Books - Portland Press Herald

Book review: An injured Iraqi war vet returns home to Maine and struggles to adjust

by Frank O Smith February 6, 2022February 5, 2022

In “Silence,” William Carpenter’s latest novel, a deaf vet takes refuge on an undeveloped island, where things are not as simple as they seem.

by Connie Schultz Special to The Washington Post February 6, 2022February 2, 2022

The Maryland congressman reflects on his son’s suicide and, days later, the insurrection at the Capitol.

Book recommendations from readers (and in this case, librarians)

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

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Book recommendations from readers

by Ilana Masad January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

Radio host Vivien Kindler believes the best of people in Ham Martin’s gentle ‘Talk Radio.’

by Ron Charles The Washington Post January 30, 2022January 24, 2022

Andrew Lipstein’s “Last Resort” captures our tenuous ownership of life experiences and the vampiric practice of fiction writing.

by Associated Press January 25, 2022

The York School Committee is considering whether to grant an appeal from a local resident who asked to have a sex education book removed.

by Frank O Smith January 23, 2022January 22, 2022

In this 12th and most riveting book in Paul Doiron’s Bowditch mystery series, the game warden is on the knife’s edge.