‘Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England’ details a legacy that many in the region would probably like to forget.
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Choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago
Arthur Phillips’ engaging “The King at the Edge of the World” is set in the tense court of Queen Elizabeth I, as she lays dying and her couriers jockey to determine a successor.
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Wait out the cold with some good books about Maine’s great outdoors
First, get outside. But when you come in, don a comfy sweater, snuggle up to the fire, invite the cat to settle in your lap – and read
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Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ brilliantly skewers Hollywood typecasting
Written in the form of a screenplay, the novel stars Generic Asian Man, who is stuck playing Background Oriental Male.
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A suicide in a fictional small Maine town is more than it seems
In ‘The Last House Guest,’ protagonist Avery Greer struggles to understand the death of her best friend, but the many turns in this thriller keep her and the reader guessing.
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Stephen King quits Facebook
The best-selling Maine author cites misleading information in political ads – and rallies his followers to join him on Twitter.
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Bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark dies at 92
Sales of her books topped 100 million copies and honors came from all over.
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Publisher cancels ‘American Dirt’ book tour, citing safety concerns
The 13 events left on author Jeanine Cummins’ schedule will instead be replaced by town hall-style discussions between the author and her critics.
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Sotomayor teases next children’s book on civics, heroes
The Supreme Court justice says she wants to use her platform to inspire kids through books, this time by helping them ‘understand what it takes to change the world.’
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Oprah promises a ‘deeper’ discussion of ‘American Dirt’ amid controversy
The book has amassed a growing chorus of dissenters who are slamming it as an offensive act of cultural appropriation.