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Tale of a real-life gardener – who made nearby islands bloom – will grow on you
‘Celia Planted a Garden’ introduces children to Celia Thaxter, a well-known poet and gardener in her time, who all her life cherished flowers, birds and the Isles of Shoals.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Sailing at the Edge of Disaster’
Elizabeth Garber’s account of an adventure on a star-crossed sailing vessel, as well as a family’s dark emotional troubles.
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AUTHOR EVENT: Barbara Walsh
Book-signing event for ‘The Lobster Lady: Maine’s 102-year-old Legend’
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Book review: In small town Maine, a lobsterman has big ambitions and few scruples
Echoes of ‘The Great Gatsby’ resound in ‘The Midcoast,’ Adam White’s debut novel.
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Bedside table: A happy-making book
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Jennifer Finney Boylan’s new novel with Jodi Picoult is literally a dream come true
The Maine-based writer and LGBTQ activist had never met Picoult before they decided to co-write ‘Mad Honey,’ a murder mystery novel that went on sale Oct. 4.
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Bloody good: Stephen King-themed cookbook blends delicious, dreary into fearsome froth
In ‘Castle Rock Kitchen,’ released this month by Ten Speed Press, a cookbook author from New Brunswick and a Maine photographer let their creative juices splatter.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Night of the Living Rez’ and ‘Peanut Butter Memoirs’
Morgan Talty’s debut collection of 12 interconnected stories about a multigenerational Penobscot family, and a gritty, unvarnished view of a cop’s profession from David Wilson
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A new book about Stephen King promises a lot – and it delivers
In ‘Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences,’ Bev Vincent is at once curious, thorough, scholarly and lively.