Jack McMorrow witnesses the seemingly senseless murder, and as clues pile up in ‘Random Act,’ the 12th in Gerry Boyle’s McMorrow series, he begins to wonder if it’s as random as it seemed.
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P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America
“He created acts so famous that people still know of them. Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.”
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Maine Press Association to auction signed copy of Stephen King book
The auction of ‘The Institute’ is happening on eBay.
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Elizabeth Strout explains that writing means ‘making a mess’
Maine-born author Elizabeth Strout spoke at Bates about her new book, “Olive, Again.”
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Used bookstore relies on volunteers in move to new location in Brunswick
Twice-Told Tales will open soon down the block from the other downtown bookstore, Gulf of Maine Books at 134 Maine St.
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Judy Moody turns 20 (but she’s still in third grade)
Megan McDonald, the best-selling writer behind the Judy Moody and Stink books, comes to Maine.
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‘Wild Game’ is an eloquent – and lurid – tale of a mother-daughter bond gone awry
Adrienne Brodeur’s miserable role in her mother’s adulterous affair, the subject of her new memoir, reverberates down the years.
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Life in Colonial-era Maine seen through the lens of one Thomas Doughty
Carol Gardner’s ‘The Involuntary American’ focuses on one of history’s invisible people, who began life in Scotland, was sold into servitude and made (reasonably) good in Maine.
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Overseas confidants co-write books about being a supportive friend
Fran Houston of Portland and a friend from England have published two tomes about helping friends in need, no matter how far away they may be.
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Signings, etc.
Kathy Rodriques will sign copies of her new book Saturday in Scarborough.