Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
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Nov. 12, 1998: Oil truck spill drenches rotary on Memorial Circle in Augusta, highway accidents involving deer prompt herd management review, and the Kennebec Historical Society to occupy a historical home soon
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How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
Farmers are using all the new strategies they can get to stay afloat and provide for large and small breweries alike.
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Nov. 11, 1978: Cianbro explosion in Pittsfield called ‘pure accident’, Maine Supreme Court justice denies CMP’s plea for rate stay, and flags, parades to mark Veterans Day in Maine
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Jezebel, sharp-edged feminist website, is shutting down after 16 years
Founded at the height of blogosphere era, the website struggled with its business model.
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Barbie’s Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids, Fisher-Price Corn Popper make hall of fame
The Corn Popper was a perpetual finalist until fans had a chance to vote this year.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Hidden Beneath’ and ‘Body of Water’
The eleventh book in the Maine Clambake Mystery series by Barbara Ross, and a debut mystery novel by Daniel Boyne
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Nov. 10, 1992: Augusta officials seek to revitalize downtown, two buildings coming down in Gardiner’s downtown for new park, and interactive television network at UMaine system ‘praised’ but still has some glitches
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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ full of twists, turns, some miscasts
For a very long time, we’ve read the praises of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize “All The Light We Cannot See,” his biggest book that has captured the praise of readers world wide. It’s impressive to learn that in the 10 years it took him to finish it, he wrote six other books that won him […]
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Nov. 9, 2001: Two central Maine firefighters recount horrors of ‘war zone’ at ground zero after 9/11, North Vassalboro food bank must find a new home, and CMP sues tissue mill in Maine due to unpaid bills
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