NHBF Author: Christine Pride

Christine Pride is a writer, editor and long-time publishing veteran where she held editorial posts
at various Big Five imprints and published many bestselling and critically acclaimed novels and
memoirs over her twenty-year career. She is also the author of four novels: three with Jo Piazza: We Are Not Like Them (a Good Morning America Book Club Pick), You Were Always Mine, and I Never Knew You At All, as well as her solo debut, All The Men I’ve Loved Again which was an instant USA Today bestseller. In addition to writing, she does select editorial work, proposal/content development, and teaching and coaching.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.  

NHBF Author: Keith O'Brien

Keith O'Brien is a New York Times bestselling author and the winner of the 2025 PEN
America award for best biography. O’Brien’s books include Heartland, Charlie Hustle, Fly
Girls, Paradise Falls, and Outside Shot. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York
Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street
Journal, and Rolling Stone, and his stories have also appeared on National Public Radio and This
American Life. A native of Ohio, he now lives in New Hampshire.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.

NHBF Author: Rena J. Mosteirin

Rena J. Mosteirin is the author of Disaster Tourism (BOA Editions, 2025), Experiment 116 (counterpath Press, 2021), and the chapbooks half-fabulous whales (Little Dipper, 2019) and nick trail’s thumb, a novella that won the Kore Press Short Fiction Award, judged by Lydia Davis. Mosteirin is co-author, with James E. Dobson, of Moonbit (punctum books, 2019) and Perceptron (punctum books, 2025). She is an editor at Bloodroot Literary Magazine and holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. Her work has been published in The New England Review, The Poetry Society of America, The Common, The Rumpus, New York Magazine, Meetinghouse, The Southampton Review, no tokens, The Puritan and Elsewhere, a Journal of Place. Mosteirin teaches at Dartmouth College, and owns Left Bank Books, a used bookstore in Hanover, New Hampshire.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.  

NHBF Author: Jennifer Militello

Jennifer Militello is the Poet Laureate of New Hampshire. She is the author of the poetry/essay collection Identifying the Pathogen, named a finalist for the FC2 Ronald Sukenick Innovative
Fiction Prize, The Pact (Tupelo Press/Shearsman Books, 2021), and the memoir Knock Wood,
winner of the Dzanc Nonfiction Prize (Dzanc Books, 2019), as well as four previous collections
of poetry. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, American Poetry
Review, The Nation, The New Republic, The Paris Review, Poetry, and Tin House. She teaches
in the MFA program at New England College.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026. 

NHBF Author: Kate McGovern

Kate McGovern is the author of the young adult novels Rules for 50/50 Chances and Fear of Missing Out, which received starred reviews, as well as the middle grade novels Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen, which was longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, and its sequel, Maple for the People. She has worked in schools and education nonprofits in Boston, London, and New York City, including at the Harlem Children's Zone, where she served as a reading specialist and directed Shakespeare productions with middle schoolers. Kate lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026. 

Book of the Week (9/21/2026)

Manchester through the Lens of Frank Kelly by Sam Kelly Theodosopoulos & Manchester Historic Association (Arcadia Publishing, 2026)

Frank Kelly was a prominent Manchester photographer in the mid-20th century, owning and operating Frank Kelly Studios for over 49 years.

Together with his wife, Eleanor, he captured the essence of Manchester through portraits of its people, businesses, and iconic landmarks. This book showcases his remarkable body of work, including rare images of local businesses and notable events, such as multiple presidential visits to the Queen City. Additionally, Frank Kelly was a well-respected portrait and wedding photographer who took great pride in photographing generations of Manchester families. -- Publisher's blurb

About the authors:

Sam Kelly Theodosopoulos, grandson of Frank Kelly, is a committee member of the Manchester Historic Association. A Manchester High School Central graduate, he holds a bachelor of arts in political science from George Washington University. 

The Manchester Historic Association, established in 1896, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the rich history of Manchester, New Hampshire.

NHBF Author: Mindy McGinnis

Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.