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Book review: ‘Second Nature’ details complex environmental history of New England

by Thomas Urquhart October 26, 2014October 27, 2014

A UMaine professor’s look at land and culture presents a comprehensive, if dizzying, history.

The Rockport children’s book writer and illustrator says she loves finding the children in noteworthy people.

Her profile has risen steadily since she found her rhythm in Yarmouth, and now her latest novel is a hot read and headed for the big screen.

Sue McLaughlin, author of “Come Running When I Call.”

by Frank O Smith October 19, 2014October 27, 2014

Irving shares the evolution of her perceptions as a white person and encourages others to do the same.

by Heidi Sistare October 19, 2014October 20, 2014

Keith Donohue’s horror story leaves readers questioning what is real or imagined.

by CLIVE Crook Bloomberg News October 12, 2014October 13, 2014

The skipper of the HMS Beagle is given a lightly fictionalized treatment.

McNair will read from ‘The Lost Child: Ozark Poems’ Oct. 17 at the Portland Public Library.

He’ll be at Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta.

by Michael Berry October 12, 2014October 14, 2014

The Rhode Island author may be controversial, but his legacy is deep and worth study.