The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Art review: Colby pulls works from its collection to create ‘Atmosphere’
The exhibit is centered around a video by Lorna Simpson called ‘Cloudscape.’
Mark Rylance mesmerizes in the twisty, Chicago-set crime thriller ‘The Outfit’
Rylance’s portrayal of a slyly meticulous tailor dominates this suspenseful story set in 1956.
Bar Guide: Find fine wines and warm service at Friends & Family
The Congress Street wine bar also has a food menu and canned beers.
Indie Film: This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit John Ford’s Ireland
The Maine-born director set many of his classic films in his ancestral homeland.
Art review: Amid a sea of text, find figures who faced demons inside and out
Lesley Dill uses words, illustrations and sculptures to share stories of early America at the Bates College Museum of Art.
Deep Water: ‘half light,’ by Kerem Durdag
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Society Notebook: Bark is bigger than frostbite for animal lovers at Elsmere
The Portland restaurant raised $1,000 for the Animal Refuge League at the outdoor benefit.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Paris Apartment,’ ‘The Dawn of Everything’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Theater review: An almost-30-year-old struggles while his friends make marriage plans
‘Significant Other’ is now playing at Good Theater.