His darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Award-winning South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman dies
The Soweto-born Bosman was praised for her soothing, silky vocals and versatility in crossing over to various music genres.
Mainer moves writing conference from New York City back home
Shanna McNair is bringing The Writers Hotel conference to Boothbay Harbor after years in New York City. Maine writers scheduled to lead sessions include Tess Gerritsen, Cathie Pelletier and Lily King.
Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick
Though a pick no longer ensures blockbuster sales, it retains a special status within the industry.
Mainer who won Oscar recovering from urgent surgery after ceremony
Eric Saindon left a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, fighting pain, to attend the Academy Awards and pick up his first Oscar, for visual effects in the movie ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
Rolly Crump, Disney designer who helped define the look of Disneyland, dies at 93
Animator-turned-theme park designer Rolly Crump, who was instrumental in the design of early Disneyland, died Sunday in his Carlsbad home, where he had been in hospice care, said his son Christopher. Crump was 93. Crump received his big break at the Walt Disney Co. in 1952, when he was 22. Those at the animation studio […]
Imprisoned Russian leader Navalny learns that documentary about him wins Oscar
The documentary portrays Alexei Navalny’s career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020, his 5-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately arrested at the airport.
Steve Martin and Martin Short coming to Merrill in November
Tickets go on sale Friday morning.
‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars
The movie’s eccentric tale about a Chinese immigrant family blended science fiction and alternate realities in the story of an ordinary woman and laundromat owner.
Book review: In ‘Sugaring Off,’ a traumatized teen finds strength in family and the woods
Maine author Gillian French set the young adult novel in New Hampshire.