The next month at Gibson’s Bookstore, 27 S. Main St., is chock-full of local authors and speakers. Make room in your schedule for some of these free events!
For more information about these events, visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.
– Local Foods Night, July 30 at 7 p.m.
August is Eat Local Foods Month in New Hampshire. To start it off right, we’re convening a panel to discuss why the local foods option is healthy, affordable, good for the economy and good for the environment. The panel will present great books (for beginners and committed locavores alike) to help and encourage you.
The panel will include: Ruth Smith, outreach coordinator for the Concord Cooperative Market; Larry Pletcher, owner of the Vegetable Ranch and president of Local Harvest CSA; Elizabeth Obelenus, program coordinator for Northeast Organic Farming Association and Ruth Owen of Hopkinton.
We’ll have lots of books to show you, all of which will be 20 percent-off during the event.
– Picture-Book Party, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.
Join us to welcome a whole bunch of picture-book authors and illustrators to Gibson’s. Bring the kids – we’ll have snacks and read-alouds.
Scheduled to appear are Carol Ekster, author of “Where Am I Sleeping Tonight”; Nancy Tupper Ling, author of “My Sister Alicia May”; Jean Cochran, author and publisher of “Farmer Brown and His Little Red Truck”; and Daryl Enos, the illustrator of “Farmer Brown.”
– “101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain” with Bruce Heald and David Nielsen, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.
As the anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Old Man of the Mountain approaches, many may look toward the famous ridge wishing they could still get a glimpse of that familiar face.
Though the rocks have fallen, author Bruce Heald offers readers that second look in “101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain,” illustrating the history, magnificence, preservation, and ultimate fall of one of nature’s most famous masterpieces. Complete with reflections and photos from caretaker David Nielsen, “101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain,” reveals the timeless glory of the great stone face.
– “In the Cat’s Eye” with Glenn Currie, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.
Join us as we welcome local poet and photographer Glenn Currie back to Gibson’s! Glenn’s new book, “In the Cat’s Eye,” like his book “Daydreams,” is a series of poems and images.
– “Following the Water” with David Carroll, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.
“Following the Water” is a nature journal in which David Carroll follows the inhabitants of his local New Hampshire wetlands through a season of turtle life from March thaw, when the turtles wake from hibernation, to November, when ice puts them back to sleep, along the way celebrating such personal holy days as the Return of the red-winged blackbird.
– “Bobby & J. Edgar” with Burton Hersh, Aug. 22 at 3 p.m.
Burton Hersh, a journalist and historian, has chronicled the Kennedy family for more than 35 years. In this new book, “Bobby & J. Edgar,” he chronicles the intricate, intriguing and dangerous relationship between Bobby Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover.
