Author Judy Blume, who is on her way to The Music Hall as a guest in the Writers on a New England Stage series, discusses her new book, In the Unlikely Event, which she expects to be her final novel.
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Now Read This: July
Liberty Hardy guides us through the most anticipated books coming out in the month of July, including new titles from Liz Moore, Maggie O'Farrell, and Megan Abbott.
The science of humans at war
A Q&A with bestselling author Mary Roach, who specializes in pop-science explorations of curious topics that ooze with humor. Her latest book is “Grunt,” which she’ll present at The Music Hall in Portsmouth as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series on June 30.
Now Read This
Local bookworm Liberty Hardy guides us through the top 10 most anticipated new books coming out in the month of June, including new titles by Mary Roach, Annie Proulx, and Yaa Gyasi, and others.
Joe Hill sides with the sick
Exeter author Joe Hill talks about his new sci-fi horror novel, The Fireman, which he'll soon present at The Music Hall in Portsmouth.
Now Read This: 10 Best Books for May
The best books to read for May 2016.
Soul power
James McBride looks for James Brown and holds up a mirror to America in Kill 'Em and Leave.
Serious fun
New literary magazine Outlook Springs brings inter-dimensional poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to the Seacoast.
Now Read This
Liberty Hardy guides us through the most anticipated books coming out this month.
Penny for your poet
Robert Dunn was, in some ways, the embodiment of his poetry, which he wrote in his head while walking through Portsmouth. Deceptively simple, surprisingly profound....
Now Read This: March Books To Watch For
Recommendations for the best books coming out in March The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney The four Plumb siblings have been waiting a long time...
Of coffins and commanders
Brady Carlson likes presidents. Specifically, U.S. presidents, and, even more specifically, dead ones. The New Hampshire Public Radio host is the author of “Dead Presidents:...
Now read this: February books to watch for
Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee This book has been more than a decade in the making, and trust me when I tell you...
Style Queue
For info on Style Queue Magazine, click here. /stīl/ /kyo͞o/ noun 1. a sequence of people with a distinctive appearance 2. A style column for...
Now Read This
American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis These 12 dark tales of domestic housewives who have turned Serial Mom are simply fantastic! Think Donna Reed with...
Real impersonator
Early in his career as a writer, Andrew Merton worked as a reporter for daily newspapers. “Tight deadlines and strict word counts,” he said. “No...
Best books
Hundreds of thousands of new books are published every year. That’s good news and bad news for book lovers — there are so many choices,...
Season’s readings
Editor’s note: The holidays are here, and that means it’s time to slow down and spend some time with family and friends. Of course, a little...
The Legend of Santa Claus (Revisited)
When my wife and I were anticipating our first child, my father demanded that I allow our son to believe in the magic of Christmas....
100 Years of Christmas
My name is Archibald Reef, and I am a ghost. Though to be honest, ‘ghost’ suggests an incorporeal form, an idea primarily used by children,...
Future reference
It’s a Friday morning at the Portsmouth Public Library and the building is busy with activity. Upstairs, a class on the basics of using Excel is in...
Common bond
After writer and journalist Wendy Williams finished college, she lived in a small horse barn in Vermont, where she cared for two horses. Williams was...
36 ways to treat a reader
This has been an amazing year for books, and whether you like cooking, history, science, movies, or something entirely different, there’s something in here for everyone!...
Now read this
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry Taking real-life events, Barry has created a fantastical novel about one of the world’s icons: John Lennon. In “Beatlebone,” it’s 1978 and...
Photo/Album
Guy Capecelatro III and Michael Winters sit at a conference table in The Sound’s office. Capecelatro, a wordsmith who rarely (if ever) declines a project,...