Talks

Talk on the cult of domesticity, Ventfort Hall's Victorian tea, Lenox, Massachusetts

Talk on writing an historical novel and writing a family history at Greenfield Historical Society, Greenfield, Massachusetts

Talk on gardening at Springside House gardeners' group, Springside Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Reading from "Sarah's Daughter" and talk at Worcester Women's History Project, Worcester, Massachusetts

Talk on writing family history at Berkshire Family History Association, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Talk on language of an historical novel and book signing at Sheffield Historical Society, Sheffield, Massachusetts

Talk and reading from "Sarah's Daughter," Mason Library, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Talk and reading from "Sarah's Daughter," Richmond Free Public Library, Richmond, Massachusetts

Book club chats in Belmont, Pittsfield, Lenox, Alford, Williamstown, Lee, all in Massachusetts

Book signings for "Sarah's Daughter" in Pittsfield and Lenox, Massachusetts and Kinderhook, New York.

Selected Works

Fiction
A sequel to "Sarah's Daughter," published by Gadd Books in 2010.
A 19th century teen deals with family sorrow, joy, friendship, bereavement.
Cookbooks
A series of small books focusing on the use of fresh herbs in various milieu.
Opinion
Weekly column that has appeared on the front of local news section of daily newspaper for 23 years, 52 weeks of the year, briefly moved inside in 2010 and is now back on the front.
Photography
Free-lance photos -- scenic and historic -- have appeared in The (New London, CT) Day, Forbes magazine, Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Berkshire Eagle, The Boston Globe, Yankee Magazine and Yankee Travel Guide.
Opinion excerpts
Taken from past columns in The Berkshire Eagle

Quick Links

Essays about women's issues
Includes Amy Hill Hearth's interview of Ruth Bass, April 2012
www.GaddBooks.com
publishing company in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Ruth Bass interviewed by Hannah Storm on The Early Show, CBS, May 2007
A beautiful website for an editor turned artist
Publishers of "Sarah's Daughter" and other novels
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