The Ballad of the Squalus
From seacoast singer-songwriter John Perrault
When Playwrights Play With Local History
Actors playing real people inside the homes where they used to live.
Demystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem
Replace the word "witch" with the word "terrorist" and you can see things haven't changed
The Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier
From rock star to literary and anti-slavery footnote
Whittier Died in Seacoast New Hampshire
I told you 13 guests at dinner was bad luck!
Henry Tufts Wrote our First Criminal Autobiography
"The Autobiography of a Thief" is a rare trip into 1700s underworld
“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy
John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times
The “Bad Boy” Book Genre was Born Here
A "human boy" BP Shillaber theorized, needs to find his own way to adulthood without parental interference
Why George Savary Wasson Still Matters
Artist, carver, author, boat builder, writer, but Wasson just wanted to be one of the guys
Piccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter
includes a BONUS study guide on "Little Piccola"
Playing Cards with Famous Authors
Did these playing cards turn an eight-year-old into an author?
Poet Foss Spoke for the Common Man
Not just a one-hit-wonder poet, but a gifted and comic poet