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Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-sellers: ‘Crossroads,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’

February 27, 2022February 16, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Woody Allen releasing new book June 7

by Christi Carras Tribune News Service February 23, 2022

He consistently denies sexually abusing his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

In Tessa Hadley’s ‘Free Love,’ a mother’s happy life is upended by a kiss

by Ron Charles The Washington Post February 20, 2022February 14, 2022

The novel follows a happy 1960s mother and wife who shocks her family — and herself.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: Words of hope and meaning to bring a reset during troubling times

February 20, 2022February 14, 2022

Book recommendations from readers.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Book review: At the turn of the century, an Irish immigrant family scratches out a living on Munjoy Hill

by William David Barry February 20, 2022February 19, 2022

History and political science professor Michael Connolly has written his first novel, and it’s a gem.

Books

Book review: Writer Ellen Booraem’s breakout book?

by Amy MacDonald February 13, 2022February 12, 2022

‘River Magic’ is magic, and Booraem deserves more recognition.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: A military leader revealed on the page

February 13, 2022February 8, 2022

“The historical nonfiction book that I just finished reading is ‘LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay’ by Warren Kozak. It is the life story of Curtis Emerson LeMay, who overcame disadvantages of his family’s limited circumstances to become one of the most influential United States’ military leaders in World War II and […]