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Jennifer Finney Boylan’s new novel with Jodi Picoult is literally a dream come true
The Maine-based writer and LGBTQ activist had never met Picoult before they decided to co-write ‘Mad Honey,’ a murder mystery novel that went on sale Oct. 4.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: A roundup of vegan news across the state
Portland, Land of Vegan Doughnuts. Plus crowds line up for vegan eats, and Maine-made tempeh hits store shelves.
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Oct. 30, 1980: Maine State Lottery lacks funds to pay for prizes
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Oct. 29, 1923: Waterville’s oldest resident quietly observes 98th birthday
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Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Authors, Recipes
Bloody good: Stephen King-themed cookbook blends delicious, dreary into fearsome froth
In ‘Castle Rock Kitchen,’ released this month by Ten Speed Press, a cookbook author from New Brunswick and a Maine photographer let their creative juices splatter.
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Oct. 28, 1932: ‘Too many cheap politicians in education,’ says rabbi Dr. Stephen Wise
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Oct. 27, 1959: ‘Still handsome’ murderer returns to area after 22 years in prison
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Night of the Living Rez’ and ‘Peanut Butter Memoirs’
Morgan Talty’s debut collection of 12 interconnected stories about a multigenerational Penobscot family, and a gritty, unvarnished view of a cop’s profession from David Wilson
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Oct. 26, 1989: Oakland gets nod as capital for a day
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