The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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James Reston Jr., nonfiction writer with a novelist’s eye, dies at 82
His research helped David Frost corner former President Richard Nixon in television interviews that inspired the play and film ‘Frost/Nixon.’
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Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father
‘Somebody’s Fool’ is part of a series that began some 30 years ago and focused on a character based on the Portland author’s father. It goes on sale Tuesday.
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Harry Frankfurt, philosopher of excrement-level falsehoods, dies at 94
Frankfurt, a Princeton University philosopher who wrote primarily on Descartes, free will and moral responsibility, found literary fame with an unexpected bestseller on the pervasive, willful and devilish art of avoiding the truth.
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In ‘Tabula Rasa,’ John McPhee looks back at books not written
The prolific New Yorker writer offers a charming, breezy collection of reminiscences about projects that didn’t make it.
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Excerpts from ‘Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies’
Lessons for parents and kids at different ages.
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Vitality Ghosted by Pain: A New Poetry Collection from Betsy Sholl
In ‘As If A Song Could Save You,’ Maine’s former poet laureate writes of grief at the loss of her husband to COVID.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Dead Man’s Wake,’ ‘The Wager’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Bedside table: ‘Monkey: A Russian Novel’ by Agnes Bushell
Book recommendations from readers.
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Don’t judge this book by its cover. ‘Rainbow Parenting’ isn’t just for parents.
Lindz Amer, who lives in Maine, wrote this guide to help any adult create a queer- and gender-affirming environment for the kids in their lives.