Anne Enright’s Literary Journeys to Australia and New Zealand The Booker Prize-winning author recommends three works by writers who, thanks to geography, may have never received their due.

Belmont resident Esterina Gentilcore began taking woodworking classes as a new mom in therapy for postpartum depression. Now she runs her own business crafting wooden cutting and charcuterie boards.

Born and raised in New York, she has lived in Redwood City off and on since 1967, including for the last 24 years. Kirschman began writing the Dot Meyerhoff series a little more than a decade ago.