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Unless noted otherwise, these events will be held at the bookstore, free of
charge.
STORY TIME!
Bring the little ones to Northshire Bookstore Every Wednesday at 10:30 am .
Why Ticketed Events?
We are now charging $5 a ticket for some author events. The Northshire Bookstore has a 34 year history of offering free author events to the community and we will continue this policy for most events. However, the current economic climate in the publishing world is making it more difficult to get top flight authors to Manchester and we are experimenting with ways to help address this issue. A $5 ticket, which can be applied to the purchase of the book, has been successful at other respected independent stores in the country. We hope you feel the events are worth the price of admission. As always, if you have comments or question please email us at events@northshire.com.
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Wednesday, July 8 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Award-winning landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy demystifies the art and practice of landscape design as she presents her new book Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love. With her new book, Julie Messervy has created a user-friendly guide to composing a unique and personal landscape. Her six-step process helps homeowners take a designer’s perspective to create a personal outdoor environment. Julie Messervy partnered with Sarah Susanka to write Outside the Not So Big House. Messervy’s first book, Contemplative Gardens, was named one of the ten best garden books of the year by The New York Times. She received the Association for Professional Landscape Designers 2006 Award of Distinction, and her imaginative landscape work has delighted clients including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Marshall Field’s, Fidelity Investments, and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. She is the principal of Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio in Saxtons River, Vermont.
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Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Patrick Tracey presents Stalking Irish Madness, the saga of his search for the roots of his family’s schizophrenia. Tracey, a native of Boston, is the brother of two sisters, an uncle and a grandmother with schizophrenia. Told that it traced back to his earliest Irish émigré ancestors, he traveled to Ireland to track the origin and plumb the mysteries of his family’s multigenerational struggle with insanity. Living in a second-hand camper he bought in London, he spent a summer in the Emerald Isle, emerging with a story filled with history and folklore. Stalking Irish Madness is an unforgettable chronicle of one man’s attempt to make sense of the most severe, most prevalent, and most widely misunderstood form of mental illness. Patrick Tracey was awarded the 2009 PEN New England L.L. Winship Nonfiction Award for this work, as well as the 2009 Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is a former contributing writer for the Washington City Paper and Regardie’s in Washington, D.C. and has also written for Ms. magazine and the Washington Post.
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Friday, July 10 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Sandgate’s Brad Kessler discusses his experience of living off the land on a Vermont farm in his new book Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese. Brad Kessler is also the author of Bird Fall: A Novel. Ten years ago, Brad Kessler and his wife Dona were living in Manhattan, but dreaming of a life with fewer people and more trees. When they discovered a 75-acre farm in western Vermont that was for sale, they knew at first sight that this was their place. In Goat Song, Brad Kessler talks about his experience with dairy goats and what it is like to live with animals who directly feed you. He learns that goats have truly individual personalities and can be very demanding, and in the end, discovers that his relationship to the land changed dramatically because of the goats. Brad Kessler’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Kenyon Review, and more. He continues to write about gardens for Metropolitan Home. Brad Kessler is also the author of several award-winning children’s books in the Rabbit Ears series.
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Saturday, July 11 at 7 pm - Special literary evening
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The Northshire Bookstore hosts a literary evening with two up-and-coming novelists,as Jim Lynch presents his riveting new novel Border Songs, and Ian MacKenzie presents his debut novel, City of Strangers. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet two writers who are making their mark on the literary scene. Border Songs takes place along the Washington-British Columbia border, where a gentle giant of a Border Patrol agent indulges his penchant for bird watching as he displays an uncanny talent for catching criminals at the border. The book is filled with quirky characters who struggle to maintain their rural life even as they find themselves on the front line of the war on drugs. A resident of Olympia, Washington, Jim Lynch won the H.L. Mencken Award and a Livingston Award for Young Journalists. His novel The Highest Tide appeared on several bestseller lists.
City of Strangers tells the story of a New York freelance writer who is struggling to come to terms with the death of his Nazi-sympathizing father, as he tries to repair the relationships with his ex-wife and his successful half-brother. Written with precise detail by a promising new talent, City of Strangers captures the zeitgeist of our post-Postmodern age. Ian MacKenzie graduated from Harvard in 2004 and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Wednesday, July 15 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Learn how to bake delicious gluten-free recipes with Elizabeth Barbone, author of the cookbook Easy Gluten-Free Baking. For people with a wheat allergy or celiac disease, adhering to a gluten-free diet is a must to maintain health. Since gluten is the “glue” that holds baked goods together, though, gluten-free baking can be a difficult challenge. Elizabeth Barbone, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with a specialty in baking and pastry arts, has taken the guesswork out of baking with gluten, and created great recipes that produce baked goods as light, moist, and tasty as those that use wheat. The book is filled with recipes for favorite foods including waffles and pancakes, French toast, muffins, breads, cakes and even holiday cookies. Their taste and texture will fool even the most discerning palate, and they will work in everyone’s kitchen. Elizabeth Barbone is the founder of GlutenFreeBaking.com. In addition to creating recipes for the website, she travels the country speaking to celiac groups and teaching gluten-free baking classes. She lives in Troy, New York.
