A powerful new novel by award-winning Maine author and poet William Carpenter, and Gretchen Legler’s essays about crafting a sustainable rural life
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining
Four new books toast the tastes of Maine, the importance of a well made drink and our shared food history
Stock your pantry and liquor cabinets. Maine cooks and authors share enough fond food memories, cherished recipes and smart techniques to keep you well fed and amply lubricated all summer long.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
A forgotten 19th-century Maine comic writer gets his day in the sun
Lots of fascinating material in ‘Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!’ if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a ‘reprehensible bigot.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ ‘River of the Gods’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Get to know the versatile Hakurei turnip
Thank you, Japan, for this sweet, mild spring root vegetable and the many, delightful ways we can cook it.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Maine Audubon shifts the focus of its annual native plants sale
Less sale, more educational festival. Also, one of the day’s programs to offer a multicultural perspective on fighting the invasive emerald ash borer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Solace, and a new perspective, in a difficult time
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Elemental: A Miscellany of Salt Cod and Islands’
A book of essays, poems and short stories about who belongs where, and at what cost
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Portland Museum of Art launches competition to select architect for expansion
The museum announced plans this year to build a 60,000-square-foot building on its downtown campus. The $85 million project is likely to be completed in 2026, but an architectural firm will be hired in December.
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Las Vegas chapels could become ‘Heartbreak Hotels’ over Elvis-themed weddings
The licensing company that controls the name and image of ‘The King’ is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies.