NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK COLUMN

by Donna Gilbreth, Supervisor
Reference and Information Services
NH State Library

Baker, Roberta. OLIVE'S PIRATE PARTY. Little Brown. 2005 $15.99 ISBN 0316167924
This is the author's second picture book about Olive Elizabeth Julia Jerome. Olive wants a 7th birthday party filled with pirates. Baker lives in Tilton, N.H.

Bass, Sheila. BECAUSE YOU CARED. Bass Books, Woodsville, N.H. (603) 747-8079. 2005 ISBN 0976636603
Bass, a nurse at Grafton County Nursing Home, has written the story of a piglet named Moses, who becomes an important resident at a county nursing home in this charming picture book.

Clark, Edie. THE VIEW FROM MARY'S FARM: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS FROM YANKEE MAGAZINE'S BELOVED WRITER. Mary's Farm, P.O. Box 112, Dublin, N.H. 03444. 2005 $14.95 ISBN 0971993424
For many years Clark has written an introspective column about her country life in Dublin for Yankee Magazine. This is a collection of many of those columns.

Davis, Cindy. FINAL MASQUERADE. Whiskey Creek Press, P.O. Box 726, Lusk, WY 82225. 2003 ISBN 1593740867
Davis, a New Hampshire resident, has penned this thriller about a woman on the run after witnessing her fianc‚ murder his friend.

Fargnoli, Patricia. DUTIES OF THE SPIRIT. Tupelo Press. 2005 $16.95 ISBN 1932195211
The Walpole poet's latest collection of poems explores the joys and fears of growing old.

Ford, Sally. BUNGEE DOWN UNDER. Peter E. Randall Publisher. 2004 $14.95 ISBN 1931807264
The Durham author's second children's book about the adventures of a dog traveling the world on his sailboat.

Fuller, Mary Lou. A NEW BEGINNING: LIVING ON WHAT I LEARNED AFTER 70. (vol. 1 and 2). KALM Publishing, 149 East Side Drive, Concord, N.H. 03301. 2005 $7.95 each ISBN 0965789446 (v. 1) ISBN 0965789454 (v. 2)
Humorous ruminations on aging, based on the belief that "you're never too old to try something new." The author lives in Concord, N.H.

Grossman, Nancy. THE PLACENAMES OF PORTSMOUTH. Placenames Press, 170 Mechanic Street, Portsmouth, N.H. 03801. 2005 $18.95 ISBN 0976759004
Portsmouth author Grossman relates the history of Portsmouth through the derivations of the city's place names. The book includes 232 illustrations.

Guarino, Rita. THE ONE EYED DRAGON. Town and Country Reprographics, Concord, N.H. 03301. 2004 $15.99 ISBN 097543831X
Guarino, a retired teacher in Brentwood, N.H. has written her first novel. The story is about a town misfit, Hattie Jones, who takes on the cause of removing television from her town.

Hall, Sidney, Jr. and Joan Weddle, editors. A THIN TIME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE ALL SOUL'S DAY POETS. Hobblebush Books, Brookline, N.H. 03033. 2004 $12.95 ISBN 0976089610
Since 1997 a group of poets has gathered soon after All Souls' Day to share poems. This is their first anthology.

Killam, David. FUSSIN'S, CUSSIN'S, AND CHUCKLIN'S: (THINGS I'UZ WRITTEN WHEN I WUZ SMITTEN). Xlibris Corporation. 2004 $36.99 ISBN 1413430600
Killam, of Columbia, N.H. is a retired teacher, birder and musician. This is a collection of essays on education, nature and more.

Lunn, John. THE AQUANAUTS. Tundra Books. 2005 $8.95 ISBN 0887767273
A science fiction adventure tale for youths ages 9-12 involving undersea cities and time travel. The author lives in Newport, N.H.

Makay, David. ADVENTURES IN PARADISE: EXPLORING THE UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE (ON A BICYCLE!). Faculty Ridge Books, Box 567, Hanover, N.H. 03755. 2003 $22.50 ISBN 097277680X
A guide to over 50 bicycle tours along the Connecticut River with history and description of the area.

Moser, Harold D. DANIEL WEBSTER: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Praeger, Westport, CT. 2005 $119.95 ISBN 0313283087
A comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Daniel Webster, the great American statesman and New Hampshire native son. There are 5,357 bibliographic entries in the work.

Okrant, Mark. A LAST RESORT. Wayfarer Press, 6 Langdon Park Road, Plymouth N.H. 03264. 2005 $10.95 ISBN 0964606143
The author is a professor of tourism at Plymouth State University and has written many reports on tourism in New Hampshire. His first novel is a murder mystery set at the Balsams resort, where a guest disappears.

Rolly, J.R. LITTLE OH NO! Peony Press, 749 Presidential Highway, Jefferson, N.H. 03583. 2005
A children's book illustrated by New Hampshire author and poet Esther Leiper.

Rutter, Joy Lee. A FLAMBOYANT DISARRAY OF DREAMS. Behler Publications, Lake Forest, CA. 2004 $15.95 ISBN 1933016027
New Hampshire author Rutter worked at a neuro-rehabilitation facility, inspiring this novel about the staff and residents of such a facility.