books
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PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Author tells an upbeat story about girls Down East
The nonfiction book 'Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America' by part-time Southwest Harbor resident Gigi Georges has garnered national attention since its release.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Our View: Post-fire library aid shows there’s just one Maine
A small school’s loss leads to a quick response from ‘neighbors’ all across the state.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
In her latest storytelling pursuits, Maine author Tess Gerritsen finds worthy partners in crime
Her new book, 'Choose Me,' is her first collaboration with a co-author. And she's teamed up with her son on 'Magnificent Beast,' a documentary film about pigs.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
It’s a draw: Children’s book artists face off in first live event in more than a year
Maine author/illustrators Ryan T. Higgins and Chris Van Dusen will appear in a Draw Off July 17 at Congress Square Park.
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PublishedJune 19, 2021
Maine Voices: Panic about critical race theory undercuts students’ search for truth
Young people aren’t fooled by attempts to treat stories from U.S. history and American literature like shameful family secrets to be covered up, a Maine teacher says.
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PublishedMay 30, 2021
Former Marine finds new purpose, with help of Maine prison inmates and a dog named Fred
In his latest book 'Second Chances,' Craig Grossi writes about his and Fred's work with inmates at Maine State Prison.
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PublishedMay 22, 2021
Maine Voices: What ‘Uncle Tom’ means to Sen. Scott
Progressives who call the senator ‘Uncle Tim’ should read a celebrated play in which the slur illustrates the high stakes of putting a Black man down.
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PublishedApril 19, 2021
Upcoming book views Maine’s immigrants with ‘different lens’
The book puts a focus on the contributions New Mainers have made to the state.
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PublishedApril 18, 2021
Mainers challenge themselves to reading goals during the pandemic
A 9-year-old who has read some 250 books and a book club that tackled 'War and Peace' are among those filling their downtime with reading.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary, who gave us Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby, dies at 104
She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts and met President George W. Bush.
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