North Adams, Adams and Williamstown, located in the northern Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, individually and collectively offer visitors and residents a multitude of pleasures and interests. From enjoying the beautiful New England countryside offering four-season recreational pursuits, to viewing the Victorian architectural past, to partaking in one of the many quality academic or cultural offerings, without question these three towns represent one of the most attractive regions in the country. With the dramatic rebirth of North Adams as a world-class arts destination and the growing importance of the region as a cultural powerhouse, Kelly Lee's beautiful color photography showcases both the main attractions and the hidden gems. Included is a special behind-the-scenes look at artist lofts and art spaces with words from the artists themselves. As an active participant in the city s transformation, Eric Rudd writes a short history and insight about the many joys of visiting and living here.

A Portrait of the Northern Berkshires

Eric Rudd

Kelly, Lee

Cire Corporation - Publisher

An archaeologist's estranged daughters. 1907:&nbsp;The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughters--intellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut as a Manhattan socialite, and nonconformist Tess, who dreams of following in his footsteps--have always lived in his shadow, and their lives couldn't feel more different. But when a secretive organization seeks to find a lost relic legendary for its dangerous power, it isn't Dr. Ford they turn to--it's his two remarkable daughters. A legendary artifact known as the Serpent's Crown. Rumored to reside in the mysterious Tomb of the Five Ladies, the Serpent's Crown will only be found by solving a seemingly impossible riddle that will open the tomb--and the organization believes that one of the Ford daughters holds the key to deciphering the code. What was supposed to be an elegant debutante ball for elder sister Lila quickly turns sinister when Tess is kidnapped and put on a ship across the Atlantic. When Lila and her father realize that Tess's life is in danger, they must act quickly to track her down and stop the Serpent's Crown from falling into the wrong hands. A puzzle three millennia in the making. A race for the Crown begins, with Lila and her father in hot pursuit of the organization and Tess. With lives at stake, the fractured family must keep their wits about them, find the artifact, and escape the ruthless men who are also determined to possess the Crown and use it to their own advantage--no matter the cost. <ul> <li>An exciting turn of the century adventure</li> <li>Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn, Laurie King, Clive Cussler, and Indiana Jones</li> <li>Includes discussion questions for book clubs</li> </ul>

The Antiquity Affair

Literature & Fiction

Thorne, Jennifer

British & Irish

Harper Muse

After the Red Allies turn New York City into a POW camp, two sisters must decipher the past in order to protect the future in this action-packed thriller with a dual narrative. It’s been nearly two decades since the Red Allies first attacked New York, and Manhattan is now a prisoner-of-war camp, ruled by Rolladin and her brutal, impulsive warlords. For Skyler Miller, Manhattan is a cage that keeps her from the world beyond the city’s borders. But for Sky’s younger sister, Phee, the POW camp is a dangerous playground of possibility, and the only home she’d ever want. When Sky and Phee discover their mom’s hidden journal from the war’s outbreak, they both realize there’s more to Manhattan—and their mother—than either of them had ever imagined. And after a group of strangers arrives at the annual POW census, the girls begin to uncover the island’s long-kept secrets. The strangers hail from England, a country supposedly destroyed by the Red Allies, and Rolladin’s lies about Manhattan’s captivity begin to unravel. Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that end in the death of one of Rolladin’s guards. Now they’re outlaws, forced to join the strange Englishmen on an escape mission through Manhattan. Their flight takes them into subways haunted by cannibals, into the arms of a sadistic cult in the city’s Meatpacking District and, through the pages of their mom’s old journal, into the island’s dark and shocking past.

