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Life in recovery isn’t just about giving up alcohol—it’s about learning how to live.  In Be The Pig II: Life Lessons In and Out of Recovery, Todd A. Schillinger shares the hard-won lessons he’s learned on the road from addiction to long-term sobriety.  With honesty, humor, and heart, Todd explores the challenges, victories, and everyday choices that shape a meaningful life in recovery.  This is a book for anyone seeking hope, inspiration, or a reminder that transformation is always possible— one step, one day, and one choice at a time. --Publisher's blurb

About the author:

Todd A. Schillinger is a writer, speaker, and longtime member of the recovery community from Keene, New  Hampshire.  Sober since October 10, 2006, he shares his story through his books Be The Pig and Be The Pig II: Life Lessons In and Out of Recovery.  Todd’s mission is simple: to inspire hope, offer honest insight into the ups and downs of recovery, and remind others that transformation is always possible.  When he’s not writing or speaking, he enjoys family, laughter, and the everyday lessons life keeps teaching.

Join Todd at The Toadstool Bookshop in Keene, NH on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 6 pm where he will be presenting his newest book.

   

A House of Her Own: Women Writers of New England and Their Homes by Beth Luey

Tales of a Not So Tiny House by Chloe Barcelou & Brandon Batchelder

A Doubtful House by Alice B. Fogel 

   

There were 22,057 votes cast this year at 170 sites throughout the state. The winning book received 6,032 votes. A flyer with the complete list of voting results will be available on the Ladybug Picture Book Award website soon.

   

Fake dating gets a magical twist in this enchanting queer romantic comedy where a witch worries that the real feelings brewing between her and her crush were sparked by an accidental love potion, and the only way out of the disastrous spell is a healthy dose of the truth—drink up, witches.

Potion maker and self-proclaimed “messy witch” Morgan Greenwood is sure she was hexed at birth. Not only did she drunkenly offer to fake date the woman of her dreams during the biennial New England Witches’ festival, but Rory Sandler, spellcasting champion and brilliant elemental witch—for reasons known only to the Goddess—accepted. It’s like every good luck spell Morgan ever cast came through at once, and it doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict this charade will end with a broken heart.

Or is the magic between them real? As Morgan and Rory prepare to fool everyone at the festival, their relationship starts to feel a whole lot less fake—right until Morgan realizes she might have screwed up the common relaxation potion she made for Rory and given her a love potion instead, breaking one of the most sacred Witch Council Laws.

To fulfill her promise to Rory, Morgan must somehow keep playing pretend while under the watchful eyes of Rory’s family and legion of fans. But to break the love potion, she’ll also have to prove how incompatible she and Rory really are. For a screwup like her, ruining their relationship should be easy—except every day, Morgan is becoming more bewitched by Rory herself. --Publisher's blurb

About the author:

Tori Anne Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of "This Spells Disaster", as well as romance and fantasy under other not-so-secret names. She lives in New Hampshire, along with her partner and their two cats, where she collects pen names, tattoos, and hoodies in shades of gray and black. If you can’t find her online, it’s because she’s lost in the woods.