The best fiction and nonfiction works of the past year, five each, according to The Washington Post.
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Two old friends grapple with land, inheritance and friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’
Alice Elliott Dark has written an immersive, insightful new novel set in a pristine point on Maine’s coast.
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Art review: Colby shows a deeper side of Alex Katz
‘Alex Katz: Theater & Dance’ explores lesser known aspects of the artist’s work.
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‘She Said’ a new entry in the pantheon of great newspaper movies
The broad factual contours of the story related in “She Said” are well known: In 2017, New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor published an explosive series of articles about film producer Harvey Weinstein, raising credible allegations that he engaged in serial sexual abuse and assault of actresses and employees over decades. Coming […]
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Theater review: ‘Straight White Men’ takes on the complexity of family dynamics
Gathered for Christmas, three brothers and their dad debate social and personal issues in the Mad Horse production.
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Bedside table: A painful subject handled with grace
Book recommendations from readers.
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Imagine! Imagine being a rock, a wolf, a different persona, part of a video game quest
Four books for audiences from the very young to young adult ask their readers to do just this. One could be just the right gift for the avid young reader in your life.
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Jane Austen-inspired books keep coming. Some work better than others.
‘Godmersham Park’ is just the latest novel to reimagine Jane Austen’s life and work.
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Classical review: VentiCordi shows playful and somber sides
The chamber music performance Sunday was at Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland.
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Theater review: Good Theater at its best with ‘Carousel’
The small Portland stage overflows with joy in this production of the classic musical, set on the Maine coast.