Connecticut’s Correction Department is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed by some of the participants.
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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kids, are you in search of a fast-paced, lighthearted and rollicking romp?
The book-length cartoon ‘Max & the Midknights’ – Lincoln Peirce’s latest – has got you covered.
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Former Maine pastor wins top New York Book Festival award
Steve Burt’s ‘The Bookseller’s Daughter’ won the $1,500 grand prize Tuesday.
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Maine writers – and a librarian – bring home book awards
The Maine Literary Awards honors recently retired Bangor Public Library director Barbara McDade.
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Country star Tim McGraw and biographer Jon Meacham team up to write a book
The unlikely duo’s shared love of music and history leads to ‘Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation.’
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A novella takes on Zen and the art of the breakup
In John Manderino’s ‘Bopper’s Progress,’ a newly heartbroken slacker visits a monastery to give spiritual enlightenment a whirl.
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Portland’s Café Review marks 30 years of curating poetry from around the world
Founding editor Steve Luttrell is still the driving force behind the publication, which received recognition by the city on Monday.
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Maine illustrator Melissa Sweet earns national children’s book honor
The Carle Honors celebrate her creative vision and dedication.
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Tom Clancy’s widow expands challenge of rights ownership
Tom Clancy’s widow says in a lawsuit that his estate is the exclusive owner not just of the novelist’s famous character Jack Ryan, but the rights to the character John Clark and several books.
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First editions of classic books to be featured in Thomaston auction
The sale, which starts Friday, also includes works by several of Maine’s most famous artists.