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‘A Flick of Sunshine’ spins a thrilling yarn about a real-life Bath sailor in the late 19th-century
Father and son Frederick Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill based their book on a treasure trove of old letters they discovered written by a plucky ancestor.
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OFF RADAR: A Friend in Literature
I’ve been wondering what to say about the passing of a friend, writes Dana Wilde.
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AUTHOR EVENT: Dale Potter-Clark
Local historian will present her new historical novel about the Underground Railroad.
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Maine writers turn page on new festival
The first Maine Lit Fest will feature some 50 authors at more than 20 events in Portland and Waterville Friday through Oct. 8.
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In Stephen King’s latest, a young man finds himself in a troubled ‘Fairy Tale’ world
King adroitly pulls off this old-fashioned action/adventure story starring a boy and his beloved dog.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News
British author of ‘Wolf Hall’ saga Hilary Mantel dies at 70
Mantel is credited with reenergizing historical fiction with “Wolf Hall” and two sequels about the 16th-century English powerbroker Thomas Cromwell.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Case of the Stalking Moon’ and ‘Rangeley’s Historic Legacy’
A murder-mystery detective story and a rollicking six-gun western rolled into one excellent tale, and a history of the Rangeley area in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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Hundreds honor Joan Didion at memorial
The author died in December at 87 and left behind no immediate family members.
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Michelle Obama plans 6-city book tour
She will open at the Warner Theatre in Washington on Nov. 15, the publication date.