Julie Dozois will autograph and talk about The Apple Pie Thief\, her children’s book about a rabbit family in Deering\, N.H. whose quiet country life is disrupted one day by a neighbor’s child who is stealing the apple pies they’ve made. The rabbit family considers whether to inform the other family of their son’s very unusual thievery or to just let it go. Their decisions belie the moral fiber of their family and of those in the neighborhood during tough economic times.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100804T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100805T000000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-matthew-guenette-signing-his-book-sudden-anthem URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-matthew-guenette-signing-his-book-sudden-anthem SUMMARY:KEENE - Matthew Guenette signing his book *Sudden Anthem* DESCRIPTION:Join Among the Elms Writer's Group for a poetry reading and discussion with Matthew Guenette. Matthew is the author of Sudden Anthem\, winner of the 2007 American Poetry Journal Book Prize from Dream Horse Press.
Denise Duhamel says\, "\;Sudden Anthem is a raucous\, boisterous song of praise. Matthew Guenette's outrageous poems romp across the page then make a beeline for your gut\, your heart\, and your intellect. Guenette is both a nimble purveyor of pop culture and a singer of the most intimate of songs. Sudden Anthem is a deliriously witty collection."\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100806T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100806T223000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/first-friday-peterborough URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/first-friday-peterborough SUMMARY:First Friday In Peterborough! We're up late! DESCRIPTION:Normal
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The
bookstore is open until 9 pm and there’s a concert next door with “Moving Pictures” (that’s Ben Rogers\,
Randy Patrick\, and Jentri Jollimore with drums\, guitar\, and keyboard) also “Maryse” and “Miss Olivia Kennett” beginning at 6\:30 pm and for all ages. $5.00
That's right. When we're not reading and helping you find the the best books\, we are creating magnificent works of art! Now for the first time\, we've banded together for a show and invite you to visit the store and view our work - even the Peep Show!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100807T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100807T190000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-k-spirito-will-talk-about-and-sign-her-latest-thriller-summer-and-august URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-k-spirito-will-talk-about-and-sign-her-latest-thriller-summer-and-august SUMMARY:KEENE - K Spirito will talk about and sign her latest thriller\, *Summer and August* DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, August 7 at 2\:00\, K Spirito will sign and talk about her new thriller\, Summer and August\, which is part of her La Rosa Chronicles.
Peek behind the idyllic setting of summer on Cape Cod to a place filled with secrets\, deception\, and a dead body or two! Several Chatham\, Massachusetts locations are featured in this great summer read. Unexpected twists and turns abound!
For lots more information about Summer and August and other books by K Spirito\, visit her Web site\: kspirito.com
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CHANA BLOCH reading
from her poetry and discussing her poetic contribution to Monadnock
Music’s summer project “Music For The
Mountain” \, poems celebrating Mt Monadnock\,
set to music by visiting composers and to be premiered at Monadnock Music’s
free concerts this summer.
The local author stops in to autograph and talk about her new book for early readers.
In the tiny hamlet of Deering\, NH\, someone is stealing fresh baked pies! Who the thief is and their reason for crime will leave you with a bigger picture of life in a small town.
Please bring your eager elementary school reader and grab a copy of "\;The Apple Pie Thief"\;. (ppk\, $8.95)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100810T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100811T000000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-william-powers-discussing-signing-hamlets-blackberry URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-william-powers-discussing-signing-hamlets-blackberry SUMMARY:KEENE - William Powers discussing & signing *Hamlet's BlackBerry* DESCRIPTION:Cape Cod author William Powers has written a book\, Hamlet's BlackBerry\: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age\, in which he argues that we need a new way of thinking\, an everyday philosophy for life with screeens. Part intellectual journey\, part memoir\, Hamlet's BlackBerry sets out to solve what Powers calls the conundrum of connectedness. Lively\, original\, and entertaining\, Powers' new book will challenge you to rethink your digital life.
