Joshua Kurlantzick’s “A Great Place to Have War” explores America’s covert campaign in Laos in the 1960s and ’70s.
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Ron Currie’s new novel may deliver him from ‘up-and-coming’ to ‘arrived’
The Maine writer taps into the fake-news phenomenon with ‘The One-Eyed Man.’
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Sales soar for Milo Yiannopoulos book ‘Dangerous’
The Breitbart editor draws ire and protest wherever he goes.
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Book review: ‘Idaho’ ponders unfathomable tragedy, aftermath
Emily Ruskovich shows how survivors cope in her page-turner of a first novel.
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Book review: How a doctor’s gifts shaped Holmes and his creator
‘Arthur and Sherlock’ gives Conan Doyle’s fans a wealth of details about the inspiration for the great fictional detective.
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Signings, etc.: Richard Russo
He will sign copies of ‘Everybody’s Fool’ in Portland.
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Book review: Maine’s Elizabeth Hand shares her fascination with apocalypse
Her new collection, ‘Fire.,’ includes stories, essays and a Q&A with the author.
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A new fairy tale is being published. The author? Mark Twain
The book is constructed from notes of a story he told his daughters more than a century ago.
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Why Orwell’s ‘1984’ has just spiked to No. 1 on Amazon
Following Kellyanne Conway’s ‘alternative facts’ comment, the classic novel about an all-seeing, untrustworthy government is resonating with many readers.
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Maine author Ashley Bryan’s book about slaves wins Newbery Honor Award
The prize recognizes excellence in children’s literature.