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Book Review: The life and times – and place – of Ian Fleming

by Michael Merschel March 22, 2015

Matthew Parker tells the rollicking story of the creator of James Bond, and of the writer’s love affair with his Jamaican retreat

Marti Brann, of Vassalboro, will launch new mystery novel at book signing.

by Bill Bushell March 12, 2015October 1, 2015

New books from Maine authors Richard Loren and Brooke Pacy

Barbara Walsh will read from her Irish-themed book about her seafaring ancestors at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell.

The hero is a Revolutionary War soldier… who happens to be a woman.

by Heidi Sistare March 7, 2015

Everyday tragedies and moments of redemption carry these 13 linked stories by Jim Nichols.

by William David Barry March 7, 2015

The second volume pairs historic photos with images of the modern-day city.

by Dana Wilde March 5, 2015March 20, 2015

Dana Wilde reviews Murray Carpenter’s new book about the dangers, benefits and curiosities of one of the most widely used drugs in human history.

by Joy Tipping February 28, 2015

“The Jaguar’s Children” is a brutally fascinating novel

by Bill Bushnell February 26, 2015October 1, 2015

Memoir of a Maine prison guard and a nautical story of American history