Explore the history of the Catskills with Editor Bill Birns, whose collection of Catskills essays by 28 writers is a must read.

Join us on Thursday, May 7th at the Roscoe Free Library for a conversation with Bill Birns, editor of the newly published Catskills treasure Peter Pan in the Catskills. This engaging and beautifully illustrated volume celebrates all that is extraordinary about the Catskill Mountains. In 33 essays, by 28 writers, we dig deep into Catskills culture and history, bringing to light fossils, flora, and fauna, as well as art, railroads, baseball, and so much else.

Selected and with an introduction by renowned Catskills writer Bill Birns, Peter Pan in the Catskills is the first original title issued by Purple Mountain Press, a majority woman-owned independent press. A portion of the profits from its publication supports the Gilboa Museum.

About the Editor
Bill Birns has lived and worked in the Catskills for fifty years. A graduate of Union College, Bill holds a Ph.D. in rhetoric and linguistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His 1986 dissertation was a study of the dialect of the Catskills. He is also the author of A Catskill Catalog (2011), available from Purple Mountain Press.