Pearl Benjamin loves farming, and elegantly describes a mother/baby connection.
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Novelist Amor Towles to speak in Portland New York Times best-selling novelist Amor Towles will talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, and Mainer, Richard Russo for the Wayfinder Schools annual author fundraiser in April. The Wall Street Journal named Towles’ “Rules of Civility” one of the best books of 2011. His “A Gentleman in Moscow” earned […]
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In ‘Thin Rising Vapors,’ the narrator tries to unravel the tangled writings of a latter-day Thoreau
Prepare for mental gymnastics in Seth Rogoff’s second novel.
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‘Elsey Come Home’ winds through 3 continents, spinning a story of muddled identity lost and found
Susan Conley’s latest novel is ‘a thing of beauty.’
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New On The Shelf: ‘The Salt Path’ is a story of emerging from darkness into light
A family in Wales has to make its way from the tatters of a shattered life.
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Why Parkland, a year later, is a story of hope
In his new book, author Dave Cullen focuses on the aftermath of the school shooting a year ago in Florida.
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Book World: How Dorothy Butler Gilliam overcame racism and sexism to make her mark on journalism
If your mother says she loves you, check it out. Every reporter worth his salt knows that adage, and Dorothy Gilliam, no slouch, practically took that quip to heart. As the first African-American female reporter ever hired by The Washington Post, she followed the rules and then some to survive. “Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight […]
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‘Buddhism for Western Children’ tells of a boy’s childhood in a confusing cult
The prose is poetic, complex and – ultimately – rewarding
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Book World: Why Parkland, a year later, is a story of hope
Author Dave Cullen focuses on the aftermath of the school shooting a year ago in Florida.
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Greatest Western film? ‘Wild Bunch’ book argues its case
Author W.K. Stratton places ‘Wild Bunch as the best Western – and among the greatest of movies.