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Author Liz Moore taps Adirondack experiences in acclaimed novel ‘The God of the Woods’

By Contributing Writer

Mystery unfolds at a summer camp set among a backdrop of class issues that play out in fictional Adirondack community

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A reporter-turned-novelist returns to his Adirondack roots

By Lauren Yates

Christopher Mele’s career started in the Adirondacks, which led him to The New York Times. For his latest chapter: A mystery novel set in fictional Adirondack community that's a homage to his profession.

Woman waves from the front of a small wooden boat on the water. She is wearing an orange life jacket. A man in a red life jacket sits behind her and drives the boat.

The buzz on boat racing: Hague author preserves her town’s hidden history

By Arietta Hallock

In her new book release, Ginger Henry Kuenzel recounts the boat racing frenzy of a bygone era on Lake George.

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From Peaks to Pages: Hiker dives into Adirondack history

By Holly Riddle

Albany native John Sasso's journey to Adirondack authorship

Author Amy Godine reads from her new book “The Black Woods” as a young reader follows along.

Bringing Black history to light

By Tim Rowland

Author Amy Godine digs into little-known Adirondack history in her new book 'The Black Woods'

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Winter reading to bring you closer to the Adirondacks

By Betsy Kepes

9 book recommendations for your winter reading list. These are for those that love the Adirondacks and their communities.

Bill McKibben launches new climate projects

By Melissa Hart

Author and climate activist Bill McKibben has recently created two new initiatives.

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Summer reads: New releases by regional authors

By Betsy Kepes

North Country scenes and themes fill recent reading list

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Rustic Adirondackana

By Adirondack Explorer

Birchbark Bookshop in the Adirondack foothills is a rough-hewn slice of North Country history

Great Camp Sagamore

Rustic isolation: Great Camps history volume undergoes a renaissance like that of its subjects

By Adirondack Explorer

The book is worth its weight in gold, an Adirondack classic that, like its subject, has undergone a renaissance.

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