BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Kid’s Guide to Acadia National Park’ and ‘Ragged Island: An Island Mystery’

Maine Authors

Published
August 22, 2019

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Kid’s Guide to Acadia National Park’ and ‘Ragged Island: An Island Mystery’

Bushnell reviews a delightful guide to Maine's national park from Eileen Ogintz, and the third release in the Island Mystery series by Darcy Scott.
Published
August 15, 2019

OFF RADAR: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry from Maine writers

"Half a Bubble Off Plumb," by Sheila Gilluly; "North by Northeast," edited by Agnes Bushell; and "The Riddle of Yes," by Carolyn Locke.
Published
August 8, 2019

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Living the Dream’ and ‘Pray for the Girl’

Retired warden John Ford still has some good stories to tell, and award-winning Portland author Joseph Souza has released his latest thriller
Published
August 5, 2019

Elizabeth Strout, in Q&A with Caitlin Shetterly, will discuss her new novel

The two Maine writers will have a conversation Friday night in Brownfield to benefit Camp Susan Curtis.
Published
August 1, 2019

OFF RADAR: ‘Five Days and Ten Poems’ and ‘House of Sparrows’

Two new books of poetry: a former poet laureate and a family tragedy.
Published
July 25, 2019

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ and ‘The Alchemist of Lost Souls’

The fifth mystery/thriller from Vaughn Hardacker and the fourth historical mystery from Mary Lawrence
Published
July 18, 2019

OFF RADAR: ‘Space Heart’

Former Belfast poet laureate Linda Buckmaster’s personal version of the long, strange trip from the Mercury spacecraft launches to here, where the space shuttles are grounded.
Published
July 11, 2019

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘It Seemed Like a Compliment to Me’ and ‘When You Find My Body’

A collection of humorous short stories and the true story of lost Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine “Gerry” Largay
Published
July 4, 2019

OFF RADAR: ‘The Cafe Review’ and ‘Detritus 4’

New issues of arts publications out of Portland and Bangor
Published
June 27, 2019

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Acadia Files’ and ‘Swan Island in the Kennebec’

An excellent science tale for young readers and the first of three historical novels about early settlers in Maine