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“MOVING PICTURES” in concert part two with appearances by “MMOSS” and “REDWING
BLACKBIRD” -all ages. $5.00
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JAMES GODDARD signing and discussing FREEDOM
FOR A DAY in which he takes the concepts offered in the bestselling
book The Secret\, applies them to his own life\, and encourages the reader
to imagine “what if you believed for just one day that everything would work
out perfectly?”
Hallman set out to document the history of utopian thought and literature and to visit a handful of modern utopian projects. He lived three weeks at the world's oldest "\;intentional community."\; He sailed on the first ship on which it's possible to own real estate. He trained at the world's largest civilian combat school. He toured a $30 billion megacity built from scratch on an artificial island off the coast of Korea. Now he has come to The Toadstool in Keene to tell you about his experiences and to autograph his new book on the subject\, In Utopia. We look forward to seeing you!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100818T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100819T000000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-joyce-maynard-sign-talk-about-her-new-novel-labor-day URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-joyce-maynard-sign-talk-about-her-new-novel-labor-day SUMMARY:KEENE - Joyce Maynard to sign & talk about her new novel\, *Labor Day* DESCRIPTION:Normal
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Joyce Maynard will sign and talk about her book\, Labor Day\: A Novel. In a manner evoking Ian McEwan's Atonement and Nick Hornby's About a Boy\, Maynard tells a story of love\, sexual passion\, painful adolescence\, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy – and the man he later becomes – looking back on the events of a single long\, hot\, and life-altering weekend.
Joyce Maynard\, acclaimed author of At Home in the World and To Die For (among others)\, started her writing career when she was fourteen. She is the mother of three grown children and lives in northern California.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100819T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100819T200000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-irresponsible-science-party-kids-10 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-irresponsible-science-party-kids-10 SUMMARY:Milford - IRRESPONSIBLE SCIENCE Party for Kids 10+ DESCRIPTION:Kids over the age of 10 are invited to sign up and take part in our very dangerous and potentially educational (for summer!) time conducting questionable experiments based on "\;The Book of Catastrophic Science"\; by Sean Connolly.
Parachute an egg from an upstairs window! Distill DNA from a half-eaten banana! Spark lightning in your mouth! This book contains detailed information about the most DANGEROUS scientific discoveries of all time. Try 'em at home.
There will be prizes\, refreshments and bandaids for all! Safety goggles and kevlar optional. Don't forget to sign up to save your place in the lab.
Sean is also the author of "\;The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science"\; and assures you that every experiment demonstrates real science at its most memorable.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T200000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-jessie-crockett-signs-her-nh-mystery-live-free-or-die URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-jessie-crockett-signs-her-nh-mystery-live-free-or-die SUMMARY:Milford - JESSIE CROCKETT signs her NH mystery \\"Live Free or Die\\". DESCRIPTION:The way she sees it\, volunteer fire chief Gwen Fifield's life is about as good as can be. Sure she's gained twenty pounds and her property taxes increased just in time for Christmas\, but the basement hasn't flooded for the first time in years and the General Store has started delivering pizza.
Good that is\, until an arsonist burns the local museum flat and a charred body is found in the ruins.
Come meet Jessie\, purchase a signed copy for your reading pleasure and find out what happens to Gwen and the small town of Winslow Falls\, NH. If you're a fan of Janet Evanovich\, try "\;Live Free or Die"\;.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T180000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-stephanie-cooke-signs-and-discusses-mortal-hands-cautionary-history-nuclear-age URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-stephanie-cooke-signs-and-discusses-mortal-hands-cautionary-history-nuclear-age SUMMARY:Peterborough - Stephanie Cooke signs and discusses \\"In Mortal Hands\: A Cautionary History Of The Nuclear Age\\" DESCRIPTION:Normal
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long time nuclear industry reporter STEPHANIE COOKE autographing and discussing IN MORTAL HANDS\: A CAUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE NUCLEAR AGE in
which she reminds us again\, as nuclear power is seeing a “renaissance”\, that
hubris and wishful thinking are inappropriate in those trying to manage the
“unmanageable”.
