Books - Portland Press Herald

Bedside table: And for a Massachusetts beach read, read on

Book recommendations from readers.

Book recommendations from readers.

by Eleanor Clift Special to The Washington Post May 8, 2022May 3, 2022

In the 1960s and 1970s, stewardesses organized to fight sexism and transformed the airline industry, Nell McShane Wulfhart writes.

by Nell Beram May 8, 2022May 3, 2022

“10 Days” is a substantive ticking-clock thriller that introduces an officer who has lost a limb but not her mettle.

Book recommendations from readers.

by Katie Hafner Special to The Washington Post May 1, 2022April 26, 2022

J. David McSwane’s deep dive unmasks the profiteers who proliferated in the outbreak’s wake.

by Amy MacDonald May 1, 2022April 30, 2022

‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

by Joan Frank Special to The Washington Post April 24, 2022April 18, 2022

Brian Morton imbues his memoir with a wry, pained tenderness.