Books
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Writer finds niche in Russian translation
Lisa Hayden of Scarborough transforms her love of the language and literature into a career.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
A largely forgotten Maine reformer and journalist is brought to life
Anarchist and Quaker Jeremiah Hacker published a radical newspaper in Portland during the 19th century. Mainer Rebecca Pritchard chronicles his life and thinking.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Illustrators draw inspiration from Peaks Island retreats
The Illustration Institute has brought more than 50 illustrators from around the world to its residency program, made possible by donated property, over the past three years.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ is a magical Western you’ll want to savor
In one storyline, a notorious outlaw hides as an army camel driver. In the other alternating plot, an Arizona frontierswoman runs out of water.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Informed by his own birth, Minter illustrates book about midwives
'The Women Who Caught the Babies' is a series of connected poems by Eloise Greenfield about midwives and their role in African-American culture.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Melissa Sweet shows ‘How to Read a Book’
The Maine illustrator teams with Kwame Alexander for his poem-turned-book.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
In ‘Spark,’ a gifted young professor and her teammates wrestle with a cryptic question
Maine-based writer Patricia Levy's latest novel may be an interesting academic exercise, but neither the characters nor the dramatic arc ever achieve lift-off.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
J.D. Salinger’s books are finally going digital
The author, who died in 2010, live a reclusive life in Cornish, N.H.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
Book review: In ‘White Flights,’ a writer reassesses the literary canon
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
A wannabe warrior tries to figure out her place in her family — and the world
Drest, the 12-year-old heroine of "The Hunt for Mad Wolf's Daughter," may live in 13th-century Scotland, but she has plenty to teach her 21st century counterparts.
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