The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
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Great Falls Forum: Crime novelist Gerry Boyle talks murder and justice
The former journalist recently released the 13th installment of his popular ‘Jack McMorrow’ series. He spoke to a Great Falls Forum audience Thursday about why he returns to crime, murder and mayhem in his stories.
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Local author releases first children’s book
A book launch event will be held at Quiet City Books in Lewiston
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Lewiston author releases second non-fiction book
Paul Baribault is also a recent contributor to latest in the ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ series
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Commentary: What gives ‘Charlotte’s Web’ such formidable staying power?
Seventy years after its publication, E.B. White’s little book of wisdom continues to enthrall readers – children and adults alike.
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Maine author Monica Wood supports strike at HarperCollins, refuses to work on forthcoming novel
The Portland writer is represented by a publisher owned by HarperCollins, which is facing mounting pressure from unionized workers, including her editor, who walked off the job on Nov. 10.
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Noted author, educator to discuss award-winning book at UMA
Author and educator Jennifer Richard Jacobson will discuss homelessness, research for her books, and also the writing process at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in the Katz Library at the University of Maine at Augusta. Interested participants may also attend via a Zoom meeting by registering with UMA Academic Logistics at 1-800-868-7000 or emailing […]
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Former Green Beret wants his poetry to serve as a manual for talking to veterans
Ryan Stovall of Phillips says his new book of poems, ‘Black Snowflakes Smothering a Torch,’ is meant to help people learn how to better understand and interact with those who have been through war.
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Novel by Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
Karunatilaka won the prestigious award for fiction for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.’ Among those in the running was part-time Maine resident Elizabeth Strout.
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Maine author’s book about Olympic training camp at Bowdoin released
“Olympians in Vacationland,” a new book written by Maine author D. Todd Coffin marking the 50th anniversary of the legendary Olympic training camp held at Bowdoin College in 1972, has been released by Midcoast Publishing. “Olympians in Vacationland” shares an intimate view of America’s best in action — Frank Shorter, Steve Prefontaine, Dave Wottle, Rod […]