The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Bloody good: Stephen King-themed cookbook blends delicious, dreary into fearsome froth
In ‘Castle Rock Kitchen,’ released this month by Ten Speed Press, a cookbook author from New Brunswick and a Maine photographer let their creative juices splatter.
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John Jay Osborn Jr., author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ dies at 77
The 1973 novel and subsequent film about a Harvard Law School student was praised for its unvarnished portrait of intellectual life.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Elsie who? At one time, millions read Elsie Robinson’s columns
‘Listen, World!’ illuminates the life and work of a pioneering journalist who overcame many hurdles to become the most popular columnist of her time.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Fairy Tale,’ ‘The Coast of Maine’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books in South Portland.
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Bedside table: True crime fans, this one is for you
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A new book about Stephen King promises a lot – and it delivers
In ‘Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences,’ Bev Vincent is at once curious, thorough, scholarly and lively.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News
Novel by Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
Karunatilaka won the prestigious award for fiction for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.’ Among those in the running was part-time Maine resident Elizabeth Strout.
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Bedside table: Vacation reading
Book recommendations from readers.
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The stories we tell about mental illness – others’ and our own
How does a diagnosis shape self-understanding and identity?