W.S. Winslow will give a talk focused on her debut novel “The Northern Reach,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Bailey Library in Winthrop. The website Boston.com recently praised the book for its “sweeping, haunted, hilarious and sad tales,” while Macmillan Publishers praised the novel in a review as a “breathtaking debut.” […]
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
Rushdie’s 1988 novel, ‘The Satanic Verses,’ was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections.
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‘The Snowman’ children’s author Raymond Briggs dies at 88
Briggs’ wordless book, about a boy’s wintry creation that comes to life, has sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world.
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Author BJ Bangs hosting local book signings
Award-winning Maine author BJ Bangs is hosting three local book signings in August for her new book, “Who Needs Men, I’ve Got Cats.” The book is a recipient of a 2021 Certificate of Excellence Award from the International Cat Association. On Sunday, Aug. 14, she will be at the First Choice Animal Care Appreciation Event, […]
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Stephen King testifies for government in book publishers’ antitrust trial
The bestselling author’s appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.
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Stephen King is star witness as government tries to block publishing giants’ merger
The Justice Department argues that the merger would shrink competition and, inevitably, the vital public discourse that books help engender.
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Maine resident Eleanor Morse continues Authors Series at Denmark Arts Center
The Authors Series features Eleanor Morse, a resident of Peaks Island, who will speak about her latest book, “Margreete’s Harbor,” set in a fictional town in midcoast Maine during the late 50s and 60s, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, at Denmark Arts Center. She will touch upon where a story comes from, about […]
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New book teaches techniques for Finnish kantele
South Paris native Sarah Cummings has written and published “Finnish Kantele – Techniques, Exercises, Tunes and Arrangements for Five and Ten-String Kanteles.” This book provides instruction in both plucking and strumming techniques for 5 and 10-string Finnish kanteles. Explanation of musical notation, rhythm, and other elements of music theory are provided for the novice, yet […]
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UMA professor publishes book detailing impact of Irish immigrants in Belfast, Maine
Kay Retzlaff, professor of English at the University of Maine at Augusta, recently published “Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770 –1870: Bridget’s Belfast” which examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving […]
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Recently released book details history of Rangeley
“Rangeley’s Historic Legacy,” written by Gary Priest with the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, is now available for sale. Rangeley was settled in 1817 when Luther Hoar brought his family from Madrid to a log cabin he had built on the shore of Rangeley Lake. Several others families soon arrived, cleared land, and began farming. […]