Local author and retired educator Helene McGlauflin is celebrating the publication of her third collection of poetry, “Solstice,” with an upcoming book signing and poetry readings. McGlauflin will be at Sherman’s Bookshop in Topsham from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, for a book signing. In December, she will be part of a local author spotlight […]
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Movie based on Maine author’s ‘Wild Robot’ hits theaters Friday
The DreamWorks animated film ‘The Wild Robot,’ based on the children’s novel by Midcoast author Peter Brown and starring Lupita Nyong’o, is opening nationwide.
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South Portland author launches book inspired by rural folklore
Tammy Armstrong, author of “Pearly Everlasting,” a novel about a family that raises a bear cub with their own child, will hold a book launch Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 200 Running Hill Road, South Portland. The author spent much of her childhood in South Portland, where she grew up listening […]
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Monica Wood takes ‘How to Read a Book’ on a tour of small-town Maine
After a delay in the novel’s release, the Portland author was looking for a way to reinvigorate her excitement about it. She’s been finding it in little libraries throughout the state.
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Gulf of Maine Books to host talk on nonfiction writer’s new book
Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick will host an afternoon with Lucy Lippard — writer, art critic, curator, activist and life-long Maine summer resident — at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. Lippard’s new book, “Stuff: Instead of a Memoir,” will be the topic of discussion. Called “a playful and beautifully illustrated window into her adventurous […]
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Maine writer hosts author talk event with Rockland Public Library
The Rockland Public Library presents “How to Read a Book” with Maine author Monica Wood at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, via Zoom. This event is free and open to all. In this program, Wood will read from and discuss her latest novel, “How to Read a Book,” and answer audience questions. The novel centers […]
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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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‘Northeaster,’ ‘Maine, A Love Story’ among finalists for Maine Literary Awards
The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Rockport on May 30.
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Stephen King’s 50-year career has inspired a generation of writers and teachers
Once thought of as a pop culture phenomenon, the Maine author is now studied by academics and aspiring writers.
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Author-to-author event at UUCB benefits literacy education
Maine writer and memoirist Phuc Tran (author of “Sigh, Gone”) and poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc will share the stage at 7 p.m. on April 27 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for a fundraiser to support literacy education. The evening will feature Tran and Fay-LeBlanc reading from their work and in conversation about their inspirations […]