Katherine Towler: 5 books

Editors Ilya Kaminsky and Katherine Towler have gathered conversations with nineteen of America’s leading poets, reflecting upon their diverse experiences with spirituality and the craft of writing. Bringing together poets who are Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, Native American, Wiccan,...

Following the success of 'Snow Island', Katherine Towler returns to the fictional New England island with the second novel in this multi-generational trilogy about family bonds, unexpected love, and the threat of war. Divorced and struggling to overcome her mothers recent death, Rachel Shattuck returns...

“Lovely . . . more than an ode to a singular character . . . It’s also an evocation of place—a walkable city with stubborn, old-New England charm.” —The Boston Globe   The Penny Poet of Portsmouth is a memoir of the author’s friendship with Robert Dunn, a brilliant poet who spent...

In the summer, Snow Island is overrun by New Englands well-heeled families looking for recreation and relaxation. With the coming of theoff-season, the island is left to its hardscrabble residents, an eclectic and stoic community bound by connections that run deep. In thefall of 1990, the islanders include...

George Tibbits steps from the ferry on a Spring day in 1941, and Alice Daggett is there to watch his silent arrival with the other Islanders. He is a recluse in his forties and the owner of the Islands twin houses. She is a sixteen year old who spends her days attending the one-room schoolhouse, running...