Bill McKibben, author of the first widely circulated book about the threat of climate change, explains how shirking our responsibilities has finally brought before us what you might metaphorically call the resulting wrath.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Novel by Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
Karunatilaka won the prestigious award for fiction for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.’ Among those in the running was part-time Maine resident Elizabeth Strout.
Bedside table: Vacation reading
Book recommendations from readers.
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Wreck of the Portland’ and ‘Muddled Through’
Journalist J. North Conway’s dramatic story of the 1898 storm that ravaged the New England coast, and the 10th book in the ‘Maine Clambake Mystery’ series
Book review: ‘Lucky Turtle’ tells a sweeping coming-of-age tale of romance – and heartbreak
A teenage girl, and her older self, narrate Bill Roorbach’s latest novel, which tackles big themes of abuse, racism and love.
Bedside table: A multi-tasking reader makes her way through a tall stack
Book recommendations from readers.
Best-Sellers: ‘Lucy by the Sea,’ ‘The Personal Librarian’
The top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
OFF RADAR: ‘consecration pond: a novel in stories’
Interrelated stories set in a rural community surrounding fictional Consecration Pond
AUTHOR EVENT: Adam White
Former Damariscotta resident to talk about his novel ‘The Midcoast’