Community Calendar

Come and listen as Chuck Douglas takes us back to turn of the century Philadelphia, and discover the incredible immigrant success story of C.C.A. Baldi, the King of Little Italy, and his brothers, as they build a business empire while blazing a path to success for the Italian community.

You know Chuck Douglas as a great storyteller – join us to celebrate his book, a meticulously researched work of history, in Philadelphia's King of Little Italy: C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers!

C.C.A. Baldi ruled Little Italy, and everyone who wished to deal with the Italians knew it.

Concord author Renee Plodzik, APRN, visits Gibson's Bookstore for a celebration of her cookbook, Eat Well Move Often Stay Strong! Plodzik is the energetic founder and unstoppable coach of fit4acause, a donation only fitness and wellness program that raises funds and awareness for cancer survivors. Renee is currently rising to a new challenge, living with metastatic breast cancer. Her diagnosis simultaneously saddened and inspired the fit4acause community to rally in support of her while she continues her pursuit of her passion of lifting others. She has shown all of us what strength is. It is being vulnerable and scared, while continuing to walk by faith and helping others in similar situations. Her motto, “You are STRONG enough” inspires and encourage others to never give up, to live their best life, and to embrace each moment.

This beautifully photographed cookbook features nutritional, seasonal recipes that include plant-based, wholesome ingredients, often found locally. The recipes focus on healthy breakfast items, creative salads, protein packed soups, and delicious sweet treats.

Margaret Porter returns to Gibson's Bookstore to present her newest novel of historical fiction, The Myrtle Wand! The Myrtle Wand, a retelling and a continuation of the classic ballet Giselle, restores original story elements to transform a tale of blighted romances and betrayals into a quest for redemption and restorative love.

Josh Malerman (Bird Box) visits Gibson's Bookstore to send shivers down your spine as he presents his new horror novel Daphne!

Whatever you do, don’t think about Daphne.

Horror has a new name: Daphne. Daphne may have been killed decades ago, but that doesn’t mean she’s gone. A brutal, enigmatic woman stalks a high school basketball team in a reimagining of the slasher genre by the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box.

Masks are strongly encouraged but no longer required for vaccinated attendees. We can’t predict the future course of the pandemic, so Gibson’s reserves the right to institute masking and/or vaccination rules for this event as circumstances dictate.

If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Daphne may be ordered from the Gibson's Bookstore website.

Richard Lederer, former Concord Monitor language columnist and educator at St Paul’s School, and the author of more than 50 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series, visits Gibson’s Bookstore to make us laugh and to sign books for early holiday shoppers!

The Poetry Society of New Hampshire is back! Visit Gibson's Bookstore from 4:30 - 6pm as we step back into verse! We're starting the evening with readings from poets Gail DiMaggio and Kay Morgan, followed by a poetry open mic. Bring your favorite poem to read, or something you've been working on, or come with appreciative ears to listen! Tell a friend, as we seek to regrow our poetry community meetings in New Hampshire and at Gibson's. 

Lynn Lyons, psychotherapist and anxiety expert, returns to Gibson's Bookstore to present her new book on anxiety management: The Anxiety Audit: 7 Sneaky Ways Anxiety Takes Hold and How to Escape Them. Lyons, whose advice appears regularly in Psychology Today and the New York Times, offers an eye-opening look at the 7 sneaky ways that anxiety and worry weave their way into our families, our friendships, and our jobs, and provides actionable steps to reverse the cycle and reclaim our emotional well-being. Lyons is also the author of the hugely popular parenting book, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents. 

In the Monadnock region, situated in the southern part of Ndakinna, the archaeological record shows the continuous, deep, and extensive presence of the Western Abenaki people. Native people looked upon Monadnock while hunting caribou almost 13,000 years ago, occupied seasonal camps along the Ashuelot and Contoocook rivers for more than 10,000 years, were scalped by White bounty hunters in the 17th and 18th centuries, and brought indigenous skills and knowledge to an emerging basketmaking industry in Keene and Peterborough in the 19th and 20th centuries. Using as a framework his recently published book A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History, Professor Robert Goodby of Franklin Pierce University tells the story of this history. Copies of Goodby’s book will be on sale, and Goodby will be signing copies. No registration is required.

Please join us to welcome Mike Pride back to Gibson’s Bookstore! Mike has written several books on the Civil War and its place in New Hampshire history. No Place for a Woman: Harriet Dame’s Civil War tells the story of Concord's own Harriet Dame, Civil War battlefield nurse, and her major contributions to the Union cause.

Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to join McNally Jackson and other indie bookstores to present a virtual event with author John Banville, for his new novel, The Singularities. From the revered Booker Prize-winning author comes a playful, multilayered novel of nostalgia, life and death, and quantum theory, which opens with the return of one of his most celebrated characters as he is released from prison. Banville is joined in conversation by author Alexandra Kleeman.