The Toadstool Bookshops of Keene, Milford, and Peterborough, NH

Clifford Garstang will autograph and read from his collection of short stories, In An Uncharted Country. Stop by to hear some of the award-winning stories! The related stories showcase ordinary men and women in and around Rugglesville, Virginia as they struggle to find places and identities in their families and in their communities.

"This collection delivers on its title: each story takes us into an area - emotional and geographic - that we may not have been before. There is an impressive variety here, and Garstang's ability as a storyteller is on display each time. These characters are real, vulnerable, and always, in unique ways, brave."

-Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amy and Isabelle and Olive Kitteridge

What do these three women have in common? Octavia Butler, Marge Piercy and James Tiptree, Jr (hey!)??

Join local members of the Broad Universe writers' group for an introduction to some of the greatest female authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. They'll pay tribute to their literary inspirations with a series of short presentations and rapid-fire readings.

Attending writers (so far): Elaine Isaak, Trisha J. Woodridge, Phoebe Wray, and Nebula-nominee Jennifer Pelland! Learn more at www.broaduniverse.org