The book by part-time Mainer Tracy Kidder weaves scenes from the streets of Boston with the problems that are keeping people there.
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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine author Cathie Pelletier seeks the cold, hard truth
After 12 novels, the Allagash-based author has developed a passion for narrative nonfiction and the research that goes with it. Her latest book, ‘Northeaster,’ follows the stories of a dozen or so people impacted by a huge Maine storm in 1952.
In his latest novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding fictionalizes Maine’s Malaga Island
In luminous prose, ‘This Other Eden’ tells a wrenching tale of mixed race islanders forcibly removed by the state.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: Books for adults and the kids
A fast-paced tale of mayhem, and stories about the miracle of literacy and taking time to notice what’s around you
OFF RADAR: ‘Old Orchard Beach Cycle: Poems’
Robert Gibbons’ poetry covers a lot of territory
Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
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.
‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Midcoast’ and ‘The Best I Can Do’
A dark, brooding story about a midcoast Maine family, and a collection of humorous observations
AUTHOR EVENT: Madison VFW sponsoring book signings
A book-signing event and Q&A panel featuring three local authors will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harvell-Bishop-Arnold Trail Post, 58 Preble Ave. in Madison. Featured authors are: • Poet and Green Beret Ryan Stovall, author of “Black Snowflakes: Smothering a Torch” • English professor and poet Dr. […]
Penguin Classics, Marvel to issue new editions of 3 comics
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords.