The Arts

Vermont author and illustrator discuss
'The Vermont Monster Guide'

BELLOWS FALLS—Vermont author Joseph A. Citro and illustrator Stephen R. Bissette  discuss their new book, The Vermont Monster Guide, Friday, Nov. 20,  7 p.m., at Village Square Booksellers in Bellows Falls, Vt.

"Afraid of the dark? You will be, after you read this illustrated guide to the fantastic swimming, crawling, flying, and slithering denizens of Vermont’s dark side," says bookstore owner Pat Fowler.

"Though not widely acknowledged, the Green Mountain State is home to more winged wonders, wet weirdoes, and crypto creatures than any other state in the country.

"You probably know about Champ, the elusive monster of Lake Champlain. But what about Northfield’s Pigman? And Richford’s The Awful?

"Wherever you are in Vermont—in town or country, river or lake, land or sky—you’re never far from the unknown. Or the unexpected," says Fowler.

Joseph A. Citro, respected monster hunter, brings to light over sixty Vermonsters, many captured in exquisite, ghoulish detail by the pen, brush, and ink of artist Stephen R. Bissette.

Designed as both a cautionary tale and handy field manual for those who dare, The Vermont Monster Guide will be of interest to natives and tourists, to young and old . . . though it may not be suitable for readers with fragile constitutions, Fowler says.

The authors’ previous collaboration, The Vermont Ghost Guide, is a popular favorite and the perfect companion to this volume.

"WARNING: The authors and publisher are not responsible for any unfortunate encounters that may result from the reading of this book," says Fowler.

Joseph A. Citro has written numerous novels, collections of arcane folklore, and ghost guides chronicling the dark side of Vermont and New England.

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