The October Country. The season of mists and melancholy. That time of year when graveyards yawn and things go bump in the night and we break out worn copies of Herbert Wise and Phyllis Fraser’s “Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural” or the collected ghost stories of Vernon Lee and M.R. James. In 2023, […]
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Bedside Table: ‘The Road to Dalton’ a rural reader’s delight
“My recommendation is ‘The Road to Dalton.‘ This is a beautifully written book about love, loss, and community, in a setting that will feel familiar to anyone who grew up in a small, rural town. The characters are written with a loving honesty, and feel achingly real. There is sadness and pain, but also hope […]
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Bestsellers: ‘Somebody’s Fool,’ ‘Democracy Awakening’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Ambling through Old Orchard Beach, poet makes connections to past
Robert Gibbons’ latest collection is based in his adopted hometown.
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Louise Meriwether, novelist who conjured 1930s Harlem, dies at 100
Her debut novel, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” was a searing examination of Black life in Depression-era Harlem.
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A new biography of the late Judge Frank M. Coffin does a remarkable man justice
‘A Man for All Branches’ relates Coffin’s impressive career and captures his equally notable devotion to his family.
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Want to save the world? Start by saving a single turtle
Sy Montgomery’s enchanting new book, ‘Of Time and Turtles,’ will make you want to be a better animal.
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Bedside table: ‘Recipe for a Good Life’ by Lesley Crewe
Book recommendation from readers.
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Echo Brown, acclaimed storyteller and a voice of Black women, dies at 39
She channeled the many agonies of poverty and racism into acclaimed autobiographical work.
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Novel based on Malaga Island’s history is a finalist for National Book Award
‘This Other Eden’ by Paul Harding tells a fictional story based on the real-life atrocity of the state forcibly removing a mixed-race community from the island off the coast of Phippsburg.
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