A beautiful testament to Maine’s Franco heritage, and a good explanation of how political strategy takes advantage of American distrust of the government
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Native authors share their culture through stories about Indigenous people in Maine
New books from the viewpoint of Maine’s Native peoples are out this year, and librarians are putting a focus on the subject area, including compiling reading lists.
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Chris Newell pens children’s book about the ‘Plimoth Thanksgiving,’ from the Native perspective
The former Abbe Museum director dispels myths and adds context about the encounter.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: In ‘Plants Go to War,’ readers can observe history through an unusual lens
Ethnobotanist Judith Sumner has written a surprising, plants’-eye view of World War II, chock full of fascinating facts.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘North By Northeast 2’ and ‘The Isolation Artist’
New short fiction by Maine writers and the last days of Robert Indiana
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘A Murder of Crows Descended, Displacing An Exultation of Larks: Poems’
Dave Morrison’s new collection of poems is another reality check
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Warren man’s career in storytelling takes a supernatural turn
Paul Guernsey edits The Ghost Story website and anthologies of contemporary supernatural fiction.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
Local author, artist announce book-signing event
Barbara Walsh and Helene Farrar team up for ‘The Deer Man’
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Billy Summers’ by Stephen King
This is best King novel in a while, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
Local author releases new children’s book
Jeanine Deas brings storytelling magic to ‘We’re All in the Kitchen’