Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular – and in some cases controversial – picture book series about an elephant-king.
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Directors back new procedure for screening library materials in Dixfield-based schools
If librarians read inconsistent reviews of materials, the materials would be sent to the superintendent for consideration.
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Maine filmmaker and author releases two new books
Maine filmmaker Kevin DiBacco has published two new books. His first book, “The Gabardine Gang: Power and Betrayal in Hartford’s Mob Scene,” published by WildBlue Press, is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption set in 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut, that offers an inside look at the gritty underworld. His second book, “I […]
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Sabattus author publishes children’s book
“Pinkie,” a new book by Shannon Dow of Sabuttus, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. When little Iris can’t sleep without her beloved Pinkie, big sister Hazel promises to bring Pinkie back to Iris and sets about, secretly, doing just that. The bond between the sisters prompts Hazel to defy parental “rules” so […]
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Wildlife biologist to discuss new book at Auburn library
Ron Joseph will tell some of the amazing stories from his recent book, “Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill: Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist,” from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Joseph was born in Waterville in 1952 and grew up in neighboring Oakland. […]
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Tech writer Kara Swisher has a new book. Enter the AI-generated scams.
Selling a new book these days often means competing for readers’ attention with knockoffs that bear signs of having been generated largely or entirely by artificial intelligence tools.
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Rumford writer Tom Fallon releases last book: ‘Imagine’
RUMFORD — Tom Fallon, author, editor, poet and modern literary form creator, has announced he has published his last book. Called “Imagine,” Fallon says the book was “stimulated by the sudden awareness one morning at age 84 that my life was definitely coming to an end. So it was I slowly began the outline for […]
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Lovell Speaker Series introduces Maine author Elizabeth Garber
The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series continues with a Zoom-only talk and discussion with Elizabeth Garber, author of “Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Daring Year,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. Her memoir tells the story of how as a bookish teen she and her younger brother […]
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UMF welcomes author Meghan Gillis as next Visiting Writer
Fiction writer Meghan Gillis will be the fourth reader of the 2023/24 season for the celebrated Visiting Writers Series at the University of Maine at Farmington. Gillis will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to […]
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Amanda Peters picks up library medal for ‘The Berry Pickers,’ set in Maine
Her novel wins an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association.