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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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OFF RADAR: ‘We Are Here and It Is Now: Poems’
In Camden poet Dave Morrison’s world, everything has potential.
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Washington County libraries are preparing for the future
In Maine’s poorest county, libraries offer not only books but internet access and community workforce support.
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Maine places inspired new novels by 2 Colby professors
‘Discipline’ by Debra Spark and ‘Bad Animals’ by Sarah Braunstein both came out this month. The teaching colleagues are holding a joint book launch event Thursday in Portland.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Easter Basket Murder’ and ‘Just Up The Road’
Three exciting murder-mystery novellas, and one year of 100 adventures experienced in Maine.
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In the bleachers, in a tub or in the woods, here’s where Mainers read
The new book ‘Where Maine Reads’ features photos of 50 Mainers in their favorite reading spots, along with essays on what reading means to them.
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In a world recovering from climate collapse, a family grapples with daily conflict and troubled pasts
‘The Great Transition’ tells a fast-paced, suspenseful tale, but spare us the preachiness.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘We’re Going Home’ and ‘Princess of the Wild Sea’
A loving tribute to the author Cynthia Thayer’s husband Bill Thayer and their 40-year marriage, and a novel for young readers by Megan Frazer Blakemore.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America’
If we ever needed clarification from an authority on how we got from the founding of the United States to the politics of today, it’s now. This book provides it.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Death in Venison’ and ‘Forgotten Industries and Institutions of Maine’
A debut collection of three mystery novellas set in Maine, discoveries of an “urban explorer.”