At the start of each autumn, Portsmouth holds the largest fairy house tour in the world called The Friends of the South End Portsmouth Fairy House Tour. It takes place in the historic south end of Portsmouth, from Strawberry Banke to Peirce Island. The tour was first inspired by author Tracy Kane and her Fairy Houses Series® of…
There’s a good chance that you’ve read this already, at the very least you’ve probably heard of it. But that’s okay if you’ve already experienced The Last Lecture because this one falls into the ‘re-read every few years’ category. Is it in your personal library? Has it been a few years since you experienced it? It might be…
Barnes & Noble 45 Gosling Rd, Newington NH Wednesday, September 30th at 5PM Girl World: How to Ditch the Drama and Find Your Inner Amazing by Patricia Ottaviano Sourcebooks Fire Paperback 1492609129/978-1492609124 Hardcover 1492609633/978-1492609636 August 4, 2015 Purchase Link Patricia Ottaviano, anti-bullying activist and founder of the non-profit Sister Solder: Stand Up For Each Other will be hosting…
Today was the second annual Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival in Somersworth, an event hosted by the Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce with proceeds benefiting the public schools. In lieu of the Rochester Fair, I opted to bring the kids (free for them!), stake out a section of lawn at the Somersworth High School Pavillion, and listen to…
Nicholas Conley is a seacoast NH author. His latest novel Pale Highway is set to be published on October 20th of this year. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I’m a writer on the NH seacoast, with a love for travel, literature, and good coffee. My upcoming novel…
Darrow the Helldiver is back in Golden Son, the second book in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. You might have heard of this series; it was popular before it even became published with reviewers actually begging for advance review copies. I was lucky enough to get a copy of Red Rising before it hit…
Phil Marcello is a local author from Rye. He is a co-author of recently published Dog Tales and has several upcoming titles. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I started writing as a boy in the sixties. Growing up in the projects isn’t easy, but reading and writing…
If you grew up in New England, especially coastal New England, you’ve likely heard of the Whaleship Essex. A ship born out of the American whaling capital of Nantucket in the early nineteenth century, its incredible tale was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. In In the Heart of the Sea, author Nathaniel Philbrick pieces…
Every Saturday Morning at 10:30 a.m., Salem Historical Tours provides specialty tours. This Saturday, they will be holding a Literary Book Walk Tour. Event Description: Book Talk Book Walk: A Literary Tour of Salem Saturday, September 12 @ 11:00 a.m. The Cuftom House 8 Central Street Salem, MA 01970 Click Here to Purchase Tickets Salem is…
Greater Boston Humanists Saturday, September 19, 2015 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT Phillips Brooks House 1 Harvard Bus Tunnel Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet by Nancy Ellen Abrams March 10, 2015 Beacon Press Hardcover ISBN 0807073393 200pp Amazon Link …