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Author Event: Diana Spechler and *Skinny*
I just loved Diana Spechler’s debut novel, Who By Fire, of which Publisher’s Weekly said “In her affecting debut, Spechler raises the question of whether, in rescuing others, we risk ruining...
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Author Event: Richard Horan and *Seeds*
We have a very fun event with Richard Horan and his nonfiction book, Seeds. Well, the full title of the book is Seeds: One Man’s Serendipitous Journey to find the Trees that Inspired Famous American...
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Author Event: Edith Pearlman and *Binocular Vision*
Are you a fan of short fiction, enjoying the satisfaction a one-sitting story brings? Or, do you shy away from short stories, convinced that only a novel can fulfill you? No matter which camp you...
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Author Event: Laura Harrington and *Alice Bliss*
A few months ago I received an email from author Laura Harrington, asking if I’d accept a copy of her novel, Alice Bliss, for review consideration. I was interested in the story, but had to decline a...
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Author Event with J. Courtney Sullivan and *Maine*
We had a great afternoon with J. Courtney Sullivan one Sunday a few weeks back! She returned to the Bookshop to read from her new novel, Maine, which is currently at the #9 position on the New York...
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Weekend Cooking: Jael McHenry’s *Midnight Cry Brownies*
We had the extreme pleasure of hosting Jael McHenry and her novel, The Kitchen Daughter, for an author event with a brief reading, Q&A, and book signing. It was delightful! Those of you who’ve had...
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A visit to *The Night Circus*
“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of...
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Author Event with Dawn Tripp and *Game of Secrets*
Earlier this summer (it is still summer … for a few days, anyway!), we hosted Dawn Tripp with her most recent novel, Game of Secrets. The novel is part literary thriller, part love story; a story in...
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Author Event: John Lithgow and *Drama*
Nan (@nanReads), Anne (@anneDeCourcey), Marie (@bostonBibliophl) and I waiting in line for the event. A few weeks ago I went in to Cambridge to meet some friends for the John Lithgow event that Harvard...
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Author event: John Smolens and *The Schoolmaster’s Daughter*
The Bookshop hosted John Smolens with his historical novel, The Schoolmaster’s Daughter: A Novel of the American Revolution. This novel explores a family torn apart – Abigail Lovell’s schoolmaster...
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Author(s) event: Kelly O’Connor McNees AND Louisa May Alcott!
Our local bookshop has been running a great series of author events! I’m still recovering from my disappointment at missing Chris Bohjalian on April 11, but last week I attended a reading and Q&A...
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Author event: Alix Strauss and *Based Upon Availability*
There are some weeks when J is at work late (or out of town), and my evening activities are ‘based upon availability’ of a sitter for the kids. Often these nights end with me whining about missing an...
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Author Event: John Vaillant and *The Tiger*
A few weeks ago our local bookshop hosted an event with John Vaillant reading from and discussing his latest work of nonfiction, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. The Tiger is, as...
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“Breakfast with the Authors” at the Concord Festival of Authors
The Concord Festival of Authors was created in 1993 as an arm of the Angela Arkell Mitchell Foundation, a non-profit with the following mission: to promote books and authors, to present the work of...
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Author Event: Susan Cheever and *Louisa May Alcott*
Two weeks ago, on November 14, I had the great pleasure of attending an event with Susan Cheever and her latest book, Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography. Full disclosure: the event was at our...
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Author Event: Richard Francis and *Fruitlands*
On November 21, the Concord Bookshop had another great event with strong local interest – Richard Francis spoke on his latest work of non-fiction, Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for...
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Book Review and Author Event: Julie Klam with *You Had Me at Woof*
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness by Julie Klam Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (October 28, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-1594487767 Back-of-the-book blurb:...
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Author event with Eleanor Brown and Rebecca Goldstein
Last week I had the pleasure of attending an author event with not one, but two, wonderful authors reading from their recent novels. The event was at Newtonville Books, about a half hour from me; it...
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Author event: John Bemelmans Marciano and *Madeline at the White House*
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting John Bemelmans Marciano for an afternoon event with his newest book, Madeline at the White House. If the jacket photo looks familiar, but the name isn’t...
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Author Event: Kate Payne and *The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking*
A few weeks ago, Kate Payne visited the bookshop to present her book, The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking: Decorating, Dining, and the Gratifying Pleasures of Self-Sufficiency — on a Budget! This is a...
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