The Justice Department argues that the merger would shrink competition and, inevitably, the vital public discourse that books help engender.
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‘Our Wives Under the Sea’ is exquisitely suspenseful
The debut novel, by Julia Armfield, weaves together a story of dying love and sea monsters.
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Bedside Table: Starting over with a slender book of poetry
Book recommendations from readers.
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Book review: ‘Portraits of Racial Justice’ captures community of fighters, in paintings and words
Robert Shetterly adds context and quotations to turn his art project into a book.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘An Immense World’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Stuart Woods, author of Stone Barrington novels, dies at 84
Woods received the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France’s most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction, in 2010 for his novel, ‘Imperfect Strangers.’
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Elizabeth Strout among 13 authors up for Booker fiction prize
The writer, who lives part time in Brunswick, is nominated for ‘Oh William!’
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Best-sellers: ‘Hatchet Island,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Bedside table: In 1919, Boston’s North End experienced a disaster. It never should have happened
Book recommendations from readers.
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Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation
The ‘achingly moving’ linked stories are narrated by a character named Dee, variously a child, tween, teen and adult.