The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Book review: Distorted identity deepens the mystery of ‘Mirror Lake’
An English translation of Quebec author Andrée A. Michaud’s 2006 thriller was published last year.
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There are few bones to pick in this touching story about healing
Trailers for the movie “Dog” – co-directed by and starring Channing Tatum as a retired Army Ranger named Riggs who takes a former K-9 comrade to her handler’s funeral – make it look like a fun road trip. Lulu, a Belgian Malinois, is a difficult dog: She chews the car seats, grabs snacks at every […]
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Bedside Table: Dana Wilde’s ‘Winter’ a comfort over the season’s many months
Book recommendations from readers.
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Book review: ‘Mercy Street’ may be the last novel about abortion before Roe v. Wade is dismantled
Almost one in four American women will have an abortion during their lifetimes. Unless she’s a woman in a literary novel, in which case she’s highly unlikely to. Almost 50 years after Roe v. Wade affirmed a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy, fiction writers seem reluctant to mention the procedure. Even now, as theocrats […]
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Art review: North Atlantic Triennial unites a vast region through common culture and climate
‘Down North’ is the Portland Museum of Art’s inaugural collaboration with Reykjavik Art Museum in Iceland and the Bildmuseet in Sweden.
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Society Notebook: Art lovers mingle with art makers at Portland museum’s Winter Bash
The Portland Museum of Art held the event for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Deep Water: ‘The Father,’ by Jonathan Aldrich
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Is it safe? In the movie theater business, the question is how much to promise older audiences
In January, Paula Bailey faced a decision. She was eager to see “Flee,” an animated documentary about an Afghan refugee that had been receiving rave reviews and would be nominated for three Oscars. But with the omicron variant of the coronavirus still surging, she had second thoughts. Realizing that the film was available both in […]
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Best-sellers: ‘Crossroads,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Longfellow Books in Portland.