And this is it. The grand finale of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs, the first of which has already been produced as a major motion picture about to be released. The series became wildly popular on its initial release due to the quirky story and the images that were included in…
For fans of Many Lives, Many Masters is a new book with a similar spiritual message from author Bud Megargee. dirt, TRUTH, music and bungee cords isn’t told in the normal fashion of tale telling, even in the nonfiction sense. It is laid out the easiest way possible, as a dictation of the conversations between Bud,…
Night Film is an award-winning mystery that is as dark as it is entertaining. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets the movie 8MM when a disgraced journalist investigates the life of an enigmatic horror flick director, his cult-like followers, and the death of his daughter. Random House | Hardcover | 2013 | 602 pp Scott McGrath had…
Newly released in February of this year, Sepetys’ Salt to the Sea has been blowing up book blogs everywhere. The setting is intriguing by itself – the biggest maritime disaster in history, yet most are unfamiliar with the tragedy. It is the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German ship packed with children who were being evacuated…
Brad J. Boucher is a local Hampton author with several published books of horror and the noir under his belt. His collection of work is available on Amazon and other booksellers. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. My name is Brad Boucher and I’ve lived in Hampton for…
Recently published in January of this year, Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist (what a title, eh?) is described as “The Flamethrowers meets Let the Great World Spin”. Taking place in the span of one turbulent day, it chronicles the intersections between police officers, protesters, and one delegate during the 1999 Seattle WTO protests. Little,…
I experienced an unexpected delight while at Four Tree Island for a child’s birthday party. Unbeknownst to us, UNH’s A Cappella group Not Too Sharp was there, about to shoot their newest video. The group of young men siting on the rocks and enjoying a BBQ suddenly broke out in a chorus of beautiful voices, and…
Louise Speck is the author of Tickles ‘n Tears: The Psychology of Humor under the nom de plume of Spec. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I moved up to northern Massachusetts to help my folks in their final years, and that was a good choice. I don’t know specifically where…
Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth is finally open for the season and they began this year with Spring Barnyard Baby Animals which presented livestock representative of 17th century farms and later. This was a great exposition for the kids where they could learn about local heritage and have fun eyeing those adorable baby animals. If you…
Queen of Shadows is the fourth book in the smash hit high fantasy series for young adults and adults by author Sarah J. Maas. After just finishing the fourth novel in the set, I learned that the Throne of Glass series was optioned for a television miniseries, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m guessing…