A fast-paced frontier whodunit and a first novel that shows polish and promise for the author
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Netflix buys author Roald Dahl’s catalog
The late British author penned such celebrated children’s books as ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’
The Wrap: Common Ground Fair vendors gather, a call for recipes
Free coffee for a cause, Maine Lobster Week is underway, and a fermenting guru speaks
Eat & Run: Tastes of summer linger at The Clam Bar
The food trailer will transition to a new menu this fall, so try those excellent steamers while you still can.
Tap Lines: Oktoberfest beers make change of seasons easier to swallow
Bissell Brothers’ Festbier joins the offerings from Maine breweries.
Dairy farmers have an opportunity, if only the state would help
Don’t milk cows. Grow plant-based proteins instead. The switch would benefit farmers, farm towns and the Maine economy, but government assistance is needed.
It’s chili season. Time to ferment
Some like it hot, hot, hot.
Baked beans and brown bread – a New England tradition
A Maine food historian explains the origin of Saturday night baked bean dinners.
Author Event: Kay Tobler Liss
New novel ‘The Last Resort’ explores themes of environmental and social justice
OFF RADAR: ‘North by Northeast 2″
Follow-up to 2019 anthology features new fiction from Maine writers