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Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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A prehistoric mammoth and a 19th century circus elephant cross paths in ‘Mystery Tusk’
Through his efforts to identify the mammoth, former natural history curator Gary Hoyle discovered the story of Old Bet, the elephant.
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Bedside Table: A particular window of Irish history
Book recommendations from readers.
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A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’
This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Teach Her a Lesson’ and ‘Irish Coffee Murder’
A very scary psychological thriller by award-winning author Kate Flora, and an entertaining collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and Barbara Ross
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Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father
‘Somebody’s Fool’ is part of a series that began some 30 years ago and focused on a character based on the Portland author’s father. It goes on sale Tuesday.
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Excerpts from ‘Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies’
Lessons for parents and kids at different ages.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Pauline Gray Investigates’ and ‘Conversations: Ranger Tales from Maine’
Louise Bates cleverly recreates excellent detective mysteries of a bygone era, and Buzz and Tim Caverly share entertaining memoirs of careers as park rangers
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‘Uphill Both Ways’ tells of one family’s adventures, and misadventures, on the Colorado Trail
Writer Andrea Lani walked nearly 500 miles with her husband and school-age sons. She interweaves the family’s personal story with the environmental story of the landscape they hiked through.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Just East of Nowhere’
Answers to some questions can be complicated