No pressure. In its relaxed and lively style, ‘The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan’ reminds readers they won’t starve and they needn’t give up cake.
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Bedside Table: 2 books, 2 rivers (in Arizona and Maine) and 2 great tales
“I am reading ‘The Emerald Mile,’ by Kevin Fedarko. It’s about the history of expeditions that attempted to navigate the wild Colorado River that flows through the Grand Canyon. It wraps in the story of dams – like the Hoover Dam, which I visited with my family in 1967 – that were built to tame […]
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In Stephen King’s latest, 6-year-old Jamie Conklin can see dead people
But if there are some horror tropes in ‘Later,’ King knows how to use them to best effect. Expect to be hooked fast.
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Six Dr. Seuss books won’t be republished because of racist images
The business that preserves and protects Dr. Seuss’ legacy has announced it will stop publishing the titles, and says, ‘These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong because of racist and insensitive imagery.’
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In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers
What Sonia Faleiro learns while investigating the deaths of ‘The Good Girls’ who are the subject of her new book “reveals as much about the failings of India’s law enforcement, media and politics” as about their murder.
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The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.
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Bedside table: A coming-of-age novel in tough times
“I usually prefer nonfiction, but (the novel) ‘West With Giraffes’ by Lynda Rutledge is based on some facts: In the late 1930s, two giraffes were shipped across the Atlantic to be placed in the San Diego Zoo. The ship was hit by a horrible hurricane which injured one giraffe, but both miraculously survived. Then, they […]
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Stephen King talks about crime, creativity and his new novel
Stephen King doesn’t tell only horror stories. This week, his novel ‘Later’ comes out.
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A new rose book by Maine rose expert Peter E. Kukielski is a stunner
The lavishly illustrated ‘Rosa: The Story of the Rose,’ encompasses history, art, religion and botany.
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Forced by poverty to retreat to the Maine woods, a spirited young girl comes into her own
In ‘Echo Mountain,’ the remarkable Ellie gains new skills and undertanding.