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Fukurou’s book writing/art contest exhibit Sept 14 in Rockland

The front cover of Coastal Maine in Words and Art – Photo titled Vanishing Point by Yohaku Yorozuya. And the back cover – Moonstruck by Ramona du Houx – the other the artist in the book/exhibit. From Maine Insights News: Winners of Maine’s Solon Center for Research and Publishing’s first book writing/art contest announced — Exhibit opening September 14th at Fukurou Gallery in Rockland See the article HERE. The front cover of Coastal Maine in Words and Art – Photo titled Vanishing Point by Yohaku Yorozuya. And the back cover – Moonstruck by Ramona du Houx – the other the artist in the book/exhibit.                                   The Solon Center for Research and Publishing […]

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Book writing/art contest exhibit opening September 14th at Fukurou Gallery in Rockland

From Maine Insights News: Winners of Maine’s Solon Center for Research and Publishing’s first book writing/art contest announced — Exhibit opening September 14th at Fukurou Gallery in Rockland See the article HERE. The front cover of Coastal Maine in Words and Art – Photo titled Vanishing Point by Yohaku Yorozuya. And the back cover – Moonstruck by Ramona du Houx – the other the […]

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Neil Rolde’s comprehensive history of the War Refugee Board

By Ramona du Houx Of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe before the Holocaust, approximately two-thirds were killed. Many of the same elements that led to the Holocaust survive today. Maine author, Neil Rolde, has dedicated himself to broadening our awareness of this era. His histories highlight the degree to which the U.S. helped save Jews during […]

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Breakthrough book about J.K.Rowling’s work, and the ties her series has with religion and its influence with the 9/11 generation

Marilyn R. Pukkila will read from and sign her book The Skill of a Seeker: Rowling, Religion, and Gen 9/11 on January 10th at the Waterville Public Library, from 2 to 4 pm. Marilyn’s book is considered a breakthrough in research about Rowling’s work, and the ties her series has with spirituality, religion and its influence with the 9/11 generation. “This is a book […]

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Conversations with Quetzalcoatl- short stories by Esther Pasztory with intriguing historical insights

Conversations with Quetzalcoatl From an article in Maine Insights. In this intriguing collection, Esther Pasztory, explores the interweaving of the intellect and the imagination with the daily life inside a traditional marriage and the gifts each has to give to the other. The readers’ many transitions between the two worlds, reflective of Ms. Pasztory’s own life, are easy, as both worlds are attractive, and yet, it is Pasztory’s imaginative apparitions and musings that are most illuminating. When Quetzalcoatl’s pre-Columbian baritone in Conversations with Quetzalcoatl, forces open the quiet in Anna’s twenty-first-century study, and he appropriates the most comfortable piece of furniture in the room, a love seat, readers know they are in for a love story. However, this is not […]

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Maine Fiction

My Tainted Blood In My Tainted Blood, a true story, the author hides to avoid capture during WWII. In the book the author, a German Jew teenager, has to hide himself and his loved ones to avoid capture during WWII. This 400 page tuner is based on the true-life story of Hubert C. Kueter. My Tainted Blood follows Hubert as […]

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Maine’s Neil Rolde launches his new book, “Real Political Tales: Short Stories by a Veteran Politician”

Author/Statesman Neil Rolde has written a new book, Real Political Tales: Short Stories by a Veteran Politician. “If you’ve ever served in a state legislature, lobbied one, or just read about their activities in the newspaper and wondered what goes on behind the scenes, you’ll love this book! From page one I couldn’t put it down and I loved every […]

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“The digital revolution, Amazon, electronic books, the disappearance of so many indie bookstores, has been a disruption,” said Novelist Richard Russo, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Empire Falls,” a story set in a fictional Maine mill town. “It’s especially difficult for younger writers to break in.” On March 20th Russo launched a new concept in Maine — a literary […]

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March Exhibit- Ramona du Houx’s Transformation book/exhibit

Gallery Storks is publishing a book of Ramona’s art called, Transformations— Revealing nature’s complex balance. Later this year the gallery will hold an exhibit solely of the work in Transformations when the book is released. These images are from the book, some are currently on exhibit at Gallery Storks, in Tokyo, Japan in the March show Treasures. Ramona du Houx […]

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Dahlov Ipcar’s children’s book: Animal Hide & Seek

Dahlov Ipcar’s book, Animal Hide & Seek. Ipcar’s illustrations are awesome and simple stories are compelling for kids. You probably know that Ipcar is an award-winning artist whose career spanned more than sixty years during which she wrote and illustrated more than thirty children’s and young adult books. Animal Hide & Seek was her first authored title, published in 1947. […]

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The Artful Life of Richard Lee of Maine

WHAT: “Richard Lee: Paper Trails” WHERE: 7th floor, Glickman Family Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland WHEN: On view through April 30; 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday; closed Presidents Day HOW MUCH: Free INFO: mainefiberarts.org RELATED: Maine FiberArts director […]

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Help education in Maine with the non-profit SCRP your vote … and art!

Cast your vote for the Solon Center for Research and Publishing by writing us in under Somerset in the Other box Bangor Savings Bank has just launched its Community Matters More campaign and we need your help! A total of 68 grants will be awarded to the organizations listed on the ballot and to the top 20 write-in vote recipients. The organizations to get the most votes in each region (including write-ins) will receive $5,000 each. The remaining 60 organizations will receive $1,000 each. How to Vote for The Solon Center for Research and Publishing: We want to give Maine’s libraries and elementary schools a copy of Clipper’s ABC’s in English, French, Spanish and Japanese. We live in a global […]

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Maine’s editorial cartoonist Danby is a unique artist

By Ramona du Houx The public is generally unaware of the tragic loss of editorial cartoonists in America during the past decade. There are only about a dozen left employed on newspapers- across the entire USA. Maine is incredibly fortunate to have Danby. Our political parties wouldn’t have become known as Elephants for the Republican and donkeys for the Democrats […]

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Independent bookstores in Maine can survive with community support

By Ramona du Houx An independent bookstore is a special place—it’s where readers go to discover new books, chat with friends in town, and meet favorite authors. Last year was a challenging year for local bookstores. Bath Book Shop and Reading Corner Bookstore in Rockland are closing in 2015, and Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta is for sale. All […]

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