S1E25 - Writing an Enchanted Landscape with Daniel Mason

How does a landscape come alive and even feel enchanted? Bestselling author Daniel Mason explores this question in his novels “Country People” and “North Woods.” Both are steeped in the natural history of New England, from its geology to its native plants and animals. They capture the uncanny feeling of living in a landscape layered with human history — the stone walls, cellar holes, and other remnants of lives long past, hidden in the woods.

In this conversation, Mason talks about the deep history of the land and the folklore of rural Vermont. One plot strand in “Country People” invo...