'Nature of the Beast' a Hot Seller in Concord

Here are the most popular books sold last week at Gibson’s Bookstore:

1. Nature of the Beast, by Louise Penny
2. The Pawnbroker’s Daughter, by Maxine Kumin
3. Elle & Coach, by Stehany Shaheen
4. All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
5. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown

Also, upcoming events at the store:

• September Author Showcase at Gibson’s Bookstore
• Flynn Presents New Book: ‘American Sweepstakes’
• Vengeance Road, with YA author Erin Bowman
• Gibson’s Book Club reads Dept of Speculation, by Jenny Offill
• Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses, with Fenway’s own Dick Flavin!
• Gibson’s Book Club reads Redeployment, by Phil Klay
• NH True Crime, with Richard Carey: In the Evil Day
• The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, with Jessica Lahey
• Poetry Society of NH: Jessica Purdy, Katherine Solomon, S Stephanie
• Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, with Debby Irving
• Fantasy Mega-author R A Salvatore