The long-awaited, and long-delayed, release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel arrives on Memorial Day weekend.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine poet, faced with terminal diagnosis, keeps writing
Nick Stone, a corporate lawyer for decades, started writing poetry in retirement. His second book, ‘Seaward: A Lyrical Memior,’ was published last month, eight months after he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Atlas of the Heart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining
A reluctant bread baker sweetens on sourdough
Over time, the challenge turned from a burden to an obsession.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Asparagus, it’s time for a talk
Local farmers market asparagus doesn’t come cheap. But there are ways to make this favorite vegetable stretch.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: When we were very young, spending money on annuals seemed an extravagance
Now the Atwells revel in their beauty, in the garden and in the vase.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Vinalhaven shines, again, in Chris Van Dusen’s latest children’s book
When this Maine author gave island mishap a much closer look, he turned a true story about neighbors into a picture book.
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Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.
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A secret mission, a confident heroine and a harrowing escape make ‘The Left-handed Twin’ a thrilling read
The ninth of Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels, which includes a pursuit through Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, mostly delivers.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
OFF RADAR: ‘The Body in Late Stage Capitalism: Poems’
The central emotions are rage and grief, and they come reeling off most of the pages like fireballs.