WATERVILLE — Carla Olson Gade has announced the release of two debut novels.
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BOOKS: ‘Hector’ in third printing
ROCKLAND — Writer Angela Nickerson and her artist husband Robert Magnus have announced the re-release of their children’s book “Hector, The Story of a Little Bird Who Needs Glasses.” The book is in its third printing, as stated in a news release.
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BOOKS: BLAME IT ON SCARPETTA Cornwell character credited with making medical examiners ‘sexy’
Medical examiners were not sexy, crime-solving heroes when Patricia Cornwell wrote her first Kay Scarpetta mystery 22 years ago.
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BOOKS: Jo Nesbo’s ‘Phantom’ an addictive read
Let it never be said that Jo Nesbo is afraid to take risks with his writing.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Leader of the Pack” and “The Many Lives of Maine’s Lighthouses”
Andy Carpenter is a rich, wise-cracking New Jersey defense attorney who doesn’t work very often, preferring instead to visit his many former clients who are in prison. However, Andy agrees to do a favor for one former client who was convicted of a double homicide, and that favor turns out to be a big mistake.
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YOUR PUMPKIN: Buy, prep, carve and preserve
Think you know the latest tricks for carving a creepy pumpkin? The pros continue to push the barriers. A handful of people become professional pumpkin carvers each fall, specializing in fantastical designs. Among them are Alex Wer, self-styled “Pumpkin Geek,” who lives near Sacramento, Calif.; Scott Cummins, a Perryton, Texas, middle-school art teacher; and Marc Evan and Chris Soria, the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers of New York City.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Try out a few of our cold-weather favorites
Yes, it’s time to think about winter. We like to break up the dreary, cold, icy, oil-burning months with nice trips. Here are a few from the past — and (hopefully) the future.
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‘Taken 2’… Bryan’s back in town
Bryan Mills is back, and he hasn’t changed. He’s a strong jawed, obsessive-compulsive ex-CIA samurai who insists on dry wiping his own car at the car wash, who arrives on the button at appointments, and who, if you threaten his family, will find you and separate you from existence with extreme prejudice. That’s a given. Here is what else is given: