Hot Books at Gibson's in Concord

Here is a rundown of the Top 5 books sold at Gibson’s Bookstore on South Main Street:

1. “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage,” by Haruki Murakami
2. “Americanah,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3. “Transatlantic,” by Colum McCann
4. “Driving Backwards,” by Jessica Lander
5. “The Last Policeman,” by Ben H. Winters

This week’s events include …

• Jessica Lander will be in the store tonight at 7 pm with Driving Backwards.
• The Poetry Society of New Hampshire will meet in the store tomorrow night, August 20, at 7 pm, with headliners Alice Fogel and Patrice Pinette.
• Brian Aldrich will be here on Thursday, August 21, 7 pm, with his book, New Hampshire Beer: Brewing from Sea to Summit.
• Children’s story time takes place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10am.

Upcoming events include ...

• 9/17/14, 7 pm, PSNH - Mark Decarteret & S. Stephanie
• 9/12/14, 7 pm, Hand of the Small-Town Builder: Vernacular Summer Architecture in New England, 1870-1935, with Tad Pfeffer
• Fifty Shades of Radio, with Mike Morin, 9/25/14

Also

The big August sale is this weekend, Aug. 22, to Aug. 24. Almost everything in the store will be 25 percent off.

New store hours

New store hours go into effect beginning Aug. 25: Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.