From the death of a granddaughter to a rejuvenating swim in a remote pond, ‘Alive to This: Essays on Living Fully by 20 Maine Writers’ offers wisdom and a range of perspectives.
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If Samuel Beckett wrote ‘Groundhog Day,’ you might get this Danish novel
The first two books of “On the Calculation of Volume,” by Solvej Balle, a commercial and critical success in Denmark, are now in English.
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Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Can a recovering alcoholic save his old woodsman buddy from drink?
Sydney Lea’s ‘Now Look,’ set in the woods of Maine, follows two very different men who both try to drown their sorrows.
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Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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‘Enclosure Architect’ follows a group of artists living on the margins of society
The novel by Saco author Douglas W. Milliken never reveals exactly where or when it is set.
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In ‘Rental House,’ a childless couple face society’s contempt
The quintessential DINK couple are forced to question their life choices.
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A full portrait of John Singer Sargent and his patrons
Jean Strouse’s ‘Family Romance’ recounts Sargent’s relationship with the Wertheimers, a family that played a major role in art and culture.
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A Bowdoin professor collects his thoughts on the Black American experience
Anthony Walton’s ‘The End of Respectability’ features a dozen essays, written over time, with his observations on race in this country.
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Bestsellers: ‘Tell Me Everything,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.