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Andi Lloyd & Andrew Nagy-Benson: Letters from the Ecotone

Andi Lloyd & Andrew Nagy-Benson: Letters from the Ecotone

Elliot Rappaport in conversation with Matt Murphy

Elliot Rappaport in conversation with Matt Murphy

Dr Joshua Smith: Maine Statehood and the War of 1812

Dr Joshua Smith: Maine Statehood and the War of 1812

An Evening with Jeff Lewis

An Evening with Jeff Lewis

Photo: Cookies by Castine Creations for Chris Van Dusen’s author visit in June, 2019, by Lisa Arhontes-Marshall.

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At long last, here I am at Louise Erdrich's small, deeply curated indie bookstore, tucked in at the end of a quiet, leafy street. Lingering among these stacks reminds me that language and the stories we tell are vital to our understanding of who we

'The life I love is making music with my friends.' - W. Nelson. 📚🎨🎼🎤 Bring your instrument, your words, your joy to 3 Main St next Wednesday evening for one more Open Mic before graduation day, hosted by @ebeessweets . #missingyoualready #openmi

We have a very adorable guest in the shop today! Solomon is a 14-week old Blue Path service dog in-training and he's here to begin learning how to interact in public. After he completes two years of training he will be able to provide lifelong compa

It is difficult to describe this slim bit of exquisite prose. The commentary on Lerner's writing almost always lands on comparisons to Hemingway's exactness and Kafka's surrealism, but what we read, simply put, was a wry story about the smartphone's

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