A new Mike Bowditch mystery from Paul Doiron, and vintage and contemporary photographs from historian Richard Shaw
Books
Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, other authors sue OpenAI over copyright
they call the ChatGPT program a ‘massive commercial enterprise’ that is reliant upon ‘systematic theft on a mass scale.’
The 7 titles featured in this year’s Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival
Each year, the festival highlights a handful of books to share with young Maine readers. Here are this year’s featured stories.
One of Maine’s most famous poets was a brilliant and witty charmer … with an edge
A complex portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay emerges from two new collections of her letters and diaries.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill’ and ‘Death of an Ice Cream Scooper’
A fascinating memoir from a wildlife biologist, and a new murder mystery by Lee Hollis
OFF RADAR: ‘Not All Are Weeping’
The poems in Jean Anne Feldeisen’s first collection might best be characterized as reflections on uncertainty.
5 Maine books coming out this fall
These selections range from poetry to horror, cookbook to fiction.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Ugly History of Beautiful Things’ and ‘Just East of Nowhere’
Essays on desire and consumption by Katy Kelleher, and a complex and provocative story by Scot Lehigh
AUTHOR EVENT: Amy Calder
Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” in Winthrop
Waterville authors’ marriage has stood the test of time – and deadlines
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have co-authored science fiction novels and stories for more than 35 years. Their 25th Liaden Universe novel came out in July, and they’ve collaborated on 100 works in all.