Books
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Washington County libraries are preparing for the future
In Maine’s poorest county, libraries offer not only books but internet access and community workforce support.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Bedside table: Imagine Patti Smith were your really cool (and inspiring) friend
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Revisiting the era when Reno was a divorce destination
Rowan Beaird’s historical novel, 'The Divorcées,' follows women who head to Nevada during the 1950s so they can ditch their husbands.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Bestsellers: ‘The Hunter,’ ‘How to know a Person’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Plucky 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard is entangled in a brutal rape case
In 'Frozen River,' Ariel Lawhon spins a propulsive historical thriller from a few basic real-life facts. 'It's a fast read, but some of the ideas that drive it are troubling.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Diane Foley’s heartbreak inspired a cause – and now, a stunning book
Foley’s son Jim was beheaded in Syria in 2014. In the new book 'American Mother,' novelist Colum McCann turns her family’s story into a literary triumph.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Maine places inspired new novels by 2 Colby professors
'Discipline' by Debra Spark and 'Bad Animals' by Sarah Braunstein both came out this month. The teaching colleagues are holding a joint book launch event Thursday in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
How ‘Promise’ unfolds: Amid racial tensions, teenage friendships fray in a small Maine town
Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths' debut novel, set in 1957, is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Bedside table: Neanderthals were a lot smarter than we think
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Bestsellers: ‘The Women,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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