Red Sox pitching legend Luis Tiant Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019. 6 p.m. Son of Havana: A Baseball Journey from Cuba to the Big Leagues and Back (Hardcover) By Luis Tiant, Saul Wisnia $25.99 ISBN: 9781635765434 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Diversion Books - May 14th, 2019 The improbable story of Luis Tiant--a living link to the earliest days of Fidel Castro's regime, a Boston Red Sox legend, and the most qualified 20th Century pitcher not yet enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame
The Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire Friday, June 28th, 2019, 6pm Jay Philbrick, photographer, visits Gibson's Bookstore to share the 150th anniversary celebration book for the Mount Washington Cog Railway!
Ann Patchett visits Concord! Beloved author Ann Patchett will appear in conversation with NHPR's Peter Biello at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Wed., Oct. 2. Tickets to this event go on sale on Friday, June 14, at 11 AM. They are only available through the Capitol Center. Don't delay--get your tickets to this fantastic event asap! ...
One Green Deed Spawns Another, with David Mahood Wednesday, July 24th, 2019, 6 p.m. One Green Deed Spawns Another: Tales of Inspiration on the Quest for Sustainability (Paperback) By David C. Mahood $15.00 ISBN: 9780999487693 Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days Published: Olive Designs - November 27th, 2017
Setting the Wire: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis Tuesday, September 17th, 2019, 6 p.m. Setting the Wire: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis (Paperback) By Sarah C. Townsend $14.95 ISBN: 9781733549905 Availability: Special Order Published: The Lettered Streets Press - April 2019 A lyric exploration of motherhood, mental illness, and familial ties, Sarah C. Townsend’s debut work weaves together personal anecdote, film, music, visual art, and psychology. Setting the Wire is a visceral reflection on the experience of fragmentation as a young psychotherapist and new mother.
Ann Patchett, The Dutch House Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019, 7 pm at the Capitol Center for the Arts. This is a ticketed event. Tickets will be available on the CCA website at 11am on Friday, June 14th.
Seeking Hyde, with Thomas Reed Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 6 p.m. Seeking Hyde (Hardcover) By Thomas Reed $24.95 ISBN: 9780825308833 Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days Published: Beaufort Books - November 2018 Thomas Reed’s debut novel, Seeking Hyde, recounts the fascinating history of Robert Louis Stevenson’s epic horror story, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is the tale of a young author defying his father’s wishes by becoming a spinner of romantic yarns.
Richard Russo, Chances Are Tuesday, August 27th, 2019, 6 p.m. (unticketed event) Pulitizer Prize-winner Richard Russo returns to Concord with his first stand-alone novel in a decade, Chances Are, a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship. Chances Are . . .: A novel (Hardcover) By Richard Russo $26.95 ISBN: 9781101947746 Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now Published: Knopf - July 30th, 2019 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a new revelation: a riveting story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship.
Guns Down, with Igor Volsky Tuesday, July 16th, 2019, 6 p.m. Guns Down: How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns (Hardcover) By Igor Volsky $25.99 ISBN: 9781620973196 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: New Press - April 9th, 2019 One of Mashable's "17 books every activist should read in 2019"
