Maine In Print: Most Recent, Jan - Apr 2012

See also Fiction | Poetry | Children and Young Adult

Nonfiction

  1. Bean, Leon Leonwood. Hunting, fishing, and camping. 100th anniversary edition of the classic Maine guide with updates by Bean's great-grandson Bill Gorman. (9781608930128) Camden, ME: Down East, c2011. $19.95
  2. Bauman, John F. Gateway to vacationland; the making of Portland, Maine. Overview of the city's history from its beginnings to the early 1980s. (9781558499096) Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, c2012. $26.95
  3. Baumer, Jim. Moxie: Maine in a bottle. History and lore of the unique soft drink. Both Moxie and the author are from Lisbon Falls. (9781608930432) Camden, ME: Down East, c2011. $14.95
  4. Ford, John. Suddenly, the cider didnt taste so good. Thirty-five stories from the author's 20 years as a Maine game warden in Waldo County. Ford is a Maine native who lives in Brooks. (9781943930940) Yarmouth, ME: Islandport Press, c2012. $16.95 pbk
  5. Gorman, Jim. Guaranteed to last: L. L. Bean's century of outfitting America. Illustrated history of the products, people, and development of Maine's best- known business. (9781595910707) New York: Melcher Media, c2012. $29.95
  6. Knoblock, Glenn. Historic iron and steel bridges in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Traces the development of metal truss and related bridges built in northern New England from the 1860s 1940, focusing on notable ones that remain. (9780786448432) Jefferson, NC: McFarland, c2012. $55.00 pbk
  7. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Fertile ground: celebrating 40 years of MOFGA. Anecdotes and history with photographs and 35 years of fair posters. Maine: MOFGA, c2011. $19.71 pbk
  8. Potholm, Christian P. Maine: an annotated bibliography. Guide to more than 400 publications that consider the history, culture, and politics of the state. The author is a professor of government at Bowdoin College. (978073970045) Lanham, MD; Lexington Books, c2012. $55.00
  9. Teel, Allan S., M.D. Alone and invisible no more. An innovative stay-at-home approach to eldercare. Dr. Teel lives in Damariscotta. (9781603583794) White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, c2011. $17.95 pbk
  10. Walsh, Barbara. August Gale. Story of the devastating 1935 hurricane in Newfoundland and its connection to the grandfather the author never knew. Walsh is a Pulitzer Prize winner who lives in Winthrop. (9780762761463) Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, c2012, $24.95S
  11. White, Martha. In the words of E.B. White. Collection of annotated quotes from White's books, essays, journals and letters. Chickens, worry, Maine, babies, taxes, and gratitude are among the subjects. The editor, who is White's granddaughter, lives on the coast of Maine. (9780801449550) Ithaca: Cornell University Press, c2012. $22.95
  12. York, Mark A. Patriot on the Kennebec: Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict Arnold and the March to Quebec, 1775. A look at Colburn's contribution to Benedict's journey. The author is a Colburn descendant. (9781609495008) Charleston, SC: The History Press, c2012. $19.99 pbk

