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Book Review

  • Salt in their veins
    October 25

    Mainer roots teased out in 'Salt in Their Veins'

    Wing’s relaxed banter, framed by some stock questions, has produced stories that are lively, reflective, informative and humorous.

    Tina Cohen

    Media

  • Art of Acadia
    September 23

    Art of Acadia—The Little brothers on Mount Desert Island

    What recommends the book to public view more than anything else is the personal experience and intimate relationship David and Carl Little have with art and Acadia…

    Media

  • Detail from book jacket
    August 25

    Normal is only skin deep

    Words like “horror” and “monsters” accompanied the publicity for John Manderino’s new collection of short stories, But You Scared Me The Most. Not only did I find the 26 stories engaging and entertaining, most also were laugh-out-loud funny.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • book jacket detail
    July 19

    Be ruthless: novelist heeds her own advice

    We see Lucy working through defenses like rationalization and denial to finally come to an understanding of love as complex.

    Tina Cohen

    Media

  • American Character
    July 19

    The triumph of the unpredictable

    American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good

    By Colin Woodard

    New York: Viking, 2016

    David Platt

    Media

  • Jamie Rooney with a student
    June 17

    A survivor's story: From poverty and abuse to police department chronicled in Black to Blue

    Deep into her memoir Black to Blue, Jamie Rooney recounts the steady sexual abuse she endured from her 16-year-old stepbrother. At this point in the book, it’s not the first such violation she’s had to endure.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Peter Willcox in the wheelhouse.
    May 23

    The dangerous work of bringing a green peace

    Willcox and his crews have spray painted seal pups to prevent their clubbing, placed themselves between ships and their intended docks, and boarded whaling ships to hang banners and lock themselves to the harpoon guns.

    Murray Carpenter

    Media

  • Vexation Lullaby
    May 23

    A rock ‘n roll novel with a melancholy, humorous heart

    Enigmatic Dylanesque superstar Jimmy Cross needs a house call…

    Dave Morrison

    Media

  • Topsham, Maine: From the River to the Highlands
    May 23

    Topsham: A history from the Abenakis to I-295

    Topsham: From the River to the Highlands

    By Robert C. Williams

    Just Write Books, Topsham, Maine, 2015

    Dana Wilde

    Media

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