The surprises just keep on coming in this twisty thriller.
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In Jeffrey Lewis’ latest novel of small-town Maine life, an equity firm buys the longtime shoe factory
That is not good news for “Bealport.”
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Stephen King announces new novel, TV series among string of projects
The prolific Bangor author announces his new novel ‘The Institute’ will come out in September, and a CBS series based on ‘The Stand’ is set to air next year.
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Book review: ‘The Sopranos Sessions’ by Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall
Why Tony and the family hit those high notes.
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Book review: ‘Lake Effect Days’ presents literary snapshots of five friends at midcentury
Philip Sultz’s interconnected stories revolve around working-class men living in Buffalo, one of whom has set his sights on more.
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Rockland bookstore named among top 5 in country
Hello Hello Books is among five finalists for Publishers Weekly’s bookstore of the year award.
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Book review: ‘The Promise of Space and Other Stories’ by James Patrick Kelly
This sci-fi/fantasy writer proves ready for plunge into the mainstream.
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Book review: ‘No Mercy’ by Joanna Schaffhausen
It’s a thriller – and a good one – but with unusual emotional heft.
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Author Paul Doiron makes his Maine stories ‘authentic’
His Mike Bowditch series of crime novels touch on the opioid crisis, economic inequality and the divided politics of Maine’s rural and urban areas.
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Maine lawmaker proposes banning ‘obscene’ material from public schools
The New Gloucester representative is moved to act after her son brings home a novel that included a graphic description of a rape that falsely portrayed the crime as potentially pleasurable for the victim.