Liz Whaley's book group will meet at the Loaf and Ladle to discuss her February book, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard.

Liz's book group is free and open to the public. They meet on the third Wednesday of the month at the Loaf and Ladle on Water Street in Exeter. Click here for a list of upcoming titles for discussion.

Just read the book and join us-- no reservations necessary!

Rick Schubart will be presenting Abraham Lincoln: from Springfield, Illinois to Exeter, New Hampshire and Beyond at the Exeter Historical Society to kick off the Lincoln in Exeter events.

Schubart is the Bates-Russell Distinguished Faculty Professor at Phillips Exeter. In 2008, Rick was named a founding trustee of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society and Governor John Lynch appointed Rick to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission through 2010.

Mike Pride, author of the updated edition of Elwin Page's Abraham Lincoln in New Hampshire, and PEA professor Rick Schubart will discuss Abraham Lincoln's historic visit to Exeter in 1860. They will be speaking at the Exeter Public Library, and their talk will be followed by a book signing with Mike Pride.

Help us welcome home Joe Hill for the last (and best!) event of his author tour for HORNS!

Joe is the author of the best-selling novel Heart Shaped Box and the short story collection 20th Century Ghosts. The Washington Post calls him 'a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction.'

His latest endeavor promises to be as good as the first two. After a late night drinking, Ig Perrish wakes up to discover a pair of horns have grown on his forehead. With the horns comes a terrifying and fantastic gift-- instantly he is privy to everyone's deepest and darkest secrets. He soon finds that everyone believes that, despite a lack of evidence, Ig did kill his high school sweetheart, except his brother, a famous TV talk show host. It's a supernatural thriller that will have you flipping pages to the very end.

Join us for a reading by this amazing writer in his hometown bookstore!

If you're not able to make it to the event, but still want a signed copy of Horns, call us at (603) 778-9731 or email us at waterstreet.books@myfairpoint.net and we'll set you up!

New Hampshire is celebrating Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in March 2010 as part of the Big Read program. We'll be taking part by hosting a discussion of the book led by our very own Liz Whaley. Liz was an English teacher at Oyster River High School for many years, and now, besides being the most loyally followed bookseller at Water Street Bookstore, is the leader of our once monthly book group.

You can check out all of the programs being offered for the Big Read in New Hampshire at http://bigreadnh.org.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us. Read the book and come add your two cents!