Fiction

  1. Hand, Elizabeth. Available dark. Photographer Cass Neary travels to Helsinki to look at the work of a peer and is drawn into Finlands brutal crime world. Sequel to Generation Loss. The author divides her time between Maine and London.(978031258945) New York: Minotaur, c2012. $23.99
  2. Behrens, Peter. The O'Briens. Saga of an Irish family over four generations from rural Quebec in the early twentieth century to British Columbia, California, New York, Europe, and finally, to Maine in the 1960s. Continuation of the story begun in Law of dreams. Behrens lives in Brooklin. (978039739931) New York: Pantheon Books, c2011. $25.95
  3. Chapman, Janet. Spellbound Falls. When Mac Oceanus and his young son arrive at the Inglenook family camp in Spellbound Falls, Maine, romance and a bit of magic follow. Chapman is a Maine native who lives on a lake near Kenduskeag. (9780515150360) New York: Jove Books, c2012. $7.99 pbk
  4. Flora, Kate. Redemption. Portland police detective Joe Burgess investigates the drowning of an old friend, a damaged Vietnam vet known as the Can Man. Third in the series. The author is a Maine native who divides her time between Massachusetts and Maine. (9781594153792) Detroit: Five Star, c2012. $25.95
  5. Holm, Chris. Dead Harvest. Sam collects souls of the damned and ferries them to Hell, but when he encounters a young soul he believes to be innocent, he refuses to act, something no collector has ever done. This mystery is the debut novel for Holm who lives in Portland. Nottingham, UK: Angry Robot, c2012. $7.99 pbk
  6. King, Stephen. The wind through the key hole. King returns to Mid-World and the characters from the Dark Tower series in this stand-alone novel of stories within a story. (9781451658903) New York: Scribner, c2012. $27.00
  7. Julavits, Heidi. The vanishers. Julia, a gifted young psychic, is enlisted to help find a well-known artist; the search reveals a possible connection to her own mother's suicide. The author was born and raised in Portland and is a part-time resident of Brooklin. (9780385523813) New York: Doubleday, c2012. $26.95
  8. Lamanda, Al. Running homeless. John Tibbits goes into hiding when he realizes he has no memory of killing drug lords and FBI agents in New Mexico. The author lives in Raymond. (97811432825386) Waterville, ME: Five Star, c2011. $25.95
  9. Marcus, Ben. The flame alphabet. When the voices of children become lethal, a suburban couple must abandon their daughter in order to survive. The author is a part-time resident of Brooklin. (9780307379375) New York: Knopf, c2012. $25.95
  10. Marks, Erika. Little Gale Gumbo. The lives and loves of Camille and her two daughters from New Orleans to Little Gale Island, Maine. Marks grew up in Maine. (978045123465) New York: New American Library, c2011. $14.00 pbk
  11. O'Mara, Jack. Whitewater opera; death comes to the Allagash. A getaway trip to northern Maine becomes a struggle for survival. OMara is an educator and part-time resident of Jefferson. (9781936447480) Rockland, ME: Maine Authors, c2011. $17.95 pbk
  12. Preston, Douglas and Lincoln Child. Gideon's corpse. Gideon Crew has 10 days to locate a terrorist cell or a major city will be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. Douglas Preston lives in Round Pond. (970446564373) New York: Grand Central, c2012. $26.99.
  13. Rogers, Morgan Callan. Red ruby heart in a cold blue sea. Florine's mother suddenly disappears in this coming-of-age story set in 1960s coastal Maine. The author grew up in Bath and divides her time between South Dakota and Maine. (9780670023400) New York: Viking, c2012. $26.95
  14. Rosenfelt, David. Heart of a Killer. Fourteen-year-old Karen needs a heart transplant, but the likely donor, her mother, is serving a 30-year sentence for murder. The veteran mystery writer recently moved to Maine with 27 golden retrievers. (9780312598372) New York: Minotaur Books, c2012. $24.99
  15. Shields, Kieran. The truth of all things. Portland, 1892 - Deputy Marshall Achie Lean investigates the murder of a prostitute by "sticking", a method associated with the witch trials of Salem. The author is a Maine native and this is his first novel. (9780307720276) New York: Crown Publishers, c2012. $25.00

Poetry

  1. Branching out: 15 years of Tenants Harbor poetry readings.Thomaston, ME: Limerock Books, c2011. $14.00 pbk
  2. Porter, Bern. Found poems. (9780982264591) Callicoon, NY: Nightboat Books, c2011. $24.95 pbk
  3. Fay-LeBlanc, Gibson. Death of a Ventriloquist. (9781574414479) Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, c2012. $12.95 pbk

