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Bestsellers: ‘The Correspondent’ and ‘The Gales of November’ top local lists

November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Review

A disregarded object gets (more than?) its due in ‘Rope’

by Thomas Urquhart November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

Cape Elizabeth writer Tim Queeney looks at the everyday tool through time, from Neanderthal to Mars exploration.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

Portland artist is learning to play with color

by Dana Richie November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

James Mattison, who is showing his work at Portland Art Gallery, paints contemporary landscapes and portraits.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review

AI could help solve our housing crisis — if we let it | Column

by Jon Calame November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

We have plenty of excellent blueprints for housing design. What we lack is a way to create them cheaply, at a scale that meets demand.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

These holiday shows cater to adults on the naughty list

by Megan Gray November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

From burlesque shows to a grown-up take on ‘The Grinch,’ adults will feel the magic of the season.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Review

Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited memoir is a humble look at greatness

by Roxana Robinson Special to The Washington Post November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

In ‘Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts,’ the author best known for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ offers a wise and witty account of the life that shaped her writing.

Arts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine

Mainer with world’s widest mouth, and 4 million TikTok followers, moves home | Column

by Leslie Bridgers November 26, 2025January 29, 2026

Sam Ramsdell, who built a social media following while living in Connecticut, has turned the camera on her new Falmouth house — and her irreverent homesteading.

Life & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education

Meet our 2025 Mainers To Be Thankful For

November 26, 2025December 8, 2025

Every year, when we solicit nominations for Mainers To Be Thankful For, we try to emphasize that we’re looking for people who don’t just do good work in their communities but also exceed expectations. By focusing on school workers this year, that standard wasn’t so difficult to meet. Going above and beyond is practically part […]