In ‘We are All Whalers,’ scientist Michael J. Moore lays the blame on all of us.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘The Creative ACT’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Bedside table: How did we get here? Meant for kids, but good for adults, too
Book recommendations from readers.
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Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
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Bedside table: A chilling classic
Book recommendations from readers.
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The tale of Martha the sheep and the ugly sweater she inspired
In ‘Unraveling,’ Peggy Orenstein explores the lessons gleaned from learning to shear, make wool and knit. But her book is not just a yarn about yarn.
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‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
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New York Public Library acquires Didion-Dunne archives
They were among the world’s most prominent literary couples.
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Bedside table: A gentle ramble set in a Maine coastal town
Book recommendations from readers.
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Essential reading for students of Portland’s history and admirers of its art
Earle Shettleworth, Jr.’s ‘A Century of Portland Artists, 1820-1920’ introduces the city and its cultural landscape in the first 100 years of Maine statehood.