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Top 100
March 5, 2024 (edited Nov 7, 2025) I created my 100 favorite books lists three years ago. Since then I’ve read three books that, if I had read them prior to the creation of the list, would have been included. Rather than restructure the entire list I’ll just include them here. 82. In the Time of…
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A Journey Through Faith and Self-Discovery: Kirkus Reviews Celebrates J. Peter Cobb’s Latest Novel
Kirkus Reviews praised J. Peter Cobb’s upcoming novel, “Some Things Aren’t Meant to Be,” calling it a touching and introspective work that follows the life of John Gauthier. Though the novel’s narrative structure could better develop character relationships, it delivers a compelling coming-of-age tale that explores themes of love, faith, and growth. The endorsement from…
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Buy the Books
Both novels are available for purchase online, at local retailers and directly from the author. For books with dedications, send a check for $20 to 24 Grand View Farm Road, Barre Town, Vermont 05641. Please indicate which book you are interested in and the message you want in the book. Add $18 extra for each…
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The Tunnel
On October 15, Bridgeside Books in Waterbury, VT is featuring “Spooky Tales: An Evening of Vermont’s Scariest Original Stories.” Professional actors Mark Nash and Kathryn Blume will read spooky short stories from seven local authors; including me, Mary Chaffee, Lucy Cummin, Jenna Danyew, Kathleen McKinley Harris, Katherine Forbes Riley and Janet Wylie. My story is…
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Journalism
My first job as a journalist was at the Black River Tribune in Ludlow, Vermont in 1976. It has since folded. It was a tiny weekly newspaper with a circulation of 2,500. Needless to say the pay was pretty low. The paper was so small, the few of us who worked there did everything, we…
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Photography
I started taking pictures when I was in high school in the 1960s. My brother gave me the same camera James Bond used to take pictures of secret documents. The camera worked great for Bond but not so well for me. The negatives were tiny and consequently the pictures were grainy. Forget about printing enlargements.…
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Publishing Later in Life
To Alice If all goes as planned, I should have a novel published by January 2022. I recently signed a contract with TouchPoint Press to publish my novel To Alice. Until that happens it’s a bit premature to call me a published author, or at least a published author of fiction. I regularly write feature…
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Cobb: Dealing with a parent who probably should go to a facility but doesn’t want to.
The late Alice Cobb, of Rutland, and a granddaughter, Colleen LeFebvre, of Barre.
