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Children’s book takes a new look at sculptor Bernard Langlais

Writer Pat Davidson Reef updates her biography and signs copies at Maine Historical Society on Thursday.

by RASHA MADKOUR Associated Press May 26, 2019May 22, 2019

Minnie Darke’s latest is a fun read with many interconnected characters and plot lines.

by ROB MERRILL Associated Press May 26, 2019May 24, 2019

Take a trip to ‘Nanaville’ with a wise and witty tour guide.

by Joanna Scutts Special to the Washington Post May 26, 2019May 22, 2019

This is a story of life, not death – of the ordinary lives of five women killed in one violent spree.

The part-time Camden resident talks about why he set out to write ‘The Pioneers.’

by Josh Christie May 19, 2019May 14, 2019

Portland bookseller Josh Christie summarizes two novels and a memoir due out this summer.

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

A meticulous researcher, he specialized in stories of personal conflict set against the backdrop of compelling historical events.

by Karen Abbott Special To The Washington Post May 12, 2019May 11, 2019

In ‘Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11,’ Mitchell Zuckoff sets out to write an exhaustive, prismatic chronicle. Remarkably, he pulls it off.

by Michael Berry May 12, 2019May 13, 2019

‘Jake’ Tiptree, the likable heroine from the ‘Home Repair Is Homicide’ cycle, opens a shop, but all is not sweets and roses.

Read her winning story, with an O. Henry-like plot twist, here.