November 2008 Events
Thursday, November 13th at 7pm
A night of poetry with the new poetry professor at UNH- David Rivard, MFA graduate from UNH Jason Tandon, and
current UNH MFA student Ryan Flaherty
David Rivard is
the author of four books, including "Sugartown" and "Wise Poison", the
winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets,
and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. His poems and
essays appear in Best American Poetry, the "American Poetry Review",
"TriQuarterly", "Ploughshares", and other magazines. In 2006 he was
awarded the O.B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize from the Folger Shakespeare
Library in Washington. In Fall 2008 he joined the faculty of the
creative writing program at the University of New Hampshire.
Jason Tandon
is the author of two collections of poetry, "Wee Hour Martyrdom" and
"Give Over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt", which won the St.
Lawrence Book Award from Black Lawrence Press. His poems have appeared
in many journals including the "New York Quarterly", "Notre Dame
Review", "Columbia Poetry Review", and "Poetry International". A 2007
graduate of the UNH MFA program, he is currently a Lecturer in Writing
at Boston University.
Ryan Flaherty
has two chapbooks of poetry coming out this fall/winter: one from Small
Fires Press and one from Bateau Press as the winner of their 2008 Boom
Chapbook Contest. His poems have appeared in journals, including
"Conduit", "The New Republic", "The Gettysburg Review", "Denver
Quarterly", "Columbia", and "Crazyhorse".
Saturday, November 15th at 11am
Children's author David Elliott to read from "On the Farm" and "Knitty Kitty" during Story Time
Children's author David Elliott will read during story hour from two of his books for kids.
In "On the Farm", the rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake--silent and alone--wi
nds
and watches. David Elliott's graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade's
exquisite woodcut and water illustrations capture a world that is at
once timeless yet disappearing from view--the world of thte family farm.
In
"Knitty Kitty", an ever-patient kitty knits away with one watchful eye
on three impish kittens. What could Knitty Kitty be knitting?
Something to keep three mischievous kittens toasty and comfy, of
course. But after the snow falls and the moon comes up and it's
bedtime for kittens everywhere, what will keep them all warm and snug?
David
Elliott is happily married, and lives with his wife and son in the New
Hampshire countryside with a cantankerous Maine coon cat and a
three-footed dog.
Saturday, November 15th at 7pm
Famed rock scribe Joe Carducci reads from his new book "Enter Naomi: SST And All That"
Famed rock scribe Joe Carducci visits New England in support of his new book "Enter Naomi: SST and All That".
The
Boston Phoenix says of the book "Carducci's achievement is as
impressive as it is unlikely: he has managed to write a thoroughly
plausible explication of rock's power from an illiberal, populist
perspective."
Mike Davis, author of "Planet of Slums",
says "This is an absolutely mesmerizing introduction to L.A.'s punk
pantheon of outside musicians, artists, photographers, and performers.
As Carducci reminds us, the wild kids on the Strip, the Strand, and the
Desert created a potent musical underground in the shadow of the
corporate-entertainment industry and it continues to subvert and
inspire."
Joe Carducci is a writer, record producer,
and former A&R Executive, formerly most closely associated with the
influential record label SST records. From 1981 to 1986 he was an
A&R man, record producer, and co-owner of SST Records, working
with, among other bands, the Minutemen, Saint Vitus, the Meat Puppets,
Black Flag and Saccharine Trust.
Monday, November 17th at 7pm
Vermont mystery writer Archer Mayor reads from his latest mystery, "The Catch" (partly set in Portsmouth!)
Joe
Gunther, a policeman for most of his adult life, gets the call that
every cop hates and every law enforcement friend and family member
fears--a fellow officer 
has been killed in the line of duty.
During
what appears to have been a routine traffic stop on a dark country
Vermont road, a deputy sheriff was shot to death. From what can be
seen on the cruiser's recorder video, it is believed that the killers
were a couple of Boston-based drug runners pulled over by the deputy on
their way from Canada to Boston.
Gunther and his
Vermont Bureau of Investigation team are brought in not only to
identify the killers, but to track them down, regardless of where
they've run--all the way from Boston to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to
the coast of Maine.
Archer Mayor's Joe
Gunther series has been described by the "Chicago Tribune" as "the best
police procedurals being written in America." Mayor is also the 2004
winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for
Best Fiction--the first time a writer of crime literature has been so
honored. In addition, Mayor is a death investigator for Vermont's
Chief Medical Examiner, and a Deputy Sherriff for Windham County, VT.
Monday, November 17th at 7pm
Scrabble Night at SecondRun Bookstore
Bring a board, a friend, or just yourself and test your Scrabble skills!
Tuesday, November 18th from noon to 1 at SecondRun Bookstore
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion of Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" with Anne Bryer, M.Ed.
Discuss the inspiring and profound message of Eckhart Tolle's bestseller, "A New Earth". Share and experience some of his teachings about a possible transformation of consciousness from the current identification with the ego to an entirely new way of thinking about who we truly are.
Anne Bryer, M.Ed., is a Radical Honesty coach and has been teaching about the possibility of transforming our consciousness for the past seven years. She facilitates a weekly Tolle group in Cambridge and coaches individuals and groups in California, Texas, and locally.
Tuesday, November 18th at 7:30 at The Music Hall
Writers on a New England Stage with Anita Shreve
The
critically acclaimed author of 14 novels, including "Body Surfing",
"The Pilot's Wife" (Oprah's Book Club selection), and "The Weight of
Water", (about the 1873 Smuttynose murders on the Isles of Shoals) will
be at The Music Hall of Tuesday, November 18th.
Anita
Shreve--heralded as a "master storyteller" by People magazine--will
discuss her new book, "Testimony", about a sex scandal at a New England
boarding school.
