An exciting web of suspense and mystery, and an interesting look at the forms of homeschooling that developed in recent years
Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Dreamtimes and Thoughtforms’
Fascinating reading for anyone who suspects there are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in our science
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Robbed Blind’ and ‘Wood Island Lighthouse’
A dark, brooding tale of murder and malice from Gerry Boyle, and a magnificent piece of history from Saco historian Richard Parsons
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Speak to the Winds’ and ‘Murder on the Class Trip’
The sixth of Ruth Moore’s masterful novels about Maine, and the third book in Lee Hollis’ ‘Maya and Sandra Mysteries’ series
AUTHOR EVENT: Dale Potter-Clark
Local historian will speak about The Underground Railroad at Vienna and Mount Vernon venues
The rise and fall of Monson, Maine
‘Here & Everywhere Else’ tells the story of the remote town over several hundred years. But be forewarned: it’s dense reading.
OFF RADAR: ‘Comfort is an Old Barn’
A selection of writings that reveals the capabilities and sensitivities that make up a top-notch reporter
A resilient Greek nanny changes the course of her young charge’s life
In ‘My Xanthi,’ a now-adult Nick reads his nanny’s old letters and comes face to face with the brutality of her life in wartime Greece.
In ‘Monkey,’ writer Agnes Bushell meditates on the Russian novel
The novel tracks the search for a lost book within the book, also called ‘Monkey,’ as well as the writer of that unusual book.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Perilous Obsession’ and ‘Eastport’
Ogunquit author Geoffrey Cooper’s fifth mystery in his thriller series, and an excellent history of a small island town