Nearly 5,000 book lovers of all ages flocked to downtown Concord this month for the second annual New Hampshire Book Festival, transforming the south end of Main Street into a vibrant, community-wide celebration of literature. The two-day event, held October 3-4, featured over 50 nationally recognized authors and poets, book-themed activities, local food, and featured book-related activities, local food, and representation from nearly 20 nonprofits and festival sponsors. 

On Saturday, October 4, the four blocks anchored by Gibson’s Bookstore and the Capitol Center for the Arts will again be filled with bookish festivities for all ages, including author panels, book signings, local food, and hands-on activities. The all-day event is free and will feature a roster of more than 50 nationally recognized authors, eleven of whom reside in the Granite State.

Ledyard Bank President and CEO, Josephine Moran, is diving into some powerful reads on leadership, growth, and inspiration. Here’s what’s stacked on her desk:

Looking for your next great read? The New Hampshire Book Festival (October 3–4 in Concord, NH) is bringing together an incredible lineup of authors whose work spans genres, themes, and styles. Whether you love literary fiction, memoir, poetry, thrillers, or books for young readers, there’s something here for every book lover.

The New Hampshire Book Festival is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Chang as our spotlight poet!

Jennifer Chang’s most recent book An Authentic Life was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Her other honors include the William Carlos Williams Award, the Levinson Prize, and fellowships to the Elizabeth Murray Artists Residency, MacDowell, and Yaddo. She has published poems in the American Poetry Review, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Yale Review, and elsewhere. She teaches at the University of Texas in Austin, is the poetry editor of New England Review, and serves on the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit dedicated to writers and readers of Asian American literature. An Authentic Life (2024) is her third poetry collection, following The History of Anonymity (2008) and Some Say the Lark (2017).

Chang’s work is known to explore nature and the pastoral, but her latest collection dives into the darker scenery of war and patriarchy.

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