{{Short description|American writer and journalist (born 1944)}} {{infobox writer |name=Castle Freeman Jr. |birth_date={{birth date and age|1944|11|26}} |birth_place=San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |occupation=Author |alma_mater=Columbia University School of General Studies |notable_works=''Go with Me'' (2008) |spouse={{marriage|Alice Chaffee|1969}} |website={{URL|https://castlefreemanjr.com/}} }} '''Castle Freeman Jr.''' (born November 26, 1944<ref name=highbeam>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170904110315/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3416100057.html Freeman, Castle (William), Jr. 1944- - Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series | HighBeam Research] Retrieved 2012-12-17.</ref>) is an American author. He is the author of the novel ''Go with Me'', adapted into the film ''Blackway'' (2015) starring Anthony Hopkins and Julia Stiles. For 30 years he was a contributor to ''The Old Farmer's Almanac'', and he is the author of four other novels, two short-story collections, as well as a major history of a Vermont township.
==Life== Castle Freeman Jr. was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1944, the son of an officer in the Army Air Corps. His family was from Illinois, and he grew up in Chicago. He studied at Columbia University School of General Studies graduating in 1968, and in 1969 married artist and designer Alice Chaffee. In 1972, they moved to Vermont,<ref name=highbeam/><ref name=cf>[http://castlefreemanjr.com/?page_id=171 About the Author | Castle Freeman, Jr.] Retrieved 2012-12-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/34386/Castle_Freeman_Jr/index.aspx Castle Freeman, Jr. from HarperCollins Publishers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331220011/http://harpercollins.com/authors/34386/Castle_Freeman_Jr/index.aspx |date=2013-03-31 }} Retrieved 2012-12-16.</ref> living in Newfane since 1975.<ref>[http://newfanegardenclub.webs.com/apps/members/ Members - Newfane Garden Club] Retrieved 2012-12-17.</ref>
==Writing== Freeman began writing on his arrival in Vermont. Although employed as an editor and proof-reader for book and magazine publishers, he has been a regular contributor to several periodicals including ''The Old Farmer's Almanac'' (1982–2011), ''Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine'' (1992–93), and ''Vermont Life Magazine'' (2009–2018). He has had four novels and two short-story collections published as well as a collection of essays and a history of Townshend, Vermont. He is also the author of fifty short-stories and over 100 essays and other non-fiction. Virtually all his writing concerns rural northern New England and Vermont in particular.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
His work has also appeared in ''The Best American Short Stories'' and ''The Best American Nonrequired Reading''.<ref>[http://castlefreemanjr.com/?page_id=2 Published Writings | Castle Freeman, Jr.] Retrieved 2012-12-17.</ref>
==Bibliography== Castle Freeman's published work includes:<ref>http://castlefreemanjr.com/?page_id=2 Published Writings</ref>
===Novels=== * ''Judgment Hill'' (1997) * ''My Life and Adventures'' (2002) * ''Go with Me'' (2008) * ''All That I Have'' (2009) * ''The Devil in the Valley'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/castle-freeman-jr/|title=Castle Freeman Jr.|website=www.fantasticfiction.co.uk}}</ref> * ''Old Number Five'' (2018) * ''Children of the Valley'' (2020)
===Short story collections=== * ''The Bride of Ambrose and Other Stories'' (1987)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/The-Bride-Ambrose-Other-Stories/dp/093914901X The Bride of Ambrose and Other Stories: Castle, Jr. Freeman: 9780939149018: Amazon.com: Books] Retrieved 2012-12-16.</ref> * ''Round Mountain: Twelve Stories'' (2012)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Round-Mountain-Stories-Castle-Freeman/dp/0984707824 Round Mountain: Twelve Stories: Castle Freeman: 9780984707829: Amazon.com: Books] Retrieved 2012-12-16.</ref>
===Others=== * ''Spring Snow: The Seasons of New England from The Old Farmer's Almanac'' (1995) - Essay collection<ref>{{cite book|title=Spring Snow: The Seasons of New England from The Old Farmer's Almanac|first=Castle Jr.|last=Freeman|date=27 September 1995|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=0395730988}}</ref> * ''A Stitch In Time: Townshend, Vermont, 1753-2003'' (non-fiction)<ref>[http://www.townshendvt.org/aboutbook.html Townshend Historical Society] Retrieved 2012-12-17.</ref><ref>[http://castlefreemanjr.com/?page_id=218 A Stitch in Time: Townshend, Vermont 1753-2003 | Castle Freeman, Jr.] Retrieved 2012-12-17.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} * {{official website|http://castlefreemanjr.com/}}
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