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Book review: How a hypernationalist, crafty liar exploited political divisions in 1930s Germany

by The Washington Post July 29, 2018July 26, 2018

“The Death of Democracy” details the rise of Adolf Hitler despite strong but uncoordinated opposition.

‘How It Happened’ is the first, but not the last novel that prolific, part-time Camden resident Michael Koryta has set in the state.

by David Greenberg The Washington Post July 22, 2018July 20, 2018

But breezy look-backs like this one by Dan Pfeiffer suffer from unfortunate timing.

by Nell Beram July 22, 2018July 20, 2018

In Joseph Souza’s racially fraught new thriller, an African-American college student disappears from a small town in Maine.

The publisher for the original winner of the speculative fiction prize misidentified the author as a Maine resident.

These books have a Maine theme or Maine-based writer.

by Frank O Smith July 15, 2018July 13, 2018

Now a Maine resident, he tells his harrowing tale in his new memoir.

by RON Charles The Washington Post July 15, 2018July 13, 2018

The author’s 22nd novel starts slowly, but tick-tock, tick-tock . . .

by ILANA MASAD July 8, 2018July 7, 2018

In ‘A Breath After Drowning,” the protagonist is a psychiatrist, but the field is misrepresented

by Sibbie O'Sullivan The Washington Post July 8, 2018July 6, 2018

The composer/conductor’s daughter remembers the good and not so good of life with her world-famous dad.