and they are always up to something good.

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Pew: A Novel By Catherine Lacey Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780374230920
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - July 21st, 2020

Short but thought provoking- What happens when a person of indeterminate race and gender shows up on a church pew in a southern town? Lacey tells this story through the voices of the townspeople. Beautifully done. -Shari


Luster: A Novel By Raven Leilani Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780374194321
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - August 4th, 2020

The buzziest debut of summer - for good reason. Smart, funny and impossible to put down once you start - A writer to watch! - Shari


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The Shame By Makenna Goodman Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9781571311368
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Published: Milkweed Editions - August 11th, 2020

The Shame is a brilliant look at what it means to be a woman in the world right now. In captivating, witty prose, Makenna Goodman writes of the beauty and challenges of rural living, how motherhood and art sometimes collide, and of the insidious ways that technology can infiltrate a life. I adored this fierce, impresssive debut. - Shari


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Bluebird: Poems By James Crews Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781950584550
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Published: Green Writers Press - April 7th, 2020

In these uncertain times, I can't imagine a more wonderful companion than James Crews' Bluebird. I read this book with a flutter in my chest, needing to pause every so often to let the beauty of his words sink in. These uplifting poems comfort us as they remind us of the joys of close attention, the rewrds of a slower pace, and the inherent wisdom found in silence and kindness. - Shari


The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner) By Sarah M. Broom Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780802125088
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Published: Grove Press - August 13th, 2019

The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness By Susannah Cahalan Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9781538715284
Published: Grand Central Publishing - November 5th, 2019

Horizon By Barry Lopez Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780375708473
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - January 7th, 2020

The Topeka School: A Novel By Ben Lerner Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780374277789
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 1st, 2019

The Gimmicks: A Novel By Chris McCormick Cover Image
$27.99
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ISBN: 9780062908568
Published: Harper - January 7th, 2020

Deaf Republic: Poems By Ilya Kaminsky Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781555978310
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 5th, 2019

Big Cabin By Ron Padgett Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781566895491
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Published: Coffee House Press - July 2nd, 2019