Books - Portland Press Herald

Two Maine authors turn their life stories into novels in verse

by Amy MacDonald August 6, 2023July 31, 2023

‘The Road to After’ and ‘The Name She Gave Me’ draw on the writers’ own circumstances, as they grew up in — and found their way out of — dysfunctional families.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Brando Skyhorse’s satire imagines a wall around a ‘perfect’ life

by Ron Charles The Washington Post August 6, 2023August 1, 2023

In Brando Skyhorse’s sharp satire “My Name Is Iris,” a Mexican American woman is determined to fit in, but America doesn’t want her.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

A prehistoric mammoth and a 19th century circus elephant cross paths in ‘Mystery Tusk’

by Thomas Urquhart July 30, 2023July 24, 2023

Through his efforts to identify the mammoth, former natural history curator Gary Hoyle discovered the story of Old Bet, the elephant.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside Table: A particular window of Irish history

July 30, 2023July 31, 2023

Book recommendations from readers.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ ‘The Wager’

July 30, 2023July 25, 2023

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

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

In ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves,’ a catastrophic flood alters a city – and a lifelong friendship

by Sarah Cypher Special to The Washington Post July 30, 2023July 24, 2023

Celebrated Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa chronicles Aleppo’s history through the story of two men.

Books, Food, Recipes

A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’

by Peggy Grodinsky July 30, 2023August 1, 2023

This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: A nonfiction stack

July 23, 2023July 20, 2023

Editor’s note: Some people tell us about one book they’re reading, and some, like LIZ SOLET of Blue Hill, who sent us this list, have an enticing and varied stack. “The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, and Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey” by Deborah Cramer “Catch and Release: The Enduring Yet Vulnerable Horseshoe Crab” […]