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 3-4, 2025.
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 3-4, 2025.
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 3-4, 2025.
Deadline: September 15th, 2025
For more information, visit the Poetry Society of New Hampshire's website.
"Interspersed with photographs, it tells the multi-faceted story of a Dust Bowl community from many different angles. It is a wonderfully strange and powerful book about memory and responsibility." --NH Dublin committee member
Books which are nominated for the Award by public libraries from around the world must meet the following criteria:
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 3-4, 2025.
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 3-4, 2025.
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 3-4, 2025.
Dive into the fun as first grader Rosie leaps into action to retrieve her soggy snacks from a stealing seagull! Enjoy the many colorful creatures swimming in this wild aquarium adventure. Spot Bubbles the octopus sneaking through the pages as she plans her escape, find the twenty sea turtles hidden in the artwork, and explore the back pages to learn what these animals love to eat! You might even uncover a few new facts before your next trip to your favorite aquarium.
Larry Daley creates an immersive story about anticipation, frustration, and the power of pausing when things get tough. --Publisher's blurb
About the author:
Larry Daley spent fifteen years as both an Art Director and Editor at DC Comics Entertainment and Warner Bros. Studios, helping to develop DC's library of characters for media development and licensed products. His work with characters like BATMAN and SUPERMAN has appeared in several feature films & television series, as well as toys, video games, licensed publishing, custom comics, theme parks, corporate branding and global promotions. Today, Larry dedicates his efforts illustrating full-time at his studio on the New Hampshire seacoast.
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 3-4, 2025.
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 3-4, 2025.
What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don’t. Even. Rhyme. Knights riding rockets? Dancing pirates? Who’s ever heard of a fire-breathing armadillo?! But when this big brother realizes his sister just might be improving his yarn—and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own—it's clear what you do with an interrupting sibling. You share the narrative! Turns out adventure is way more fun when you build it together, rhyme by daring rhyme.
About Omar Abed
Omar Abed has written a wide array of poetry, children's stories, and young adult novels. His publishing career began in 2019 with his first picture book, "You, Me, and a Tree". Aside from being an author, Omar is a software engineer, basketball coach, investor, and entrepreneur. Omar is Palestinian-American and lives in Northern Virginia. His website is at: https://omarabed.com/
About Hatem Aly
Hatem Aly is an award-winning, Egyptian-born illustrator who has illustrated many books for young people that earned multiple starred reviews and positions on the New York Times bestseller list including, The Proudest Blue with Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali and In My Mosque with M. O. Yuksel. He currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada. His website is at: https://www.metahatem.com/
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How many footsteps have walked your street? My Street Remembers peels back the history of one city street in North America to reveal the greater story of the land on which we live. This rich collaboration between author Karen Krossing, of White settler descent, and Anishinaabe artist Cathie Jamieson ends with a question that readers anywhere can ask—what does your street remember?
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 3-4, 2025.
A born-and-raised New Yorker and mother of two college students, Lisa now lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and dog.
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 3-4, 2025.
His films and plays have been shown at the New York Jewish Film Festival, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the American Repertory Theater, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, among others. Mazeltov is his first novel.
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 3-4, 2025.
From the time he published his first story in Yankee in 1977 to the day he retired as its editor in 2025, Mel Allen’s writing has captured the unique essence of New England and the people who call it home. Here for the first time, Allen has collected 45 of his favorite pieces, adding intimate new introductions and postscripts to put them in context. The feel and flavor of New England lives within the covers of this engaging collection. --Publisher's blurb
About the Author:
Mel Allen has spent nearly half a century finding fascinating people and places he wanted to write about and telling the stories of New England. He became Yankee Magazine’s fifth editor in the summer of 2006, after previous roles as writer, senior editor, and executive editor. Mel’s career at Yankee Magazine spanned more than four decades, and he has written for every department in the magazine. In his pursuit of stories, he has raced a sled dog team, crawled into the dens of black bears, and fished with the legendary Ted Williams. In 2018, he was inducted into the Folio Magazine Hall of Fame for editorial excellence. He has taught magazine writing and creative nonfiction for the past 25 years, divided between the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and MFA program at Bay Path University. He lives and writes in New Hampshire.
Join Mel Allen at Gibson's Bookstore on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 6:30 pm where he will discuss his new book!
