FICTION Hardcover 1. “How to Read a Book,” by Monica Wood (Mariner Books) 2. “Demon Copperhead,” by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) 3. “The Frozen River,” by Ariel Lawhon (Doubleday) 4. “The Women,” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press) 5. “Funny Story,” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 6. “The Comfort of Ghosts,” by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Crime) 7. […]
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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These truly great American movies tell the truth about our country
Something different to consider for your Fourth of July watch party.
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Society Notebook: Preble Street leader honored for ‘challenging unjust systems’
Mark Swann, executive director of the social services agency, received the Muskie Fund’s Access to Justice Award.
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Deep Water: ‘Open Palms,’ by Katherine Norton
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Double feature at Moss Galleries: Otherworldly paintings and creative photographic riffs
Explore Nick Benfey’s ‘Light Springs’ in Portland, while Rose Marasco reinterprets the work of Lynne Drexler at the show in Falmouth.
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‘Kinds of Kindness’: A trilogy of twisted tales from Yorgos Lanthimos
Life is cruel, all is vanity, the house always wins and the cosmic joke is on us. Everything in popular culture conspires to hide these truths from us because they’re a lousy way to make money. Occasionally, however, creative artists turn up to remind us of the facts, and they’re usually not American. Kafka. Nabokov. […]
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Jam band Goose kicks off Thompson’s Point season with bright lights, good vibes
The concerts Tuesday and Wednesday night at the outdoor venue also revealed the upgrades the venue has gotten since last summer.
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‘A Peace of Forest’ shows Maine at its most natural
The nature documentary premieres in Damariscotta on Sunday.
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Society Notebook: Celebrating all that Westbrook has to offer
The first Westbrook Discovered Gala raised money for nonprofit Discover Downtown Westbrook.
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The good and bad sides of Maine’s disappearing gay bar scene
A professor and a filmmaker set out to collect ‘Bar Stories From Queer Maine.’