City of Savages

United States

S&S/Saga Press

“Red Dawn meets Escape from New York and The Hunger Games” (Booklist) in an action-packed dystopian fantasy filled with “prose [that] is gorgeous and brilliant” and “tells a satisfyingly dark tale through alternating the two sisters’ points of view” (VOYA, starred review). It’s been nearly two decades since the Red Allies first attacked New York, and Manhattan is now a prisoner-of-war camp, ruled by Rolladin and her brutal, impulsive warlords. For Skyler Miller, Manhattan is a cage that keeps her from the world beyond the city’s borders. But for Sky’s younger sister, Phee, the POW camp is a dangerous playground of possibility, and the only home she’d ever want. When Sky and Phee discover their mom’s hidden journal from the war’s outbreak, they both realize there’s more to Manhattan—and their mother—than either of them had ever imagined. And after a group of strangers arrives at the annual POW census, the girls begin to uncover the island’s long-kept secrets. The strangers hail from England, a country supposedly destroyed by the Red Allies, and Rolladin’s lies about Manhattan’s captivity begin to unravel. Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that end in the death of one of Rolladin’s guards. Now they’re outlaws, forced to join the strange Englishmen on an escape mission through Manhattan. Their flight takes them into subways haunted by cannibals, into the arms of a sadistic cult in the city’s Meatpacking District and, through the pages of their mom’s old journal, into the island’s dark and shocking past.

Literary

THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets THE PEAKY BLINDERS in Lee Kelly's new crossover fantasy novel. Magic is powerful, dangerous and addictive - and after passage of the 18th Amendment, it is finally illegal. It's 1926 in Washington, DC, and while Anti-Sorcery activists have achievedthe Prohibition of sorcery, the city's magic underworld is booming.Sorcerers cast illusions to aid mobsters' crime sprees. Smugglersfunnel magic contraband in from overseas. Gangs have established secret performance venues where patrons can lose themselves in magic, and take a mind-bending, intoxicating elixir known as the sorcerer's shine. Joan Kendrick, a young sorcerer from Norfolk County, Virginia accepts anoffer to work for DC's most notorious crime syndicate, the Shaw Gang,when her family's home is repossessed. Alex Danfrey, a first-yearFederal Prohibition Unit trainee with a complicated past and talents ofhis own, becomes tapped to go undercover and infiltrate the Shaws. Through different paths, Joan and Alex tread deep into the violent, dangerousworld of criminal magic - and when their paths cross at the Shaws'performance venue, despite their orders, and despite themselves, Joanand Alex become enchanted with one another. But when gang alliancesbegin to shift, the two sorcerers are forced to question their ultimateallegiances and motivations. And soon, Joan and Alex find themselvespitted against each other in a treacherous, heady game of cat-and-mouse. A CRIMINAL MAGIC casts a spell of magic, high stakes and intrigue against the backdrop of a very different Roaring Twenties.

A Criminal Magic

In Lee Kelly’s “electric” (Publishers Weekly) fantasy novel, two young sorcerers experiment with magic and mobsters in 1920s Prohibition when a new elixir is created that turns their lives upside down. Washington, DC, 1926. Sorcery opponents have succeeded in passing the 18th Amendment, but the Prohibition of magic has only invigorated the city’s underworld. Smuggling rings carry magic contraband in from the coast. Sorcerers cast illusions to aid mobsters’ crime sprees. Gangs have even established “magic havens,” secret venues where the public can lose themselves in immersive magic and consume a mind-bending, highly addictive elixir known as “the sorcerer’s shine.” Joan Kendrick, a young sorcerer from the backwoods of Norfolk County, accepts an offer to work for DC’s most notorious crime syndicate, The Shaw Gang, when her family’s home is repossessed. Alex Danfrey, first-year Federal Prohibition Unit trainee with a complicated past and talents of his own, becomes tapped to go undercover and infiltrate the Shaws. When Joan meets Alex at the Shaws’ magic haven, she discovers a confidante in her fellow partner and he begins to fall under her spell. But when a new breed of the addictive sorcerer’s shine is created within the walls of the magic haven, Joan and Alex are forced to question their allegiances as they become pitted against one another in a dangerous, heady game of cat-and-mouse.

