The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Review
‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ could have more drama, and more Maine
Some good acting by the people playing young Donn Fendler and his mother are among the highlights of this movie, inspired by a true story that’s taught at Maine schools.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Read all about it, The Telling Room turns 20
The Portland literary arts education nonprofit celebrated the anniversary at a fundraiser Oct. 18.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Here are the southern Maine restaurants that have closed in 2024
A month-by-month look at the dining establishments, including bars and cafes, that have shut their doors this year. Plus, announced closures that are coming.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Review
‘Angels in America’ returns with an intense and rewarding Part 2
Portland Stage hosts the Dramatic Repertory Company production, continued from May.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
‘The Ghost Trap’ achieves the rare feat of getting Maine right on film
The movie, based on K. Stephens’ 2009 book about a Midcoast lobsterman and the surrounding community, will be available to stream Friday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Woman of the Hour’ is a true-crime, pop-culture thriller
Actress and Portland native Anna Kendrick, making her debut as a director, juggles thriller, true crime and a deep feeling of dread all at once.
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Deep Water: ‘such things,’ by Franklin Freeman
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘Intermezzo,’ ‘What If We Get It Right?’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Camp Susan Curtis marks 50 years of making Maine kids’ summers
The free camp in Stoneham held its anniversary gala Oct. 3 at Thompson’s Point.