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April and Michael Rock opened Escape Into Fiction in February. Owners hope Franklin residents will call the store their own.

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Helen Fields tells The Courier about her new novel One for Sorrow and why she was born to write crime thrillers.

Most 5-year-olds would have nothing to do with manual labor. A day on their bikes, playing with friends or climbing trees would be more reasonable. But strolling through peanut fields to assist his father, a former sharecropper, gave Joe King an invigorating feeling that hasn’t died. Having no idea his small frame wasn’t meant to withstand long hours in the sun, King pleaded with his parents to go out into the field.  “I cried to help my momma and my daddy to hoe peanuts,” said King. ...

Sara Gangai WINCHESTER Writers Weekend is being held virtually once again after a successful inaugural event in 2020. Originally planned to be held in the city in-person, director Sara Gangai decided it was safer to hold it online until Covid eases. The event provides opportunities for writers to hone their craft, rub elbows with published authors and other writers, and meet one-to-one with literary agents for feedback. Ms Gangai said: “Last year we had around 250 people take part in ...

Exit by Belinda Bauer Death shouldnt be funny but in this novel, theres definitely more than a wry look thrown in its direction. Step forward the Exiteers, a group dedicated to keeping a dying person company as they take their final breath. Felix Pink, a pensioner and widow who misses his wife and son dearly, is one such Exiteer and hes on a normal job. But this standard job is anything but and within a few moments, Felix is doing things he never thought imaginable. He has to figure out what is...

STAMFORD, Vt. — The Select Board on Tuesday doubled down on its recent defiance of Gov. Phil Scott’s health emergency orders, voting to “terminate” the governor’s restrictions relating to COVID-19 and impose local regulations. Three of the five board members supported the motion, saying they would likely follow most of Scott’s emergency orders but not any they believe trample on rights guaranteed in the U.S. and Vermont constitutions. Daniel Potvin and Michael Dena...