As its title, ‘Life and Art’ suggests, and with humor and intelligence, the essays span culture, personal history, politics and family.
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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Chris Van Dusen’s children’s books come to life in Maine Maritime exhibit
‘Upon That Isle in Maine’ opened this month at the Maine Maritime Museum, focusing on the maritime-themed books by the Camden author and illustrator.
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Maine writer and civil rights pioneer team up on new kids’ book
Phillip Hoose collaborated on ‘Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!’ about Colvin’s refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.
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University of Maine at Augusta professor demystifies American yoga in new book
Sarah Hentges’ fourth book is about how we care for ourselves and others amidst a toxic culture of individualism, perfectionism, consumption, exploitation, competition and other destructive ideas and behaviors.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Outermark’ and ‘Warm Your Bones’
Jason Brown’s new powerful short-story collection, and recipies from Portland food writer and culinary instructor Vanessa Seder.
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The best books in 2024? These Mainers should know.
Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, Richard Ford and Monica Wood are among those who shared their favorite books of the year.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘A Life in the Garden’ and ‘Bitter Passage’
Barbara Damrosh’s latest book takes a personally involved approach to gardening, and Geoffrey Bates’ gritty cop drama/murder mystery set in a cold Maine winter.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Mother Tongue’
Dana Wilde wraps up his column with Jim Bishop’s quintessentially skillful, insightful Maine postwar poetry.
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A Bowdoin professor collects his thoughts on the Black American experience
Anthony Walton’s ‘The End of Respectability’ features a dozen essays, written over time, with his observations on race in this country.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Busy Body’ and ‘Patchwork Quilt Murder’
A timely, classic Agatha Christie-style mystery, and the 30th book in the Lucy Stone Mystery series.