Portland Press Herald Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Flour Power: The Practice and Pursuit of Baking Sourdough Bread
Tara JensenPortland Press HeraldWe've got a couple of events coming up, including a virtual conversation tonight at 7 p.m. with baker Tara Jensen, author of Flour Power, part of our Maine Voices Live series. Register here for free: https://t.co/ve2rqhG095
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth StroutPortland Press HeraldElizabeth Strout among 13 authors up for Booker fiction prize https://t.co/h8FyD3E8nI
Paperback, 2008
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Straight Man
Richard RussoPortland Press HeraldRichard Russo's 1997 novel 'Straight Man' is now an AMC series, 'Lucky Hank,' about a college professor in a mid-life crisis, starring Bob Odenkirk. https://t.co/KaAIjTvCBm
Paperback, 1998
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert FrostPortland Press HeraldAs the days grow shorter, Press Herald photographers borrowed from Robert Frost's famous poem, 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,' to find beauty in the dark and deep. Take a look at their work: https://t.co/0NXLEK8zsz
Hardcover, 2001
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tenant of Fire: Poems
Ryan BlackPortland Press Herald@jrdnandrews @randybillings @RayRouthier Ryan Stovall of Phillips says his new book of poems, 'Black Snowflakes Smothering a Torch,' is meant to help people learn how to better understand and interact with those who have been through war. @RayRouthier again with the story. https://t.co/4cCJmGKsBI
Paperback, 2019
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mad Honey: A GMA Book Club Pick
Jodi PicoultPortland Press Herald@TuxTurkel @hannah_laclaire @PLOvertonPPH @PPHEricRussell The writer and LGBTQ activist had never met Jodi Picoult before they decided to co-write 'Mad Honey,' a murder mystery novel. But Picoult appeared to her in a dream. @RayRouthier has the story. https://t.co/tAG10hQ1U4
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism: Based on the Book by Robin J. DiAngelo
Goldmine ReadsPortland Press Herald@LanaCohen95 @Scoopbetts @hannah_laclaire @randybillings @mainemegan Their decisions followed appeals filed by residents after a review committee recommended that directors allow “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” to stay. https://t.co/o2zc4qGBEB
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Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia KobabePortland Press HeraldSome parents want the books "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "It's Perfectly Normal" removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school. https://t.co/71H0p92Wb6
Paperback, 2019
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood
Chelsea ConaboyPortland Press HeraldJoin us Tuesday as books editor @PGrodinsky sits down with author @cconaboy to talk about her new book "Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood." Tickets for the event at @PtldMuseumofArt here: https://t.co/aVgGzEisfL https://t.co/5KLcH3SABM
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Own the Sky
Rodman PhilbrickPortland Press HeraldRodman Philbrick this week was named winner of the society’s Children’s History Book Prize for “We Own the Sky,” which came out last year and is set in Maine in 1920. https://t.co/rxSm8p7brn
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book