The Visiting Writers Series presented by the UMF Creative Writing program will welcome fiction writer Jensen Beach as the program’s third reader of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to […]
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Britney Spears’ memoir a million seller after just 1 week since its release
‘The Woman in Me,’ released Oct. 24, has been praised by critics as a compelling account of her rise to global fame and her ongoing struggles.
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Award winning author Jacqueline Woodson to visit Lewiston library
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson will discuss her new book, “Remember Us,” as part of a national tour, at 5:30 pm. on Monday, Oct. 30, at the Lewiston Public Library. Woodson will be joined in conversation with Maine children’s book author and poet Samara Cole Doyon. “Remember Us” is a beautiful, lyrical novel inspired […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Why I went to the dark side
Seven or eight years ago, I was one of those purists who swore he would never betray the old-fashioned print book by reading on an electronic gadget.
But then I discovered samples and my life changed forever.
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Author Mary Morton Cowan to present book talk at Franco Center
Award-winning author Mary Morton Cowan will speak about her family history that inspired her new book, “Trouble in Nathan’s Woods,” set during World War I at a New Hampshire lumber camp. The free presentation is part of the Books & Stories program and will take place at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the […]
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Award-winning journalist and mystery writer Gerry Boyle to speak at Bailey Public Library
Award-winning journalist and mystery writer Gerry Boyle will will discuss his fascination with murder and mayhem in Maine and the reasons why he thinks the state is the perfect stage for crime fiction at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Having just released the 13th book in his […]
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UMF spotlights award-winning author Emerson Whitney in Visiting Writer Series
Memoirist and poet Emerson Whitney joins the Visiting Writers Series as the second reader of the 2023/24 season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by […]
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Poet Jeri Theriault will give presentation at Bailey Public Library
Award-winning poet Jeri Theriault along with poet Kevin Sweeney will appear as part of the ongoing “Bookey Readings” poetry series at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, at The Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Theriault grew up in Waterville and graduated from Colby College, and earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her […]
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Poet Myronn Hardy will read from his latest book
Myronn Hardy, an assistant professor of English at Bates College, will read from his newly published book of poems, “Aurora Americana,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Gomes Chapel on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston. Books will be for sale at the event. “Aurora Americana” is being published by Princeton University Press […]
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Author, historian to give talk about her book, ‘Escape from Bunker Hill’
A book talk by historian and author Dale Potter-Clark for her book, “Escape from Bunker Hill,” will feature the topic of the Underground Railroad at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, in the 2nd floor conference room at the Mechanic Falls Public Library. Potter-Clark’s interest in the Underground Railroad spiked several years ago when she […]