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Books

Published
February 5, 2025

In a new memoir, Jennifer Finney Boylan reflects on gender differences

'Cleavage,' a follow-up to the transgender writer's earlier memoir, tackles important questions with charm and humor.
Published
February 2, 2025

What if you could mold the man of your dreams out of a blob?

In Maggie Su’s novel 'Blob,' a young woman transforms a gelatinous splotch into an object of affection, with mixed results.
Published
February 2, 2025

Bestsellers: ‘Onyx Storm,’ ‘Wintering’

The week's top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Published
January 29, 2025

Nostalgia proves to be double-edged in this painstakingly etched novel

In Elise Juska’s 'Reunion,' three friends harboring secrets attend their COVID-postponed 25th college reunion in fictional Sewall, Maine.
Published
January 26, 2025

Bestsellers: ‘Small Things Like These,’ ‘The Let Them Theory’

The week's top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

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Published
January 26, 2025

What reading about dead people tells us about life

The best obituaries, those that are most enjoyable to read, juxtapose obvious public accomplishments with the sheer strangeness of people’s lives.
Published
January 23, 2025

‘Leonard Cohen’ is a departure for writer Jeffrey Lewis

Lewis' latest work follows the life and travels of a musician named Leonard Cohen. But not THE Leonard Cohen, an inadequacy that the protagonist feels keenly.
Published
January 21, 2025

For the audiobook Grammy, Barbra Streisand is no match for Dolly Parton

This year the nominees in the audiobook, narration and storytelling category include Jimmy Carter, George Clinton and the Beatles.
Published
January 19, 2025

Bestsellers: ‘The God of the Woods,’ ‘Wintering’

The week's top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Published
January 19, 2025

‘How to Sleep at Night’ comically captures the pain of running for office

The debut novel by Elizabeth Harris is a political book charming enough to appeal to readers burned out by politics.