Angell, Jeannette. CALLGIRL. The Permanent Press, Sag Harbor, N.Y. 2004 $26.00 ISBN 1579621104
Angell, who now lives in Manchester, N.H., found herself in serious financial difficulties while living in Boston. She ended up working for an escort service by night while pursuing her occupation as a college lecturer by day.

Baird, Iris W. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR FORESTS: THE EVOLUTION OF A PLAN TO PROTECT NEW HAMPSHIRE'S WOODLANDS FROM FIRE. Baird Blackwoods Construction Publications, Lancaster, N.H. 2005 $20.00
Baird is New Hampshire's Fire Lookout Historian. She has written a history of the people who created New Hampshire's forest protection system and it's firetowers.

Barreca, Gina. BABES IN BOYLAND: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF CO-EDUCATION IN THE IVY LEAGUE. University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H. 2005 $19.95 ISBN 1584652993
The author attended Dartmouth College in the 1970s, a few years after it went co-ed. Her memoir relates her often amusing experiences as a New Yorker from a working class family attending this elite school.

Clayton, James. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHEN...101 QUINTESSENTIAL PLACES, PEOPLE, EVENTS, CUSTOMS, LINGO, AND EATS OF THE GRANITE STATE. Insider's Guide, Guilford, CT. 2005 $9.95 ISBN 0762738138
A compilation of amusing and interesting factoids about New Hampshire by the Manchester Union Leader columnist.

Denman, Margaret-Love. DAILY, BEFORE YOUR EYES: A NOVEL. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, MI. 2005 $22.95 ISBN 0870137433
In this novel an unlikely bond forms between a prostitute on trial for murdering her pimp and a middle-aged, middle class widow. Denman is the director of the creative writing program at the University of New Hampshire.

Densmore, Lisa. BEST HIKES WITH DOGS: NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, WA. 2005 $16.95 ISBN 0898869889
Densmore hikes often with her canine companion Bravo, when she is not producing public television programs. This guide highlights 50 dog-suitable trails with a scale of 1 to 4 paws to indicate difficulty.

Dewees, Anne R.P. CROSSING POINTS: AN AFRICAN JOURNAL. Hobblebush Books, Brookline, N.H. 2004 $8.95 ISBN 0976089626
A poetic journal of a trip to Tanzania in 1995. The author is a poet living in Portsmouth, N.H.

Falconer-Salkeld, Bridget. THE MACDOWELL COLONY: A MUSICAL HISTORY OF AMERICA'S PREMIER ARTISTS' COMMUNITY. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD. 2005 $55.00 ISBN 0810854198
The MacDowell Colony was founded in Peterborough, N.H. in 1907 by the wife of Edward MacDowell, the most famous composer of the time. The colony, at the MacDowell summer home, has nourished many other composers and musical artists over the years since.

Foley, Laurance. A 20th CENTURY BRIDGE: SELECTED MEMORIES OF A FAMILY NAMED FOLEY. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN. 2005 $31.00 ISBN 1420866567 (pg $13.80 ISBN 1420866559)
Memoirs of a resident of Dublin, N.H., who has worked as a lumberjack, longshoreman, detective and computer expert. He married his wife of 53 years in Alaska and honeymooned in the Yukon.

Genereaux, Bruce. BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE CONFESSIONS OF AN EXTREME SPORTS JUNKIE. Class Five Press, Hanover, N.H. 2002 $17.95 ISBN 0972517324
Genereaux, who lives in Hanover, N.H., is an avid ski racer, rock climber, kayaker and adventure racer. This narrative includes his extreme sports adventures from Tuckerman's Ravine to New Zealand.

Hall, Donald. THE BEST DAY THE WORST DAY: LIFE WITH JANE KENYON. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA. 2005 $23.00 ISBN 0618478019
Former New Hampshire Poet Laureate Hall relates the story of their life together, from meeting as student and teacher, through their 23 year marriage, until her death from cancer in 1995.

