She often spent years crafting her novels, but ‘The Light in the Piazza’ was written in a single, cabin-feverish month in Montreal.
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‘Game of Thrones’ author George R.R. Martin opens bookstore in Santa Fe
The fantasy writer quietly opened Beastly Books last month in Santa Fe next to the movie theater he revived in 2013.
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An American writer in Paris, seduced by the Seine
Elaine Sciolino’s “The Seine: The River That Made Paris,” is a love letter, but the facts at times get in the way of the narrative.
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Looking for a cause to donate to? Try the library
You may not be Andrew Carnegie, but libraries around the state could use your help.
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No shortage of complex human relationships in ‘The Limits of the World’
In her first novel, Jennifer Acker, an author who grew up in Maine, conjures an international family drama from several points of view.
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Maine author Andrew Clements, who wrote children’s book ‘Frindle,’ dies at 70
Clements wrote more than 80 children’s books, including the text of picture books about a pampered Egyptian cat, an unbecoming fish and a Christmas in which Mrs. Claus stands in for Santa.
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‘The Revisioners’ reminds us of slavery’s long reach
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s new novel spans more than 160 years and several distinct story lines.
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Maine winters make for a writer’s wonderland
The beautiful and isolating season finds its way into the work of many Maine authors, both as setting and inspiration.
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A family secret hovers over Diana Altman’s 2nd novel
In ‘We Never Told,’ a woman looks back on her parents’ divorce and her complex mother’s next act.
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Nobel winner Handke not welcome in Sarajevo and Kosovo
Sarajevo’s regional parliament and Kosovo’s foreign minister have said Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke is not welcome for his apologist views toward Serb war crimes.