September 14, 2009

Join humorist and author of Live Free and Eat Pie, Rebecca Rule, when she interviews Marty Kelley, author and illustrator of seven books for children and recovering second grade teacher. Born in Manchester, NH in 1971, Marty is married, has two children, 3 chickens and 1 duck. His latest book is The Messiest Desk in 2009. Marty has also co-produced a “super cool punk rock version” of his book Summer Stinks!

In the style of Bravo’s Inside the Actor’s Studio, Rule serves as host and interviewer for The New Hampshire Authors Series from Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire. Three times a year, The Authors Series features an author who lives, summers, teaches or was born in New Hampshire. Interviews are conducted in front of a live audience (with an opportunity for questions from the audience) and recorded by New Hampshire Public Television for future broadcast and web streaming on www.nhptv.org/authors.

Light refreshments will be served after the interview and authors will be available to sign their books.

The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

For more information, email nh.authors@unh.edu or call (603) 862-1540.

April 6, 2009

On Sunday, April 26 at 2pm, join humorist Rebecca Rule when she interviews Marie Harris, New Hampshire Poet Laureate 1999-2004.

The event will be held in the Courtyard Reading Room on Level 5 in Dimond Library.

The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please register online or call 862-1541.

Marie Harris is the author of four books of poetry including her most recent Your Sun, Manny: A Prose Poem Memoir. She is also the author of the popular children’s book G is for Granite: A New Hampshire Alphabet. Her work has appeared in poetry collections and literary magazines.

In the style of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, Rule serves as host and interviewer for The New Hampshire Authors’ Series from Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire. Three times a year The Authors’ Series features an author who lives, summers, teaches or was born in New Hampshire.

Interviews are conducted in front of a live audience (with an opportunity for questions from the audience) and are recorded by New Hampshire Public Television for future broadcast.

This presentation is sponsored by the Friends of the UNH Library and New Hampshire Public Television and partially funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

January 29, 2009

Last Sunday’s New Hampshire Authors’ Series from the UNH Library with local humorist and author of Live Free and Eat Pie, Rebecca Rule and bestselling author and conservationist, Sy Montgomery will be broadcast on New Hampshire Public Television tonight – Thursday, January 29th at 9:30 p.m..

If you missed the October event with William Tapply, author of dozens of books on fly fishing and the Brady Coyne mystery series, his interview with Becky will also be broadcast on NHPTV tonight at 9 p.m.

Enjoy the shows!

Also, you can now register for the last event in this year’s series: Marie Harris on Sunday, April 26th.

The Sy Montgomery presentation was funded by the Drs. Lorus J. and Margery Milne Endowed Lecture Series for Literature and the Environment.

January 5, 2009

On Sunday, January 25 at 2pm, join humorist Rebecca Rule when she interviews Sy Montgomery, author of numerous children’s books. Her latest book, for adults, takes her closer to home in rural NH. The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood became a national bestseller in 2006.

The event will be held in the Courtyard Reading Room on Level 5 in Dimond Library. It is sponsored by the Friends of the UNH Library.

Sy Montgomery has been called “part Indiana Jones and part Emily Dickinson.” Montgomery’s travels have taken her around the globe to remote places where she researches her books, films and articles. Her first children’s book, The Snake Scientist, won a dozen national awards. Montgomery is also a widely-known lecturer on conservation topics.

In the style of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, Rule serves as host and interviewer for The New Hampshire Authors’ Series from Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire. Three times a year The Authors’ Series features an author who lives, summers, teaches or was born in New Hampshire.

Interviews are conducted in front of a live audience (with an opportunity for questions from the audience) and are recorded by New Hampshire Public Television for future broadcast.

Light refreshments will be served after the interview and the authors will be available to sign their books.

The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please register online or call 862-1541.

This presentation is funded by the Drs. Lorus J. and Margery Milne Endowed Lecture Series on Literature and Environment

December 22, 2008

The New Hampshire Humanities Council has awarded the University of New Hampshire Library, Friends of the UNH Library and New Hampshire Public Television a grant to produce and videotape a live presentation of the New Hampshire Authors series. The program will take place in April, 2009.

The grant will fund the DVD production, web streaming and an online educational resource for the program. This program will feature renowned poet Marie Harris interviewed by award-winning author Rebecca Rule. Harris was New Hampshire Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2004.

The program will be held at Dimond Library.

Many thanks to Diane Tebbetts and Tracey Lauder for preparing the winning grant proposal.