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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: Trio of books for children from Maine authors
Delight your kids with stories ranging from tortoise tales to Christmas magic.
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Mainer’s new book touts ‘solutionary’ thinking
Zoe Weil’s ‘The Solutionary Way’ trains people to solve problems in a way that provides ‘the most good and least harm for people, animals, and the environment.’
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Bowdoin professors bring long-gone Maine writers back to life with new podcast
Tess Chakkalakal and Brock Clarke host the ‘Dead Writers’ podcast, airing on Maine Public and focusing on the lives and homes of several notable writers with ties to the state.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘A Gardener at the End of the World’ and ‘The Sea Flower’
Port Clyde author and gardener Margot Anne Kelley examines 10 months of her life as COVID changed her lifestyle and outlook, and the republication of beloved author Ruth Moore’s 10th novel.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Bedtime Stories: Poems’
These poems seem to reflect, if not actual dreams, maybe the often-tenuous inner lives of some health care workers.
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Maine island mystique: Why so many books feature these isolated settings
Authors say these often idyllic locales – where there’s nowhere to run or hide – present opportunities for heightened drama, suspense and romance.
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A musician returns – and reconnects – to her Maine hometown after decades
Laurel Dodge’s debut novel, ‘The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell,’ is moving and unfolds in unexpected ways.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Downtown, Up River’ and ‘Bungalow Terrace’
Nostalgic, often forgotten moments of Bangor’s life in the 1970s, and a debut novel about a rock ‘n’ roll
band’s meteoric rise to star status.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News
Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West
More than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.