A New Year promises change, and nowhere is change more dynamically an issue than in the static landscape of an OCD sufferer’s mind. It is hard to imagine that the unique potential…
Whether at home or at work, annual tasks that involve organizing and evaluating items with some degree of personal attachment are always soul-testing endeavors. There is a lot of character development and…
As students find themselves navigating a world of unfiltered digital information our dedicated librarians are more essential than ever. By grounding and directing students, as well as supporting teachers, Mt. Blue Regional…
By Kenny Brechner FARMINGTON – W.G. Mallett School’s Prime Time Reading, also known as Jammie Night, continues to be my favorite event of the year. It takes place during Mallet’s Community Book…
On Oct. 20, longtime University of Maine at Farmington professor (now retired) and acclaimed poet (not retired) Lee Sharkey, will be launching her new book Walking Backwards in Farmington at DDG Booksellers.…
With fading leaves already on the ground I knew it was time to pay Autumn a visit to get some insight into which books published this Fall will be most worthy of…
As unseemly as it is to fall in love with one of your own store’s programs, I’m afraid that this fate has befallen me regarding our DDG Deserving Reader Award. The DDG…
With summer poised to settle in with us us, and thoughts of summer reading occupying our prized moments of leisure, I was delighted to find that Summer herself was willing to take…
School budgets, particularly during times of financial stress, challenge a community to balance competing interests and values. Apart from the facts and numbers involved the character of the discussion plays a huge…
Editor’s note: Kenny Brechner of Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers recently interviewed Doug Walrath of Strong about his first work of fiction, Naked Believer. Walrath will be at the bookstore for a…