Cynthia Anderson’s “Home Now” offers a portrait of a city coping with an influx of immigrants and discovering in the process a path to a brighter future.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates College program encourages diverse picture books for children
Children should be able to see themselves in the books they read, educators say, because it will help them succeed in an increasingly diverse nation.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Small-town Maine makes the perfect setting for cozy murder mysteries
There’s no gore in this growing sub-genre of good, clean killings among quaint surroundings.
Posted inConnections
Little Free Library open to Carrabasset community
In the fall of 2018 a Little Free Library near the Carrabassett Valley Town Office joined the movement to share books and create communities of readers.
Posted inConnections
Lewiston, Auburn participate in state library book borrowing program
The program is a part of a year-long pilot called the Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program to create more cohesive lending across libraries.
Posted inEncore
Retired teacher Laura Lee Perkins publishes ninth book
The former Lewiston educator recently released “WAITING — The Sacred Quivering of the Soul.”
Posted inEncore
Book World: Toni Morrison not only remade American literature, she challenged us to resist the tenacity of racism
That a black woman should write the greatest novel of the 20th century is a glorious rebuke to our long history that denigrated women and African Americans.
Posted inEncore
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters, has died at age 88.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington author chases spirits, murders and legends
From hunting ghosts to investigating unsolved mysteries throughout New England, Cathy McManus has seen it all and found a niche in ‘dark tourism’ writing. Her new book, “Unsolved New England: 20 Cases that Rocked the Region” was just published.
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Face Time: Lewiston bookstore owner and book lover Courtney Schlachter
She loves books. She knows about book sales. And she’s even writing a book. So it’s no surprise we found Courtney Schlachter in a bookstore — her own — more than willing to talk books. Here’s her own story. Name: Courtney Schlachter Age: 37 Town: Lewiston Family: Husband Adam, son Eli, daughter Quinn, cats Chloe […]