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  • Published
    May 3, 2012

    BOOKS: ‘Beloved Captain’ booksigning planned

    Maine author Jo Ann Simon has recently republished her best-selling novel, “Beloved Captain: A Nantucket Love Story” (Maine Authors Publishing). She will be signing copies of the book at Beyond the Sea in Belfast.

  • Published
    May 3, 2012

    BOOKS: ‘Drop Dead Healthy’: Experimenting with facts and fads

    “Eat right and exercise” doesn’t sound so hard. In practice, though, it can be excruciating. That’s the message of A.J. Jacobs’s new memoir, “Drop Dead Healthy.”

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    May 3, 2012

    ‘Damsels in Distress’ is a fairy tale

    "Damsels in Distress." Ok. Wait a minute, that sounds familiar. Of course. It was Fred Astaire, George Burns and Gracie Allen, in a slapstick musical comedy based on a novel by the great comic writer P.G. Wodehouse, a classic of even longer ago.

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): SEA GLASS RESTAURANT a unique experience

    Dining at the Sea Glass restaurant at Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea is a unique experience, and we don’t use that adjective lightly.

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Hunting, Fishing and Camping” and “Fear No Evil”

    Everyone in Maine has heard of L.L. Bean and how he started his outdoor boot business way back in 1912. However, folks may not know he was a terrific writer, too, penning a wonderful book about hunting, fishing and camping.

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  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of April 26

    Publishers Weekly best sellers

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    BOOKS: Locavore author welcomes spring with book event

    Just in time for gardening season and Mother’s Day, Jean Ann Pollard — one of the matriarchs of local, seasonal Maine cooking — will be signing copies of her republished classic, “The New Maine Cooking.”

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    BOOKS: Cookbook harnesses secrets from friends, farmer’s market customers

    One of the aspects of this book that sets it apart from ot her cookbooks, is the anecdotes and tips about preparing these foods and herbs, as well as growing them. Each recipe is a proven family success, collected from the fertile testing grounds of the Brunswick farmer’s market.

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    Poetry and blues at Viles Arboretum

    AUGUSTA -- National Poetry Month will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Viles Arboretum.

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    Pottery event set for Mothers’ Day Weekend

    Mother's Day Weekend is Pottery Weekend in Maine. From Wayne to Windsor to Wiscasset, six central Maine clay studios will open their doors to the public to tour, meet the artists, see demonstrations and shop for pottery. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13. The following studios will be open: