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Books

Published
August 11, 2013

Signings, etc.: Carla Maria Sullwold

Author Carla Maria Sullwold will detail her new book, “The Whaler’s Bride.” Obsessed by a scrimshaw carving given to her by her late husband on their honeymoon, a middle-aged widow sets out to discover the origins of the piece in a journey that takes her across several lifetimes to another dimension. Books will be available […]
Published
August 11, 2013

Book review: Twisty ‘Wicked Girls’ a dark treat

“The Wicked Girls” became the British press’ catchphrase for 11-year-old Bel Oldacre and Jade Walker, who were convicted in the mid-1980s of killing a much younger child in this absorbing dark novel of crime and punishment, revenge and forgiveness. Marwood delivers an insightful psychological study of the two girls and the women they became 25 […]
Published
August 11, 2013

Book review: ‘Errors’ follows an innocent abroad

Caleb Crain writes a smart, pensive novel, revealing a sharp ear for dialogue.
Published
July 14, 2013

JK Rowling revealed as writer of crime novel

The Harry Potter author admits she wrote a detective novel under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Published
July 7, 2013

Book review: Summer scorcher sexy and sublime

'My Education' is at once smart, witty and extremely well-written.

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Published
June 16, 2013

Book Review: Racism and dream dominate in ‘Until’

In her second novel, Lori Roy delivers an engrossing tale set in 1958 Detroit.
Published
May 30, 2013

Outspoken Catholic priest, novelist dies at 85

The Rev. Andrew Greeley, who wrote more than 50 best-sellers, never hesitated to criticize the Roman Catholic Church.
Published
May 12, 2013

Author Q&A: A woman walks into a bar and finds community and culture

Thousands of hours of research give columnist Rosie Schaap stories about being a woman who frequents bars.
Published
May 12, 2013

Book Review: Doctor’s story gets to heart of chosen limits

Laura Warren is a radiologist in a small coastal Maine hospital. Always overjoyed when cancer isn’t found in her patients, she lives a quiet life of metastasized grief and regret that she hides from everyone, especially her husband, Dan, and Ben and Sally, her teenage son and daughter. Bright, extremely well read and a native […]
Published
May 12, 2013

Signings, etc.: Jeff Foltz

Camden resident and author Jeff Foltz will sign copies of his new novel, “Two Men Ten Suns” and his award-winning novel, “Birkebeiner, A Story of Motherhood and War.” Foltz’s latest work is set during World War II and follows the lives of an American scientist and a Japanese officer, each battling his obsessions and flaws […]