Ranked #1
The Bookshelf: A Story About Two Pairs Of Sister Years Apart
The Bookshelf: A Story About Two Pairs Of Sister Years Apart
In a small New Hampshire community two sisters, Henrietta and Jane, grow up under the shadow of a folk tale about the ru... Read more
24 May 2019
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7mins
Ranked #2
The Bookshelf: Poet Marie Harris and 'Desire Lines'
The Bookshelf: Poet Marie Harris and 'Desire Lines'
If you've ever been on a college campus or a public park, you may have seen desire lines. Those are those well-worn path... Read more
6 Dec 2019
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13mins
Ranked #3
The Bookshelf: Miriam Levine's Poetry of 'Loss and Consolation'
The Bookshelf: Miriam Levine's Poetry of 'Loss and Consolation'
Miriam Levine's new collection of poetry is, as she describes it, a book about loss and consolation. In Saving Daylight,... Read more
2 Aug 2019
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6mins
Ranked #4
The Bookshelf: Author John Brighton Remembers the Sullivan County of the 1960s
The Bookshelf: Author John Brighton Remembers the Sullivan County of the 1960s
When New Hampshire author John Brighton was six years old, his family bought a lakeside farm in Washington, a small town... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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4mins
Ranked #5
The Bookshelf: Joe Hill on Collaboration: 'Story is Our Family's Private Language'
The Bookshelf: Joe Hill on Collaboration: 'Story is Our Family's Private Language'
When Joe Hill launched his career as a writer, he didn't want anyone to know about his famous writer parents, Stephen an... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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18mins
Ranked #6
The Bookshelf: The 'People's Book' Showcases New Hampshire Writers, Artists
The Bookshelf: The 'People's Book' Showcases New Hampshire Writers, Artists
This week marked the launch of the second annual edition of The People's Book, a collection of literary works and visual... Read more
27 Sep 2019
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8mins
Ranked #7
The Bookshelf: Trans Girl Navigates Middle School in Exeter Author's New Novel
The Bookshelf: Trans Girl Navigates Middle School in Exeter Author's New Novel
For many kids, middle school is a fraught time. Friendships are forged and broken; bodies begin to change in sometimes u... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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13mins
Ranked #8
The Bookshelf: In Debut Memoir, Jennifer Militello Upends Time
The Bookshelf: In Debut Memoir, Jennifer Militello Upends Time
In Jennifer Militello's debut memoir, Knock Wood, time moves in more than one direction. The relationship between cause ... Read more
16 Aug 2019
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6mins
Ranked #9
The Bookshelf: Nelson's Stacia Tolman On Her Debut Novel
The Bookshelf: Nelson's Stacia Tolman On Her Debut Novel
Writer Stacia Tolman worked for many years as a high school English teacher at a private school in New Hampshire’s Monad... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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5mins
Ranked #10
The Bookshelf: Author Alex Myers Challenges Gender Norms in New Novel
The Bookshelf: Author Alex Myers Challenges Gender Norms in New Novel
Novelist Alex Myers came out as transgender in the mid-90s, when society's understanding of what it means to be transgen... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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8mins