Books
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
‘Lady in the Lake’ is Laura Lippman’s love letter to Baltimore and its people
Her ambitious novel weaves some 20 points of view into a seamless, vivid whole, adding up to an intricate quilt of the city in the 1960s.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
‘Elvis in Vegas’ is a gem of pop culture history
It tells a fascinating tale of how America's adult playground helped the King of Rock 'n' Roll get his groove back.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
In Roxana Robinson’s latest novel, her great-grandparents are embroiled in struggles of Reconstruction
Part real, part fiction, 'Dawson's Fall' traces a principled couple as they try to navigate the moral complexities of the post-Civil War South.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
Inert in her hospital bed, a college student knows somebody is trying to kill her
But who? And why? And how can she stop them? Despite her peril, the heroine of Michael Koryta's engrossing thriller 'If She Wakes' shows plenty of grit.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
Signings, etc.
New York Times bestselling author Lynne Olson will take to the Chats with Champions stage to discuss her latest book, “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War,” the true story of how one daring and glamorous young woman led France’s largest spy network against Hitler. WHEN: 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 23 WHERE: Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall, 184 Main […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
In ‘The Gone Dead,’ a woman’s questions about her father’s death reveal a town’s racist history
It's a startling novel by a new writer with a lot of promise.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2019
‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser paying a visit to Peaks Island
A Boston book store owner will talk about old and rare books.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Connecticut investigating novelist Wally Lamb’s inmate writing program
Connecticut's Correction Department is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed by some of the participants.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
In ‘Bookish Life of Nina Hill,’ Abbi Waxman introduces a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet
Wit, dry humor, imagination and a likable heroine elevate this romantic comedy.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
‘Tapiser’ deftly stitches together family stories separated by 600 years
In Anne Britting Oleson’s new novel, a newly divorced woman inherits a Renaissance tapestry square – and the mysteries it contains.
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