Book Talk by the Sea

Yes, Austentatious is a word. In the publishing world at least. There are countless "classic" writers around the world, revered for...

When Madeleine Miller published The Song of Achilles in 2011, who would have guessed that this relatively unknown author's version of the...

I remember once reading an interview by author Kate Morton in which she shared, "I love stories in which the house is more than a...

"These ordinary days are delightful; they are what our lives are made of, like arches on a bridge." Can the words of a writer make us see...

Having relished Raynor Winn's memoir The Salt Path, which details her trek along the 630-mile South West Coast Path in England with her...

When I read the first line of Greg Santos' poem, "I Have a Problem," I'm reminded of the last line in Ada Limón's poem "The Last Thing,"...

It's no secret: Mainers tend to be pretty proud of Maine authors. From the world of children's books to crime fiction to history, Maine...

We need so much less than we take. We owe so much more than we give. Squirrels plant thousands of trees every year just from forgetting...

Happy Pride Month! The annual marking of Pride in June coincides with the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which is largely noted as the start of...

As we transition from Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Pride Month, contemporary Asian American poet Chen Chen's...

"Sometimes I think of the unbroken line of women, all of the mothers, that ends finally with me—the whole of them wielding forms and...

Earlier this year, I highlighted Katherine May's mesmerizing memoir Wintering, which has quietly placed both the Maine library world and...

"'Never' has come to stay. 'Never' feels so unfairly punitive. For the rest of my life, I will live with my hands outstretched for things...

Asian American poet Jenny Xie was born in China, raised in New Jersey, and now lives in New York City. Her debut book of poetry, Eye...

May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, with a focus this year on the message:...

This week's poem comes from Lisa Richter, whose book of poetry Nautilus and Bone won the 2020 Jewish Book Award for Poetry. In addition...

While Book Talk by the Sea recently highlighted Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AAPI is not this month's only...

As we continue the celebratory observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I'll be devoting space in the Poem of...

In addition to beautiful blooms around Camden, May brings the month-long observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...

Thursday, April 29th is Poem in Your Pocket Day, one of the highlights of National Poetry Month. It's never a bad time to carry around...