The book collects witty and wise nuggets from Russo, a genial narrator
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With hard work and a good idea, two cousins launched a fast-growing business
A new book details how Cousins Lobster grew from one food truck in one city to many food trucks, and more, around the country.
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With first children’s book, Peaks Island artist Scott Kelley creates a world without fear
‘I Am Birch’ is a parable for our times and a reminder that just because someone says something is true, it doesn’t make it so.
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Ned Bachus’s memoir explores the challenges faced by first-generation community college students
Many non-traditional students have persevered through intense hardships – including immigration, homelessness, violence and financial pressures – to get to college.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout wins another honor, for ‘Anything Is Possible’
The Story Prize, awarded Wednesday in New York, includes $20,000 and an engraved bowl.
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In Maine writer’s 2nd novel, the heroine’s escape may not be an escape, after all
In ‘Dovecote,’ Anne Britting Oleson offers well-drawn characters, solid writing and suspense.
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Stephen King aims to help bookstore owner who lost collection
The author says he was ‘horrified’ to hear about the flood at Gerald Winters & Son in Bangor that destroyed rare books and original King manuscripts.
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Mainers rush to get copies of blistering Trump White House account ‘Fire and Fury’
Demand surges after Michael Wolff’s insider’s take on the administration is released earlier than planned.
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Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel was one of Obama’s faves of the year
“Anything is Possible” was included on the former president’s annual list of his favorite books and songs.
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A memoir of wine, family and the love of literature
Anne Fadiman explores her relationship with her father in ‘The Wine Lover’s Daughter.’