WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library invites the public to welcome Bobby Charles, speaking about and signing copies of his newly released book “Eagles and Evergreens: A Rural Maine Childhood,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. Just published by North Country Press, his stories take readers to unexpected places, often swirling to unexpected endings. Over […]
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Mainers featured in new 'Dance Across the USA' book
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Maine dancers, Hope LeClair, Emily Thompson and Ciara Harriman are featured in a new book, “Dance Across the USA.” Selected from a pool of several thousand dancers who auditioned for the book, Emily Thompson is from New Gloucester, Hope LeClair lives in North Yarmouth and Ciara Harriman is from Sebago. In […]
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Paris 12-year-old's book is published
PARIS — Two flowers live in a field when a third, new flower shows up. They don’t like her because she looks different. She has one leaf instead of two. “The Newest Flower” is a children’s book written by 12-year-old Juliese Padgett, and it mirrors much of her life. Juliese was adopted from China a month […]
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Crime novelist to read, sign books at library
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will host a book-reading by best-selling Maine crime writer Bruce Robert Coffin at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.26, in the community room to celebrate the release of his second novel, “Beneath the Depths.” Coffin is the best-selling author of the John Byron Mystery Series from HarperCollins Publishers. The debut novel in […]
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UMF's Patricia O’Donnell to read, sign books
FARMINGTON — Author Patricia O’Donnell will read from her latest work, “Gods for Sale,” and sign copies at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at DDG Booksellers, 193 Broadway. A resident of Wilton, she is a professor of creative writing at the University of Maine at Farmington, where she teaches fiction writing. She also directs the bachelor […]
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Writer, photographer spend 'a year in motherland'
Susan Conley, writer and Winky Lewis, photographerspeaking at Bailey library WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library in downtown Winthrop will host writer Susan Conley and photographer Winky Lewis for a slideshow presentation and reading from their new book “Stop Here, This Is the Place” at 6:30 p.m Tuesday, Aug. 22. The event is part of […]