Many of the more popular authors have or will shortly have new books published. Look for new books by Patricia Cornwell, Dorothy Dunnett, Maeve Binchey, Philip Craig, Judith McNaught, Dean Koontz, Jonathin Kellerman, J.A. Jance, Lillian Jackson Braun, Larry McMurtrey Anne Rice and John Grisham. Among the gifts we received this week is a new 1999 edition of Leggett's Antiques Atlas . If you are an antique buff and do any kind of traveling, this is a great resource book. Divided by state and then by town, it lists antique stores, malls, shows auctions and interesting side trips for the areas.
Most locations give clear driving directions as well as contact information.
The side trips give a pretty decent description of what is to be seen and who it might appeal to. If you check Boothbay Harbor, you will find four shops and three places to stay. My criticism is that for Maine, you see absolutely nothing above that roughly parallels Route 2, a complaint often voiced by many from Northern Maine. This is a collected of some 31 different writings, previously unpublished, by Rachel Carson and edited by Linda Lear who did her most recent biography. With the strong resurgence of interest in her life and writings in recent years, this is a good way to get a better understanding of this most interesting woman in short ponderable doses.