In Ilana Masad’s ‘All My Mother’s Lovers,’ protagonist Maggie Krause is in for a big, unsettling surprise.
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Race, class and an island in Maine all play a role in this sprawling family saga
In ‘The Guest Book,’ the secrets and lies told by the Milton family over generations – to outsiders and to each other – begin to unravel.
‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic
Writer Lydia Millet recasts Noah’s Ark as a modern-day tale of climate change.
Book review: Friendship is at the center of Squatchicorns
“Deep in the cold North woods lived a young Sasquatch. He was bigger than you and smaller than me, and hairier than both of us.” Thus opens “Squatchicorns,” by part-time Maine resident Ellen Potter, the latest in her series about Hugo, a Sasquatch, and his young human friend Boone. In this adventure, Boone commands Hugo […]
Abandoning suburbia for the open water, a family finds more than adventure in ‘Sea Wife’
Writer Amity Gaige explores whether a round-the-world trip in a sailboat can save a failing marriage.
Book review: The school we all wish we’d attended
In Chris Van Dusen’s latest picture book, Abe Lincoln teaches history and field trips go to Mars.
Book review: In ‘Port City Crossfire,’ a police officer is doubly at sea
Gerry Boyle’s latest Brandon Blake mystery finds the young Portland cop suspended after he shoots an unarmed teenager.
‘Book of Longings’ has lasting power
Author Sue Monk Kidd makes an ambitious choice clear at the outset of her new novel – she’s set it in biblical times when Jesus was in in his 20s and married.
Sixteen seaweeds add up to one fascinating read
In ‘The Curious World of Seaweed,’ Josie Iselin intertwines science, art, words and photos to mesmerizing effect.
A fiddler falls hard for a pretty Irish nanny in Civil War era America
In ‘Simon the Fiddler,’ author Paulette Jiles ably captures the texture of the American Southwest.