Authors in and around the Berkshires have been busy. Here s a look at a few of the new works, ranging from collections of poetry to memoirs about less-than-friendly pooches, that
Tommy Zurhellen walking along the Green River in Wyoming, 2019 I always knew being a veteran can be hard, but on my walk across America I discovered that being a homeless veteran can be so much harder,” says Navy veteran Tommy Zurhellen, a Marist College professor who in 2019 walked 2,866 miles across the country from Portland to Poughkeepsie to raise awareness of veteran suicide and homelessness in the US. Zurhellen’s recently published memoir, The Low Road: Walking the Walk for Veterans, recounts his experience walking 22 miles a day (a reference to the average daily number of veteran suicides in the US) with nothing but the bag on his back. “This walk showed me that we have a long way to go to support our heroes, many of whom are experiencing homelessness, unemployment and mental health issues,” says Zurhellen.