Editors Tom and Judith visit to sign and discuss their new book\, "\;Visions of Tomorrow\: Science Fiction Predictions That Came True"\;.
In this stunning anthology of never before collected stories\, our worlds' greatest science fiction writers demonstrate the truth can be just as strange as fiction.
(Skyhorse Pub\, $12.95 ppk)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100825T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100826T000000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-local-authors-night URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-local-authors-night SUMMARY:KEENE - Local Authors Night DESCRIPTION:Join us for Local Authors Night as we feature three of the area's best writers sharing their latest books. Mystery writers Jessie Crockett (Live Free or Die) and Walt Schnabel (Blood Club) join fantasy writer Kristina Schram (Chronicles of Anaedor) to read from and discuss their novels and take questions from the audience. Come support local authors and find out about great new books written in our region!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T170000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-evelyn-blanchard-shares-her-book-poems URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/milford-evelyn-blanchard-shares-her-book-poems SUMMARY:Milford - EVELYN BLANCHARD shares her book of poems. DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special reading and signing with local writer Evelyn Blanchard for "\;Peace and other poems"\;. As she says in the preface\:
"\;Most of the poems presented here reveal what was in my heart at the time of its conception. It is to be noted that I am a lover of the divine and the beauty of nature\; that I have deep feeling for the joys and sorrows\, loves and fantasies of people of all ages\, and that I can still see the amusing side of life. Children will find poems here written especially for them."\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T150000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-john-walters-introduces-his-book-roads-less-traveled-visionary-new-england-lives URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-john-walters-introduces-his-book-roads-less-traveled-visionary-new-england-lives SUMMARY:Peterborough - John Walters introduces his book \\"Roads Less Traveled\: Visionary New England Lives\\" DESCRIPTION:Normal
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former NHPR host JOHN
WALTERS signing and discussing ROADS
LESS TRAVELED\: VISIONARY NEW ENGLAND LIVES extended profiles of two dozen accomplished
people he interviewed for his “Front
Porch” program on NHPR.
John Walters\, of New Hampshire Public Radio's The Front Porch\, has published Roads Less Traveled\: Visionary New England Lives. In the course of his work as a writer and radio personality\, Walters has interviewed some of the most extraordinary people in New Hampshire and Vermont. For Roads Less Traveled he has written extended profiles of some of his very favorite people. Walters writes of brilliance\, talent\, dedication\, and persistence\; of devotion to an art\, craft\, a cause\; or simply of a life lived long and well. He writes of people who have\, quite literally\, taken a road less traveled. They have pursued their own visions. Their stories testify to the breadth of human intelligence and creativity\, and the indomitability of the human spirit.
John Walters is a writer\, editor and radio journalist. He was the creator and host of The Front Porch\, an award-winning interview show on NHPR. He is a former resident of Elkins\, N.H.\, and now lives in East Montpelier\, VT. He is the managing editor of The Bridge\, a weekly newspaper\, and is the 2009 winner of the Donald M. Murray Outstanding Journalism Award presented by the New Hampshire Writers' Project.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T180000Z UID:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-cynthia-amidon-signing-remembering-hancock-tales-quint-new-hampshire-town URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.toadbooks.com/event/peterborough-cynthia-amidon-signing-remembering-hancock-tales-quint-new-hampshire-town SUMMARY:Peterborough - Cynthia Amidon signing \\"Remembering Hancock\: Tales From A Quaint New Hampshire Town\\" DESCRIPTION:Normal
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CYNTHIA AMIDON- autographing and discussing REMEMBERING
HANCOCK\: TALES FROM A QUAINT NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN an illustrated
collection of historical incidents from Hancock’s storied past.