Books
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Abandoning suburbia for the open water, a family finds more than adventure in ‘Sea Wife’
Writer Amity Gaige explores whether a round-the-world trip in a sailboat can save a failing marriage.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Book review: The school we all wish we’d attended
In Chris Van Dusen's latest picture book, Abe Lincoln teaches history and field trips go to Mars.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Virtual promotion in store for new ‘Hunger Games’ novel
In normal times, the prequel to the ‘Hunger Games’ series by Suzanne Collins would be an occasion for bookstore parties and other group gatherings.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads’ still coming
What happens to a “beach read” novel when you can't read it on a beach?
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Bedside Table
"The Cactus League" by Emily Nemens. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 228 pages. $27
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Book review: In ‘Port City Crossfire,’ a police officer is doubly at sea
Gerry Boyle’s latest Brandon Blake mystery finds the young Portland cop suspended after he shoots an unarmed teenager.
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Bedside Table
“Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England” by Tom Wessels, The Countryman Press, 199 pages. $21.95
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
‘Book of Longings’ has lasting power
Author Sue Monk Kidd makes an ambitious choice clear at the outset of her new novel – she's set it in biblical times when Jesus was in in his 20s and married.
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Sixteen seaweeds add up to one fascinating read
In 'The Curious World of Seaweed,' Josie Iselin intertwines science, art, words and photos to mesmerizing effect.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
A fiddler falls hard for a pretty Irish nanny in Civil War era America
In 'Simon the Fiddler,' author Paulette Jiles ably captures the texture of the American Southwest.
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