Books
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016
Book review: ‘Cold Blood, Hot Sea’ tries mystery novel pacing with heavy dose of climate science
The story set in Maine has its thrills, but explaining the environmental danger sometimes bogs down the narrative.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Book review: Gayle Lynds’ latest tale of espionage filled with surprises
'The Assassins' is a many-layered thriller.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Signings, etc.: Author to talk about his Joshua Chamberlain novel
Matthew Langdon Cost will be at the Portland Public Library Wednesday.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Book review: Science at heart of personal drama
The novel 'A Perfect Life' takes a biologist to a Maine island for research that affects her.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Book review: Maine bank robber’s exploits make for absorbing tale
'The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery' tells of Bernard Patterson's Vietnam fighting, his brazen crime and his months on the lam.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2016
New books, new exhibit help put Acadia’s 100th anniversary in perspective
The national park's physical beauty and history remain inspiring.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2016
Book review: ‘White Trash’ delves widely, not so deeply, into U.S. attitudes about class
Nancy's Isenberg's cultural history offers a wealth of research, with less about the implications of the economic divide.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2016
Book review: In Jodi Paloni’s linked stories, a desire for more
'They Could Live With Themselves' lets readers experience the soul of a small town through its residents' striving.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2016
Book review: ‘Miracle on Monhegan’ reveals family’s secrets in waggish, dark tones
Elizabeth Kelly's choice of a four-pawed narrator adds light to a dramatic story that leaves some questions unanswered.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2016
Gay Talese will promote ‘Voyeur’s Motel’
He briefly disavowed his upcoming book but changes his mind.
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