Dean Bennett’s very smart contemporary exploration of Thoreau’s three journeys into Maine’s North Woods, and an expansive illustrated history of Maine shipbuilding told by Nathan Lipfert
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Don McLean drops out of performance at NRA convention
The ‘American Pie’ singer and Camden resident was in the lineup to perform at the Grand Ole Night of Freedom concert Saturday.
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‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
The long-awaited, and long-delayed, release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel arrives on Memorial Day weekend.
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Maine poet, faced with terminal diagnosis, keeps writing
Nick Stone, a corporate lawyer for decades, started writing poetry in retirement. His second book, ‘Seaward: A Lyrical Memior,’ was published last month, eight months after he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Atlas of the Heart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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A reluctant bread baker sweetens on sourdough
Over time, the challenge turned from a burden to an obsession.
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Green Plate Special: Asparagus, it’s time for a talk
Local farmers market asparagus doesn’t come cheap. But there are ways to make this favorite vegetable stretch.
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Maine Gardener: When we were very young, spending money on annuals seemed an extravagance
Now the Atwells revel in their beauty, in the garden and in the vase.
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Vinalhaven shines, again, in Chris Van Dusen’s latest children’s book
When this Maine author gave island mishap a much closer look, he turned a true story about neighbors into a picture book.
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Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.