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Mason delivers a deliciously written history of New England, that is so well crafted, it is easy to imagine this house existing in many small towns here in the Berkshires

The stretch of forest that gives the title to Daniel Mason’s latest novel, “North Woods,” is found in western Massachusetts, in the foothills of the Berkshire…

“Legend Has It” Aspen premiere Friday 6:30 p.m. at Wheeler Opera House and Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at TACAW Teton Gravity Research is heading to the Roaring Fork Valley for three local showings...

Northshire Bookstore presents Daniel Mason, “North Woods”

"North Woods" by Daniel Mason; Random House (369 pages, $28)The main character of "North Woods," it must be said, is wooden. But that's because it's a house.The conceit of Daniel Mason's novel is that it's the history of a Massachusetts home. We meet it in the 17th century, when its single room is b

Daniel Mason’s dazzling sixth book is so enchanting that readers will need at least a week to come down after reading it. The psychiatrist and Stanford literature lecturer’s writings are always concerned with the nature and history that surrounds him, but in North Woods he has taken it to a new level.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Can you stay glued to a novel if its protagonist is not a human being but a house?

”North Woods” by Daniel Mason. Random House (369 pages, $28):

”North Woods” by Daniel Mason; Random House (369 pages, $28)