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Art review: Portland galleries show the city and nature in a different light

by Jorge S. Arango June 11, 2023June 6, 2023

‘Portlanders: Nick Gervin’ is at 82Parris, and ‘The Flower/The Soil’ is at Notch8.

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In ‘Red Hands,’ a close-up tale of life under Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. It’s not pretty

by William Barry June 11, 2023June 7, 2023

Ceausescu and his wife wrecked the lives of their countrymen – and their own family. For a spell, their daughter-in-law and grandson laid low in Old Orchard Beach.

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‘Hedge’ puts a new spin on the midlife crisis novel

by Joan Frank Special to The Washington Post June 11, 2023June 5, 2023

The strange, lingering power of Jane Delury’s eerie new novel.

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Bedside table: ‘Robert E. Lee and Me’

June 4, 2023May 30, 2023

Book recommendations from readers

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Luis Alberto Urrea discovers the wartime magic of the ‘Donut Dollies’

by Manuel Roig-Franzia The Washington Post June 4, 2023May 30, 2023

The prolific author imagines the World War II heroism of his mother in a new novel, ‘Good Night, Irene.’

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A trio of science-based children’s books run the gamut from A (ants) to T (turtles)

by Amy MacDonald June 4, 2023June 5, 2023

Two picture books and a middle-grade novel use mysterious ants, the plight of a sea turtle, and the lure of the “invisible” world to draw young readers into their stories. “Isabel and the Invisible World” By Alan Lightman Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki MIT Kids Press 2023, 44 pages $18.99 Age: 4-6 For any child, the […]