CAMDEN — Author Amy Carpenter will give an online presentation about the Be Strong, Be Wise program related to her bestselling book by the same name at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, hosted by the Camden Public Library. The talk will be held via the Zoom platform. Email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a link to attend. […]
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UMF brings award-winning fiction writer Lewis Robinson to campus
FARMINGTON — Award-winning fiction writer Lewis Robinson is the Visiting Writers Series first reader of the season. Robinson will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Nordica Auditorium in Merrill Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to the public, and will be […]
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Book signing planned for children’s book featuring Lewiston native
AUBURN — Author Eileen Doyon has released the ninth book in her Unforgettable Faces and Stories series, “Lucky … Little Guy, BIG Mission,” featuring the true story of Christy Gardner, an Army veteran from Lewiston, and her dog Lucky. A book signing featuring the author and Lucky is planned at Lowe’s from 10 a.m. to […]
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Midcoast Maine Book Arts to present virtual exhibit and event
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will host the Midcoast Maine Book Arts Group for an exhibition, “Structure & Narrative,” during September. The show will be an online “virtual exhibit” of book arts featuring invited artists, who have strong connections to the midcoast region. The exhibit will be accompanied by a special online event at 6 […]
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A conversation with photographer Walter Smalling
Photographer Walter Smalling will participate in a moderated online discussion at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, hosted by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. In 2018 and 2019, Smalling traveled almost 6,000 miles by car photographing the homes, studios, and favorite places of 26 celebrated visual artists who have found creative inspiration in Maine. […]
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Maine author wins 2020 International Book Award for children’s fiction
LOVELL — Lovell author Elizabeth Atkinson’s book, “Fly Back, Agnes,” has won the 2020 International Book Award for Children’s Fiction at the American Book Fest. Jeffrey Keen, president and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded over 2,000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to […]
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Going home to a papermaking past, Maine native embarks on a deeply personal journey
Kerri Arsenault, who grew up in Rumford-Mexico, draws attention to a Faustian bargain with her investigative memoir.
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Virtual event will feature Maine author Kate Hotchkiss
North Haven Library Readership Series
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Maine author releases dog-friendly children’s book with launch party
Josephine Cameron’s novel, ‘A Dog-Friendly Town,’ offers a fun romp
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Knox Museum offers presentation including author and virtual tour
Lecture will include early Maine congressman, Jonathan Cilley, who was killed in a duel during the violent years of Congress 1820-1850