Books - Portland Press Herald

New book stirs old memories of Maine fires

Fire destroyed Madison High School in October 1986. For the town, that was just the beginning.

by ROBERT JABLON Associated Press August 28, 2016August 29, 2016

He was known for poems that documented the surreal nature of living with a terminal illness.

Here are some of the best to come in fiction, nonfiction and young readers.

by Frank O Smith August 21, 2016August 20, 2016

Debra Spark’s new novel bends time to create a story that is ‘a puzzle and a delight.’

by Thomas Urquhart August 21, 2016August 20, 2016

Robert Moor explores the history of trails in their many forms throughout evolutionary history.

by Connie Ogle Tribune News Service August 21, 2016August 20, 2016

Colson Whitehead skillfully blends fact and fiction in this thrilling, relentless adventure.

Emily Russo and Josh Christie hope the trend holds true: that more people are loving books as much as they do.

Margaret Guroff will speak in Damariscotta.

by Joan Silverman August 14, 2016August 13, 2016

He talks about his influences, including Stephen King, while living near Camden and researching his next book.

by Frank O Smith August 14, 2016August 13, 2016

Anne Britting Oleson’s ‘The Book of the Mandolin Player’ is a story that stays on the mind.