Noted Oregon sculptor Lee Kelly made an extended trip to India in late 2003, accompanied by his long-time companion Susan Hammer and his grand-daughter Lucy Stirling. They spent most of their time in the far northwestern state of Rajasthan, particularly the city of Jaipur, famed for its magnificent architecture.  One of the most extraordinary aspects of Jaipur is the Jantar Mantar, a collection of fourteen  immense astronomical instruments (the largest of which is 90 feet tall). It is one of five similar  observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh II (1688-1743), Maharaja of Amber, in the early 18th  century.   Kelly was profoundly effected by this extraordinary site, and created a series of nine collages on his return to the studio. They were not, however, exhibited at the time. Then, in the summer of 2015, he returned to this imagery, creating four new collages, two major new wall sculptures, and a large painting.   The exhibition Observatory at Jaipur at Elizabeth Leach Gallery (October 2015) collects these works, and is accompanied by this 88 page catalog reproducing the entire series, as well as a suite of photographs of the site taken by Kelly, and studio views of the works in progress, with commentaries and historical background by Lee Kelly, Kassandra Kelly and Randal Davis.  Lee Kelly was born in McCall, Idaho in 1932. Long regarded as one of the most important and influential artists in the Pacific Northwest, noted for his freestanding and wall sculptures, as well as numerous major public art projects and private commissions. He has lived and worked at his studio complex, Leland Iron Works, in rural country not far from Portland, Oregon, for more than 50 years.   Other monographs on Lee Kelly from Leland Iron Works Press include One through Nine, treating a series of paintings and related works from 2014, and A Book of Gardens, a facsimile reprint of a limited edition 1987 artist book.

Observatory at Jaipur

Arts & Photography

Davis, Randal

Individual Artists

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Writing Starter is a three-book writing series designed for young, beginner EFL students. Throughout the series, students will expand their writing ability with relevant, useful, and accessible writing techniques. The graded writing passages found in the series allow learners to comfortably progress from writing sentences to writing solid paragraphs. Writing Starter 1 focuses on sentences. It teaches students to write sentences within the context of a paragraph and makes them aware of paragraph structure. Writing Starter 2 focuses on simple paragraphs. It teaches students to write a paragraph with the help of an outline. Writing Starter 3 focuses on advanced paragraphs. It teaches students to write topic sentences, concluding sentences, and to use more advanced writing techniques. The series provides students with an engaging and fun means to improve their written English. Key features of the series:  - Full-color illustrations and photographs  - Wide variety of writing topics  - Guided and personalized writing tasks  - Abundant sample paragraphs  - Progressive exercises to promote the natural development of writing  - Teacher's guides with answers, teaching tips, and supplementary material

Writing Starter 1, Student Book

Liana Robinson

Compass-Publishing

Listening Practice through Dictation 3, w/Transcripts, Answer Key, and Audio CD (intermediate-level series that present basic listening transcription activities)

With Regrets, from author Lee Kelly, is equal parts Big Little Lies and Bird Box, a suburban drama wrapped in a 24-hour survival story at the end of the world, perfect for fans of David Koepp's Aurora. Seven courses, seven guests, twenty-four hours that will obliterate everything. When recent NYC-transplant Liz Brinkley and her husband are invited to an exclusive soiree by their neighbor, "lifestyle guru" Britta Harris-Che, Liz's immediate thought is hell no. Britta is insufferable, and Liz is wary to leave her young children with a barely-teenage babysitter. And yet she RSVPs anyway, trying to extend an olive branch to her withdrawing husband, who seems desperate to get in with the cliquey elite. They've barely made it through their first round of champagne when a "red alert" comes through their phones, and every channel on the television tells the same story: strange atmospheric masses, reported to look like "glimmering clouds," have been spreading through major U.S. cities and killing anyone they touch. Authorities have just one clear directive: Find shelter. Immediately.&nbsp; &nbsp;A collective panic seizes the dinner party; all the guests have children at home. In the mad dash to their cars, they see it: a shimmering net floating over the town. The street is littered with wrecked cars and dead bodies. Leaving now is not an option. Instead, the group launches into survival mode, grabbing supplies to take shelter in the hosts' wine cellar. But everyone has very different opinions about the best plan from there. Liz becomes increasingly willing to do anything it takes to get back to her children. As the glimmering clouds continue to kill anyone who steps outside, the tensions and suspicions among the party guests near a boiling point. But she begins to realize that there may be others in that cellar even more desperate than she is.

With Regrets: A Novel

Genre Fiction

Crooked Lane Books

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A Portrait of the Northern Berkshires

The Antiquity Affair

City of Savages

City of Savages

A Criminal Magic

A Criminal Magic

Observatory at Jaipur

Writing Starter 1, Student Book

Listening Practice through Dictation 3, w/Transcripts, Answer Key, and Audio CD (intermediate-level series that present basic listening transcription activities)

With Regrets: A Novel