Sandra holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults and has presented workshops throughout Europe and the United States. She is honored to be the winner of a Christopher Award, the winner of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, a finalist for the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Younger Readers, a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection honoree, and a Charlotte Huck Award Recommended author.
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 3-4, 2025.
The Lost Baker of Vienna was inspired by the war and postwar experiences of her own family, who were Holocaust survivors. Kurtzman lives in North Carolina with her husband; they have two adult children.
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 3-4, 2025.
There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another. Every morning they climb in . . . Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, giggle, giggle-patter. And they fill her with joy.
As time passes, things change. The Yellow Bus gets a new driver, a new route, and new passengers, young and old. Until one day the driving stops for good, and the Yellow Bus is left on her own. And yet, no matter where she is, the Yellow Bus still finds joy and discovery in the world around her.
A poignant reflection on change and the many new beginnings life has to offer, The Yellow Bus is the perfect present for the millions heading back to school, from first-time students and returning ones, to beloved teachers and the life-long learners in all of us.
About Loren Long
Loren Long is a lifelong Midwesterner who grew up loving to draw and paint. His instantly recognizable and nostalgic style is grounded in American Regionalism, an art movement from the 1930s. He lives in Cincinnati, where he and his wife have raised two sons and four dogs, including their current rescue dog, Charlie. His website is at: https://lorenlong.com/
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All reading done since June 1 counts, so kids can backfill their reading logs. Here’s how the program works:
If you want to promote this program more broadly in your community, check out this page with links to a flyer and social media templates and graphics. You can also learn more about this Challenge here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/read/
Aaron Becker lives in western Massachusetts with his family.
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 3-4, 2025.
She has always loved reading and writing and channeled that love into pursuing degrees in English and Early Childhood Education, as well as a masters in the Teaching of Writing. Kari loves watching how literacy develops in children. She loves seeing how kids connect to books and words and stories. Kari has worked with the National Writing Project in New Hampshire as a teacher consultant
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 3-4, 2025.
Brox has received the New England Book Award for nonfiction, and her essays have appeared in many journals and anthologies including Best American Essays, The Norton Book of Nature Writing, The Georgia Review and NewYorker.com. She has been awarded grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Maine Arts Commission. She lives in Brunswick, Maine.
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 3-4, 2025.
What Killed the Children of the Parsons Corners?
"Aug 17, 1855. I am weaker today and so scared. As I rested in my room, I looked out the window and saw my brother, Hiram, standing outside watching me with his cold, dead eyes. Perhaps it was another dream, yet it seemed so real. Every time I dream of my late brother, I seem to fail further. Could my uncles have been right? Could Hiram somehow be draining me of life? What would I find if I could dig up his grave?"
These chilling words send a thrill of terror through fourteen-year-old Sophia Whelan. Discovering the diary of a girl long dead in the attic of a New Hampshire lake house, Sophia is shocked by the tragic tale of a family plagued by a series of mysterious deaths. One by one the children of the Parsons family fall ill and die shortly after their seventeenth birthday. Heart-breaking coincidence? Or is there something far more sinister at work? When Sophia’s own sister turns seventeen and abruptly falls ill, and Sophia herself is stalked by a menacing presence, Sophia knows she must discover the horrifying secret of Parsons Corners before it’s too late. --Publisher's blurb
About the author:
Ellen Reed lives in New Hampshire with her husband, daughter, and pug, Winnie. She has lived in such varied places as Alaska, Texas, Norway, and Indonesia but loves living in beautiful New England. Ellen spent many years involved with community theater, both as an actress and costumer. She is an avid quilter, and enjoys traveling, genealogy, and history.
She is the recipient of fellowships from the Logan Nonfiction Program at the Carey Institute for Global Good and the Massachusetts Historical Society. Lebanese-American by birth, she lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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 3-4, 2025.
Jason grew up in a small town in New Hampshire that happened to be home to Caldecott medalist, Trina Schart Hyman. Hyman presented regularly at his elementary school and they met when he was a teenager. She became his mentor and guided him as he pursued a career in the arts. Jason studied art at Syracuse University and began his illustration career while living in New York City. In 2009 he published Redwoods, his first book as both author and illustrator. Since then, he has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books that combine his passion for nature, science and art. Jason now lives with his family in Vermont.
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 3-4, 2025.
