‘The Book of Errors’ examines three historic buildings, including Thomaston’s General Henry Knox Museum, and finds that reconstruction doesn’t always stick to the facts.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bedside table: Why do we think the way we do?
Book recommendations from readers
Book review: A newly minted doctor navigates stormy waters to make house calls on the islands of Casco Bay
In ‘Go by Boat,’ Dr. Chuck Radis writes about his early career, when he faced challenges from the federal bureaucracy and from independent-minded islanders.
Bedside table: A cereal heiress who lived very large
Book recommendations from readers.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Murky Overhead’ and ‘Second Growth’
A delightfully deliberate and vividly wordy blend of historical fiction and family saga, and a complex and grim portrayal of Maine families struggling in 1959-1960
Best-Sellers: ‘The Hotel Nantucket,’ ‘This Will Not Pass’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
Book review: In fictional ‘Oslo, Maine,’ a musical couple from away collides with the locals
Unfortunately, neither the characters nor the town are believably drawn.
Bedside table: Writer Anthony Doerr does it again
Book recommendations from readers.
OFF RADAR: ‘Lucky Turtle: A Novel’
An exuberantly good read, and an insightful look at how racial prejudice actually works to shape, and misshape, actual lives.
Levant author getting buzz for first story collection, set on Penobscot reservation
Morgan Talty’s book, ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ is fictional but draws heavily from his experiences.