When power becomes consolidated in fewer and fewer hands, the market gets skewed, and workers and consumers ultimately suffer.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Nation & World
Stephen King testifies for government in book publishers’ antitrust trial
The bestselling author’s appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Nation & World
Stephen King is star witness as government tries to block publishing giants’ merger
The Justice Department argues that the merger would shrink competition and, inevitably, the vital public discourse that books help engender.
Posted inTimes Record
Father and son writing team detail life of 19th century Bath sailor
It took only about two years for Fred and Alex Hill to write “A Flick of Sunshine,” a new book detailing the nautical adventures of their ancestor Richard Willis Jackson, but the project has been on their minds for nearly half a century.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bound for success? New bookstore will add to Portland’s abundance
The city is already home to four independent bookstores, three of which opened in the past decade. Is there room for another?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Parents want this book out of North Carolina high school classrooms. So I read it
The outrage over ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ is another example of adults not wanting kids to see the world the way it actually is.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ashley Bryan lived a life full of art
The longtime Maine resident died last week at the age of 98 after a lifetime spent creating and inspiring.
Posted inBooks, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine education groups rally against challenges to books
The York School Committee is considering whether to grant an appeal from a local resident who asked to have a sex education book removed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Last year, Mainers looked to their libraries for answers and escapism
Lists of the most-borrowed books of 2021 include tales of struggle, hope and humor, as well as local authors.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: What’s another school shooting when the real threat to kids is a book?
To protect our children, conservatives are devoting an ‘unprecedented’ amount of time to pulling books off library shelves.