Our Team
NH Book and Literary Festival, Inc.
The New Hampshire Book Festival is an annual book festival with the mission to bring authors together with readers to celebrate literacy, conversation, and community. This premier cultural event hosts 50+ nationally recognized authors for a free, all-day festival of panels, interviews, and book signings in New Hampshire’s historic capital city, Concord.
October 3-4, 2025 South Main Street, Concord, NH
Emilie Christie Burack, co-founder & President
Emilie Christie Burack is a former special events and marketing professional. Her debut novel The Runaway’s Gold (Abrams/Amulet) was a Junior Library Guild selection, winner of the New England Book Festival for Young Adult Fiction, and represented New Hampshire at the National Book Festival. She earned her AB at Mount Holyoke College and MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Sarah McCraw Crow, co-founder and Board Chair
Sarah McCraw Crow is the author of the novel The Wrong Kind of Woman (Mira/HarperCollins). Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in many publications, and she’s a graduate of Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Directors
Rebecca Atwater Briccetti, former editor and publishing professional
Samantha Henrichon, Nathan Wechsler & Co, PA
Lucy C. Hodder, Esq., Professor, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
Angelica M. Ladd, Communications Manager, NH Center for Nonprofits
Elaine Loft, marketing and strategic partnerships, Derryfield School
Kate Schoedinger, reading specialist, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School
Laura Simoes, Executive Director, Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications
Susan Zankel, licensed mental health counselor; trustee, New Hampshire Public Radio
Contact
New Hampshire Book and Literary Festival, Inc.
P.O. Box 283, Contoocook, NH 03229
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