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Bedside table: A ‘splendid’ and singular memoir
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Michael Jackson and Bob Fosse owe their moves to a man named Bubbles
John W. Bubbles was the father of rhythm tap, but the dancer is little known. A new biography explores his life and contribution to the arts.
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Half sisters wrestle with their father’s death and their sibling ties in ‘I Know You Love Me, Too’
Amy Neswald structures her debut novel as linked stories that take place over decades.
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Maine poet, faced with terminal diagnosis, keeps writing
Nick Stone, a corporate lawyer for decades, started writing poetry in retirement. His second book, ‘Seaward: A Lyrical Memior,’ was published last month, eight months after he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Atlas of the Heart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Steve Toltz’s novel about death, ‘Here Goes Nothing,’ is gravely funny
A darkly comic novel about an afterlife with no harps, no wings, only bad coffee and a job at the umbrella factory. ‘Really? This again?’ the protagonist grumbles.
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Vinalhaven shines, again, in Chris Van Dusen’s latest children’s book
When this Maine author gave island mishap a much closer look, he turned a true story about neighbors into a picture book.
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Bedside table: Nature is all around us
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A secret mission, a confident heroine and a harrowing escape make ‘The Left-handed Twin’ a thrilling read
The ninth of Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels, which includes a pursuit through Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, mostly delivers.