Frank Bascombe returns in ‘Be Mine.’ Now in his mid-70s, he’s caring for a middle-aged son with ALS, and the two embark on a road trip.
Books
Kissinger is her nemesis. Farrow is her friend. Rose Styron tells all
In her memoir ‘Beyond This Harbor,’ Styron, 95, looks back at her life before, during and since her marriage to the novelist William Styron.
Julie Garwood, author of romance novels from past and present, dies at 78
Garwood built a wide fan base – writing more than 30 books and selling more than 35 million copies – with tales that mixed romance and detail-rich storytelling.
Original art from beloved Maine children’s author Robert McCloskey on view in Brunswick
‘Robert McCloskey: The Art of Wonder’ opens Tuesday at Curtis Memorial Library and features work for ‘Blueberries for Sal,’ ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ and others.
In ‘The Mythmakers,’ Keziah Weir has written a quiet, ‘revelatory’ first novel
When a magazine writer reads a Paris Review story that seems to be based on an encounter she once had with the now deceased writer, she sets out to learn more.
Best-Sellers: ‘Demon Copperhead,’ ‘Pageboy’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Bedside table: ‘Small Mercies’ by Dennis Lehane
Book recommendations from readers.
‘Fire Weather’ is a gripping narrative and a loud wake-up call
John Vaillant’s new book recounts a Canadian wildfire in 2016 that was nicknamed “the beast.”
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
Gottlieb had one of the greatest runs of any editor after World War II and helped shape the modern publishing canon.
Cormac McCarthy, spare and haunting novelist, dies at 89
His novels were poetic and spare, poignant yet unsentimental. He won a Pulitzer for ‘The Road’ and was also known for his savage western ‘Blood Meridian.’