Portsmouth Literary Events (Monday, September 14, 2015- Thursday, September 17, 2015)

In true Portsmouth Literary Borough fashion here's a sampling of just a few literary events going on in Portsmouth this week.  We may not be New York or Paris, however, #PortsmouthLOVE has a thriving literary scene. 

Monday - SNHU’s Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction Presents:
Ann Beattie, Kate Christensen, Katherine Towler, and Yascha Mounck
Leaving New York, Coming to New England: A Panel and Reading.


LOCATION: BOOK AND BAR, 40 PLEASANT STREET, PORTSMOUTH

Four former New Yorkers who live in New England, all acclaimed writers, will discuss New England as a literary subject, leaving New York as a literary subject, and the literature of being a newcomer or stranger. The authors will read briefly from their work before the discussion begins, and afterward answer questions from the audience. 
Monday, September 14th, 7:00 pm, Book & Bar, Portsmouth, NH
Free and open to the public, but pre-registration required.
Reserve your free ticket here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/leaving-new-york-coming-to-new-…
This project was made possible with support from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Experience more at www.nhhc.org
Tuesday - Portsmouth Women Nonfiction Book Discussion

LOCATION: PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY, PARROT AVENUE, PORTSMOUTH

Book Description:

 
"In the history of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, countless women rose above a rigid society to make their marks on the seaport city. In the eighteenth century, Allice Shannon Hight became a successful tavern keeper, outliving two husbands and providing for ten children. Others flourished in more scandalous ventures, like Alta Roberts, otherwise known as the Black Mystery of Portsmouth--always donned in black, she operated a successful brothel at the Roberts House Saloon in the nineteenth century. Even greater achievements would come in later years from the likes of Mary Carey Dondero, who became one of the first women elected mayor in New England. This collection of essays, compiled by author and historian Laura Pope, celebrates the victories--large and small--of Portsmouth's notable women." - Arcadia Website
Tuesday— Baron Wormser: Unidentified Sighing Objects

LOCATION: RIVERRUN BOOKSTORE, FLEET STREET, PORTSMOUTH
"The focus of Baron Wormser s poetry over more than three decades has been the human drama of our trying to shape what is misshapen. In this, his tenth collection, he takes on a dizzying range of subjects from Diane Arbus to playground basketball to the fall of the Berlin Wall to Prospero to a suicide inquest. In all his poems, he pursues the complicated gist that will at once betray and reveal the welter of feeling that informs a moment, a scene, or a life. " - RiverRun Website  


Wednesday—Local Author Fair

LOCATION: PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY, PARROT AVENUE, PORTSMOUTH
Local Author Fair
September 16, 6 – 8 PM
Portsmouth Public Library

Want to meet local authors, find some great autumn reads, and enter to win fabulous prizes? The Portsmouth Public Library will host a Local Author Fair on Wednesday, September 16 from 6 – 8 p.m. Special guests will include Portsmouth author Katherine Towler and award-winning writer James Patrick Kelly!

Kelly is the science fiction author of Burn and Think Like a Dinosaur. Katherine Towler is a poet and author of the trilogy of novels Snow Island, Evening Ferry, and Island Light.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Visit with local authors and enter to win prizes from the Music Hall, the Gundalow Company, Louie’s Italian restaurant, Bennett’s Store, Pickwick’s Mercantile, Strawbery Banke, and more!

40 authors from the Seacoast area will participate:

+ James Patrick Kelly Fiction/Science Fiction
+ Katherine Towler Fiction/Literary
+ David Barnette Fiction/Fantasy
+ Jacquelyn Benson Fiction/Historical Thriller/Romance
+ Jeff Deck Fiction/Horror/Science Fiction/Nonfiction
+ Tim Horvath Fiction/literary
+ Shelby June Fiction
+ David Random Fiction/Humor/Short Stories
+ Amy Ray Fiction/Mystery/Thriller
+ J.E. Seymour Fiction/Crime
+ Tammi Truax Fiction
+ Earl Yorke Fiction/Science Fiction
+ Michele Albion Nonfiction/History/Women/Technology
+ Nancy Beveridge Nonfiction/Moving & Decluttering
+ Marilynn Carter Nonfiction/Cookbook
+ Bette Freedson Nonfiction
+ Jessica Kliskey Nonfiction/Self-Health and Nutrition
+ Rachel Leah Nonfiction/Death and Dying
+ J. Dennis Robinson Nonfiction/History/True Crime/Travel
+ Barbara Sedoric Nonfiction
+ Stefany Shaheen Nonfiction/Memoir/Health
+ LeCain Smith Nonfiction/ Holistic Health Care/Integrative Medicine
+ Donald Trefethen Nonfiction/Local History
+ Ellen Walker Nonfiction/Memoir/Autism
+ Robert Wheeler Nonfiction/Travel/Photography
+ Richard Winslow Nonfiction/ History
+ Nancy Grossman Nonfiction/Poetry
+ Crystal Kent Nonfiction/Youth
+ Steve Carter Poetry
+ Kate Leigh Poetry
+ Peter Horton Young Adult/Local Historical Fiction
+ Joyce Shor Johnson Young Adult/Middle Grade
+ Valerie Lofaso Young Adult/Paranormal Fiction
+ Robert Miller Young Adult
+ Pat McDermott Young Adult/Historical Fantasy/Paranormal/Romance
+ Susan Benedict Children’s
+ Denise Brown Children’s
+ Carol Lincoln Children’s
+ Alvin Walker Children’s
+ Stephanie Workman Children’s

Contact: Laura K. Horwood-Benton, Public Programming & Community Relations Librarian
lkhorwood-benton@cityofportsmouth.com | 603 766 1711

Thursday— Beat Night and World Poetry Night

LOCATION: 3S ARTSPACE, 319 VAUGHAN STREET, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801

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