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Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Fifth Student’ and ‘Our Maine’

by Bill Bushnell January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

A medical thriller from Geoffrey Cooper and a collection of 39 entertaining and educational essays about our home state

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Local & State, Nation & World

Amanda Peters picks up library medal for ‘The Berry Pickers,’ set in Maine

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Her novel wins an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, New England

Scholar discovers stories, poems possibly written by Louisa May Alcott

by MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press January 18, 2024January 19, 2024

During the time of the ‘Little Women’ author, it was common for female writes to use pseudonyms.

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Stones of Riverton’ and ‘To Swoon and to Spar’

by Bill Bushnell January 12, 2024January 11, 2024

An original and clever collection of short stories, and a charming romance with a delightful conclusion

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic

by Ron Charles January 7, 2024January 5, 2024

The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry

by John Alden January 7, 2024January 5, 2024

Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors

OFF RADAR: ‘Battle of Ink and Ice’

by Dana Wilde January 5, 2024January 4, 2024

An engaging, illuminating history of the origins of the news media we know and feel ambivalent about today.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

What Mainers read in 2023

by Ray Routhier December 31, 2023January 4, 2024

Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state’s indie bookstores this year, including recent releases ‘Big Heart, Little Stove’ by Lost Kitchen owner Erin French and ‘Maine: A Love Story” by artist Blue Butterfield.