Michelle Conroy’s career started when she was 20 years old.
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Maine author releases poetry collection on brain injury and mental health
Maine native and author Annie Louise Twitchell has recently released “Blood Mother,” her thirteenth title. “Blood Mother” is an introspective collection of poems drawn from the experience of caring for her mother in the aftermath of an accident and a traumatic brain injury. “Blood Mother” was published on Dec. 1. “I cope with things by […]
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Maine author’s debut novel published
All were in pain. Would they find healing at the Bottle House?
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Local author Diane Jones publishes second book, ‘Fryeburg, Maine: A Beautiful New England Village and Its Many Historical Landmarks’
A book signing for a new book written by local author Diane L. Jones of North Fryeburg entitled “Fryeburg, Maine: A Beautiful New England Village and Its Many Historical Landmarks” will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds by the secretary’s office. Jones is a native of Fryeburg […]
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Native authors share their culture through stories about Indigenous people in Maine
New books from the viewpoint of Maine’s Native peoples are out this year, and librarians are putting a focus on the subject area, including compiling reading lists.
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‘Flight of the Diamond Smugglers’ author next reader in Visiting Writers Series
University of Maine at Farmington
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Corresponding with Roald Dahl & Jill Bennett, a Superintendent’s Tale
BETHEL — Before Superintendent Dave Murphy was the superintendent at Telstar, he was a second grade teacher in Massachusetts. One day, their reading teacher handed him two books, saying she’d think he’d like to read them. The two novels were James and the Giant Peach, and the other Danny, the Champion of the World, both […]
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What are kids reading this summer?
BETHEL — These past three months, the most checked out kid’s book from the library is, ‘Fish in a Tree,’ by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Library Director Michelle Conroy explains. The plot? Ally’s a bit of a troublemaker to mask that she is secretly afraid to ask for help with her dyslexia. Her teacher spots it, […]
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Author tells an upbeat story about girls Down East
The nonfiction book ‘Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America’ by part-time Southwest Harbor resident Gigi Georges has garnered national attention since its release.
