http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/-t1.htm Read a good book lately? Who's your favorite author? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:32:55 GMT 10 http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/11/65/21/31/banner10.jpg http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/-t1.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-new-purpose-for-colby-volumes-t18858.htm Outspoken A new purpose for Colby volumes BY COLIN HICKEY Staff Writer Morning Sentinel WATERVILLE -- It's a story sure to make book lovers gasp: Colby College's Miller Library plans to dispose of 40,000 volumes. And it's true -- sort of. The venerable library atop Mayflower Hill will reduce its collection by that magnitude, but dispose, in this case, is not meant in the throw-away sense. Instead, the books removed from Miller Library's collection of nearly half-a-million print ... Books and Authors Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:32:55 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-new-purpose-for-colby-volumes-t18858.htm#22173 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-new-purpose-for-colby-volumes-t18858.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-role-of-early-civil-rights-pioneer-t17277.htm Outspoken Book recounts role of early civil rights pioneer Portland author Phillip Hoose tells the story of Claudette Colvin, whose act of defiance preceded Rosa Parks. By JERRY HARKAVY The Associated Press PORTLAND — More than 50 years after her refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white woman set the stage for a similar act of defiance by Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin is finally getting her due as a civil rights pioneer. On March 2, 1955, the 15-year-old Montgomery, Ala., schoolgirl ... Books and Authors Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:52:18 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-role-of-early-civil-rights-pioneer-t17277.htm#20353 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-role-of-early-civil-rights-pioneer-t17277.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/fairfield-woman-tells-of-priest-who-fathered-her-son-t16929.htm Outspoken In self-published book, Fairfield woman tells of priest who fathered her son BY AMY CALDER Staff Writer Morning Sentinel FAIRFIELD -- Judy Soucier sits in her Fairfield living room and talks tenderly about the Roman Catholic priest who fathered her child 36 years ago, but who would not commit to a lifelong relationship. "He still was the man I loved," she says. "He still is, to this day." Soucier, 65, wrote a book about her love affair with the priest called ... Books and Authors Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:52:04 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/fairfield-woman-tells-of-priest-who-fathered-her-son-t16929.htm#19954 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/fairfield-woman-tells-of-priest-who-fathered-her-son-t16929.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/forensic-expert-speaks-in-bangor-t16474.htm Outspoken Forensic expert speaks in Bangor Penobscot Reads speaker offers insider’s view of medical examiner’s office By Dawn Gagnon Staff Writer Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — Forget what you’ve seen on television. Murder mysteries never are solved in an hour, Marcella Sorg said Monday during a speaking engagement at the Bangor Public Library. Sorg, a University of Maine forensic anthropologist, is a consultant to the state medical examiners in Maine and New Hampshire. She’s also ... Books and Authors Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:05:56 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/forensic-expert-speaks-in-bangor-t16474.htm#19438 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/forensic-expert-speaks-in-bangor-t16474.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/best-sellers-surprise-state-t16388.htm Outspoken Best-sellers surprise state The success of books published by the Maine Department of Conservation is attributed to their beauty and local relevance. By NOEL K. GALLAGHER Staff Writer Portland Press Herald The Maine Department of Conservation is enjoying unexpected success in the publishing business, with two new books selling out repeatedly. "We're delighted," Commissioner Patrick McGowan said of the latest book, "Your Maine Lands: Reflections of a Maine Guide," ... Books and Authors Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:36:21 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/best-sellers-surprise-state-t16388.htm#19338 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/best-sellers-surprise-state-t16388.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/cross-hill-t15884.htm Outspoken 'CROSS HILL': Clara Curtis writes memoir geared toward fourth graders BY SADA REED Staff Writer Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA -- Alumni of Cross Hill School in Vassalboro are a select few. The K-8 school closed in 1951, and the number of living former students is dwindling. But not forgotten. The school and student's stories are now a book, "Cross Hill," written by Clara Curtis, class of 1950 eighth grade graduate. "I wrote the book, and I knew everybody (at ... Books and Authors Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:57:07 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/cross-hill-t15884.htm#18751 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/cross-hill-t15884.