GREENSBORO – Vermont author Jodi Lew-Smith will speak about the history of Vermont poor farms and what is known of historic poor relief in Greensboro. The talk will begin at 7 p.m., at the Greensboro Free Library and will be followed by a book signing.
Lew-Smith will describer the reasoning behind her fictional portrayal of a poor farm in her historical novel, “Asa James,” the tale of a young man raised on an 1875 Vermont poor farm, where he grew the ambition to be the next Charles Darwin. The novel has won multiple awards for historical fiction, including the American Legacy Book Award for historical fiction and the National Indie Excellence Award for regional fiction of the Northeast.
Jodi Lew-Smith lives on a hill farm in Hardwick, with her husband, dog, chickens, and 250 apple trees. Her stories and essays have appeared in various journals, including a story in The Wax Paper that was nominated for a 2019 Pushcart Prize.
