Wilmot, NH: home to the late, great poet Donald Hall AND a wonderful library. Many thanks to the Wilmot Public Library for hosting me on a rainy afternoon in late September. 1/3
Laura Knoy
@lauraknoyauthor.bsky.social
Longtime Public Radio host and reporter turned historical Fiction author. Lives in Northern New England, loves the Great Outdoors up here!
Discovering Manchester’s Grace Metalious! While the author and her controversial novel “Peyton Place” are often associated with Gilmanton, NH - Metalious’s Manchester background heavily shaped her writing and the book that would become a global best-seller.
Summer retrospective: With both the calendar and the weather saying fall is here, here’s a look back on an amazing, beautiful summer - full of book events! @bedazzledink.bsky.social
Don’t let that cotton-candy cover fool you…because Jennifer Anne Gordon’s new thriller, “Perfect Wives, Perfect Lives,” is anything but sugary!
Kids, Climate, and a Woolly Mammoth Mystery! Huge Congrats to NH author Emilie Christie Burack on the release of her delightful middle-grade book, “Dominic Bean and the Mammoth Melt.” (Emilie’s crowded launch event at Gibson’s last week included mammoth cookies - good idea!) 1/2
Did you know NH has a terrific World War II museum? The Wright Museum in Wolfeboro is dedicated to honoring “the exceptional contributions on the home front and the battlefields made by World War II-era Americans.” 1/5
Quick visit to NHPR! A few weeks ago, I recorded some introductions for NHPR’s rebroadcast of my NHPBS interview in June with filmmaker Ken Burns. I love collaborating with my former colleagues at NHPR…which is, as ever, NH’s best source for news and information. 1/2
Emerson and Thoreau spoke here…and so have I! Earlier this month, I presented at the Monadnock Summer Lyceum (called the Peterborough Lyceum in Emerson/Thoreau’s day). We had a full house, and an eloquent introduction from author and former longtime editor-in-chief of @yankee-magazine Mel Allen.
WWII History Buffs, join me at NH’s Wright Museum of WWII in Wolfeboro, NH on Tuesday, 8/11 at 7pm! More info: champ.ly/2ASRlzo6
POV: When you’re visiting the 2026 location of your 1940’s historical fiction novel, you ask your friends & family to pose! Thankfully, mine were all game! What a fun trip! Thanks everyone! 1/2
The Battle of the Bulge: ReadLocalNH explores one of World War II's most legendary battles with NH author Denis Hambucken. Besides writing " A G.I. in the Ardennes: The Battle of the Bulge," Denis is a photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer with a passion for history. champ.ly/N5waEpEo
If you're a fan of WWI-WWII historical fiction, I'd love to connect with you at a book event. Go to champ.ly/2EeDhEde to find out where I'll be this summer. @BedazzledInkPublishing 1/3
Walking right into my cover! Another highlight of my trip to France was coming nose-to-nose with my novel’s beautiful book jacket. My niece Franny, who is more visual than I am, explains.
Encountering prehistoric art! My recent trip to Dordogne, France, was mostly about researching my next novel, but the region is known globally for its prehistoric heritage. Follow along > champ.ly/zpREsO4S 1/3
Discovering Alsatian Wine: They’re my favorites and especially great for summer. Want to know more? Here’s a new blog post on my recent adventures with Alsatian wine, both in Alsace and in New Hampshire! Quick Read: "Alsatian Wine: Side benefit of writing novels about Alsace!" champ.ly/FyKzfeLw
I had a blast at Concord’s Wine on Main recently, at a book-themed wine event focussed on my novel, “The Shopkeeper of Alsace.” The evening included an interview by Jocelyn Winn from The Writing Gallery and Alsatian wines served by shop owner and wine connoisseur Emma Stetson. 1/3
A huge highlight of my May trip to France: presenting "The Shopkeeper of Alsace" in Strasbourg, in French, before the group "Alsace-Etats-Unis." Four descendants of the family at the heart of the novel were in the audience; a deeply satisfying, full-circle moment that brought me to tears. 1/2
Meet me at the Seacoast Lit Fest in Portsmouth 📅 6/11/26-6/14/26 ! I’ll be interviewing Ben Mezrich, about his new book “Checkmate”. Several of Ben’s earlier books became major films, and this latest one reads like a box-office hit! 1/2
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When Sandra Brown calls it one of the best WWII novels she's ever read — you stop and take notice. That's the review my novel The Shopkeeper of Alsace received on Amazon recently. I'm still sitting with it. 1/5
Encounter with a Neanderthal in France! We made a bicycle trip to Les Eyzies, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which calls itself "The Prehistory Capital of the World." Early humans lived in these caves and cliffs thousands of years ago. The statue overlooking the town is titled "Primitive Man." 1/3
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French Firefighters visit Boston! For more than sixty years, Boston and Strasbourg, France, have been “Sister Cities.” This long friendship brings people of different cultures, experiences and perspectives together - a worthy goal, I think…and lots of fun, too! 1/4
I had lunch recently with the legendary Mary Ann Esposito and her publisher, Deidre Randall! Mary Ann has written fourteen cookbooks, she's a renowned educator and chef, and star of the longest-running cooking show on television - PBS ’s "Ciao Italia." Find Ciao Italia at champ.ly/g_2UWjpa
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