Kenyon, Jane. COLLECTED POEMS. Graywolf Press, Saint Paul, MN. 2005 $25.00 ISBN 1555974287
This collection includes all of Kenyon's published poems in a single volume. Included are the contents of her published books, four poems not published in book form and her translations of Twenty Poems of Anna Akhmatova. Kenyon was New Hampshire Poet Laureate at the time of her death.

King, Heather. PARCHED: A MEMOIR. Chamberlain Brothers, New York, N.Y. 2005 $19.95 ISBN 1596090812
North Hampton, N.H. native King is a writer, lawyer and National Public Radio commentator. She is also a former alcoholic. This is a memoir of her path to addiction.

Laliberte, Scott. WHAT GOOD MEN DO. Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. 2006 $16.05 ISBN 1598581074
A novel intertwining the stories of three men in their late 30's dealing with personal challenges. A former teacher moves to the Virgin Islands to escape family issues; the business of an Internet CEO goes bust; and a mid-manager is fired. The author is an assistant school principal in Gilford, N.H.

Lanza, Michael. NEW HAMPSHIRE HIKING. Avalon Travel Publishing, Emeryville, CA. 2005 $12.95 ISBN 1566919355
Lanza, a regular writer about the New Hampshire outdoors, has authored a guide about day hikes, kid-friendly trails, and backpacking treks in New Hampshire.

Lawson, Russell. NEW HAMPSHIRE (On-The-Road Histories series). Interlink Books, Northampton, MA. 2006 $16.00 ISBN 1566565650
A brief illustrated history of the state especially suitable for tourists.

Lindsay, Paul. THE BIG SCAM: A NOVEL OF THE FBI. Simon & Shuster, New York, N.Y. 2005 $24.00 ISBN 0743250001
An FBI thriller with mobsters and romance. Special agent Nick Vanko is running an undercover operation in Manhattan. Author Lindsay is retired from the FBI and living in Rye, N.H. This is his sixth novel.

Mathis, Cleopatra. WHITE SEA: POEMS. Sarabande Books, Louisville, KY. 2005 $20.95 ISBN 1932511164 (pb $13.95 ISBN 1932511172)
Mathis is a prizewinning poet and professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth College. She lives in Hanover, N.H. This is her sixth collection of poems.

Mauriello, David J. REMINDERS OF HOME: HOW TO REMEMBER WHO YOU REALLY ARE. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, N.H. 2002 $16.95 ISBN 0971685304
Philosophical nuggets from his plays.

Peseroff, Joyce, editor. SIMPLY LASTING: WRITERS ON JANE KENYON. Graywolf Press, Saint Paul, MN. 2005 $17.00 ISBN 1555974295
Peseroff is a poet and friend of Kenyon who gathered essays, letters, poems, and reviews to affirm Kenyon as an important American poet. Included are essays by Robert Bly, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Maxine Kumin and others.

Pinder, Eric. NORTH TO KATAHDIN. Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, MN. 2005 $15.95 ISBN 1571312803
Pinder, a resident of Berlin, N.H., has worked for the Mt. Washington Observatory and the AMC. He tells the story of Mt. Katahdin in Maine and the many people who have hiked it.

Ponders, Kim. THE ART OF UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT: A NOVEL. HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, N.Y., 2005 $19.95 ISBN 0060786086
Annie Shaw overcomes childhood tragedy and becomes an Air Force pilot. She is deployed to Kuwait during the Gulf War. There are difficulties encountered, including an ill-fated romance. This is the first novel of a New Hampshire author and pilot for the Air Force Reserves.

Rutter, Joy Lee. A DISTURBING PRESENCE. Publish America, Baltimore, MD. 2003 $19.95 ISBN 1413701132
A story of a disturbed widow, her embalmed husband and a shocking childhood trauma. This is the first novel by a New Hampshire resident.

Sylvester, Geraldine. WINDY HILL. Washington House, Alexandria, VA. 2003 $28.00 ISBN 1932581189
A memoir by the first female mayor of Dover, New Hampshire.