Books - Portland Press Herald

Game warden can’t shake his father’s past in ‘Widowmaker’

by Frank O Smith June 12, 2016June 13, 2016

The latest in Paul Doiron’s mystery series has the warden searching for the truth about a man who could be his half-brother.

by Frank O Smith June 12, 2016June 11, 2016

Leslie Lawrence’s essays tell her story of coming of age and motherhood in an age of powerful change.

by Michele Filgate June 12, 2016June 11, 2016

The characters are tormented by forces external and, especially, internal.

by Michael Berry June 5, 2016June 4, 2016

‘End of Watch,’ out on Tuesday, is the latest in his Bill Hodges Trilogy.

South Portland native Steven Rowley writes about a beloved dog and the owner who can’t let go.

Rinker Buck in Portsmouth

by Dave Canarie May 29, 2016May 28, 2016

In his series, ‘Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers,’ Mike Venezia introduces the classical master to young readers.

by Dave Canarie May 29, 2016May 28, 2016

Composer John Eliott Gardiner’s tome on the great composer shows him as far more than a ‘bewigged, jowly’ old man with talent.

by William David Barry May 22, 2016May 21, 2016

Psychologist Roger Ginn explores the ego, environs and cultural context of Jonathan Cilley, who met an untimely demise.

by Heidi Sistare May 22, 2016May 21, 2016

Krystyna Poray Goddu tells the story of Edna St. Vincent Millay for middle-schoolers and young teens.