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Half sisters wrestle with their father’s death and their sibling ties in ‘I Know You Love Me, Too’
Amy Neswald structures her debut novel as linked stories that take place over decades.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Thoreau’s Maine Woods’ and ‘Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding’
Dean Bennett’s very smart contemporary exploration of Thoreau’s three journeys into Maine’s North Woods, and an expansive illustrated history of Maine shipbuilding told by Nathan Lipfert
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Maine poet, faced with terminal diagnosis, keeps writing
Nick Stone, a corporate lawyer for decades, started writing poetry in retirement. His second book, ‘Seaward: A Lyrical Memior,’ was published last month, eight months after he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Atlas of the Heart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Vinalhaven shines, again, in Chris Van Dusen’s latest children’s book
When this Maine author gave island mishap a much closer look, he turned a true story about neighbors into a picture book.
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Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.
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A secret mission, a confident heroine and a harrowing escape make ‘The Left-handed Twin’ a thrilling read
The ninth of Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels, which includes a pursuit through Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, mostly delivers.
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OFF RADAR: ‘The Body in Late Stage Capitalism: Poems’
The central emotions are rage and grief, and they come reeling off most of the pages like fireballs.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.