Morgan Talty’s book, ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ is fictional but draws heavily from his experiences.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Prayer for the warblers, dead on my houselot,’ by Katherine Hagopian Berry
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A naïve prep school student in Maine falls under the sway of a fanatical classmate
In ‘The World Cannot Give,’ writer Tara Isabella Burton reckons with both grand questions and contemporary trials.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: ‘Crying in H Mart’ left this reader crying. But that’s a-OK
Book recommendations from readers.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘Breaking Bread’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Read an excerpt from Morgan Talty’s ‘Night of the Living Rez’
The Levant author’s first book, a collection of short stories, comes out July 8.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Make-ahead scones of every hue and season
Add seasonal fruit compote to the dough, then, whenever you get a craving, pull the scones from the freezer and bake. Bonus: It’s a good way to use up less than perfect fruit.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: In ornamental gardens, sometimes bigger leaves are better
Flowers get all the attention, but beautiful large leaves can add a lot of interest to your garden.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope celebrates families at big Vatican rally
He believes a ‘culture of waste’ is behind the societal acceptance of abortion.
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Mishael Morgan is first Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys
The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap ‘The Young and the Restless.’