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Pre-school storytimes with Deb Baker start on Tuesday, June 30, at 10 AM.  Join us every Tuesday for toddler-powered fun!

Click here for a list of the books mentioned on our summer reading show with Laura Knoy on NHPR.

We are hoping to launch a Signed First Editions Club. Click here for details.

Great choices for your book club are here, and assorted musings on literature and life by our new events coordinator, Deb Baker, are here

And we have a new section called "Michael's Favorite Classics (this week)": click here to see what they are!

Gibson's Bookstore, Concord's only independent bookstore , has a great selection of current and classic titles, and every book in the store has been chosen with our friends and neighbors in mind. We have poetry readings, lectures, author signings, and Concord's best cafe as a neighbor, with Bread and Chocolate in our old space. Walk up and down the ramp between us, indulging in Franz's fabulous baked goods and in the best in intellectual entertainment, without even having to go outdoors! News from the Store

Upcoming Events


Staycation Book Night with Chase Binder
Thursday, July 9, at 7 PM

Staying at home this year? No hikes up Kilimanjaro, no scuba diving in the Azores? Oh, well, maybe next year the economy will improve.

In the meantime, join Chase Binder, travel writer for the Concord Monitor, as she discusses some of her favorite armchair travel books and travel memoirs. You can travel as far as your imagination can take you--and the trip is free!

She will also be recommending the best resources for planning vacations closer to home--here in New Hampshire.

The travel books recommended by Ms. Binder will be 20% off during the event.


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Mudbound--Gibson's Book Club
Monday, July 13, at 7 PM, and repeated in our "brown bag lunch" series on Monday, August 17, at Noon

This story of prejudice and friendship, set in 1940s Mississippi, reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird--not just in subject matter, but as another small perfect gem of literary art, an admirable object that will abide.

As Barbara Kingsolver wrote, "[Hillary Jordan's] characters walked straight out of 1940s Mississippi and into the part of my brain where sympathy and anger and love reside, leaving my heart racing. They are with me still."


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Poetry Society of NH
Wednesday, July 15, at 7 PM

Come to hear our friends (and accomplished poets) Catherine O'Brian (shown left) and Jody Wells (below) in this monthly meeting of the Poetry Society. As always, our featured poets will be followed by an open-mike event, ably led by Concord's Don Kimball.
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Lucie Therrien
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 7 PM

Portsmouth's Lucie Therrien is a songwriter, author, poet, historian, recording artist, linguist, and film maker. Her book & CD set, Dual Citizen, was published last fall to great acclaim. Come meet her at Gibson's, and hear her read and sing!

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Brown Bag Lunch Discussion of Olive Kitteridge
Monday, July 20, at noon

Please join us for this, our first brown bag lunch book club meeting! We're discussing Olive Kitteridge, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Strout about the life of this unusual character among her family and neighbors in Maine.
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A Picture-Book Party!
Saturday, August 1, at 10 AM

Please join us to welcome a whole bunch of picture-book authors and illustrators to Gibson's. We have a book about a special-needs child and the family that loves her (My Sister Alicia May) ; a book about divorce and shared custody (Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?); and a book about how farmers and truckloads of animals can get unstuck from the mud (Farmer Brown and His Little Red Truck). So there's something for everyone! Bring the kids--we'll have snacks and read-alouds.

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I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti--with author Giulia Melucci
Wednesday, August 5, from 5 to 7 PM

From Eat, Pray, Love to Julie and Julia, from Garlic and Sapphires to Heat, food-related memoirs have become all the rage. It helps that so many of them are well written and that we all love to eat.

Now, with a new and distinguished addition to that list, we have Giulia Melucci, whose search for Mr. Right inspires menus that are tailor-made for love and loss.

This event with Ms. Melucci is sponsored by The Women's Fund of NH.


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101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain
Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 7 PM

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 2nd generation caretaker, David Nielsen, 101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain reveals the timeless glory of the Great Stone Face of Franconia Notch.
Meet both Bruce Heald and David Nielsen at our event.

