The bestselling author’s appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Nation & World
Stephen King is star witness as government tries to block publishing giants’ merger
The Justice Department argues that the merger would shrink competition and, inevitably, the vital public discourse that books help engender.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do
‘An Evening at Dave’s Sauna’ tells the mostly true story of an Oxford County legend
The musical, playing Friday and Saturday at Deertrees in Harrison, focuses on Dave Graiver and his eponymous establishment in South Paris.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: The thing about gardening? There are always surprises
This week it was the berries on the potato plants. You read that right: potato berries.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Book review: ‘Portraits of Racial Justice’ captures community of fighters, in paintings and words
Robert Shetterly adds context and quotations to turn his art project into a book.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘An Immense World’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining, Outdoors
Patience and improvisation are keys to cooking over campfire
Girl Scouts and a Registered Maine Guide offer tips for making meals in the great outdoors.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
In the eyes of Isle Theater, all the natural world’s their stage
The company, founded in 2020 by Deer Isle native Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, is staging its latest site-specific play on a working farm in Penobscot.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: A Limington farm is making labne, a Middle Eastern yogurt cheese delicious no matter how you spell it
Try labne as a spread with bread and olive oil or in an Israeli couscous salad.
Posted inFood & Dining, Outdoors
A brief (and personal) guide to campfire cooking
I pulled together this quick campfire cooking checklist of sorts, based on my interviews and my own experience. Here goes: Research the fire rules at your campsite. Never assume. Review safety. For the Girl Scouts of Maine, this includes keeping long hair out of your face and away from the fire, ensuring no more than […]