She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts and met President George W. Bush.
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Six Dr. Seuss books won’t be republished because of racist images
The business that preserves and protects Dr. Seuss’ legacy has announced it will stop publishing the titles, and says, ‘These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong because of racist and insensitive imagery.’
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Publisher revives Ruth Moore’s honest portrayals of Maine island life
Islandport Press is reissuing several novels by the best-selling mid-century author.
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Leonard Pitts: After a year of reading books only by women, I’m a richer man for it
My bias had deprived me of whole vistas of discovery. And if you choose to see in that a broader lesson, I won’t argue.
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Going home to a papermaking past, Maine native embarks on a deeply personal journey
Kerri Arsenault, who grew up in Rumford-Mexico, draws attention to a Faustian bargain with her investigative memoir.
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Mother and sons pen children’s book about cancer
Anita Lichman and her sons, Jacob and Max Lichman-Paul, hope ‘Making Room for Cancer’ will help families like theirs navigate a parent’s diagnosis and treatment.
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Rudolfo Anaya, ‘godfather’ of Chicano literature, dies at 82
The ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ novelist, who influenced a generation of Latino writers, was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2016.
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How Maine crime writers are rethinking the way they portray police
The current calls for police reform and ends to racism have prompted Maine writers of crime novels to rethink, and in some cases change, their work.
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Faith Notes: ‘This Life we Share,’ a book review
In this time of social distancing, when I can’t be in church or hang out with friends as much as I’d like, I’ve been spending more time reading. On Sunday mornings my family gathers around our kitchen table to read the Bible and a contemporary edition of John Bunyan’s classic allegory, “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Before bed, […]
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Brunswick author teams up with astrophysicist to answer ‘silly, yet totally smart’ questions about space in new book
What do Black Holes Eat for Dinner? And Other Silly, yet Totally Smart Questions about Space,” by Katie Coppens and Grant Tremblay, published by Tumblehome Learning, is available July 1.