Books - Portland Press Herald

Book review: A sad, sobering narrative of life with Steve Jobs

by Laurie Hertzel Star Tribune September 9, 2018September 9, 2018

Daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ memoir is depressing, but it does offer insights into the mercurial, often cruel character of the tech legend.

by MICHAEL BERRY September 2, 2018August 31, 2018

Kate Christensen gives readers sparkling dialogue and propulsive writing in her latest novel

by Connie Ogle Tribune News Service September 2, 2018August 31, 2018

Anne Boyd Rioux charts the affectionate history of ‘Little Women.’

This is the moment for an underappreciated writer.

She is the daughter of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen.

by THOMAS URQUHART August 19, 2018August 17, 2018

Despite the deaths, in ‘Bimini Twist,’ Linda Greenlaw’s latest, the fictional fishing village of Green Haven springs to life.

by Ron Charles The Washington Post August 19, 2018August 17, 2018

His autobiographical debut novel is a tour de force, and how it came to be is itself a remarkable (some might say miraculous) story.

by Associated Press August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

Dave Cullen’s ‘Parkland’ will debut in February, the one-year anniversary of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

by JILL COLVIN Associated Press August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

The conversation happened in the White House Situation Room, where recording devices are forbidden, she says.

by ILANA MASAD August 12, 2018August 11, 2018

‘From Away’ is hardly an ordinary ghost story, though.