Children and Young Adult

  1. Buzzeo, Toni. One cool friend. On their visit to the aquarium, Elliot asks his father for a penguin and he does not mean a plush one. Another recent title by Buxton author Buzzeo is Penelope Popper book doctor. (9780803734135) New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2012. $16.99 picture book (preK-3)
  2. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Naamah and the ark at night. Noah's wife sings to the animals for 40 days and 40 nights. Illustrated with collage by Maine artist Holly Meade. (9780763642426) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2011. $16.99 picture book (preK-1)
  3. Benoit, Paula. Baxter in the Blaine House. A colorful tour of the governor's house by the "First Dog." Illustrations by Maine artist Thomas Block. (9781936447459) Rockland, ME: Maine Authors, c 2011. $21.95 picture book (1s-4) pbk
  4. Boylan, Jennifer Finney. Falcon Quinn and the crimson vapor. Falcon is now in his second term at the Monster Academy, but with two hearts, one of a monster and one of an angel, he is still a misfit. Second installment of the series. Boylan is a professor of English at Colby College. (9780061728358) New York: Katherine Tegen Books, c2011. $16.99 (4-8)
  5. Deans, Sis. Riding out the storm. Zach is on his way from Maine to visit his older brother who lives in a New Jersey mental institution. Despite a difficult bus trip he finds unexpected comfort in conversation with a fellow passenger. The author lives in Gorham. (978080509355151699) New York: Henry Holt, c2012. $16.99 YA
  6. Elliot, David. In the sea. Poems describe the sea horse, the puffer fish, the octopus and other creatures of the deep. Companion volume to On the farm and In the wild. Woodcuts by Maine artist Holly Meade. (9780763644987) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2012. $16.99 picture book (preK-2).
  7. Emberley, Rebecca and Ed Emberley. The Lion and the mice. A beginning reader based on the fable by Aesop. Rebecca Emberley lives in Kittery. Another recent title by the daughter-father team is Ten Little Beasties. (9780823423576) New York: Holiday House, c2011. $14.95 (preK-1)
  8. Fagan, Deva. Circus Galacticus. Orphan Trix runs away to join a circus, one that travels through space. The author lives in Hallowell. (9780547581361) Boston: Harcourt, c2011. $16.99 (6up)
  9. Fendler, Donn with Lynn Plourde. Lost trail: nine days alone in the wilderness. Graphic novel retells the story of a 12-year-old boy lost on Mount Katahdin. Lynn Plourde and illustrator Ben Bishop live in Maine. (9780892729456) Camden, ME: Down East, c2011. $14.95 pbk (4up)
  10. Ipcar, Dahlov. One horse farm. A boy, Johnny, and a horse, Big Betty, are born on a farm on the same day and grow up together. First published in 1950. Dahlov Ipcar lives on a farm in Georgetown. (9781934031391) Yarmouth, ME: Islandport Press, c2011. $17.95 picture book (K-2)
  11. Janeczko, Paul B. Requiem: poems of the Terezin ghetto. Poems of imagined inmates reflect life at the
  12. Czech concentration camp. Illustrated with historic drawings found after World War II ended. The author visited Terezin in 2008. He lives in Hebron. (9780763647278) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2011. $16.99 YA
  13. Lawson, Dorie McCollough. Tex. Young Luke imagines that he is a ranch hand with a horse as a best friend in this picture book illustrated with photographs. The author lives in Rockport. (9781570765018) North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square, c2011. $15.95 picture book (preK-1)
  14. Lord, Cynthia. Happy birthday hamster. In this follow-up to Hot rod hamster, Hamster unknowingly plans his own surprise party. The author lives in Brunswick. (9780545255226) New York: Scholastic, c2011. $16.99 picture book (preK-2)
  15. Moore, Bryce. Vodnik. Tomas is a Slovakian teenager besieged by ghosts, mythical creatures, and Death itself in this debut fantasy adventure. The author lives in Farmington. (9781600608520) New York: Tu Books, c2012. $18.95 YA
  16. O'Brien, Anne Sibley. A path of stars. Dara's grandmother always talks about the beauty of Cambodia, but after receiving sad news, the stories end. This picture book was commissioned by the Maine Humanities Council to represent Maine's Cambodian American community. Author/illustrator O'Brien grew up in South Korea and lives on Peaks Island. (9781570917356) Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, c2012. $15.95 (K-3)
  17. Page, Gail. How to be a good cat. Bobo the good dog must take some lessons before he can teach a kitten how to behave. The author/artist lives in the woods of Maine. (97815999904740) New York: Bloomsbury, c2011. $16.99 (preK-2)
  18. Roop, Peter and Connie. Down east in the ocean. Based on the classic nursery rhyme Over in the meadow, this counting book features Maine sea and shore creatures. The Roops are part-time residents of Stonington and illustrator Nicole Fazio lives in Portland. (9780892727094) Camden, ME: Down East, c2011. $16.95 picture book (preK-2)
  19. Sturgis, Brenda Reeves. 10 turkeys in the road. In this rhyming, counting book, a frustrated farmer on a desert road cannot get past a flock of turkeys doing circus tricks. This is the authors first book. She is a Maine native and lives in Shapleigh. (9780761458470) Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, c2011. $16.99 picture book (preK-2)
  20. Tavares, Matt. There goes Ted Williams. Picture book biography of the Red Sox player widely considered the greatest hitter who ever lived. The author/illustrator lives in Ogunquit. (9780763627898) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2012. $16.99 picture book (1-6)
  21. Van Dusen, Chris. Randy Riley's really big hit. When a fireball threatens the town, Randy and his robot save the day in this rhyming picture book. The author, who also loves robots, lives in Camden. (9780763649463) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2012. $15.99 (K-3)
  22. Valente, Catherynne. The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making. September longs for adventure and it arrives in the form of a leopard who carries her to a land of magical creatures and an evil Marquess. Winner of the Andre Norton Award. The author lives on Peaks Island. (9780312649616) New York: Feiwel and Friends, c2011. $16.99 (5up)