George McGovern will discuss Abraham Lincoln tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Riverrun Bookstore in Portsmouth. Info: riverrunbookstore.com or 431-2100. Also tomorrow, at 5:15 p.m. McGovern will be at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: 224-0562 or gibsonsbookstore.com.

Thomas Middleton will discuss Saber's Edge Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Riverrun Bookstore in Portsmouth. Info: 431-2100 or riverrunbookstore.com.

Rivka Galchen will discuss Atmospheric Disturbances Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Riverrun Bookstore in Portsmouth. Info: riverrunbookstore.com or 431-2100.

Stephen Carter will discuss Jericho's Fall Thursday at 7 p.m. at Riverrun Bookstore in Portsmouth. Info: 431-2100 or riverrunbookstore.com.

Alice Fogel will discuss Strange Terrain: A Poetry Handbook for the Reluctant Reader Thursday at 7 p.m. at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: gibsonsbookstore.com or 224-0562.

Jeremy Robinson will discuss Pulse Friday at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Manchester. Info: bn.com or 668-5557.

Larry Tye will discuss Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend July 27 at 7 p.m. at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: gibsonsbookstore.com or 224-0562.

Gail "Bunny" McLeod will discuss Probed by Aliens July 28 at 10 a.m. at Borders in Concord. Info: borders.com or 224-1255.

Carrie Jones will discuss Need July 31 at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Manchester. Info: bn.com or 668-5557.

Carol Ekster, Nancy Tupper Ling, Jean Cochrane and Daryl Enos will be the featured authors and illustrators at a picture-book party Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: 224-0562 or gibsonsbookstore.com.

Giulia Melucci will discuss I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: gibsonsbookstore.com or 224-0562.

Bruce Heald and David Nielsen will discuss 101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord. Info: gibsonsbookstore.com or 224-0562.