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Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic
The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
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‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’
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Maine bookstores’ 2023 bestsellers, by category
The top-selling titles, in genres from memoir to science fiction, at Maine bookstores.
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These crime novelists have been writing what they know
Recent novels by Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Jesse Q. Sutanto and Val McDermid feature crime writing in their plots.
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Bestsellers: ‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store,’ ‘Maine: A Love Story’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books from Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Writer Ann Beattie has ‘More to say’
In this book of essays, what the ‘prodigiously talented’ writer has to say is personal, revelatory and laser-precise.
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What Mainers read in 2023
Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state’s indie bookstores this year, including recent releases ‘Big Heart, Little Stove’ by Lost Kitchen owner Erin French and ‘Maine: A Love Story” by artist Blue Butterfield.
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Bedside table: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by David Grann
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Think trolls are bad? Look at the history of poison-pen letters
‘Penning Poison’ chronicles the fascinating history of the anonymous letter.