Jack wants to apologize for hurting Zoe's feelings. He just can't seem to find the right words.
Turns out there's more to an apology than just saying "I'm sorry."
Elevated by equally charming illustrations and text, I'm Sorry You Got Mad is a journey in learning the importance of an apology that goes deeper than just words.
About Kyle Lukoff
Kyle Lukoff is a children's book author, school librarian, and former bookseller. Kyle served two terms on the Stonewall Book Awards committee, and was a 2020 Kirkus Prize judge. He transitioned in 2007, and much of his professional work revolves around transgender representation in books for youth. His website is at: https://www.kylelukoff.com/
About Julie Kwon
Julie Kwon is an illustrator based in Queens, New York. She has worked for a variety of clients in books and animation, including Dial Books; Farrar, Straus, & Giroux and Cartoon Network. Her website it at: https://www.juliekwonart.com/
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When she isn’t writing or covered in dirt from Olympic yard work, her natural habitat includes
one or more of the following: roller skates, dogs, mountains, chickadees, music, and really excellent food.
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 3-4, 2025.
For a link to the author lineup of more than 90 authors at the festival, click here.
The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library has selected the book, Pitch Perfect and Persistent!: The Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach by Caitlin DeLems as our 2025 selection for Young Readers.
Amy Marcy Cheney was born in Henniker, New Hampshire on September 5, 1867. By the age of four, Amy had composed three waltzes, despite the absence of a piano. Amy began formal piano lessons with her mother at age six, and by age eight the family had moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts to further her musical education. During the course of her lifetime, Amy accomplished many musical firsts, including being the first American woman to compose and publish a symphony. In 1944, Amy Cheney Beach died and is buried with her husband, Dr. Henry Harris Aubrey Beach outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth Eaton “Connie” Converse was born in Laconia, New Hampshire on August 3, 1924, and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. She attended Concord High School, where she was valedictorian. Converse attended Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts for two years before moving to New York City where she began writing songs. In August 1974, Converse left her family home in search of a new life and was not seen or heard from again. Despite some small success early on in her music career, Connie’s music was not recognized until the 21st century with the release of a song compilation and the publication of this biography.
Melissa lives in New York City with her husband and three daughters, with whom she especially likes to share books, spend time outside, eat ice cream, and travel.
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 3-4, 2025.
Franklin lives in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches writing at the School of Visual Arts.
Great Black Hope is a "gripping, elegant debut novel about a young black man caught between worlds of race and class, glamor and tragedy, a friend's mysterious death and his own arrest."
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 3-4, 2025.
The Sleeping Dogs of Lubec is a collection of poetry and short prose pieces built around the sometimes subtle at other times quite public influence dogs generate as they integrate themselves into our culture. --Publisher's blurb
"Rodger's sleeping dogs don't lie. They know their canine ancestors, their legends in ancient caves, and we learn of ourselves in our relation to them. Rodger deftly moves across history, at each stop showing where we fit, an existence we neglect at peril. This volume, a kind of "collected" through his career, engages at every turn, with sensuous, heartfelt lines, perfectly executed (some prose, a few cats, and several silly pups!). Open wherever you wish and be rewarded."- B. Eugene McCarthy
About the author:
Rodger Martin is the managing editor of The Worcester Review and teaches journalism at Keene State College. This is his fourth volume of poetry. He is an artist for the New Hampshire State Arts in Education roster and a touring artist for the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). He has been awarded an Appalachia Award for poetry and a New Hampshire State Council on the Arts award for fiction. He was born in the amish country of Pennsylvania, lived in England as a child, served as a combat engineer in Vietnam, and spent many years teaching both in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Join Rodger Martin and Linda Warren at The Toadstool Bookshop in Keene, NH on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 11 am as they discuss and read Rodger's poetry.
Her story collection, Rise (Sarabande), received the Mary McCarthy Prize, and her novel, The Vanishing Sky (Bloomsbury), was a New York Times Book Review Selection for Summer. Her memoir, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven (Wandering Aengus Press), is about her mother’s struggle with dementia. It looks to mythology, poetry, science and history to try to find meaning and beauty as her mother’s cognition declines. Kirkus Reviews calls it “an illuminating and moving meditation on dementia.”
Annette lives in Lyme, New Hampshire, with her family.
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 3-4, 2025.