BOOKS: Suzanne Collins book due in 2013

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December 13, 2012

BOOKS: Suzanne Collins book due in 2013

“The Hunger Games” novelist Suzanne Collins has a new book coming out next year. The multimillion-selling children’s author has completed an autobiographical picture story scheduled for Sept. 10, 2013, Scholastic Inc. announced. The 40-page book will be called “Year of the Jungle,” based on the time in Vietnam served by Collins’ father, a career Air Force officer.
Published
December 13, 2012

BOOKS: ‘The Black Box:’ Harry Bosch is back

Michael Connelly has been writing books featuring Los Angeles police Detective Harry Bosch for 20 years, and his 25th novel, “The Black Box,” continues his streak of telling stellar crime stories.
Published
December 13, 2012

BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of Dec. 13

Publishers Weekly best sellers
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December 13, 2012

BOOKS: ‘Heads in Beds’ promises keys to hotel industry kingdom

At its heart, this engaging, gentle biography is a tale of how a particular slice of the other half lived — in today’s parlance, that’s the 2 percent — in the mid-20th century. With its focus on class, events of the day and love affairs, it’s a one-woman “Downton Abbey” for the Yankee political class.
Published
December 6, 2012

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “The Christmas Star” and “The Wicked Good Book”

With an obvious nod to Ebenezer Scrooge and “A Christmas Carol,” Maine author and poet Christopher Fahy tells the warm, charming story of a man whose sudden misfortune reveals an opportunity he never knew existed.

Published
December 6, 2012

BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of Dec. 6

Publishers Weekly best sellers
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December 6, 2012

BOOKS: Picks for the season

Louise Erdrich is more than this year’s winner of the National Book Award for fiction. She’s a bookstore owner and has some ideas for what customers might pick up as holiday gifts.
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December 6, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): If you’re looking for Italy, head to downtown Augusta

We enjoy Italian-American food, but despaired of ever finding the authentic Italian food we love without having to leave Maine — until we got to Gagliano’s Italian Bistro in downtown Augusta. It was an amazing surprise!
Published
December 6, 2012

HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES

HINCKLEY -- The 20th Festival of Trees -- Good Will-Hinckley is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday in Prescott Hall. Decorated trees featuring unique themes and styles is open to the public, free of charge.
Published
November 29, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): SUNDAY MORNING at SEA DOG — Burgers and brews give way to a brunch buffet

The Sea Dog Brewing Company, perched alongside the Androscoggin River in Topsham, is a favorite stop for us (and maybe you, too) for burgers and brews. But if you haven’t tried their Sunday brunch, you will be astonished!