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Bedside table: It’s ‘Late in the Day’ for the U.S. publication of this terrific book, says a fan
Book recommendations from readers.
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The author died far too young. Her brilliant short stories live on.
Decades after Diane Oliver’s death in a motorcycle accident, ‘Neighbors and Other Stories’ offers a startling glimpse of what might have been.
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Bestsellers: ‘The Women,’ ‘How to Know a Person’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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In ‘Just East of Nowhere,’ troubled teens trudge toward adulthood
Scot Lehigh’s debut novel, set in Eastport, tells the intertwining tales of three young adults who must grapple with their questionable and sometimes violent choices.
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Bestsellers: ‘North Woods,’ ‘Maine: A Love Story’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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In ‘Directions to Myself,’ a frank look at the vagaries of motherhood and childhood
A new memoir by Heidi Julavits examines four years in the life of her young son – and herself.
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Forget the ‘reading rules’ – and other lessons from a life with books
In ‘Why We Read,’ a writing professor reflects on the mistakes we make when we turn reading into a chore.
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Bedside table: A must-read for educators (and others)
Book recommendations from readers.
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A Black author takes new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Could Georgia’s white founding father possibly have been an ally to Black people in an era when the British Empire was forcing thousands into bondage?