Book recommendations from readers.
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Books news and reviews from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Gender Queer’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
OFF RADAR: ‘Late Wonders: New and Selected Poems’
This is the book to go to for either an introduction or a summation of Wesley McNair, one of Maine’s most prominent, skilled poets
Book review: A pandemic is ravaging the world. Then, a plague is loosed on New York City
Chris Holm’s bio-thriller ‘Child Zero’ is a timely page-turner.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Island Secrets’ and ‘Visualizing Nature’
A magnificent collection of 12 stories showcasing Catherine Lee’s writing skill, and a collection of 20 short essays by 21 contributors who were asked to reflect on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1836 essay ‘Nature.’
Gay M. Grant announces release of ‘Around the Kennebec’
Book showcases photography of Herman Bryant (1858-1937)
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
A ‘lavish melting pot’ of essays from Maine writers on food – and the lack of it
The book encompasses tomato sandwiches, school lunch, illness, immigration and so much more.
Bedside table: Father and son share stories of survival
Book recommendations from readers.
OFF RADAR: ‘Soft Features’
A wholly accurate story about the complications and obstacles most journalists face as they struggle to live up to their own and their professional ethics.