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/sci-fi-s-grand-old-man-forrest-j-ackerman-dies-t15641.htm Outspoken Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES – Forrest J Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi," has died. He was 92. Ackerman died Thursday of heart failure at his Los Angeles home, said Kevin Burns, head of Prometheus Entertainment and a trustee of Ackerman's estate. Although ... Books and Authors Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:34:33 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/sci-fi-s-grand-old-man-forrest-j-ackerman-dies-t15641.htm#18467 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/sci-fi-s-grand-old-man-forrest-j-ackerman-dies-t15641.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-by-potter-author-gets-little-fanfare-t15617.htm Outspoken Book by Potter author gets little fanfare BY MATTHEW STONE Staff Writer Morning Sentinel J.K. Rowling published her latest book on a Thursday three weeks before Christmas. So Children's Book Cellar owner Ellen Richmond decided against opening her Waterville store's doors at midnight to throngs of Harry Potter fans. "Had it been a Friday night, I might have thought about it," Richmond said. "It didn't have the hoopla the other books had." "The ... Books and Authors Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:42:09 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-by-potter-author-gets-little-fanfare-t15617.htm#18440 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-by-potter-author-gets-little-fanfare-t15617.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/jurassic-park-author-michael-crichton-dies-at-66-t14666.htm Outspoken "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton dies at 66 By Dan Whitcomb Reuters News Service LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Best-selling U.S. author Michael Crichton, who wrote such novels as "The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park" and created the popular TV drama "ER," has died unexpectedly of cancer at age 66, his family said on Wednesday. Crichton, a medical doctor turned novelist and filmmaker whose books have sold more than 150 million copies ... Books and Authors Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:55:45 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/jurassic-park-author-michael-crichton-dies-at-66-t14666.htm#17352 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/jurassic-park-author-michael-crichton-dies-at-66-t14666.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/author-activist-studs-terkel-dies-at-96-t14504.htm Outspoken Author, activist Studs Terkel dies at 96 By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press Writer CHICAGO – Studs Terkel captured the essence of Chicago in the pages of his best-selling oral histories, chronicling common people and celebrities alike. Along the way he became an ageless master of listening and speaking, a broadcaster, activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Terkel died Friday at age 96. "He found his home in Chicago and he found it in the gritty aspect of Chicago ... Books and Authors Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:22:51 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/author-activist-studs-terkel-dies-at-96-t14504.htm#17155 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/author-activist-studs-terkel-dies-at-96-t14504.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/acclaimed-author-tony-hillerman-dies-at-83-t14317.htm Outspoken Acclaimed author Tony Hillerman dies at 83 By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press Writer PHOENIX – Tony Hillerman, author of the acclaimed Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels and creator of two of the unlikeliest of literary heroes — Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee — died Sunday of pulmonary failure. He was 83. Hillerman's daughter, Anne Hillerman, said her father's health had been declining in the last couple years and that he was at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque ... Books and Authors Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:30 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/acclaimed-author-tony-hillerman-dies-at-83-t14317.htm#16945 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/acclaimed-author-tony-hillerman-dies-at-83-t14317.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/giordano-bruno-philosopher-heretic-t12181.htm Outspoken Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic By M.M. Bennetts The Christian Science Monitor During the 15th and 16th centuries, Europe underwent an information revolution unprecedented in the history of mankind. The invention of the compass, the printing press, and the telescope, the translation of the Bible into the vernacular, the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, and the discoveries of the New World, gunpowder, and that the Earth was not the center of the universe – all instigated ... Books and Authors Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:23:37 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/giordano-bruno-philosopher-heretic-t12181.htm#14541 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/giordano-bruno-philosopher-heretic-t12181.