Book review: ‘No Mercy’ by Joanna Schaffhausen

Books

Published
January 20, 2019

Book review: ‘No Mercy’ by Joanna Schaffhausen

It's a thriller - and a good one - but with unusual emotional heft.
Published
January 20, 2019

Book review: ‘The Promise of Space and Other Stories’ by James Patrick Kelly

This sci-fi/fantasy writer proves ready for plunge into the mainstream.
Published
January 18, 2019

Author Paul Doiron makes his Maine stories ‘authentic’

His Mike Bowditch series of crime novels touch on the opioid crisis, economic inequality and the divided politics of Maine's rural and urban areas.
Published
January 14, 2019

Maine lawmaker proposes banning ‘obscene’ material from public schools

The New Gloucester representative is moved to act after her son brings home a novel that included a graphic description of a rape that falsely portrayed the crime as potentially pleasurable for the victim.
Published
January 13, 2019

In conversation with Maine native Tom Huntington, author of ‘Maine Roads to Gettysburg’

A fresh look at the soldiers from Maine who saved the day at Little Round Top.
Published
January 13, 2019

Book review: “The Widows” by Jess Montgomery

This impressive historical novel is imbued with the coal dust of early-20th-century Appalachia.
Published
January 6, 2019

Book review: ‘Bringing Down the Colonel’ by Patricia Miller

This 19th-century woman risked ruin and shame in her own #MeToo moment.
Published
January 6, 2019

Book review: A deadly fire at a Mount Desert mansion fuels intrigue in the latest from Gillian French

'The Lies They Tell' is a well-crafted mystery by a gifted storyteller.
Published
January 6, 2019

Practicality, in life and craft, drives Maine’s most famous furniture maker

Christian Becksvoort's new book speaks to the philosophy behind his work.
Published
December 30, 2018

Book review: ‘Northland’ offers postcards from the northern edge

Porter Fox walks (and paddles and steams and drives) the line between the U.S. and Canada from coast to coast to satisfy a curiosity about the 'northland' he remembers from his days growing up on MDI.