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How kind can a leader be? Jacinda Ardern makes the case for compassion

by Frances Stead Sellers The Washington Post June 5, 2025June 4, 2025

In her memoir ‘A Different Kind of Power,’ the former prime minister of New Zealand explores the possibility and limits of benevolence in government.

by Wayne Catan June 5, 2025June 4, 2025

In ‘Never Flinch,’ Holly Gibney returns to face two terrifying characters.

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announced the winners of the 2025 Maine Literary Awards at a ceremony in Brewer last week.

by Joan Silverman May 29, 2025May 28, 2025

As its title, ‘Life and Art’ suggests, and with humor and intelligence, the essays span culture, personal history, politics and family.

Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

by Jonathan Russell Clark Special to The Washington Post May 29, 2025May 28, 2025

Alex Foster’s first novel is about a futuristic high-speed travel system with troubling global consequences.

The nonprofit, which is based in Rockland and supports LGBTQ+ youth across the state, got three grants to expand its Read the Rainbow program.

The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books from Longfellow Books in Portland.

by John Alden May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Its setting inspired by Vinalhaven, the book by Caleb Mason would benefit from rigorous editing.

by Leigh Haber Special to The Washington Post May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Jeanine Cummins draws on her Puerto Rican ancestry in ‘Speak to Me of Home.’