Books - Portland Press Herald

‘Setting Free the Kites’ details a Maine story of friendship forged in hardship

Friends Nathan and Robert learn the complexities of growing up in Alex George’s fictional Haverford, Maine.

‘The Stolen Child’ is the Portland writer’s fifth book.

by FREDRIK Logevall Special To The Washington Post February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

Joshua Kurlantzick’s “A Great Place to Have War” explores America’s covert campaign in Laos in the 1960s and ’70s.

The Maine writer taps into the fake-news phenomenon with ‘The One-Eyed Man.’

The Breitbart editor draws ire and protest wherever he goes.

by Jean Marie Brown Fort Worth Star-Telegram January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

Emily Ruskovich shows how survivors cope in her page-turner of a first novel.

by Melissa Davis Tribune News service January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

‘Arthur and Sherlock’ gives Conan Doyle’s fans a wealth of details about the inspiration for the great fictional detective.

He will sign copies of ‘Everybody’s Fool’ in Portland.

by Michael Berry January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

Her new collection, ‘Fire.,’ includes stories, essays and a Q&A with the author.

by MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

The book is constructed from notes of a story he told his daughters more than a century ago.