Maine author Gillian French set the young adult novel in New Hampshire.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
In photos: Artist sets out to re-create scene from Marsden Hartley painting
Vermont painter Eric Aho had planned the community ice-cutting event last year, but the weather conditions weren’t right until last week.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘Rough Sleepers’ follows a doctor’s relentless efforts to treat homeless patients
The book by part-time Mainer Tracy Kidder weaves scenes from the streets of Boston with the problems that are keeping people there.
Posted inVegan Kitchen
The vegan and vegetarian restaurants that went and came from Maine
While the effects of the pandemic led to some closures in 2022, there was evidence of a growing appetite for plant-based dining out.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: For inaugural exhibit, Waterville gallery puts focus on video art
Three videos and a related sculpture make up ‘Light on Main Street’ at the Joan Digman Schmaltz Gallery of Art in the new Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Spielberg peels back the curtain on his youth with ‘The Fabelmans’
Let the record reflect that “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s self-portrait of the artist as a young man, ends with one of the best final scenes in recent memory. That scene – and the wink that follows it – is reason enough to see a movie that, true to its title, lends a gentle fairy-tale sheen […]
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Growing indoor crops is more about the fun than the food they produce
Make a hobby out of watching these plants grow, and maybe even get some fresh ingredients out of it.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
The best vegan cookbooks of 2022
Seven that stood out from an increasingly crowded field.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Theater review: Two actors bring to life a Texas town at Christmastime
Tom Ford and Nathaniel P. Claridad play all 22 roles in ‘A Tuna Christmas’ at Portland Stage.