Local Authors

The Berkshires have been home to many famous authors. This section highlights the many writers who call the Berkshires home.

 
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The Anniversary

by Amy Gutman
Laura Seton's former boyfriend was put to death after being linked to the murder of 100 young women. Now a chilling note is left at her door that may have come from her dead lover.
 
 

The Battle for Middle-Earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in the Lord of the Rings

by Fleming Rutledge
Fleming Rutledge discovers the deeper religious meaning behind Tolkien's masterpiece.
 
 

The Linwoods

by Catharine Maria Sedgwick
A story of familial and national discord, conciliation, and redemption, The Linwoods is perhaps the major work of one of the leading writers of early American literature. Set during the American Revolution, Catharine Sedgwick's last historical romance addresses issues of virtuous citizenship, civic identity, and the political development of the nation. Catharine Maria Sedgwick, one of the foremost writers of 19th-century US literature, was born and raised in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She published six novels and nearly one hundred tales and sketches, including A New England Tale, Redwood, Hope Leslie, and Married or Single? The Linwoods was first published in 1835; this new edition contains an introduction by Maria Karafilis, Assistant Professor of English at the California State University, Los Angeles.

Equivocal Death

by Amy Gutman
Catapulting readers into a world of deception, legal maneuvering, and murder, Gutman's acclaimed debut is now in paperback. Just when Kate Paine is on the fast track at the nation's most powerful law firm, a murder sends her world spiraling out of control.
 
 

Help My Unbelief

by Fleming Rutledge
Powerful reflections on faith and doubt by a leading contemporary evangelist Fleming Rutledge's first book, The Bible and the New York Times, has been hailed for its up-to-the-minute relevance to contemporary life.
 
 

Upstreet Number Six

edited by Vivian Dorsel
A brand new collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and essays from a very talented group of local authors. Published in our very own Richmond, MA.
 
 

The Bad Boy's Wife

by Karen Shepard
After a 20-year marriage, bad boy Cole leaves Hannah for one of her best friends and they play out their passions on a ranch in Missouri, where old secrets and sentiments spring forth to unsettle their relationship.
 
 

Canyon Ranch Cooks

by Barry Correia and Scott Uehlein
More Than 200 Delicious, Innovative Recipes from America's Leading Health Resort For more than 20 years, the chefs and staff nutritionists at Canyon Ranch have created tantalizing recipes that nourish both the body and the soul.
 
 

The Last Fine Time

by Verlyn Klinkenborg
By turns, an elegy, a celebration, and a social history, The Last Fine Time is a tour de force of lyrical style. Verlyn Klinkenborg chronicles the life of a family-owned restaurant in Buffalo, New York.