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The Toadstool Bookshops in Peterborough and Keene are under new ownership.Emerson Sistare and his family have purchased the longtime independent bookstores from Willard and Holly Williams. The Williams family founded the Toadstool in Peterborough in...

Booksellers talk about why meeting with book people each fall matters.

The Toadstool Bookshops owner Willard Williams said every retailer in the state should be recognized for what they went through over the final nine months of 2020.Last year was anything but easy for those in the retail business in New Hampshire and...

Kick your holiday weekend into high gear with a Thanksgiving Day 5K, holiday stroll and "Cider Monday."

Published: 4/23/2021 12:43:21 PM There’s a genre of books dedicated to motorcycle club romance, but until 2019, avid reader and Peterborough transplant Brittney Courtenay had no idea it existed. That was when one of her reader groups suggested Wanted By the Devil by Joanna Blake, one of about 400 books she read that year. She’s not only been a big reader for her entire life, but Courtenay had also dabbled in writing. When she was done with Blake’s book, Courtenay thought “I can do this...

Independent Bookstore Day is on April 24, 2021 April 19, 2021 Lines of perspective created by shelves seem to extend to infinity at the Avenue Victor Hugo used book store in Lee. Photo by P.T. Sullivan Independent Bookstore Day is celebrated annually on the last Saturday in April and here’s a look at some of New Hampshire’s favorite indie bookstores. Indie Bookstores in Southern New Hampshire , Manchester Located in the heart of the Queen City on Elm Street, this bookstore is a favorite by ...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 2/19/2021 12:05:34 PM When R.W. Bell was creating the main character for his first novel “Trace Element,” he decided to use a combination of two very important people in his life. Ethan Cross is named after his 5-year-old son and based on a projection of what Bell thinks his oldest child might be like when he gets to his mid-20s. Cross’ personality? That is a mirror image of Bell’s wife Candice, who Bell describes as someone with a “fact-based...

Read It and Reap: Lancaster resident launches book club focusing on Black writers By Ann Connery Frantz The mostly white residents of Lancaster are exploring literatures from the Black community, thanks to the idea of a resident who launched a book club for them. After several months meeting online, they look forward to a time when they can meet in person. The book club is the brain child of Sedruola “Sedie” Maruska. “I know that Black authors are often overlooked but have a lot to share ...

By Ann Connery Frantz Still looking for that “something else” gift for readers? Here’s a brief look at some books that might fulfill your quest. •Fredrik Bachman, author of the ever-popular “A Man Called Ove” and “My Grandmother Told Me to Say She’s Sorry,” has released a touching novel about life, “Anxious People.” He writes realistically, making his character live on the pages, and deals with the highs and lows of life in a now-humorous, now-sensitive manner. All in all,...