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Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘The Demon of Unrest’

May 26, 2024May 25, 2024

The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Books, Review

For adventure fans, a rollicking true tale on the high seas

by Dennis Drabelle Special to The Washington Post May 26, 2024May 21, 2024

Set in the 19th-century Falkland Islands, ‘Left for Dead’ recounts a fateful encounter between an American vessel, a shipwrecked British brig and a British warship.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: An elderly woman and a troubled teen form a bond in ‘The Lightkeeper’s Daughters’

May 26, 2024May 22, 2024

Book recommendations from readers.

Books, Business, Review

The tale of a Westbrook apparel company that’s bucking the trend

by Tobias Carroll May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Rachel Slade’s ‘Making It In America’ uses the story of American Roots to convey the challenges faced by American-made everywhere. The author and business owners are giving a talk Thursday in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘The Demon of Unrest’

May 19, 2024May 14, 2024

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

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

‘How to Read a Book’ regards even a fatal mistake with compassion

by Joan Silverman May 19, 2024May 14, 2024

Monica Wood’s latest book, set in part in a women’s prison in Maine, celebrates reading and redemption.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

The summer’s most anticipated books from Maine writers

by Josh Christie May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

Volumes slated for release offer something for everyone, from poetry and fiction to how animals think.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

The Canadian author was revered for her thoughtful characters and her ability to ‘accommodate an entire epic complexity …. in just a few short pages.’ She was admired without apparent envy, placed by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike and Cynthia Ozick at the very top of the pantheon.