Summer is here again, and that means it’s time for day trips to the beach and thunderstorms in the afternoon. No matter the weather or the place, a book is the perfect thing to bring to have a good time anywhere. Check out the updated list of books from Just Write Books to bring with you wherever you go.
 Thirteen Moons by Robert Chute | Into poetry and Maine history? Read Thirteen Moons Thirteen Moons contains a series of story poems based on various sources depicting the life of the Jesuit scholar, Sebastian Rale, beloved priest to the Abenaki Indians near Norrigewock whose life he shared for thirty years. Into poetry and travel? Read Taking Flight Travel with poet Diane Schetky from the state of Maine that she calls home to the Arctic and even inside the lives of “Friends who have lost their way.” Taking Flight is a selection of poetry that will provoke a thoughtful journey companioned by a mindful guide. |  Taking Flight: New Poems and Others by Diane Schetky |
| Check out some of Maine's local history with Topsham, Maine: From the River to the Highlands The riverside settlement that became Topsham and was once the buffer between the wilderness and Brunswick, became a mill town and now a noted retirement location with a retail and commercial center rivaling surrounding municipalities. Robert C. Williams brings the people of Topsham—yesterday’s and today’s—to us in this very readable history of Topsham. |  Topsham, Maine by Robert C. Williams |
 Driftwood from Popham Sands by Florence, Margaret, and Edith Oliver | Going to the beach? Try Driftwood from Popham Sands History buffs surely will enjoy the product of Driftwood from Popham Sands, a quilt of recollections illuminated by fine old photographs. Driftwood from Popham Sands is a labor of love. Florence Reed Oliver recorded her observations and her family's memories with loving care and preserved original documents, pictures and heirlooms. After her death, Florence's daughters Margaret and Edith worked to make their mother's compiled notes and memorabilia into a book. After Margaret's passing, Edith completed the work begun decades ago. |
| Find out how the Gooches got their start in The Seaside House: Maine Innkeeper Read this fascinating narrative of the Gooch family as they settle in Colonial Maine. Follow them as they continue into the 21st Century. The family purchased an innkeeping business that continues today and is operated by a member of the current generation of Gooches. Through perseverance, back-breaking work, bravery and sometimes luck—the family beat the odds and held onto their land for centuries. The Seaside House tells of trials and triumphs each of these generations encounter while providing for the family. The rich characters will entertain and astound readers with their adventures and struggles. Enjoy them coming to life in the extraordinary events that shaped their lives and offers glimpses of Maine's history. |  The Seaside House by Trish Mason |
 The Spirit of Songo by Norma Salway | Explore a Maine Lake in The Spirit of Songo For centuries, families have retreated to summer havens on lakes, rivers, and ponds to reconnect with nature while escaping the stresses of everyday labor. The poems contained in this book celebrate the history and allure of the natural marvels that Maine’s Songo lake offers. The book reflects the author’s affection for her year-round home and the influential experiences of rich days spent on the shores of a lake. |
| Discover treasures like the ones in The Attic and ME: History Uncovered in a Maine Attic Walk through the childhood days of this Maine native and author reflecting on life growing up before technology. With this book, the author honors her parents and the engaged lifestyle they provided to her and her three sisters on the family farm in Albany Township, Maine, during the 1940s and 1950s. Outside physical play, interactions with nature, opportunities to “make do,” inspiring thought and imagination provided the foundation of her youth. |  The Attic and ME: History Uncovered in a Maine Attic by Norma Salway |
 Lovewell's Town: From Howling Wilderness to Vacationland in Trust by Robert C. Williams | Read the "first professional history record of the town of Lovell in Lovewell's Town Visit Lovell, Maine and travel in time through the years! Dr. Robert C. Williams has retired to Lovell, Maine, and taken the opportunity to use his educational background combined with his love of history and finely-honed writing skills to produce this first professional history of the town of Lovell. Read this book and follow the settlement from the survey of the Merrimack River in 1652 through the famous battle at Pequawket in 1725 to the current struggle between the forces of development and preservation. Williams haunted local archives, as well as state archive collections of Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire to produce this comprehensive history of Lovell, Maine. The writing is enlivened by current and historical photos and illustrations, for the historical researcher Williams has added a very thorough index. |
| A Daughter of Francis Martin has returned to the summer reading list An historic novel set in the 17th century settlement of Falmouth, in the Province of Maine following the life of Mary Martin. This novel is deftly written keeping to historical facts and filling in with an imagination and a sharp pen that allows us to follow the late Virginia Chute on her travels back in time. |  A Daughter of Francis Martin by Virginia Chute |
Ever wonder about the woods out back? Find out a bit about them in Hidden World Revealed
 Hidden World Revealed: Musings of a Maine Naturalist by Tom Seymour | Hidden World Revealed is a collection of short works by Tom Seymour previously published in his blog "Wild Plants and Wooly Bears." In Hidden World Revealed Seymour discusses his interaction with animal neighbors and explores plants and seasonal changes. Each piece reflects Maine rural life. The narratives of his walks in the woods are instructive about the natural environment and revealing of a human who walks lightly on the earth. A humble man with a fine mind invites us to know our Maine woodlands and rural neighbors. A great book to read in summer when the plants and animals are out. |
| Everyone has a story to tell. These are the stories of Maine-ly People Read about and see Maine people at their finest—everyday hard at work, ready to lend a hand and creating a better world—right here at home in Maine. Maine-ly People by Paul Cunningham features stories and photos chosen from his nearly two decades of photojournalism at the The Times Record in Brunswick from 1990-2008. Some of these photos and stories were published in that paper and others are from Cunningham’s collection. |  Maine-ly People: Short Stories and Tall Photos by Paul T. Cunningham |
 | Nancy E. Randolph operates Just Write Books, publishing Maine books by Maine authors telling Maine stories. Randolph quickly developed a reputation as a publisher of quality Maine books. An active community member along with two others she founded and serves as a member of the board of Save Our Swinging Bridge.Org to ensure the maintenance of the historic Roebling-designed and -built bridge connecting Topsham and Brunswick. |
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