Books
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2019
The season for fun summer beach reads has ended
Several excellent new nonfiction works by Mainers, coming this fall, cover topics as wide-ranging as wool, ghosts and Muslim refugees.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2019
The 10 books to read in September
Get past the blockbusters and look for these other promising new tomes.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
A new book tells the story of Maine through museum artifacts
Using items from the Maine State Museum, 'A Story of Maine in 112 Objects' reflects the state's cultural ups and downs with wit and imagination.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Beethoven was a genius who broke all the rules
John Clubbe has written a thoughtful cultural history that takes into account the times in which the composer lived and worked.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Writer finds niche in Russian translation
Lisa Hayden of Scarborough transforms her love of the language and literature into a career.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
A largely forgotten Maine reformer and journalist is brought to life
Anarchist and Quaker Jeremiah Hacker published a radical newspaper in Portland during the 19th century. Mainer Rebecca Pritchard chronicles his life and thinking.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Illustrators draw inspiration from Peaks Island retreats
The Illustration Institute has brought more than 50 illustrators from around the world to its residency program, made possible by donated property, over the past three years.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ is a magical Western you’ll want to savor
In one storyline, a notorious outlaw hides as an army camel driver. In the other alternating plot, an Arizona frontierswoman runs out of water.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Informed by his own birth, Minter illustrates book about midwives
'The Women Who Caught the Babies' is a series of connected poems by Eloise Greenfield about midwives and their role in African-American culture.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Melissa Sweet shows ‘How to Read a Book’
The Maine illustrator teams with Kwame Alexander for his poem-turned-book.
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