Author talk and arts festival ahead
Sci-Fi author event Robert V.S. Redick returns to Gibson’s Bookstore virtually on July 7 at 7 p.m. to share his new novel, Sidewinders, a continuation to “Master Assassins: The Fire Sacraments.” He is joined by his friend, author Daryl Gregory, whose new novel, The Album of Dr. Moreau, was newly released this spring.In Sidewinders, two brothers flee an army of fanatics across a vast and magical desert in this white-knuckle sequel to...
City news: Last chance for tax assistance
The city manager’s office sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The full newsletter can be found by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the “Newsletter” button. Here are some highlights: Meetings Going forward, City meetings will be held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green Street (unless otherwise specified on the calendar). Upcoming meetings include: Planning Board: June 30* at 7 p.m. (*Rescheduled from June 16)...
This week in Concord history
June 24, 1993: Residents who use Concord’s buses, pools and libraries pack a public hearing to testify against proposed budget cuts. “I’m a little bit disturbed that the quality of life seems to be attacked every time we talk about budget cuts,” says Richard Croak. June 25, 2003: The Penacook Historical Society holds an open house for the Rolfe barn, a 200-year-old building that the group had fought to save for months. The...
Looking Back: U.S. Mail Truck
For the InsiderThis vintage photograph shows a mailman delivering mail for the Concord Post Office. This Concord mail truck is one of the early Ford Model T conversions that allowed the front tires to be removed and replaced during winter with conversion skis. The rear tires were then fitted with a track over the existing tires to allow for maximum traction in the cold New Hampshire winters. The Ford Model T pictured was most likely...
Book: My Four Seasons in France: A Year of the Good Life
My Four Seasons in France: A Year of the Good Life By Janine Marsh (255 pages, nonfiction memoir, 2020) Janine Marsh and her husband Mark live in London and have good jobs there. They visit France one rainy day, on a day trip to buy some wine, and on a whim decide to look at some houses. They really can’t afford one, and aren’t in the market for a house. But the estate agent gives them a list of the cheapest three properties...
Book: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
By Barack Obama (40 pages, nonfiction, 2010) You know that feeling you get when you look at a child and envision the limitless potential that they possess? Our 44th president, Barack Obama, beautifully encapsulates that feeling in his children’s book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. In this tender, thoughtful letter to his daughters, Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen inspirational American men and women whose...
Book: Money in the Morgue
By Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy (294 pages, mystery, 2018) Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn is trying to write letters in a run-down convalescent hospital in New Zealand during World War II. He’s attempting to write one to his wife, Troy, but can’t find the words. It’s midsummer in the remote area and a storm is threatening. Suddenly Alleyn is thrust into a calamity! A van has broken down, and the driver, Mr. Glossup, a payroll...
Book: The Last Garden in England
By Julia Kelly (351 pages, historical fiction, 2021) This creative book shows the lives of five very different women, all bound together by one garden in the English countryside, in different time periods. In 1907, there’s Venetia Smith, a woman garden designer, very unusual for the time, who is commissioned to design the gardens of Highbury House. She creates a series of different gardens, each with its own theme. Her character...
