From the time he published his first story in Yankee in 1977 to the day he retired as its editor in 2025, Mel Allen’s writing has captured the unique essence of New England and the people who call it home. Here for the first time, Allen has collected 45 of his favorite pieces, adding intimate new introductions and postscripts to put them in context. The feel and flavor of New England lives within the covers of this engaging collection. --Publisher's blurb
About the Author:
Mel Allen has spent nearly half a century finding fascinating people and places he wanted to write about and telling the stories of New England. He became Yankee Magazine’s fifth editor in the summer of 2006, after previous roles as writer, senior editor, and executive editor. Mel’s career at Yankee Magazine spanned more than four decades, and he has written for every department in the magazine. In his pursuit of stories, he has raced a sled dog team, crawled into the dens of black bears, and fished with the legendary Ted Williams. In 2018, he was inducted into the Folio Magazine Hall of Fame for editorial excellence. He has taught magazine writing and creative nonfiction for the past 25 years, divided between the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and MFA program at Bay Path University. He lives and writes in New Hampshire.
Join Mel Allen at Gibson's Bookstore on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 6:30 pm where he will discuss his new book!
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