‘How to Love A Country’ speaks to his complicated view of the nation six years after he delivered the inaugural poem for President Obama.
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Portland’s Café Review marks 30 years of curating poetry from around the world
Founding editor Steve Luttrell is still the driving force behind the publication, which received recognition by the city on Monday.
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Before railroads and jet planes, there were clipper ships
In ‘Barons of the Sea and Their Race to Build the World’s Fastest Clipper Ship,’ historian Steven Ujifusa tells a comprehensive, fast-paced tale of the cutting-age technology of the time.
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‘Boy Swallows Universe’ hypnotizes with wonder
The marvelous story of Eli and August is full of loss and love, trauma and triumph.
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Michael Chabon collection of prefaces, afterwords features his ‘deliciously exuberant’ prose
The quirky “Bookends: Collected Intros and Outros” highlights the diverse tastes and interests of one of America’s best writers.
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‘Funny Man’ leaves ’em wanting more
The Mel Brooks bio is too pedestrian for the comic genius we’re curious to know better.
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Maine illustrator Melissa Sweet earns national children’s book honor
The Carle Honors celebrate her creative vision and dedication.
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Tom Clancy’s widow expands challenge of rights ownership
Tom Clancy’s widow says in a lawsuit that his estate is the exclusive owner not just of the novelist’s famous character Jack Ryan, but the rights to the character John Clark and several books.
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Telling Room contest winner shares poignant sheep encounter
Pearl Benjamin loves farming, and elegantly describes a mother/baby connection.
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Novelist Amor Towles to speak in Portland New York Times best-selling novelist Amor Towles will talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, and Mainer, Richard Russo for the Wayfinder Schools annual author fundraiser in April. The Wall Street Journal named Towles’ “Rules of Civility” one of the best books of 2011. His “A Gentleman in Moscow” earned […]