Siren of the Finger Lakes

Siren of the Finger Lakes is an illustrated work of regional mythology for adult readers, told through the clear-eyed voice of Liv, a nine-year-old returning to Livingston County after two years away from home.

As she moves through the hills, shorelines, and shifting seasons of the Finger Lakes, Liv begins to sense something unusual about the region, the way the lakes seem to listen, the ridgelines seem to watch, and the wind carries something older than memory.

Rooted in the sensory world of...