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A fascinating history of beavers shows how the species shaped the U.S.
Leila Philip’s book is thrilling, both on scientific and historical levels.
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
Bedside table: If you think a Maine winter is cold…
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Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Margaret Atwood, Stephen King rally around new author after no-shows at signing
‘We’ve all been there’: Best-selling novelists including Min Jin Lee, Neil Gaiman and Jodi Picoult told debut Ohio author Chelsea Banning after she shared that her book signing had attracted only two people.
Bedside table: Thrills and chills
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Whodunit? In Anthony Horowitz’s new novel, the villain may be the author
The ‘Twist of a Knife’ toys with readers’ expectations, mixing fact and fiction to create a witty, entertaining murder mystery.
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.