Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Best-sellers: ‘Liberation Day, ‘Lydia Maria Child’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Book review: The search for meaning in a deconstructed library
The prose poems in ‘Antique Densities’ are fantastical yet reassuringly matter-of-fact.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Moon in Full’ and ‘Mystery of the Lost Lynx’
A modern-day coming-of-age story by Marpheen Chann, and the latest in the Copper & Packrat series
Bedside table: OK, it’s just past Halloween, but we’ve got candy on our mind
Book recommendations from readers.
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.
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.
AUTHOR EVENT: Barbara Walsh
Book-signing event for ‘The Lobster Lady: Maine’s 102-year-old Legend’
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.
Bedside table: A happy-making book
Book recommendations from readers.