In fiction and nonfiction, the series explores the ramifications of contact between Europeans and the native inhabitants in the Champlain Basin and New England generally, and the ensuing history of the region.
This series features contemporary, multicultural female voices.
The Pulitzer-winning novels in this series examine not only relationships, but the ways difficult chapters of a family’s past are revealed by the passing of time.
These mouth-watering novels highlight how what we eat is closely aligned with who we are.
To or from the United States, spanning India, Cuba, Greece, and Ireland, this series of Pulitzer-winning works spotlights characters in the midst of broader migrations.
The following memoirs use both traditional and unconventional formats to hone in on a specific feature of the each author’s life.
What lies hidden beneath the popular images of New England with its white spires and Yankee frugality? More than meets the eye!
These Pulitzer winners – including two exploring cartooning – chronicle the Jewish experience throughout the 1900s.
In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop – illuminating more than simply whodunnit.
Each book in this series is a Pulitzer-winning work of fiction, with portions based on one person’s real life story.
Poet Sarah Audsley joined us at the Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park for Words in the Woods.
Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.
We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”
We supported Historic New England’s “More than a Market” project that explored the experiences of new Americans through food markets.
Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.
