With a keen eye and laugh-out-loud wit, editorial cartoonist George Danby offers his unique perspective on the roller-coaster that has been modern life and politics for the last few decades in Maine a
Gleaned from the real-world triumphs and tribulations of more than eighty celebrities in New England, editor Becki Smith has collected a very special volume of wisdom intended to guide the new graduat
Culling from his years of Maine storytelling and from his two wildly popular books, A Moose and a Lobster Walk Into a Bar and Down the Road a Piece: A Storyteller's Guide to Maine, humorist John McDon
From out of the sea, from out of the spray, the crab family's going on holiday! And so begins a grand day out at the seashore, as a family of crabs ventures on land to picnic on the beach (yum, peanut
The battle for Ayda heats up in the second book of The Five Stones Trilogy.Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back
China, Persia, and India Havener are triplets raised on the seas aboard their father’s ship, the Empress. Upon his death, the sisters take up residence in a large house along the shore in Castine, Mai
On a travel story about Benedict Arnold, freelance reporter Jack McMorrow traces the route of the infamous historical figure up the Kennebec River into Quebec, Canada. When a man fails to rejoin his b
The iconic "Bert and I" stories were first created by Yale University students Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan in the late 1950s and performed around campus. The two amateur storytellers soon recorded
Collects many of the classic Down East stories told by "Bert and I", as performed by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan, in print. Dodge recorded five humor albums as "Bert and I" or as himself and starr
Master Maine Guide Randy Spencer knows the lakes, streams, and woodlands around Grand Lake Stream, Maine, like few others. He has learned the ways of the old Maine Guides-from the proper way to prepar
Struggling to cope with a new stepfamily and the impending death of her terminally ill cousin, Haley sees strange things happening around her after she starts a project on Mercy Brown, an ancestor who
The Story of Mount Desert Island is part tribute to the glories and beauty of a place and part a history of its people-fisherman, sailor, farmer, lumberman, shipwright and quarryman rolled into one, a
Julie Williamson is embroiled yet again in another mystery set at the Ryland Historical Society in western Maine. This time, a well-known benefactor is murdered on the morning of the ceremony to celeb
Crime reporter Jack McMorrow’s past is catching up with his future—and it couldn’t be a better deal for his fans. Starting this fall, best-selling author Gerry Boyle inaugurates a new era for his hard
Shawn comes from a long line of island lobstermen. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have all hauled traps, baited pockets, painted buoys, and cleaned their brushes on the door of the sam
Presents wines that are tasted according to the same protocol, ensuring a rigorous and impartial selection. This title selects and rates 7,500 wines. It also includes a complete overview of Italian, S
When twenty-year-old Billy Laird of Berwick excitedly enlists in the Union Army with his hometown pals, he has no idea what lies ahead for him. Mentally challenged, he is ill prepared for the training
Glenna Johnson Smith writes with eloquence and humor about the complexities, absurdities, and pleasures of the everyday, from her nostalgic looks at her childhood on the Maine coast in the 1920s and 1
The tendency toward mayhem that goes along with life with Jack McMorrow sends his girlfriend Roxanne to the relatively stable urban center of Portland, leaving Jack with a sore heart and an ultimatum
