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August 31, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Presidents vs. the Press, the Complexities of Homeownership, and More

August 31, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Presidents vs. the Press, the Complexities of Homeownership, and More

And a Memoir About the Decline of Rural Maine’s ‘Vacationland’

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The Media, Homeownership, Maine
April 05, 2020

Q&A: Poet Wesley McNair on His New 63-Page Poem, His Family, and Trump

April 05, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Poet Wesley McNair on His New 63-Page Poem, His Family, and Trump

‘Dwellers in the House of the Lord’ Melds Two Stories About Love

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Poetry, Wesley McNair, Maine
October 31, 2019

REVIEW: 'Olive, Again' Marks the Stunning Return of the Tart, Intractable Olive Kitteridge

October 31, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'Olive, Again' Marks the Stunning Return of the Tart, Intractable Olive Kitteridge

Strout Alternates Among the Dark and the Disquieting, the Ordinary and the Luminous

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Olive Kitteridge, Maine, Short Stories
October 18, 2019

REVIEW: Elizabeth Strout's Beloved Olive Kitteridge is Back, Better than Ever

October 18, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elizabeth Strout's Beloved Olive Kitteridge is Back, Better than Ever

Strout Vividly Conveys the Delicate Balance Between the Desire to Leave Home and the Desperate Need to Return

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Maine, Novels, Older Female Protagonists
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