The choice of the British novelist marks a return to conventional literature after 2 consecutive years in which the prize went to non-traditional recipients.
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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National Book Awards boss brings quest to ‘de-snob’ literature to Portland
Lisa Lucas is coming to town Thursday to talk about the cultural vitality of books.
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Maine children’s author Andrew Clements is an expert on elementary school
His latest middle-grade novel, ‘The Losers Club,’ about a boy who gets in trouble for reading too much, came out in August.
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Happy 70th, Stephen King. (And many more!)
Maine’s master of horror and suspense celebrates his birthday.
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Maine author Elaine Ford dies of brain tumor at 78
She was a Guggenheim winner, a Radcliffe graduate, UMaine professor, a mother of five and a practitioner of ‘democratic literature.’
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OFF RADAR: Richard Russo’s ‘Trajectory’
Short fiction from Maine Pulitzer prize winner
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In essays about travel and food, part-time Portland resident draws life lessons
Hear Anita Verna Crofts talk about “Meet Me at the Bamboo Table” at Print: A Bookstore on July 26.
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‘Green Plate Special’ cookbook, based on Maine Sunday Telegram column, wins award
Christine Burns Rudalevige’s book takes the prize in the Socially Conscious category at The Readable Feast.
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Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel focuses on troubled lives at home
“Anything Is Possible” is a novel-in-stories that follows threads first pulled in ‘My Name is Lucy Barton.’
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The Pulitzer graces winners and Maine
Richard Ford, Elizabeth Strout and Richard Russo, all with new books out this spring, reflect on receiving the honor for fiction as the prizes’ centennial is marked.