Writer Lydia Millet recasts Noah’s Ark as a modern-day tale of climate change.
Books
Rep. Ilhan Omar describes life as a fearless fighter in new memoir
The Minnesota Democrat offers her own spin on her path to prominence, starting with her childhood in Somalia.
Book review: Friendship is at the center of Squatchicorns
“Deep in the cold North woods lived a young Sasquatch. He was bigger than you and smaller than me, and hairier than both of us.” Thus opens “Squatchicorns,” by part-time Maine resident Ellen Potter, the latest in her series about Hugo, a Sasquatch, and his young human friend Boone. In this adventure, Boone commands Hugo […]
Abandoning suburbia for the open water, a family finds more than adventure in ‘Sea Wife’
Writer Amity Gaige explores whether a round-the-world trip in a sailboat can save a failing marriage.
Book review: The school we all wish we’d attended
In Chris Van Dusen’s latest picture book, Abe Lincoln teaches history and field trips go to Mars.
Virtual promotion in store for new ‘Hunger Games’ novel
In normal times, the prequel to the ‘Hunger Games’ series by Suzanne Collins would be an occasion for bookstore parties and other group gatherings.
Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads’ still coming
What happens to a “beach read” novel when you can’t read it on a beach?
Bedside Table
“The Cactus League” by Emily Nemens. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 228 pages. $27
Book review: In ‘Port City Crossfire,’ a police officer is doubly at sea
Gerry Boyle’s latest Brandon Blake mystery finds the young Portland cop suspended after he shoots an unarmed teenager.
Bedside Table
“Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England” by Tom Wessels, The Countryman Press, 199 pages. $21.95