Summer Over Autumn: A Small Book of Small-Town Life

“Whenever Howard Mansfield writes about the world around him, whether it be small-town New England, or what compels us to preserve the artifacts of our lives, or the mystery of Time, I pay attention.”—Mel Allen, editor, Yankee magazine

Howard Mansfield’s new book, Summer Over Autumn: A Small Book of Small-Town Life is named for what Mansfield calls the moment in late summer when the season is still going strong but you get that first glimpse at autumn.

“There’s a moment every summer whe…