Robert Shetterly adds context and quotations to turn his art project into a book.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Take it Easy’ and ‘Winter Wolves’
A nostalgic photographic essay of Portland in the 1970s, and the fourth novel in the western ‘Roamer’ series
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Book review: Preconceptions – and memory – can cloud historic preservation
‘The Book of Errors’ examines three historic buildings, including Thomaston’s General Henry Knox Museum, and finds that reconstruction doesn’t always stick to the facts.
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Book review: A newly minted doctor navigates stormy waters to make house calls on the islands of Casco Bay
In ‘Go by Boat,’ Dr. Chuck Radis writes about his early career, when he faced challenges from the federal bureaucracy and from independent-minded islanders.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Murky Overhead’ and ‘Second Growth’
A delightfully deliberate and vividly wordy blend of historical fiction and family saga, and a complex and grim portrayal of Maine families struggling in 1959-1960
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Book review: In fictional ‘Oslo, Maine,’ a musical couple from away collides with the locals
Unfortunately, neither the characters nor the town are believably drawn.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Lucky Turtle: A Novel’
An exuberantly good read, and an insightful look at how racial prejudice actually works to shape, and misshape, actual lives.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Dead By Dawn’ and ‘Maine Al Fresco’
The 12th Mike Bowditch mystery by Paul Doiron, and Ron Chase’s 50 finest outdoor adventures
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AUTHOR EVENT: William Anthony
Maine author to talk about his new novel ‘Farnsy,’ set in Damariscotta
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New children’s books by Maine writers, illustrators tackle disabilities, with uneven success
Each takes a different approach to stories about, in part, children with disabilities going to school.