ReadLocalNH is my recent effort to introduce you to local authors, both past and present. But it’s more than that; it’s about celebrating NH independent bookstores and their loyal readers.

Here are some of my favorite titles from local authors:

The Concord Theatre by Paul Brogan The Limits of Limelight by Margaret Porter The Children's Secret by Virginia MacGregor Point of Graves by J. Dennis Robinson Pauper Auction by Mary Kronerwetter In Her Boots by KJ Dell'Antonia

From Staff & Customers

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Fiction: 
*Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 
*World of Curiosity by Louise Penny
*The Last Chairlift by John Irving
*Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
*Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 
*Babel by R.F. Kuang 
*The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy: 
*The Chorus of Dragons series by Jenn Lyons (5 books)

Non-fiction:
*Song of the Cell by Siddharta Mukherjee
*The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff
*The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
*The Light We Carry: Overcoming Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
*An Immense World by Ed Yong

Cookbooks: 
*Go-To Dinners by Ina Garten
*Half-Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals by Tieghan Gerard

Debut authors: 
*Shutter by Ramona Emerson
*Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
*Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Outdoor recreation:
*The AMC White Mountain Guide (new edition)
*Not Without Peril by Nicholas Howe
*Where You’ll Find Me and The Last Traverse by Ty Gagne

NH Authors:
*NH’s Kancamagus Highway: A History and Guide by Glen Knoblock
*The Covered Bridges of New Hampshire by Kim Varney Chandler
*White Mountains State by Keith Gentili

Maine Authors:
*Bruce Robert Coffin’s entire Detective Byron series 

One Book, One Valley Book of the Year for 2022:
*Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty (Maine author)

What Laura Cummings will read once the holidays are over:  
*Any book by Louise Penny

What White Birch staff are looking forward to next year: 
*Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning after a Climb Gone Wrong by Michael Wejchert

by Concord Public Library's Youth Services Manager, Becky Kasten

Babies/little kids:
All of Sandra Boynton’s Board Books
Any Think-Touch-Learn Book

Kindergarten/1st/2nd grade:
Adam Rubin: Dragons Love Tacos, Those Darn Squirrels
Lisa Bailey: Stanley the Dog 
Ethan Long: Big Cat
David Ezra Stein: Interrupting Chicken, The Elephant of Surprise
Tim Miller: Moo Moo and Mr. Quackers series
Nick Sharatt: Ketchup on Your Corn Flakes
Andy Griffiths: The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow, The 13-Story Treehouse

Older Elementary kids:
Cynthia Rylant: The Henry and Mudge series
Louise Fitzhugh: Harriet the Spy
Mary Pope Osborne: The Magic Treehouse series
Jason Reynolds: Ghost, Long Way Down
Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie, Mercy Watson, many others

Middle School/Teens: 
Graphic novels of all kinds
Rick Riordan: All of his series on demi-god teenagers, starting with the Percy Jackson series
Carl Hiaasen: Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chom, Squirm (5 separate books)
Louisa May Alcott: Little Women
Shannon Hale: Princess Academy, The Goose Girl, Rapunzel’s Revenge, and many others

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For 25 years, I hosted NHPR’s live, daily news and public affairs show, The Exchange. Ready for a new adventure, in 2021 I shifted my focus to my first novel, The Shopkeeper of Alsace, and am now working on finding an agent. In line with my book, I’ve launched a podcast, ReadLocalNH. It celebrates New Hampshire's authors, independent bookstores, and their loyal readers.