Dead body, old family cottage, crusty lobsterman, dark secrets… bingo. Sounds like you’ve got a classic Maine beach read.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bedside table: And for a Massachusetts beach read, read on
Book recommendations from readers.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Dear Maine’ and ‘Bad Medicine’
A powerful collection of profiles of immigrants who’ve settled in Maine, and the latest medical thriller from Ogunquit author Geoffrey Cooper
Bedside Table: The Napoleonic wars, a cracking good tale and a swashbuckling anti-hero
Book recommendations from readers.
Portland shares top billing in Jule Selbo’s cinematic debut mystery
“10 Days” is a substantive ticking-clock thriller that introduces an officer who has lost a limb but not her mettle.
OFF RADAR: ‘Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders’
‘One of the most gripping books I’ve read this year,’ writes Dana Wilde.
Author Event: ‘Dirt Road Revival’
Local authors Sen. Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward to celebrate launch of new book
Bedside table: Walking is the best medicine
Book recommendations from readers.
Exposé on the pandemic reveals another sickness: Greed
J. David McSwane’s deep dive unmasks the profiteers who proliferated in the outbreak’s wake.
Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.