In 1997 the Jones library in Amherst, Massachusetts raised $24,000 to purchase a newly discovered Emily Dickinson poem. In this literary thriller, the trail of master forger Mark Hoffman leads through a labyrinth of lies, intrigue and murder to r eveal the world of big-time auction houses, the life work of Emily Dickinson and the complex history of Mormonism.

The Oxford English Dictionary took 70 years to organize the language into 414,825 precise definitions. At the center of the story were two men. Professor James Murray, a self-taught master of many languages with a passion for words was in charge of the project. Living in England was Dr. William Chester Minor, an American surgeon from New Haven and the most prolific of the contributors, Murray and Minor maintained a close relationship through correspondence. After two decades, Murray visited Minor to find him locked up in Broadmoor - England’s harshest asylum for the criminally insane.

Genius, insanity and the greatest reference work of all time!

Gordon evokes the settings of her life story from childhood to adulthood. As she relates chapters from each stage, the houses and apartments are so vivid that the scenes linger after the details of the characters fade. The places take on the identities of the family and friends in Gordon’s skillful portrayals of incidents from her life.

Charming account of Mt Desert Island Maine and its magical effect on the veteran war correspondent Jim Sterba and his hostess, Frances FitzGerald a New York author. Sharing a weekend visit, Sterba discovers a perfect writer’s hideaway. Over time, the down-to-earth newspaperman charms the sophisticated FitzGerald and love blooms. It’s a Tracy-Hepburn story told in the alluring life style of Down East.

Hall has written an intimate and excruciating memoir of the life and death of his wife. Kenyon and Hall met in college, where he was the professor and she, the student 19 years his junior. Their life together seemed charmed- a family farm, gardening, traveling, lecturing and many friends – until she became ill with leukemia. Hall spares no details of their ordeal. A harrowing and beautifully haunting memoir.