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Spring arrives soon and so does the annual Exeter Litfest in the Exeter Town Hall. This year the board (above 2024) voted to change the name of the April event to “Exeter Literary Festival” but keep the website and all other sundries like the annual Spooky Folsom Halloween party as sponsored by “ExeterLitFest.com.”

To round out the weekend there will be bookish parties/events at other cultural places around town: Friday night kick-off Latin concert at the Exeter Public Library at 6pm, followed by an after-party at the TEAM Gallery, Sunday fun at Up Front Art Gallery.

Below is the town hall schedule for Saturday. Full info and author bios at ExeterLitFest.com

2025 SCHEDULE

Exeter Literary Festival: Saturday, April 5 at Exeter Town Hall

Free & Open to the Public

2025 Featured Authors: J. Courtney Sullivan author of “The Cliffs” & Dr. Tiya Miles author of “Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman: the Faith Dreams of a Free People”

SCHEDULE:
11am
J. Courtney Sullivan in conversation with Katie Adams (Main Stage)

12:15pm
Keith O’Brien in conversation with Dan Provost (Main Stage)

Independent Publishing in the Modern World: Featuring authors Renay Allen, Michael Cameron Ward, Justin Corriss and Sara North. Moderated by Lara Bricker (Located in the upstairs gallery)

1:30pm
Damsels and Dragons: Romance, Fantasy, and Marrying the Two. Featuring authors Jacquelyn Benson, Laura Mayo, and Lyra Selene. Moderated by Naomi Farr (Main Stage)

Echoes of Now: Poets of the Present Moment. Featuring poets K. Iver, Cate Marvin, and Nathan McClain curated by Diannely Antigua. (Located in the upstairs gallery)

2:45pm

Family and Finding Home. Featuring authors Jane Brox and Alexandra Chan. Moderated by Stef Kiper Schmidt (Main Stage)

Exeter High School Student Poetry. (Located in the upstairs gallery)

4pm
Dr. Tiya Miles in conversation with Caleb Gale (Main Stage)

Don’t forget to visit the book swap table in honor of Bookmobile founder & Robinson Female Seminary alum, Mary Lemist Titcomb!

Hello friends!

It is 2020 and time for an overhaul, on many levels. I am sure you can feel this in your own lives. As for me, I put my newest book up online last week and then decided to overhaul my website. Many days later, I am now ready to present you with a new website that shows a more holistic view of my various endeavors: www.RM-Allen.com

This new site replaces the old NHGoddess.com and streamlines my sprawling array of websites, Facebook pages, Twitters. etc. It gets kinda crazy after a while, don’t you feel that too? So I had to downsize. Simplicity is one of my mottos, after all 🙂

Now (drumroll) on to the new book, “Incident at Exeter Tavern”, which is the first in a trilogy of mini-mysteries all set in Exeter, NH. The books are historical-fiction in nature and will highlight some of the hidden histories of Exeter, all in the name of telling a more inclusive public history.

In the first book, the contributions of the local black soldiers in the Revolutionary War are dug up and dusted off. Strong women abound in my books, so expect a heavy dose of feminism and fun too. And maybe a topic or two that only a women would dare put in print. On the serious side, the three books will start to ask the question: “What would redress look like in Exeter?”

The second in the series is in the research phase now and will be set in Exeter’s Abolitionist era. But for now, please take a look at the first book -in paperback or Kindle. You can get it online right now – yes!

Or you can wait until my official launch at Water Street Bookstore in a month or so. I will also be speaking for a few minutes in the “Race Matters” 3-part series being held at the Exeter Historical Society in Jan/Feb/March. (My gig is on Feb. 24th.) And then look for me at the annual ExeterLitFest on April 4th, 2020.

Here is a little widget that lets you peek into the book. I really hope you like it. Much love, and thanks for your support! ~ RM Allen

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2025 Exeter LitFest Schedule

2020 Overhaul: New Book, New Site