by Eleanor O'Donnell

Bryson, Bill. I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF: NOTES ON RETURNING TO AMERICA AFTER TWENTY YEARS AWAY. Broadway Books. 1999. $25.00 ISBN 0-7679-0381-1
The author, now living in Hanover, N.H., with his English wife and four children, recounts humorously his reunion with the land of his birth. This collection of articles was written for a British newspaper Sunday supplement.

Bunnell, Ellsworth. OUR FAMILY HISTORY. Order from the author, RR 2, Box 370, Colebrook, N.H. 30576. 1999. $35.00
Anecdotal history of the author's family, along with related families, namely, Buffington, Bean, Bachelder, Dimick and Wright.

Delinksy, Barbara. LAKE NEWS. Simon & Schuster. 1999. $24.00 ISBN 0-684-86432-0
Trying to escape from the media attention generated by her alleged affair with a Catholic priest, Lily returns to the fictional New Hampshire town of Lake Henry, her hometown. With the help of a local newspaper reporter, she attempts to clear her name.

Elleman, Barbara. TOMIE DEPAOLA: HIS ART & HIS STORIES. Putnam. 1999. $35.00 ISBN 0-399-23129-3
Tomie dePaola as an artist and storyteller is examined in this account which looks at dePaola's life and his work. Over 2000 illustrations from the books by the beloved New Hampshire children's author make this volume a delight to behold.

Farish, Terry. A HOUSE IN EARNEST. Steerforth Press. 2000. $13.00 ISBN 1-883642-52-3
In this novel, Christy Mahon, a Vietnam veteran, lives in a commune in the White Mountains, and teaches at Franconia College. His reactions to the war affect his life and relationships.

Knoblock, Glen A. HISTORIC BURIAL GROUNDS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST. Images of America series. Arcadia. 1999. $18.99 ISBN 0-7385-0108
A photographic study of the area's old burial grounds. Some gravestones are over 300 years old. A range of images and visual messages include grinning skulls and crossbones and heavenly cherubs. This book will be of interest to local historians, genealogists, or students of colonial-era art.

Kumin, Maxine. QUIT MONKS OR DIE. Story Line Press. 1999. $19.95 ISBN 1-885266-77-4
Kumin, well known New Hampshire poet, ventures into mystery writing with this book. Set in the Southwest, the story starts with the search for a missing research monkey, leads to murder, and involvement with animal rights terrorists.

Lange, Willem. OKAY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. University Press of New England. 1999. $12.95 ISBN 1-58465-004-4
The stories in this collection first appeared in the Valley News. They feature unusual individuals Lange has encountered during this lifetime.

Noon, Jack. THE BASSING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: HOW BLACK BASS CAME TO THE GRANITE STATE. Moose Country Press, Warner, N.H. 1999. $20.00 ISBN 0-9642213-9-X
In 1865 two Commissioners of Fisheries were appointed by the New Hampshire Legislature to "consider the subject of the restoration of sea fish to our waters, and the introduction of new varieties of fresh water fish." This book chronicles the efforts to introduce bass into the state's waters. Chapters are included on bass fishing on Lake Sunapee, Winnipesaukee, Squam, Newfound, and Umbagog.

Noon, Jack. UP MOOSILAUKE. Moose Country Press. 2000. $16.00 ISBN 1-893863-00-X
Fragments of the past relating to Mount Moosilauke have been explored in eight short stories concerning the Parker and Barston families of fictional Barston Falls.

Randall, Maurice. HISTORY OF HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Town of Hampstead. 1999. $25.00
Updates the history of Hampstead by Harriette E. Noyes which was published in 1899.

UNDER THE LEGISLATURE OF STARS: 62 NEW HAMPSHIRE POETS. Editors: Rick Agran, Hildred Crill, Mark De Carteret. Oyster River Press, 20 Riverview Road, Durham, N.H. 03824. 1999. $15.00 ISBN 1-882291-59-X
A variety of poetic voices can be heard in this anthology. Poems by well known poets, such as Maxine Kumin, Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, and Julia Older, are interspersed with those of newcomers.

Watrous, Rick. SHADOWDAD. Studio 4 Productions, P.O. Box 280400, Northbridge, CA 91328. 1999. $11.95 ISBN 1-772349-09-1
New Hampshire author, Rick Watrous, relates the experience of his family dealing with the question of assisted suicide, after this father was struck down by successive strokes.