Awareness of bias adds a subtle undercurrent of tension to one’s reading experience. In the case of As Many Nows As I Can Get, a YA debut by Shana Youngdahl which is…
Everything about Jeff Howatt speaks of endurance. A ninth generation Mainer, a long time Mt. Blue High School Math teacher, and a highly experienced Master Maine Guide and storyteller, Jeff brings all…
One of the books The Year 2019 drew our attention to during our interview with her in January was S.E. Grove’s The Waning Age. Given the highly exceptional imaginative qualities of her…
The exceptional quality of several picture books released recently found me possessed of the belief that we are living in a time of unique excellence. It is perhaps wise, however, to suspect…
With the Labyrinth of the Spirits, Carlos Ruiz Zafon has completed his four-book Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. The author, along with providing the fourth book, has also supplied a narrative edict.…
NEW SHARON – Who are these children you ask yourself? They are the students of two fourth grade classrooms at Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon. I’ve had an Advance Reader’s…
As I was making my way to the Glade for our seventh annual interview with Summer, I found myself reflecting on a recently finished book, The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. My…
What it the best new Easter book you ask? One of the nice things about Easter is that any book that has a rabbit in it becomes an Easter book. I’m particularly…
When I finally arrived for my annual interview with the new Year I was a bit startled by an unexpected sight. Here, see for yourself. Kenny: Thank you. Umm. Hold on. (Checks…
FARMINGTON – At the center of La Belle Sauvage, the first book in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy, is a quest to reach sanctuary amidst many perils. For any new book the idea…