Beyond the Books

Welcome! As a former travel writer turned novelist, you can expect my insights into the writing and publishing process, a peek into my homesteading life in rural Western Massachusetts, and plenty of what inspires me in the day-to-day.

By Amy Hagstrom

· Launched 3 years ago

Well hi there. It's been a minute.

It’s with some dismay that I realize I haven’t spent time here since March, despite a new book out in January.

Jun 21•Amy Hagstrom

Demolition Day

Possibly my least favorite writerly rite of passage

Mar 5•Amy Hagstrom

The aftermath of a book release

And a rare glimpse of me 'eventing' in the world

Feb 10•Amy Hagstrom

Arctic blasts from the past

It’s brutally cold here in New England, but guess what?

Jan 30•Amy Hagstrom

It's Publication Day for Now That I Know You By Heart!

There was a time when I thought this book would never see the light of day.

Jan 20•Amy Hagstrom

Countdown to Book #3, two book giveaways...

But alas, not a partridge in a pear tree.

Dec 18, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

Presence

Last week, I wrote about how there’s a time for everything, so I suppose it’s apropo, now that the first snow has fallen Western Mass, to talk about…

Dec 6, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

There is a season for everything

Hello readers!

Nov 18, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

Up next in the life of a lowly author...advanced copies are in!

And they're so prettttty!

Oct 28, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

Countdown to publication

The moment of calm between turning in the last of the edits and receiving the finished copy of a book is a blissful time, I’m telling you.

Sep 23, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

Life in the hilltowns

(I’m fairly confident that’s one word, despite what auto correct tells me.)

Sep 9, 2025•Amy Hagstrom

Big giveaway TODAY if free books are your thing

And hey look! August bounty on Aster Hill!

Aug 19, 2025•Amy Hagstrom