The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Have we got the beach read for you!
Book recommendations from readers.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Peat is an excellent growing medium for garden plants. But its use threatens the global environment
The mining of peat hastens climate change.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Sensory-friendly performances make theater accessible to wider audiences
Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick has been putting on the special shows since 2016, free of charge.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
For here or to go? Coffee shops adjust to customers’ changing habits
While some coffee drinkers are still keeping their distance by ordering online and getting beans delivered, others have started using coffee shops as their base for remote work.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Silence’ and ‘Woodsqueer’
A powerful new novel by award-winning Maine author and poet William Carpenter, and Gretchen Legler’s essays about crafting a sustainable rural life
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining
Four new books toast the tastes of Maine, the importance of a well made drink and our shared food history
Stock your pantry and liquor cabinets. Maine cooks and authors share enough fond food memories, cherished recipes and smart techniques to keep you well fed and amply lubricated all summer long.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
A forgotten 19th-century Maine comic writer gets his day in the sun
Lots of fascinating material in ‘Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!’ if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a ‘reprehensible bigot.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ ‘River of the Gods’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Get to know the versatile Hakurei turnip
Thank you, Japan, for this sweet, mild spring root vegetable and the many, delightful ways we can cook it.