Bates College program encourages diverse picture books for children

Children should be able to see themselves in the books they read, educators say, because it will help them succeed in an increasingly diverse nation.

Small-town Maine makes the perfect setting for cozy murder mysteries

There's no gore in this growing sub-genre of good, clean killings among quaint surroundings.

Little Free Library open to Carrabasset community

In the fall of 2018 a Little Free Library near the Carrabassett Valley Town Office joined the movement to share books and create communities of readers.

Lewiston, Auburn participate in state library book borrowing program

The program is a part of a year-long pilot called the Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program to create more cohesive lending across libraries.

Retired teacher Laura Lee Perkins publishes ninth book

The former Lewiston educator recently released "WAITING — The Sacred Quivering of the Soul."

Book World: Toni Morrison not only remade American literature, she challenged us to resist the tenacity of racism

That a black woman should write the greatest novel of the 20th century is a glorious rebuke to our long history that denigrated women and African Americans.

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters, has died at age 88.

Farmington author chases spirits, murders and legends

From hunting ghosts to investigating unsolved mysteries throughout New England, Cathy McManus has seen it all and found a niche in 'dark tourism' writing. Her new book, "Unsolved New England: 20 Cases that Rocked the Region" was just published.

Face Time: Lewiston bookstore owner and book lover Courtney Schlachter

Auburn parish, Catholic Charities team up on books for kids in need