The author's discussion will be
followed by an interview with NPR veteran newscaster Laura Knoy, host
of New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Exchange", and live music will be
performed by the award-winning Writers on a New England Stage house
band Dreadnaught. The live show will be rebroadcast on NHPR.
Save time and buy your book voucher in advance! Vouchers are available at The Music Hall or at RiverRun.
Wednesday, November 19th at 7pm
Nobel
Prize laureate Frank Wilczek, who teaches physics at MIT, gives a talk
on his book "The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification
of Forces"
Nobelist in
physics and acclaimed author Frank Wilczek guides readers into the
once-rarified realm of electrons, protons, neutrinos, and other
celestial matter in his
new book, "The Lightness of Being", a lively and accessible review of
the structure of physical reality, the nature of space, the contents of
the universe and the future of human inquiry.
K.C.
Cole, author of "Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos", says
of the book: "Want to know what it's all about? Here's a book that
candidly tells you what "it" is. And just about everything you thought
about "it" is wrong. Accessible, charming and cheeky, "The Lightness
of Being" reveals a universe where matter is the hum of strange music,
mass doesn't weigh, and empty space is a multilayered, multicolored
superconductor."
Frank Wilczek won the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 2004 for work that he did as a twenty-one-year-old graduate
student. His 1989 book, "Longing for the Harmonies", was a New York
Times Notable Book of the Year. A regular contributor to Nature and
Physics Today, Wilczek's work has also been anthologized in "Best
American Science Writing" and "The Norton Anthology of Light Verse".
He lives in Cambridge, MA, where he is currently the Herman Feshbach
Professor of Physics at MIT.
Thursday, November 20th at 7pm
An
evening of readings from authors featured in the new anthology
"Deadfall: Crime Stories by New England Writers"-- Pat Remick, Kate
Flora, & Norma Burrows.
Three mystery
writers featured in the new anthology "Deadfall: Crime Stories by New
England Writers" will read from their works on November 20th.
"Deadfall"
features 25 original stories from the region's favorite writers,
including local authors Pat Remick of Portsmouth and Norma Burrows of
Exeter, and introduces some exciting new voices. Kate Flora, one of
the anthology's editors/publishers, will also read.
Pat Remick
was featured in last year's anthology, "Still Waters: Crime Stories by
New England Writers", as the winner of the prestigious Al Blanchard
Award for short crime fiction. She will moderate the short story panel
at the 2008 New England Crime Bake conference for mystery authors and
fans November 14-16th in Dedham, MA. (www.crimebake.org) Pat works
for the city of Portsmouth, has co-authored two non-fiction books and
is working on her first novel, "Murder Most Municipal".
Norma Burrows
of Exeter writes short stories and poetry. A previous story,
"Scientific Method", appeared in the Level Best Anthology "Seasmoke".
She is working on her first novel, "The Grieving Circle." Norma lives
in Exeter with her family.
Kate Flora has
written ten crime fiction books and the Edgar-nominated true crime
"Finding Amy: A True Story of Murder in Maine", which was also a Maine
Literary Award finalist. Her stories have appeared in nine short story
collections. Flora is a partner in Level Best Books, where she takes
great pleasure in finding new short story voices and sharing them with
readers.
Friday, November 21st at 7pm
Seacoast
Peace Response, RiverRun Bookstore, NH Peace Action, and NH Codepink
present Antonia Juhasz, reading from "The Tyranny of Oil" at RiverRun
"The
Tyranny of Oil", a hard-hitting expose of the oil industry, answers
pressing energy questions, like why are prices rising so quickly? Where
will prices go and who's controlling them? How much oil is left? How
far will Big Oil go to get it? And at what cost to the economy,
environment, human rights, workers safety, public health, democracy,
and America's place in the world?
Antonia Juhasz is a
policy-analyst, author and activist. She is a fellow with Oil Change
International and the Institute for Policy Studies and a senior analyst
for Foreign Policy in Focus. She is a frequent media commentator and
an award-winning writer. She is also author of "The Bu$h Agenda:
Invading the World, One Economy at a Time".
Monday, November 24th at 7pm
Jean Kerr and Spencer Smith gives a talk on "Windjammer Cooking" (and provide some free samples!)
"Windjammer Cooking" takes you on an incredible voyage along the Maine coast, from pine-covered
islands to fishing villages and remote harbors. Something about the
sea air just makes you hungry and this beautifully illustrated cookbook
will satisfy the appetite of even the most confirmed landlubber. With
more than 60 recipes and a complete guide to hosting your own lobster
bake, you'll experience the tastes, aromas, and sights of one of the
most beautiful sailing grounds in the world.
Linda
Greenlaw, fisherman, novelist and best-selling author of six books,
including "The Hungry Ocean", says "Jean and Spencer know food, know
boats, and have been sailing the spectacular coast of Maine for
decades. They have truly captured the flavor and the magic of the
Maine Windjammer Fleet in this gorgeous new volume."
Tuesday, November 25th at 7pm
New Hampshire writer Rebecca Rule reads from "Live Free and Eat Pie"
Anyone who hopes to visit or has visited New Hampshire, and heck, even anyone who LIVES
there, will delight in this hilarious guide to the Granite State.
Popular New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule provides her
interpretation of the state's history, culture, climate, attraction,
vernacular, and more!
Becky has lived all her life in New
Hampshire. She has written several other popular books set in her home
state, including "The Best Revenge," a collection of short stories that
was named one of the five Essential New Hampshire Books by New
Hampshire Magazine, and "Could Have Been Worse: True Stories,
Embellishments, and Outright Lies". She is probably best known for her
live storytelling events, many sponsored by the New Hampshire
Humanities Council.