WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth” in a sharply critical new book that describes Trump as fixated in the early days of his administration on having the FBI debunk salacious rumors he insisted were untrue but could distress his wife. In the forthcoming […]
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He's bunny of the United States — and now he's the hero of a children's book, too
WASHINGTON — Marlon Bundo, one of the most popular members of the Trump administration, is flipping through the pages of a new book. There’s Marlon in the Oval Office. Marlon on Capitol Hill. Marlon in the Naval Observatory. Marlon is a rabbit. This is not Fake News. The real-life pet of Vice President Mike Pence […]
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"One Goal" author visits Lewiston
Lewiston High School graduate Shobow Sabin talks with “One Goal” author Amy Bass at Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services in Lewiston on Monday. Bass met with players, coaches and community members at MEIRS and at the Lewiston Public Library to talk about her book, which follows the Lewiston High School soccer team on its journey […]
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Book club to discuss 'Weedflower'
PARIS — Paris Public Library’s Novel Idea Book Club where adults read children’s, juvenile and young adult selections, will meet to discuss “Weedflower” by Cynthia Kadohata at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. “Weedflower” is a juvenile fiction, historical novel. The subject matter deals with the relocation of people with Japanese heritage, even U.S. citizens, after […]
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In the Crease: "One Goal" strikes a chord for change
By all accounts, Amy Bass is a pretty observant human. An accomplished author, lecturer and Emmy-winning producer, the Bates College graduate has traveled the world. When she returned to Lewiston a couple of years ago to work on her latest book, “One Goal,” she reached for her GPS. A two-year resident of John Bertram Hall […]
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Book explores Lewiston's cultural diversity through soccer
The cover of “One Goal,” by Amy Bass. The book follows the Lewiston High School soccer team on its journey to a state title while also exploring the players’ journeys to Lewiston. (Submitted photo) In November 2015, two weeks after the Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team won a state championship for the first time, […]
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Outdoors in Maine: ‘Threaded Journeys’ well worth the read
“Threaded Journeys” by Tom Johnson is not a conventional collection of hunting and fishing stories. In it, the author does take you on a tour de force of well-known hunting and fishing places in North America, but he spices his book thoughtfully with constructive social, political and economic advocacy. Lest this sounds like an awkward […]
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Brenda Fontaine writes business memoir
AUBURN — Brenda Fontaine was afraid of what people would think. She wrote her book, anyway. About growing up with a violent, alcoholic mother who would threaten to kill her. About the time her 9-year-old twins fell out of the back of a truck and cracked their skulls. About the doubters who didn’t think she […]
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George Mitchell backs Iran nuclear deal at Lewiston Public Library
LEWISTON — The road to real peace is long and winding, but it always beats the alternative. While former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, an iconic Maine Democrat and global peacemaker, didn’t put it quite like that, his message to a group of about 150 gathered Tuesday could be easily summed up that way. Mitchell, who […]
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Treat Memorial Library to hold teen reading group, craft day, bottle drive
LIVERMORE FALLS — Do you have a book that you’ve been meaning to read? Come share the reading experience with others at the Spring Book Club at the Treat Memorial Library, beginning on Thursday, March 12, at 3 p.m. Bring your suggestions for books you would like to see read in the discussion group. One tip: try […]