We love books. We love authors. See literary greats and up-and-coming authors, and hear about their latest works, craft, and writing process. Insightful Q&As explore the intricacies of writing and publishing. Literary events happen both in the Historic Theater and the Lounge.

Lit. at The Lounge

Laura Knoy

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

• The Music Hall Lounge

Award-winning journalist and longtime host of The Exchange, Laura Knoy presents The Shopkeeper of Alsace, an uplifting tale of family, love, resilience, and one unstoppable woman. Evening's Moderator: Jim Schachter, President & CEO of New Hampshire Public Radio

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Allegra Goodman

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

• The Music Hall Lounge

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking, historical epic of love, faith, and defiance. A Reese’s Book Club pick. Evening's Moderator: Joanna Kelley, Assistant Mayor of Portsmouth

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Tracy K. Smith

Thursday, December 18, 2025

• The Music Hall Lounge

The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and 22nd US Poet Laureate demystifies the art form to reveal how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding.  Evening's Moderator: Diannely Antigua, 13th Poet Laureate of Portsmouth and author of Ugly Music and Good Monster

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Alix Morris

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

• The Music Hall Lounge

Environmental journalist Alix Morris spends an eye-opening year getting to know these elusive, intelligent creatures, investigating their extraordinary return from the brink of extinction and how to bring nature back into balance.

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