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-novel-chronicles-french-canadian-migrants-t12060.htm Outspoken Review: Novel chronicles French-Canadian migrants By JULIANA L'HEUREUX Portland Press Herald Franco-American Denise Plante Deshaies of Harpswell is a bilingual educator who embraced the task of translating a classic historic novel from its original French into English. Deshaies was raised in a bilingual family in Lewiston, where she benefited from 12 years of French and English education from the Dominican Sisters at St. Peter's Grammar School and St. Dominic's High School. She ... Books and Authors Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:33:36 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-novel-chronicles-french-canadian-migrants-t12060.htm#14405 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-novel-chronicles-french-canadian-migrants-t12060.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-somerville-then-now-t11909.htm Outspoken Book recounts Somerville 'then, now' BY MECHELE COOPER Staff Writer Kennebec Journal SOMERVILLE -- The first volume of "Then & Now Patricktown/Somerville History" published in 1998 consisted of vital statistics. During the 10 years since publication, members of the Somerville Historical Society often despaired that the second volume would never be finished. But the dedication of four individuals, Edith Allard, Mary French, Lee Cranmer and Brian Milakovsky, has ... Books and Authors Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:56:19 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-somerville-then-now-t11909.htm#14222 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-recounts-somerville-then-now-t11909.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/eager-twilight-fans-await-final-book-t11453.htm Outspoken Eager 'Twilight' fans await final book BY MEGHAN V. MALLOY Staff Writer Kennebec Journal A box is sitting at Apple Valley Books in Winthrop with a very clear warning on the label. "I'm looking at a case of books with a large sticker that says 'do not open until Saturday,'" store owner Rita Moran said with a laugh. The book in question has generated a buzz that some feel rivals or even tops Harry Potter. Could it be a book in a series about a boy wizard? Not quite. Vampires. "Breaking ... Books and Authors Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:01:48 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/eager-twilight-fans-await-final-book-t11453.htm#13708 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/eager-twilight-fans-await-final-book-t11453.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/detective-novelist-dies-in-ellsworth-t10671.htm Outspoken Detective novelist dies in Ellsworth By Emily Burnham Staff Writer Bangor Daily News Jan Willem van de Wetering, author of more than 30 works of fiction and nonfiction, died Friday, July 4, in Ellsworth. He was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and had lived in Hancock County since 1975. Van de Wetering wrote the popular "Grijpstra and de Gier" series of detective novels, which was very popular in his native country. Set mostly in Amsterdam, the intricately ... Books and Authors Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:54:50 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/detective-novelist-dies-in-ellsworth-t10671.htm#12836 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/detective-novelist-dies-in-ellsworth-t10671.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-healing-touch-highlights-hospice-t9933.htm Outspoken 'A Healing Touch' highlights hospice Richard Russo, Bill Roorbach and other authors find book helps find joy amid sorrow BY ZACH DIONNE Morning Sentinel WATERVILLE -- When Richard Russo and five fellow Maine writers saw the publication of their collaborative book "A Healing Touch" on April 11, they expected increased awareness, and maybe even of volunteering, for the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area. The dream grew brighter, however, after a Chicago Tribune article, a National ... Books and Authors Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:04:36 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-healing-touch-highlights-hospice-t9933.htm#12000 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/a-healing-touch-highlights-hospice-t9933.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-at-bia-memorializes-fallen-troops-t8915.htm Outspoken Book at BIA memorializes fallen troops By Toni-Lynn Robbins Staff Writer Bangor Daily News This solemn message, written by one soldier to his fallen comrade, fills the margin next to a paratrooper’s name in a book overflowing with memories. Troops have passed through Bangor International Airport for years, either departing for or returning from deployment overseas. The welcome offered by the Maine Troop Greeters lifts the passing service members’ spirits and temporarily distracts ... Books and Authors Mon, 26 May 2008 13:06:47 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-at-bia-memorializes-fallen-troops-t8915.htm#10864 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-at-bia-memorializes-fallen-troops-t8915.