A complex portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay emerges from two new collections of her letters and diaries.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill’ and ‘Death of an Ice Cream Scooper’
A fascinating memoir from a wildlife biologist, and a new murder mystery by Lee Hollis
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OFF RADAR: ‘Not All Are Weeping’
The poems in Jean Anne Feldeisen’s first collection might best be characterized as reflections on uncertainty.
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5 Maine books coming out this fall
These selections range from poetry to horror, cookbook to fiction.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Ugly History of Beautiful Things’ and ‘Just East of Nowhere’
Essays on desire and consumption by Katy Kelleher, and a complex and provocative story by Scot Lehigh
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AUTHOR EVENT: Amy Calder
Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” in Winthrop
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Waterville authors’ marriage has stood the test of time – and deadlines
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have co-authored science fiction novels and stories for more than 35 years. Their 25th Liaden Universe novel came out in July, and they’ve collaborated on 100 works in all.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Dean Man’s Wake,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Northeaster’ and ‘Acadia National Park’
Courage during the Blizzard of 1952, and the story of Acadia’s early history
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OFF RADAR: ‘Small Off Things’ by Suzanne Farrell Smith
It’s probably not going to cheer you up to find out someone has it, overall, possibly worse than you.