Rootstock Publishing

06/04/2026

Welcome Donna Hills Patrick to Rootstock Publishing! Donna co-authored with her late father Raymond Patrick, a book about the history of and growing up in East Millstone, due out this fall. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she is the first of Raymond and Arlene Hills’s three daughters. She lived in East Millstone until she married and moved to Vermont with her husband Jon. Donna found her way into Construction and Space Management and has worked in the industry for over 20 years. Donna and Jon raised two daughters in the Green Mountain State. Her book, “The Town I Crow About,” is her first!
Learn more at https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/authors/donna-hills-patrick

06/04/2026

TONIGHT in Amherst, catch Don Lesser reading from his debut novel CRYSTAL SPRINGS at Amherst Books!

This Thursday June 4 at 7:00pm, local author Don Lesser will read from and talk about his new novel, Crystal Springs.

Set upon the backdrop of lush hills in Western Massachusetts, Crystal Springs is literary fiction about the love of place, the bonds between found families, and the lasting connections between lifelong friends. Steven Bennett is a historian, chef, and programmer in the quaint rural towns of the Pioneer Valley. Rejected by his first love, he marries another woman and lives an ordinary life hosting barbecues and tip-toeing around a past extramarital affair. When Suzi Carpenter, the young woman who may or may not be his daughter, dies of a suspected overdose, Steven's whole life, and the town, is upended, and he embarks on a quest to discover what, or perhaps who, killed Suzi, only to unearth buried scars and hard truths about old friends.

06/02/2026

Look at this beautiful book! We are thrilled to let you know we are now distributing Katy Farber’s middle grade novel, The Order of the Trees, which is a personal favorite of Publisher Samantha Kolber. Originally published in 2015 by Green Writers Press, this beautifully written story weaves environmentalism, friendship, mystery, and the magical connection between humans and nature, specifically, between main character Cedar and the tree she is named for. It’s a much needed story to help middle grade kids and readers of all ages learn empathy for Mother Nature and our environment. You can order via our website (link below). Wholesale discounts available for bookstores (send us an email or DM).

https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/rootstock-books/p/the-order-of-the-trees

05/28/2026

Congrats to Roberta Harold! She is a Featured Author in the Princeton Alumni Weekly magazine, where they have printed an excerpt of her novel "Portrait of an Unseen Woman." Read it here: https://paw.princeton.edu/article/novelist-roberta-harold-73-imagines-world-civil-war-widow-annie-shaw

05/28/2026

Thrilled to announce the formation of our Children’s Branch with award-winning author Jennifer Gennari as Editor! We’re excited to elevate Jen from her marketing assistant role at Rootstock to this new role of acquiring, editing, and managing the production of quality books for young readers. Jen has extensive experience with children's literature. She is a graduate of the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program at VCFA and the author of Stifled, Muffled, and My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer, with honors from the Georgia Book Award, American Library Association, and Bank Street Books. We’re so excited she’ll be working with Rootstock authors of YA, MG and Picture Books. Learn more here: https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/news/2026/5/27/jennifer-gennari-is-new-childrens-branch-editor

The Children's Book Council IngramSpark Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

(author photo by Alison Redlich Photography)

05/24/2026

Love to see "The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness" on the Local Authors list at Bear Pond Books! Check out these other local authors, too, with events coming up soon! And of course, support this local indie bookstore and order here: https://bearpondbooks.com/list/local-authors

05/22/2026

"A retrospective poetry debut about the beauty of the invisible and the language of the heart."

Enter to win a free review copy of Polly Giantonio's "Remember the Sweetness: Poems" at LibraryThing (link to enter in comments)

05/22/2026

Thanks to the Rutland Herald for spreading the news about the Poetry Society of Vermont's newest Mountain Troubadour, Volume 72, published by Rootstock and available for the public on June 16th, with a launch event at Kellogg-Hubbard Library on June 27th!

Rootstock Publishing announces the June 16 release of “The Mountain Troubadour 2026: Volume 72”, an annual literary journal featuring original poetry by members of the Poetry Society of Vermont.

05/20/2026

Congrats to C.O. Moed! Afterword Bookshop, a new bookstore in the East Village, is now carrying her debut book, "It Was Her New York: True Stories and Snapshots." New Yorkers, please check it out!