Melissa is the award winning, bestselling author and creative force behind her multi-award winning blog, Tilly's Nest. Since 2012, Melissa has been been sharing backyard chicken keeping, beekeeping, gardening, art projects and her culinary talents. She has worked for HGTV, DIY Network, Angie's List, Grit Magazine, Community Chickens and Keeping Backyard Bees. She also presents […]

Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine books, including six novels (Daughters, The Road Towards Home, The Writing Circle), two short story collections, a memoir (Eleven Stories High, Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town, 1948--1968), a poetry chapbook, numerous books for children  (The Littlest Matryoshka, Saying Goodbye to Lulu, The Disappearing Island, The Perfect Tree) […]

Kathy Glista is a fused glass artist. She developed a passion for glass when she took a class in glass blowing at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA. Although she thoroughly enjoyed the class, she knew she did not have the strength or resources to continue, so looked for other ways to work with glass. She […]

Jim Cook is a nature-focused photographer whose lens is drawn to the quiet majesty of landscapes, the intricate beauty of plants and flowers, and the hidden lives of tiny creatures. His work reflects a deep reverence for the outdoors, whether he's hiking through dense forests, boating along winding rivers, or exploring the rugged contours of […]

Steven Ratiner is a poet, essayist, editor, and educator. He is the Poet Laureate Emeritus for Arlington, MA, and was recently elected as President of the New England Poetry Club, one of the oldest literary associations in America. His new poetry collection, Grief’s Apostrophe, will be issued by Beltway Editions in 2025. He’s previously published […]

Patrick Gabridge is a writer of numerous plays that have been produced by theatres across the country. His short plays have been produced in all 50 states and 17 countries. He’s also the author of four novels, The Secret of Spirit Lake, Steering to Freedom, Tornado Siren and Moving (a life in boxes). His work for audio has been broadcast […]

International bestselling author Randy Susan Meyers has been featured in People, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Washington Post. Her books, translated into over 30 languages, earned an Indie Next Pick and were highlighted by Kirkus as among the 10 Best Books of the Year. The Massachusetts Council of the Book selected […]

Author Katherine Howe is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist. She is the author of several novels for adults and young adults, has edited two volumes of primary sources for Penguin Classics, and is the co-author with Anderson Cooper of the #1 New York Times bestselling books VANDERBILT and ASTOR. Her […]

Visual Artist Michele Boll’s work is about those moments when light reveals what is beautiful about ordinary places and things. She is generally attracted to run-down buildings, simple objects, alleys glimpsed in passing, or the way light caresses moldings on an old house. Her goal is to capture the feeling of a place and moment […]

Author Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, The Bullet Swallower and Mona at Sea, as well as the chapbook, Five Conversations About Peter Sellers. The Bullet Swallower was named a best book of 2024 by NPR, Esquire, and elsewhere, was a Book of the Month Club pick, and was featured on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” as […]