The Friends of Kennebunk Free Library will host a book sale on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in conjunction with Kennebunk’s annual HarvestFest celebration. The sale will be held in Hank’s Room and outside (weather permitting) and will feature adult current fiction for $2 each, and old fiction and non-fiction for […]
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A spider who is mistaken for a kitten learns it’s A-OK to be yourself
‘Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten’ is charmingly illustrated by Gorham artist Kevin Hawkes.
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Bestsellers: ‘Heart the Lover’ and ‘Good Things’
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Decades after Stella got her groove back, Terry McMillan just gets better
A new book, ‘It Was the Way She Said It,’ a collection of stories, essays and speeches, makes a case for giving the bestselling author greater recognition.
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Bestsellers: ‘The Secret of Secrets’ and ‘All the Way to the River’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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A sequel to ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ that’s better suited to the grown-ups
Peaks Island writer Frederic Fahey writes a gloomier version of the Twain tale.
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In a new book, a UNE professor examines the meaning of restaurant meals
In ‘Restaurant,’ Brian Duff argues that eateries are uniquely positioned to foster conversation and connections.
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The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival will give away these 7 books
The annual program highlights Black and Black immigrant children’s books and their creators.
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Bestsellers: ‘Katabasis’ and ‘The Serviceberry’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Babs Dionne is both vicious crime boss and worried mother
Set in Waterville’s Franco-American community, ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ is a tense, sweeping story that encompasses drug wars, a dying mill town and a mother’s love.