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A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’

by Peggy Grodinsky July 30, 2023August 1, 2023

This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Teach Her a Lesson’ and ‘Irish Coffee Murder’

by Bill Bushnell July 28, 2023July 27, 2023

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

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father

by Ray Routhier July 21, 2023July 26, 2023

‘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.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Excerpts from ‘Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies’

by Megan Gray July 16, 2023July 14, 2023

Lessons for parents and kids at different ages.

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Pauline Gray Investigates’ and ‘Conversations: Ranger Tales from Maine’

by Bill Bushnell July 14, 2023July 13, 2023

Louise Bates cleverly recreates excellent detective mysteries of a bygone era, and Buzz and Tim Caverly share entertaining memoirs of careers as park rangers

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors, Outdoors

‘Uphill Both Ways’ tells of one family’s adventures, and misadventures, on the Colorado Trail

by John Alden July 9, 2023July 7, 2023

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.