The book Maine at 200 by Tom Huntington, on the cover, says it is An anecdotal history celebrating two centuries of statehood. And it is that and lots more. Tom’s stories are very interesting, as he digs deep into each historical event. Even when you know about an event, you will learn a lot from […]
Don Reimer’s book, Seen Anything Good?, tells you a lot about how to identify birds and where to find them. But it’s much more than that. I really enjoyed Don’s stories of his birding adventures all over Maine and elsewhere. And I appreciated his strong encouragement for conservation. Don has written columns for many years […]
Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument by Eric Hendrickson is a fascinating history of the land designated as the National Monument. Before it was designated a national monument, I hiked and fished that area (and yes, those waters are filled with brook trout). It’s a very beautiful part of Maine, just east of Baxter Park. […]
There’s a lot to like in Sandra Neily’s novel, Deadly Turn. Sandy lives in Greenville, and one of my favorite things is that she sets her story in the woods and hills above Greenville. I’ve spent a lot of time there, hiking, camping, and fishing, so I felt I was right there with her characters. […]
Art Wheaton’s passion is hunting grouse and woodcock, and his book, Grouse Country, has plenty of those great stories, but there is a lot more to this book than that. As he explains, “What was most full was not our game bags, but our memories that now runneth over. We reflect and know birds just […]
Jim Nichols new novel, Blue Summer, published by Islandport Press, is intriguing and will keep you reading right to the end. The story is about a young man who has suffered a lot in his life, including an abusive step-father and the tragic death of his sister who fell to her death while reaching out […]
I hate spiders. So when I received Dana Wilde’s book, A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine, with an ugly yellow spider on the cover, I cringed. I wasn’t sure I could read and write about this book. But the book turned out to be very interesting, with lots of information about spiders. And despite […]
Earl Brechlin’s book, Wild! Weird! Wonderful! Maine, is amazing. Published by Islandport Press in Yarmouth, the book is filled with 300 wonderful stories about Maine people, places, events, and more, throughout our history. He even tells us about haunting ghosts. Earl organized the book by regions in Maine, from the southern Maine coast to the […]
The book Visit To The Bahamas From A to Z is a book your kids will enjoy, and you will too. It’s a book you will read a lot, enjoying the amazing illustrations. As you marvel at and enjoy the illustrations, you will learn a lot about the Bahamas, from the 663 foot deep Dean’s […]
I grabbed a copy of Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault because I was interested in its focus on Maine’s Mexico and Rumford. And it is all of that, and so much more. Kerri grew up in Mexico at a time when many mill workers and residents died of cancers and other fatal illnesses caused by […]
