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Books

Published
August 31, 2014

Book signing: Crash Barry

The author will read from "Marijuana Valley" at the Portland library.
Published
August 31, 2014

Book review: ‘Against Football’ is a powerful lament for a violent sport

Steve Almond, a Boston-area author and fan, makes a well informed appeal for change to the NFL.
Published
August 24, 2014

Family tries to find ‘normal’ after their lost boy returns

Bret Anthony Johnston's 'Remember Me Like This' masterfully depicts the struggles of loss and recovery.
Published
August 24, 2014

Geocaching friends face danger in ‘Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest’

Tamra Wight's book for middle-grade readers teaches about eagles and American Indians as it follows boys on a mission in the Maine woods.
Published
August 24, 2014

Two new books bring New England veterans’ stories to the fore

Reflections from World War II and Vietnam illustrate two very different United States.

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Published
August 24, 2014

Signing, etc.

Richard Pollak will read from his memoir, "After the Barn," at the Portland library.
Published
August 17, 2014

Signings, etc.

Peter Korn to speak on 'Why We Make Things and Why it Matters.'
Published
August 17, 2014

‘The Blessings’ explores unexpected life amid the familiar

This novel in stories about a large Catholic family mixes the patterns that come in living together with the jolts of change.
Published
August 17, 2014

Haruki Murakami’s ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki’ recounts a pilgrim’s progress

Like many of the award winner's best novels, his latest is rooted in dreams and in music.
Published
August 17, 2014

Expedition to Arctic brings out best and worst in explorers

'In the Kingdom of Ice' tells of a 'grand and terrible' polar voyage in memorable style.