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Local author to host virtual meet and greet about latest book
LOVELL – Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell will host local author Alex Myers from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27. Myers will discuss and read from his latest book, “The Story of Silence,” days before its US release. The novel is a knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and […]
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Library hosts StoryWalk through downtown Freeport
FREEPORT — The Freeport Community Library has created a StoryWalk through downtown Freeport. “Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits” by Maine author Cynthia Lord will be displayed for two weeks — through Sunday, Aug. 12 — in business windows starting at Ben and Jerry’s. Vistors can read along as they walk and […]
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Maine author releases latest book for chicken raising folks
DIY Chicken Keeping From Fresh Eggs Daily 40+ Projects for the Coop, Run, Brooder and More! Written by Lisa Steele
ON SALE FEBRUARY 11, 2020
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Poland teacher Kenneth Z. Chutchian writes book on journalist John Reed
His book, “John Reed: Radical Journalist, 1887-1920,” will be published this year.
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Lewiston native’s book honored by Maine Library Association
Author Sarah Marie Jette received a Lupine Honor Award for her debut middle-grade novel, “What the Wind Can Tell You.”
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Author Wally Lamb sued by ex-inmate over new book
A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn’t been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimidating her when she sought compensation.
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Young Maine author releases second poetry collection
On average, self-published authors sell 250 copies of their book over a lifetime. Young Maine author Emily Curtis of Pittsfield has sold 14,000 in just over a year. Last June, Curtis, a recent graduate of Foxcroft Academy, released her debut poetry collection “in the absence of the sun.” What started as a class project transformed […]
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Somali refugee-turned-author to share his journey
YARMOUTH — Somali native Abdi Nor Iftin will share his journey to and appreciation of America at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Merrill Memorial Library. The 33-year-old author of “Call Me American” is on a national tour that has taken him from Maine to Washington, D.C., and back again since the book was published […]
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Local historian releases new book
Local historian Douglas Hodgkin has written another biography — this time about a member of his own family. His great-grandfather, a farmer, local civic leader and Androscoggin County politician, is the subject of “Elwin E. Additon: Progressive Farmer and Politician.” Additon (1864-1942) owned a farm in Leeds and held many offices in town government, including […]