The 10 best books of the year, fiction and nonfiction, selected by Washington Post Book World editors and critics.
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How to help the environment? Farmers and food enthusiasts have ideas
Three no-nonsense nonfiction books offer helpful tips for making a difference.
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Book Tour: At home with Stephen King
Fear not, the king of chills serves as a friendly guide to his personal library.
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Bestsellers: ‘Iron Flame,’ ‘Maine: A Love Story’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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A university lecturer baffles his students, but writer Seth Rogoff captivates readers
Indirect and enigmatic, ‘The Kirschbaum Lectures’ is a wonder.
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Bedside table: ‘The Detective in the Dooryard: Reflections of a Maine Cop’ by Tim Cotton
Book recommendations from readers.
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British writer A.S. Byatt, author of the novel ‘Possession,’ dies at 87
‘Possession,’ published in 1990, follows 2 modern-day academics investigating the lives of a pair of Victorian poets. It won the prestigious Booker Prize that year and was adapted as a 2002 film.
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Novel based on Maine’s Malaga Island comes up short at National Book Award ceremony
Justin Torres’ novel ‘Blackouts’ beats out Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’ and 3 other novels for the top fiction prize.
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A new book explains how to read the natural landscape
Step 1, biologist Noah Charney writes in ‘These Trees Tell a Story,’ is to slow down.
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Teju Cole abandons plot and reaches new heights
‘Tremor’ poses existential questions while demonstrating just how different a modern novel can look.