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/the-untold-10-days-of-the-civil-war-t8881.htm Outspoken The untold 10 days of the Civil War Mike Nugent of Wells collaborates on a new book that details what happened after Gettysburg – complete with GPS driving tours. By MEREDITH GOAD Staff Writer Portland Press Herald Mike Nugent spends most days patrolling the streets of Westbrook, where he is a sergeant on the local police force. But he is also a retired U.S. Army Armored Cavalry officer whose passion is learning more about the cavalry during the Civil War. Nugent, 49, is the ... Books and Authors Sun, 25 May 2008 17:49:02 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/the-untold-10-days-of-the-civil-war-t8881.htm#10826 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/the-untold-10-days-of-the-civil-war-t8881.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-maine-legislature-through-eyes-of-another-nation-t8880.htm Outspoken BOOK REVIEW Maine Legislature through eyes of another nation By WILLIAM DAVID BARRY Portland Press Herald In our time, we have seen important gains in Maine American Indian writing and publishing. Now comes Donna M. Loring's rich, insightful and challenging new volume, "In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine." Many readers will recognize the author more as a well-spoken Maine civil rights activist than in her official role as tribal representative for ... Books and Authors Sun, 25 May 2008 17:45:16 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-maine-legislature-through-eyes-of-another-nation-t8880.htm#10825 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/review-maine-legislature-through-eyes-of-another-nation-t8880.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/parenting-crafting-are-food-for-soule-t8879.htm Outspoken Parenting, crafting are food for Soule A Portland writer pursues her passions, and a publisher takes notice. By SHARON ROSS Portland Press Herald Amanda Soule is a lesson in intention. Two years ago, she got a call that may be every writer's dream: a publisher asked her to write a book. But what seemed like sheer luck was actually a few years in the making, and is part of a growing trend in the publishing world. After blogging for a year or so (www.soulemama.com) about ... Books and Authors Sun, 25 May 2008 17:40:42 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/parenting-crafting-are-food-for-soule-t8879.htm#10824 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/parenting-crafting-are-food-for-soule-t8879.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/maine-author-explores-origins-of-world-war-ii-t8544.htm Outspoken Maine author explores origins of World War II Nicholson Baker stirs up strong feelings with the idea that the war might not have been justified. The Associated Press SOUTH BERWICK — Even the staunchest opponents of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq are loath to take issue with World War II, the quintessential conflict between good and evil that became the model of a morally just war that saved civilization. So it's no surprise that novelist Nicholson Baker's latest venture into nonfiction, ... Books and Authors Sun, 18 May 2008 11:19:46 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/maine-author-explores-origins-of-world-war-ii-t8544.htm#10445 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/maine-author-explores-origins-of-world-war-ii-t8544.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/ain-t-that-pretty-at-all-t8168.htm Outspoken Ain't that pretty at all But Crystal Zevon's biography of Warren is, as he wanted, the truth – 'even the awful ugly parts.' By TOM ATWELL Staff Writer Portland Press Herald When eclectic rocker Warren Zevon was diagnosed with terminal cancer in August 2002 (he died in September 2003), he wanted his ex-wife, Crystal, to write his biography. He told her, "Well, you gotta tell the whole truth, even the awful ugly parts, because that's the Excitable Boy that wrote them excitable songs." Crystal ... Books and Authors Mon, 12 May 2008 01:30:06 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/ain-t-that-pretty-at-all-t8168.htm#10034 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/ain-t-that-pretty-at-all-t8168.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/work-by-maine-writer-worthy-attempt-to-fathom-lost-father-t8167.htm Outspoken Work by Maine writer more than a worthy attempt to fathom lost father By WILLIAM DAVID BARRY Portland Press Herald As the generation of Americans who fought World War II passes into history, there seems to be a quickening of interest in who they were and what they did. The proof of this is in the numerous books and documentary films that have appeared in the past 10 to 20 years. "Full Fathom Five: A Daughter's Search" by Maine writer and teacher Mary Lee Coe Fowler is the latest ... Books and Authors Mon, 12 May 2008 01:25:56 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/work-by-maine-writer-worthy-attempt-to-fathom-lost-father-t8167.htm#10033 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/work-by-maine-writer-worthy-attempt-to-fathom-lost-father-t8167.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/books-and-authors-f23/book-offers-help-for-stutterers-t7710.htm Outspoken Book offers help for stutterers STAFF REPORT Kennebec Journal A new book, "If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents," now is available at Lithgow Public Library in Augusta, Winslow Public Library in Winslow, Oakland Public Library in Oakland and Underwood Memorial Library in Fayette. In the past, experts incorrectly believed that paying attention to a child's stuttering would exacerbate the situation. It was even feared that offering the child therapy "would arouse the child's ... 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