Poignant, tender and sometimes wrenching, the middle-school novel ‘Wishing Season’ is set on, and dedicated to, Deer Isle, where writer Anica Mrose Rissi grew up.
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Bestsellers: ‘Intermezzo,’ ‘What If We Get It Right?’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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From Maine horror writers, 7 volumes that put the boo in book
Local authors in the horror and thriller genres share their thoughts on scaring their readers.
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An irrepressible squirrel monkey saves the day in this exuberant tale
In the face of environmental calamity, Bill Roorbach’s ‘Beep’ melds hope, humor, a zoo-break and an outsider’s perspective on humankind.
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Leaf through this new volume, a treasury of arboreal enthusiasts
Amy Stewart’s delightful book ‘The Tree Collectors’ shines a light on those who treasure the plants we often take for granted.
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Americans work too much and are miserable. Can we change?
Brigid Schulte’s ambitious ‘Over Work’ tackles policy, culture and the legacy of the pandemic’s disruption to chart a better way to work and live.
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in Portland.
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‘Bjarki, Not Bjarki’ encompasses much more than the person in the title
Through the charismatic figure of Bjarki, Bath writer Matthew J. C. Clark also tells the story of a disintegrating marriage, political divisions and the forests of Maine.
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The surprising history of the humble notebook
Roland Allen’s instructive and entertaining chronicle reveals the vital role notebooks played in the achievements of luminaries like Erasmus, Charles Darwin and Agatha Christie.
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘What If We Get It Right?’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.