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Maine island mystique: Why so many books feature these isolated settings

by Ray Routhier July 28, 2024July 27, 2024

Authors say these often idyllic locales – where there’s nowhere to run or hide – present opportunities for heightened drama, suspense and romance.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

A musician returns – and reconnects – to her Maine hometown after decades

by Tobias Carroll July 28, 2024July 30, 2024

Laurel Dodge’s debut novel, ‘The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell,’ is moving and unfolds in unexpected ways.

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Downtown, Up River’ and ‘Bungalow Terrace’

by Bill Bushnell July 26, 2024July 25, 2024

Nostalgic, often forgotten moments of Bangor’s life in the 1970s, and a debut novel about a rock ‘n’ roll
band’s meteoric rise to star status.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News

Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

by DAVID FISCHER July 21, 2024July 21, 2024

More than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.

Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘To Woo and To Wed’ and ‘Ghost Town’

by Bill Bushnell July 12, 2024July 11, 2024

A delightfully charming and funny Victorian rom-com, and a complex suspense thriller

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South

by HILLEL ITALIE July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

It will be the first work of fiction for actress Davis.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

Gripped by a mysterious illness, a Mainer finds an unexpected kindred soul

by Frank O Smith July 7, 2024July 5, 2024

In ‘American Breakdown,’ writer Jennifer Lunden spins twin tales of how the medical establishment dismissed her illness, and, some 100 years earlier, that of Alice James, the sister of Henry James.