Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life & Culture, Local & State
Gardiner woman hopes country music star will let her spread her mother’s ashes at his Nashville home
Sue Castle is flying south to fulfill her mom’s wish to stay forever close to singer Alan Jackson.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Book review: ‘Lucky Turtle’ tells a sweeping coming-of-age tale of romance – and heartbreak
A teenage girl, and her older self, narrate Bill Roorbach’s latest novel, which tackles big themes of abuse, racism and love.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: All about foxgloves
Which, by the way, are not poisonous in ordinary garden circumstances. (Maybe that Smartphone isn’t so smart after all.)
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A multi-tasking reader makes her way through a tall stack
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Lucy by the Sea,’ ‘The Personal Librarian’
The top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Let the whole animal butchers who are flourishing in Maine introduce you to something new
Chat with your local butcher and head home with a ‘poodle cut,’ an ‘oyster,’ a ‘spider steak’ or one of several other unconventional cuts newly available here.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘consecration pond: a novel in stories’
Interrelated stories set in a rural community surrounding fictional Consecration Pond
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Grocery bill going up? Here’s how to eat cheaper
With inflation affecting the price of supermarket staples, we talked to Maine food experts about shopping smart and stretching meals.