A book talk by historian and author Dale Potter-Clark for her book, “Escape from Bunker Hill,” will feature the topic of the Underground Railroad at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, in the 2nd floor conference room at the Mechanic Falls Public Library. Potter-Clark’s interest in the Underground Railroad spiked several years ago when she […]
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Celebration of local author, book signing to be held in Farmington
A book signing and celebration for local author Bob Kimber’s new book “Lost But Found: An Upcountry Life” will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at DDG Booksellers in Farmington. Over the years, Kimber has generously shared his life insights through his writings; this evening will be a gathering honoring not only […]
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Author to host reading, book signing to celebrate launch of paperback version of ‘Hester’
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Lewiston author Paul Dionne to speak about his books’ topic: religious subordination
Lewiston author Paul Dionne will give a talk as part of the Books and Stories program beginning at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the The Franco Center in Lewiston. Dionne, author of “The Priestess and the Pope” and new “Madeleine’s Inquisition” will discuss the basic theme of his books which is that the religious subordination of one sex to […]
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Farmington writer publishes book of poetry
Farmington resident Nathaniel Duggan’s debut book of poetry, “Death Egg,” has been published by Back Patio Press. “Death Egg” is a collection of poems about unemployment, love, jellyfish, despair, and apocalypses. Each poem is a bleak, dense rumination on contemporary American life, creating both powerful levity and despair with its exploration of the banal through […]
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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, other authors sue OpenAI over copyright
they call the ChatGPT program a ‘massive commercial enterprise’ that is reliant upon ‘systematic theft on a mass scale.’
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Author Jennifer Lunden to discuss latest book at Denmark Arts Center
Author Jennifer Lunden discusses her most recent book, “American Breakdown,” at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Denmark Arts Center. Her wide-ranging, genre-crossing literary mystery interweaves the author’s quest to understand the source of her own condition with her telling of the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James — ultimately […]
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A novel idea: Waterville woman launches book festival in Hallowell
The Maine Book Fest is expected to bring local authors, bibliophiles and booksellers to central Maine on Oct. 1.