Tommy Carbone



Maine Author
Tommy Carbone





Hello!

I'm Tommy Carbone and I write fiction about the characters of the Maine woods. I also have released annotated editions of non-fiction classics. If you love Maine, you are sure to find places you may recognize in my writing. If you haven't been to Maine, these books will make you want to visit.

Come explore – It's a big state!


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The Lobster Lake Bandits is the
first book in the
Moosehead Mystery Series.
"I loved the whole book and recommend it highly." - - Pat Davidson Reef - The Book Corner, Maine's Journal Tribune


The Elephant Mountain Gang
is the second novel in the
Moosehead Mystery Series. Joe Parker, Sarah, and Warden Henry Ford are back, along with some new characters, involved in a bizarre mystery happening up at Moosehead Lake during the cold of a snowy and icy winter.



A Novel.

Based on the life of David Stone Libbey.

Available now
in
paperback and Apple eBook.


From Down East Maine comes a wonderful
memoir about a trip to the Maine woods.
Based on the writing of one of Maine's best
and earliest women authors, this annotated
edition is full of adventure and Maine history.
Available in paperback, Kindle eBook, and a commemorative dust jacket hardcover (ISBN 978-1954048072).


Lucius Hubbard's Maine travel memoir, "Woods and Lakes of Maine," is full of history and descriptive writing on the outdoors from Moosehead Lake to the Allagash and into Canada. Maine historian, Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, said of Hubbard, "The one person that did more for place names in Maine than Thoreau, was Hubbard." Available in paperback and also a commemorative dust jacket hardcover (ISBN 978-1-7347358-2-6).


Do you know the true legends of Katahdin,
Pamola, and Whiskey Jack?
Have panthers ever roamed in Maine?
Who were the women who climbed
Katahdin with Thomas Higginson?
What is the legend of Kineo? And of
Kokadjo?
These questions and more are answered in
this book of stories from Maine writers:
Fannie Hardy Eckstorm &
Manly Hardy
with the poems of Anna Boynton Averill. Available in paperback and case laminate hardcover editions.


Like Hubbard, Thomas S. Steele paddled and
documented his trips through the Maine
North Woods.
In this two-book
edition you will find both of Steele's books
along with added photos and new material.
This is truly a Maine classic that any outdoor
enthusiast will enjoy.
Available in case laminate hardcover and paperback.


Tommy has updated, "Hubbard's Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine," with new content and photos. In these books Hubbard documents and provides historical detail you will find in no other book on the north Maine woods. Available in paperback and case laminate hardcover editions. Back in 1890, Hubbard sold a map to go with the book. Contact Tommy at the form below for details on how to order a poster replica of that map.


The Penobscot Man - Life and Death on a Maine River. An updated edition with new stories and never before published content. This book has added content from the original printing, so it has a new title to distinguish this commemorative edition. Available in paperback, case laminate hardcover, and a beautiful collector edition dust jacket hardcover (ISBN 978-1954048218).

View The Penobscot Man - Life and Death on a Maine River
Book Trailer on YouTube

David Stone Libbey - He Was Penobscot. This edition about David Libbey includes letters from David Libbey, his published articles, photographs of the time period and annotations giving an historical perspective to the writing. This book has added content from the original publication about this Maine pioneer, so it has a new title to distinguish this edition.


Maine Woods & Lakes - A Writing Journal. This hardcover keepsake journal includes original inspirational color photographs from the Maine lakes and mountains by Maine photographer and author, Tommy Carbone. Amongst the photographs there are lined pages for reflection, or journaling, with additional blank space for sketching or notes.
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In Maine ask for my books at Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop - in Bar Harbor, Falmouth, Freeport, Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor, Topsham, Rockland, Windham, and Portland. Or anytime, from anywhere shop online, @ Sherman's Books.
Call or order online - they will ship to you. (Click here to go to Shermans.com to order)


Growing Up Greenpoint -
A Kid's Life in 1970s Brooklyn


The book that started it all!


"An entertaining memoir that reads like a sitcom."


"Made me laugh until tears were coming down my face."


In Growing up Greenpoint, Tommy Carbone captures what it was like to be a kid during the 1970s and 80s in Brooklyn, New York.


Watch the book trailer on my YouTube Channel here.



For ebooks, the Apple Books versions are terrific.

You can download from the Apple Store:
LINKED HERE


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