Chris Holm’s bio-thriller ‘Child Zero’ is a timely page-turner.
Books
‘The Boys’ author Katie Hafner on her path from journalist to novelist
Going from nonfiction to fiction can be both liberating and paralyzing, Hafner explains.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
A ‘lavish melting pot’ of essays from Maine writers on food – and the lack of it
The book encompasses tomato sandwiches, school lunch, illness, immigration and so much more.
Bedside table: Father and son share stories of survival
Book recommendations from readers.
Iran denies involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie but blames him
In 1989, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding the author’s death, and while Iran has not focused on Rushdie in recent years, the decree still stands.
History’s famous delusions, those who believed them – and why
Victoria Shepherd explains some of psychology’s landmark cases with empathy and understanding.
Book review: In his latest novel, Jeffrey Lewis tackles some very big questions
‘Land of Cockaigne’ examines the impact the wealthy have on their communities, the ugliness of reactionary politics, and the sometimes insular nature of small towns.
Bedside Table: A fictional 1955 ‘mass dragoning’ has plenty of relevance for real world 2022
Book recommendations from readers.
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘Atomic Habits’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.