Jeffrey Ryan will return to the Library to discuss his latest book, Hermit, about a mysterious Maine hermit who lived in the woods of Piscataquis County near the Appalachian Trail in the mid-20th century. Maine State Historican, Earle G. Shettleworth, had this to say about the book. "Jeffrey Ryan tells an engaging story about a mysterious Maine hermit who lived in the woods of Piscataquis County near the Appalachian Trail.