The South Berwick native is best known for her 1896 novel ‘The Country of the Pointed Firs.’
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Breast milk dispensary opens in South Portland
MaineHealth Pediatrics now offers human milk for infants who need help through the early stages.
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Meet the Mainers who choreograph kisses and hugs – and sex
Intimacy director, a job that’s less than a couple decades old in film and theater, is becoming part of more local productions, helping to make potentially awkward or traumatic moments safe and predictable for the actors.
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Andrew Zimmern makes an impromptu food crawl through Portland
The celebrity chef took an emotional trip down Memory Lane.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills releases $1.25 million to help food banks respond to SNAP losses
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.
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The architectural revolution isn’t going to come from AI | Column
Though computers are used at every stage of architectural and construction processes, not a single interesting or innovative building has yet been designed from scratch by artificial intelligence.
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Read ‘Cling,’ a poem by Carl Little
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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A new story collection highlights New Englanders at their best
Retired Yankee Magazine editor Mel Allen’s ‘Here in New England’ gathers 45 stories of altruism, hard work and resilience.
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Bestsellers: ‘The Widow’ and ‘Nobody’s Girl’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Portland photos from the 1980s show the city’s grittier days
The exhibit ‘Lapsed Time’ is on view at the Maine Historical Society in Portland through Dec. 31, featuring 24 black-and-white images by photographer David Etnier.