The fourth annual Bath Book Bash is slated for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, with “Wings of Fire” author Tui T. Sutherland as the headliner. The festival will also feature over 30 children’s authors and illustrators along with family-friendly activities, games, workshops and more. “The mission of the Bath Book Bash is […]
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states – and around the world
The program has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and Kentucky, 2 of 21 states where all children under 5 can enroll to have books mailed to their homes monthly.
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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies at 83
In his time, no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make anything a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers. Then came Amazon.
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Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
It will be the first work of fiction for actress Davis.
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South Portland author’s young adult romance tackles cultural differences
The main characters in “The Space Between You and Me” “come to the table with very different realities,” says Julie True Kingsley.
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Bath library to launch Summer Reading 2024 next week
The Patten Free Library will kick off Summer Reading 2024 from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 14. Activities will include a bounce house, lawn games, freeze pops and the opportunity to register for Summer Reading and earn a free book. “This year’s Summer Reading theme is ‘Read, Renew, Repeat,’ and we have so many events and […]
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Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy after tumultuous split spurred by racism allegations
Relationships within the group started to fray in 2019 over the way it treated one of its authors, Courtney Milan, a Chinese American writer.
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Midcoast authors aim to bridge postpartum care gaps with new book
Midcoast writer and educator Courtney Naliboff and Brunswick Pelvic Floor Therapist Ruth E. Macy release their book, “Your Postpartum Body: The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy,” on June 4.
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New bookstore, candy shop expansion on tap for downtown Waterville
Among business changes in the city, Oliver & Friends Bookshop is scheduled to open in downtown Waterville and Incense & Peppermints is poised to expand into the former Framemakers shop downtown.
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Barnes & Noble to open South Portland bookstore
The South Portland shop will be located at the former Bed Bath & Beyond building at 200 Running Hill Road.