The Millerton News - January 9, 2025

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Cartoon by Natalia Zukerman

About a year ago, we dropped off some just published copies of The Millerton News for patrons at Irving Farm’s coffee shop on Main Street. It was a Wednesday morning. The papers were fresh off the press, having been driven to The Lakeville Journal offices in Falls Village from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where they are printed on the presses of The Berkshire Eagle.

Inside Irving Farm, a few papers were placed on tables for anyone to read. A few people reach out to glance at the paper, maybe even pull it closer to read some part of it, then return to their phone. Some will flip through pages, but only to return to their digital news source. Swipe. Swipe. And swipe.

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Local authors William and Susan Kinsolving met attendees at a book talk they hosted at the Scoville Memorial Library on May 15.
L. Tomaino

Local authors and married couple William and Susan Kinsolving, each with a new book, gave a book talk at the Scoville Library in Salisbury on May 15.

William Kinsolving, an author of five novels, is also a screenwriter, a Ford Foundation Playwriting Grant recipient, and a critically acclaimed actor and director.His new novel, “Dangerous Times,” delves into the antebellum South, drawing sharp parallels to today’s divided world and shedding light on enduring truths from then and now. Susan Kinsolving’s novel, “The Head’s Tail,” is a witty, irreverent romp through the messy world of prep school drama. It is sharp, funny, and thoroughly entertaining.

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