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Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm - Sustainable Living program
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Learn how you can make a difference for the planet when Alan Benoit of Sustainable Design presents the first talk of his monthly “Sustainable Living” series. This hour-long interactive presentation will include an introduction to the concepts, definitions, and topics related to sustainability. It is geared to increase public awareness through hands-on demonstrations by local professionals in the “green” industry. Alan’s education in engineering and horticulture, combined with years of experience at a local architecture firm, give him a unique perspective on the integration of sustainability at all levels. He volunteers on many local boards and is a member of the Building for Social Responsibility and the Vermont Green Building Network. Future monthly presentations of the Sustainable Living series will cover topics including air sealing, energy audits, insulations, solar, geo-thermal, home food production, sustainable landscapes, and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of Vermont’s shift toward sustainability.
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Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 pm - Author Dinner at The Perfect Wife
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Kim Sunee, author of the powerful memoir Trail of Crumbs, will be the guest speaker at a special dinner at The Perfect Wife restaurant.
Kim Sunee was abandoned by her mother in a Korean marketplace at age three. Her life changed dramatically when she was adopted by a family in New Orleans, where she was one of only two Asian children in her community. At the age of 21, she became involved with a famous French businessman, and ended up living in France as mistress of his houses in Provence and Paris. Despite her glamorous lifestyle, she still felt like a fish out of water. In Trail of Crumbs, she tells how she found solace in preparing gourmet meals for her friends. Each chapter features a delicious recipe along with mouthwatering descriptions. Kim Sunee has been featured in the New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, People, Elle, and Glamour. She is the founding food editor of Cottage Living and the host of “Local Flavor with Kim Sunee” for MyRecipes.com. Tickets, which include a gourmet dinner based on her Asian-French heritage and a copy of the book, are $50 per person and can be purchased by calling 802-362-2200 or click here.
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Saturday, July 18 at 2 pm - Children's Author
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Just for kids – enjoy something sweet as children’s author Hallie Durand presents her hilarious early reader Dessert First. The book is the entertaining start to a foodie-fun series for young readers, starring an eight-year-old girl with the unlikely name of Dessert. The oldest child in a large food-loving family of six, she marches to her own drum and frequently, her sweet tooth gets her into some mischief. With three crazy siblings, two kooky parents, one fun-loving dog, and a family fondue restaurant, Dessert’s life is a sure-to-please recipe for fun. There’s even a lesson to be learned: sometimes, the best things are worth waiting for. Hallie Durand is the pen name of Holly McGhee, founder/owner of Pippin Properties. She lives in Maplewood, New Jersey with her family. Join us for an entertaining event – and dessert!
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Tuesday, July 21 at 2 pm - Zutano Grand Opening Party
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Attention parents, grandparents, and children! To celebrate the Grand Opening of our Zutano Store, the Northshire Bookstore is planning a playdate of stellar entertainment for Manchester area families. Enjoy music by popular Vermont children’s musician Diana Levine and her band composed entirely of kids, The Rebops. Get a free Bunny rattle with a Zutano purchase, and be sure to enter the raffle for a $250 Zutano shopping spree! There will be giveaways, cupcakes, balloons, and more.Zutano children’s clothing is produced in the absolute softest 100% cotton in over 90 solids, dots, patterns, ginghams and stripes in sizes newborn to four years. With vibrant bright colors and innovative style, the Zutano line is consistently fresh and invigorating. Best of all, it’s based in Vermont and still owned and operated by founders Uli and Michael Belenky. Please join us for a very Vermont celebration of families and style!
