The Jim Nichols Interview
Jim Nichols is the author of Closer All the Time and, most recently, Blue Summer. We talked to him at his home in Warren, Maine.
Maine
Silence by William Carpenter
This dynamic novel from William Carpenter examines the legacy of war and destruction through the eyes of a returning Iraq war veteran, Nick Colonna, a young Maine native who enlisted after 9/11. Home finally, after an attack that has killed his entire unit and left him deaf, Nick struggles to reenter life in his quiet childhood town on the coast of Maine.
Blue Summer by Jim Nichols
Maine’s Jim Nichols is one of those authors who write of their locale (in Mr. Nichols’ case, the fictional Baxter, Maine) in a way similar to that of Miramichi’s Wayne Curtis: it transcends the small-town environs with a larger-than-life … Continue reading
Margaret Atwood, Campobello Island and the Passamoquoddy by Rachel Bryant
The following article was penned by Rachel Bryant, author of The Homing Place: Indigenous and Settler Literary Legacies of the Atlantic. It was originally published on her website on September 21st, 2019 and is reproduced here with her kind permission.
In Maine: Essays on Life’s Seasons by John N. Cole
In Maine by John N. Cole is an exceptional revised edition of one of Mr. Cole's best books, that can be picked up and read again and again.
Random Act (A Jack McMorrow Mystery) by Gerry Boyle
Number 12 in the Jack McMorrow Mystery Series, the story involves the mystery and confusion surrounding the seemingly random axe murder of a woman in a big-box store just moments after Jack passes her in the parking lot.
Wayfarer: A Memoir by James S. Rockefeller Jr.
Living vicariously through books like Wayfarer is what makes reading so fun. While it is a personal memoir, it is also a time capsule from an era when the world held great mysteries, and one had to see them for themselves; there was no Google Earth to rely on.
Canadian Confederate Cruiser: The Story of the Steamer Queen Victoria by John G. Langley
Canadian Confederate Cruiser tells the story of an elegant but unpretentious steamer that bore witness to the birth of a nation.
This Time Might Be Different: Stories of Maine by Elaine Ford
the healthcare world in which I work, a “sentinel event” is defined as: “any unanticipated event in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients, not related to the natural course … Continue reading
How Maine Changed the World by Nancy Griffin
state of Maine, on the extreme northeastern tip of the United States, ranks quite low in population density (41st amongst the other states) and with only a little over 1.3 million residents, it seems improbable that it could have (or … Continue reading
Deadline (A Jack McMorrow Mystery #1) by Gerry Boyle
Boyle began his writing career in newspapers, an industry he calls the “best training ground ever.” His first reporting job was in the paper mill town of Rumford, Maine. After a few months, he moved on to the (Waterville) Morning … Continue reading
Here for Generations: The Story of a Maine Bank and its City by Dean L. Lunt
Author Dean Lunt is the founder of Islandport Press, a book publisher and recently launched Islandport Magazine. He is also the author of Hauling by Hand.
As it is the closest U.S. state to New Brunswick, Maine is a popular … Continue reading
Pretty Dead (A Jack McMorrow Mystery #7) by Gerry Boyle
Pretty Dead is #7 in the Jack McMorrow Mystery series by Maine author Gerry Boyle. It is a 2016 Islandport Press reissue of the original 2003 edition. Two of his latest books in the series, Once Burned (#10) and Straw … Continue reading
The William D. Andrews Interview
William D. Andrews is the author of the Julie Williamson Mysteries of which there are three to date, the most recent being Mapping Murder (2017, Islandport Press). The stories are set in the fictional Western Maine town of Ryland where … Continue reading
Mapping Murder by William D. Andrews
Mapping Murder (2017, Islandport Press) is book #3 in the Julie Williamson Mystery series. The previous titles were Stealing History and Breaking Ground. All three books revolve around Julie Williamson the young, new director of the Ryland Historic Society in … Continue reading