Author Roger Guay writes of rescues and recovering bodies, and shaping the warden service’s use of search dogs.
Books
Book review: ‘Cold Blood, Hot Sea’ tries mystery novel pacing with heavy dose of climate science
The story set in Maine has its thrills, but explaining the environmental danger sometimes bogs down the narrative.
Writer Carrie Jones’s values shine through
In her new book, ‘Flying,’ as in her other fiction for kids, Carrie Jones weaves her belief in making society better into the fantasy.
Signings, etc.: Wendy L. Miller
The author of ‘Sky Above Clouds: Finding Our Way Through Creativity, Aging, and Illness’ will speak at the Camden library Tuesday.
Book review: Maine bank robber’s exploits make for absorbing tale
‘The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery’ tells of Bernard Patterson’s Vietnam fighting, his brazen crime and his months on the lam.
Book review: Science at heart of personal drama
The novel ‘A Perfect Life’ takes a biologist to a Maine island for research that affects her.
Signings, etc.: Author to talk about his Joshua Chamberlain novel
Matthew Langdon Cost will be at the Portland Public Library Wednesday.
Book review: Gayle Lynds’ latest tale of espionage filled with surprises
‘The Assassins’ is a many-layered thriller.
Book review: ‘White Trash’ delves widely, not so deeply, into U.S. attitudes about class
Nancy’s Isenberg’s cultural history offers a wealth of research, with less about the implications of the economic divide.
New books, new exhibit help put Acadia’s 100th anniversary in perspective
The national park’s physical beauty and history remain inspiring.