Robert Gibbons’ poetry covers a lot of territory
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Midcoast’ and ‘The Best I Can Do’
A dark, brooding story about a midcoast Maine family, and a collection of humorous observations
AUTHOR EVENT: Madison VFW sponsoring book signings
A book-signing event and Q&A panel featuring three local authors will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harvell-Bishop-Arnold Trail Post, 58 Preble Ave. in Madison. Featured authors are: • Poet and Green Beret Ryan Stovall, author of “Black Snowflakes: Smothering a Torch” • English professor and poet Dr. […]
Penguin Classics, Marvel to issue new editions of 3 comics
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords.
Ex-premier Johnson signs deal for memoir
The former journalist has written several books.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Notes on the Landscape of Home’ and ‘The Outhouse in Winter’
A collection of 32 essays that explore sense of community, and a coming-of-age adventure during the summer of 1959
AUTHOR EVENT: Tim Cotton
Listen as Cotton tells stories about all things in the dooryard
‘Night of the Living Rez’ a finalist for national prize
Levant author Morgan Talty’s collection is one of three up for The Story Prize.