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Friday, July 24 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Former Manchester resident Steve Brown returns to present his new book of short stories about ranching in the southwest, Sol Y Sombra. Raised on an Arizona cattle ranch, Steve Brown brings his love of the desert to these stories about two ranch families whose lives connect as they struggle to earn a living in the volatile desert. Here, horses are essential, fences must be maintained, mountains are steep and water is scarce. The characters address a variety of complex social issues such as racism and animal welfare, as they protect themselves against threats such as rattlesnakes in the unforgiving desert. These are stories that go beyond the traditional myth of the cowboy. Steve Brown owned Eastman’s Market in Manchester from 1976 to 1983. Through the market, he became involved in the localvore/slow food movement.” He formed the non-profit Vermont Community Agricultural Center, which still exists today, sponsoring local farmers’ markets during the growing season. He was also a founder of the Long Trail School in Dorset. Steve and his wife Alice currently live on Cape Cod.
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Saturday, July 25 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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Take a journey back to 1969 with Michael Lang, the mastermind behind the legendary Woodstock Festival, when he presents his new book The Road to Woodstock.
As the 40th anniversary of the historic festival approaches, Michael Lang, the co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival, has written his account of the behind-the-scenes planning that went into this cultural phenomenon. Michael Lang was just 24 years old when he set about to produce a large-scale festival that he hoped would bring three days of peace, love and music to his generation. The Road to Woodstock chronicles his journey, and includes first-hand accounts from festival performers such as the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and The Who. It’s a fascinating look back at an event that transcended music and ended up defining a generation. Michael Lang is a concert promoter, producer and artist manager. He also co-produced the concert at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Woodstock ’94, and Woodstock ’99. He is the head of the Michael Lang Organization, which encompasses live event production, film production, and artist management. Appearing at the bookstore with Lang is his co-author Holly George-Warren, the award-winning author of numerous books including Grateful Dead 365. Be sure to wear or bring your authentic Woodstock memorabilia to be eligible to win a prize!
THIS EVENT WILL BE FILMED BY C-SPAN FOR BOOK TV.
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Tuesday, July 28 at 7 pm - Author Appearance
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How does a son help his 80-year-old widower father who wants to start dating again? New York Times writer Bob Morris describes his year of playing matchmaker for his father in the hilarious Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with My Dad. Soon after his mother passed away, Bob Morris was shocked to learn that his father was eager to dive into the dating scene to search for love. He turned to Bob for help, and despite his initial resentment, Bob soon found himself screening, coaching, and offering post-date assessments to his father. As a team they started trawling personal ads, hitting on women in the parks, and going on three-way dates. It brought them closer than they’d ever been, and opened Bob up to love himself for the first time in his life. Assisted Loving lampoons the universal humiliations of finding love at any age in the Internet era. But it is also an exploration of coping with loss and dealing with a newly single senior parent who refuses to stop having a ball. Bob Morris writes for The New York Times, where his “Age of Dissonance” column ran in the Sunday Styles section for eight years. He has been a commentator on “All Things Considered” and a contributor to the New Yorker and Travel and Leisure. His collaboration with Diahann Carroll, The Legs are the Last to Go, will be published in the fall.
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A Sneak Peek !!!
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Mark Your Calendars!!!
August 5 - Wednesday @ 7 pm - Jean Hanff presents Admission
August 6 - Thursday @ 6:30 pm - Dinner with Hiroko Shimbo at the Perfect Wife
August 6 - Thursday @ 7 pm - Carleen Madigan Perkins presents The Backyard Homesteadand Jenna Woginrich presents Made From Scratch
August 7 - Friday @ 7 pm - Denise Bean-Raymond presents The Illustrated Guide to Holistic Care for Horses
August 8 - Saturday @ 7 pm - Richard Russo presents That Old Cape Magic
August 12 - Wednesday @ 7 pm - Don Guttenplan presents American Radical: The Life & Times of I.F. Stone
August 14 - Friday @ 7 pm - Katherine Howe presents The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
August 15 - Saturday @ 7 pm - Jessica Shattuck presents Perfect Life
August 19 - Wednesday @ 7 pm - Oldcastle Theatre Company preview
August 20 - Thursday @ 7 pm - Sustainable Living in Vermont
August 22 - Saturday @ 2 pm - Irene Kelly presents Even an Ostrich Needs a Nest
August 22 - Saturday @ 7 pm - Jon Katz presents Soul of a Dog
August 26 - Wednesday at 4 pm - Liz Thorpe presents The Cheese Chronicles
August 27 - Thursday at 7 pm - Judy Lake presents The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life and Jane Davies presents Collage Journeys
August 29 - Saturday at 7 pm - Anthony Flint presents Wrestling with Moses
August 30 - Sunday at 7 pm - Howard Dean presents Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Health Care Reform
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a question or a suggestion regarding our events program?
Please e-mail us at events@northshire.com. Thank you!
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