Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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When photography was born, fascination, obsession and danger followed
In ‘Flashes of Brilliance,’ Anika Burgess takes us back to the 19th century to showcase the artists and innovators who developed the revolutionary technology.
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Deep Water: ‘Piping Plover,’ by Dutch Walsh
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Ann Craven has made an art out of painting time and memory | Column
Three exhibits of her work in Portland, Rockland and Brunswick showcase the work of the artist best known for her moon paintings.
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Cape Elizabeth Land Trust marked its 40th anniversary at Paint for Preservation plein air weekend
Thirty artists from across the nation set up their easels across Cape Elizabeth last weekend, painting plein air works for Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s Paint for Preservation “wet paint” art auction Sunday afternoon, July 13. “I am genuinely in awe of the work artists are able to produce in less than three days,” said Cape […]
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Hearts of Pine fans beat the drum for their favorite team
Maine’s first pro men’s soccer team has drawn fans so eager to show support they’ve formed their own Valentine Band, a self-organized crew of musicians with varying skill levels and soccer expertise.
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Fans say new romance bookstores and online groups are giving the genre some overdue respect
Of the 157 romance-dedicated bookstores in the American Booksellers Association, more than half opened within the last two years.
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‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees, and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies
Also included in the comedy series category were ‘The Bear’ and ‘Nobody Wants This,’ both of them starring Maine residents in their casts.
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MIFF co-founder, who shaped Waterville’s film scene, to receive lifetime achievement award
Ken Eisen helped create the long-beloved Railroad Square Cinema, Maine International Film Festival and Waterville’s Shadow Distribution, turning the city into the film and media hub it is today.
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‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’ is a stirring profile of a groundbreaking actress
The film testifies to the honor and difficulty of being first.