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David Carroll--Following the Water
Thursday, August 20, 7 PM

Warner's David Carroll is a dedicated naturalist, a skillful artist, and a wonderful writer. We've been waiting for this book for what seems like forever, and we're sure it'll be worth the wait.

Following the Water is a nature journal, in which David 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.


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Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder of The Daily Kos
Monday, August 24, 2009, at 7 PM

Readers of political blogs will be very familiar with the name "Kos". Markos's new book, Taking on the System, will just be out in paperback for the first time, and we are very happy to be able to host a party for him here at Gibson's Bookstore.

Don't miss this chance to meet one of the most influential writers and organizers in progressive politics today.


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Meet three great writers for middle readers!
Saturday, August 29, at 10 AM

Your nine-to-twelve-year olds will delight in the novels written by our three guests: Julie Berry, author of The Amaranth Enchantment; Marilyn McDowell, author of Carolina Harmony; and Ann Leal, author of Also Known as Harper.
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William D. Cohan, House of Cards
Monday, August 31, 7 PM

Is your 401k still in the tank? Do you still tremble with populist rage at the Wall Street barons who wrecked the economy? Well, get happy! We have a great event for you.

William D. Cohan published the book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street in March. Though primarily about the demise of Bear Stearns, it was also illuminating on how a general culture of arrogance, coupled with bad decision making, brought the world's most powerful economy to the verge of collapse. The book was a bestseller, and Mr. Cohan appeared on The Daily Show, Jim Lehrer's News Hour, the Diane Rehm Show, and many other important media outlets, to explain exactly what happened.

Now he's coming to Gibson's, to bring us all up to date. Don't miss it!


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Meet Governor Howard Dean
Sunday, September 20, at 2 PM

Health care is one of the most controversial and important topics for debate in our country today. Join us as we welcome Howard Dean, a doctor, a former governor of Vermont, and a leading Democrat, to Gibson's Bookstore. Gov. Dean will discuss his new book on health care and the views he describes therein.
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French Poetry in Translation, with J. Kates
Thursday, September 24, at 7 PM

J. Kates is a poet, literary translator and the president and co-director of Zephyr Press, a non-profit press that focuses on contemporary works in translation from Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia. He is the translator of The Score of the Game by Tatiana Sheherbina and Say Thank You by Mikhail Aizenberg, the translation editor of Contemporary Russian Poetry, and the editor of In the Grip of Strange Thoughts: Russian Poetry in a New Era. He is also the co-translator of three books of Latin American poetry, and has a chapterbook of his own poems, Mappemonde, published by the Oyster River Press.
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Heard horror stories about the Storrs Street parking garage? Don't worry, it's really easy to use--and very convenient for shopping in our neighborhood. Once you've parked, you can step outside literally 10 feet from our bookstore.

To show how much we'd like folks to park there, we're giving 30% off any one title in stock to customers who show us their current parking ticket. Click here for your coupon--though you don't really need it--just show us your ticket!

 

We pride ourselves on our speedy and reliable special orders, and on the expertise and conversational skills of our staff. Come visit us and see for yourself! Or if you don't quite have time to make it downtown, you can order through our website--orders often take only 1-2 days).

If you're a teacher ordering for the classroom, you'll usually receive a 20% discount--unless you're ordering short-discount textbooks. We'll tell you. If you're ordering for a book club, hardcovers get 20%, paperbacks a 10% discount (unless, again, we get a raw deal ourselves, for unusual books).

And finally, don't forget your frequent buyer card! Each $10 spent earns you a stamp--and when you earn 10 stamps, you can have your own private Sale Day, and get those books you've had your eye on for 20% off!


Looking for books about New Hampshire? Try here.

For community reading projects, visit the Concord Reads program at the Concord Public Library's website.

For great reads for middle-schoolers, check out The Great Stone Face List -- these titles are almost always in stock. 

To learn about wonderful independent bookstores throughout New England, visit the
The New England Independent Booksellers Association website.

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