“New England Uncovered’’ is the topic for the reading a discussion series being held at the Brown Public Library this month. The second book chosen was A Brother’s Blood by Michael White. The discussion was led by Jim Schley.

Jim Schley is a writer, theater artist, and teacher who works as a writing instructor for the Community College of Vermont. He is also a managing editor for a book publisher. He has written several books. His newest book is the collection of poems As When, In Season . Jim Schley was born and raised in Wisconsin. He moved to New England in the mid-1970s to attend Dartmouth College, where he majored in Creative Writing and Native American Studies.

Schley’s approach to the discussion was different from Mary Hays, the last leader’s. He is a craftsman of words. It was interesting to be exposed to his critiques of the author’s style. Schley pointed out the frequent use of metaphor in the writing.

A Brother’s Blood is the story of Libby and her brother who grew up in Northern Maine during the Second World War. Their father was a logger who obtained a job at a detainment camp for German prisoners of war. One of the young prisoners is found dead. Years later the prisoner’s brother comes to seek the complete story of his brother’s death. The logging community has something hidden. The book brings the community to life and the mystery to a solution.

The final book for discussion is I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty years Away by Bill Bryson. The discussion will be held on March 30, at 7:00 P.M. at the Brown Public Library. The series is presented by the Vermont Humanities Council; and Brown Public Library.