The collection of essays, including a contribution from Maine writer Gayle Lynds, catalogs the stories of just a handful of innocent people imprisoned.
Books
Better ‘Girl on Train’ author had leaped, not waded, into ‘Water’
Expectations were great for the latest from Paul Hawkins, but it’s a bit of a letdown.
In ‘Mother Land,’ the matriarch is both victim and oppressor
The large Justus clan created by Paul Theroux is rife with seemingly unending sniping and manipulation.
In ‘Saints for All Occasions,’ fate carries 2 sisters across the sea
Saintly devotion – but not emulation – makes for relatable characters in J. Courtney Sullivan’s latest novel.
Author Anita Shreve on the fury, inspiration and ‘health-giving’ nature of the ocean
A longtime summer resident of Biddeford Pool, she was scheduled to promote her 18th novel, ‘The Stars are Fire,’ at several Maine stops until an illness forced her to cancel her tour.
Signings, etc.: Mary E. Plouffe to talk about her memoir of grief
She’ll be at Longfellow Books on Thursday.
In shorter form, Richard Russo sets characters on a path to question the direction of their lives
His latest book, ‘Trajectory,’ is a collection of four stories.
Book signing: Roger Guay and Kate Clark Flora
The authors of ‘A Good Man with a Dog’ will be at the Sanford library.
Doree Shafrir softly skewers Silicon Valley in ‘Startup’
The writer will talk about her book at Print: A Bookstore on April 30.