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Deep Water: ‘Lincoln Park,’ by Betsy Sholl

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

by Amy Paradysz June 9, 2024June 5, 2024

The community music center in Yarmouth held an anniversary party in May.

Tom Ricks, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who has a home on Deer Isle, set the mystery ‘Everyone Knows But You’ in coastal Maine.

Book recommendations from readers.

by Jorge S. Arango June 9, 2024June 4, 2024

A Portland Museum of Art exhibit of the Passamaquoddy basket weaver’s works is the first of its kind for a Wabanaki artist.

The week’s bestselling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Book in Portland.

by Michael Dirda The Washington Post June 9, 2024June 4, 2024

Where to read, when to read and why you need a pencil in hand: The Washington Post’s Michael Dirda offers some advice from his years as a critic.

by Frances Vinall The Washington Post June 7, 2024June 7, 2024

Fiona Harvey, who was targeted online as the basis for a stalker character in the Netflix hit, says she has been harmed by the negative attention.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is leading the investigation into the death of the whale known to marine scientists as ‘Chunk.’

by MARK KENNEDY Associated Press June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Broadway has had great success with ‘Hello, Dolly.’ Now get ready for ‘Hello, I’m Dolly.’