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It printed the town's newspaper, the Bar Harbor Times, as well as his own works and that of some of Bar Harbor's year-round and summer residents. [4] At the turn of the century, when the books and stationery branch of the business was the emphasis, Sherman's four daughters began running the company. [4] William Sherman died in 1928, aged 62.
Derry is a fictional town in the U.S. state of Maine that has served as the setting for a number of Stephen King's novels, novellas, and short stories, notably It.Derry first appeared in King's 1981 short story "The Bird and the Album" and has reappeared as recently as his 2011 novel 11/22/63.
Rose City Book Pub is a bookstore, bar, and cafe on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Sabin neighborhood. The business hosts comedy [2] and musical acts, open mics, [3] poetry readings, [4] trivia, writing workshops, and other activities regularly. [5] [6] Rose City Book Pub has indoor and outdoor seating. [7]
Nov. 15—"Blackouts" by Justin Torres beat out "This Other Eden," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding's novel inspired by the sad history of Maine's Malaga Island, and three of works of ...
Blackstones Bar is a bar located on Pine St off Longfellow Square in the West End (Portland, Maine) neighborhood of Portland, Maine. From its establishment in 1987, the bar served as a popular gathering place for members of the LGBTQ community. [1] When established in 1987, Blackstones' facade featured seven floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows.
Kenneth Lewis Roberts (December 8, 1885 – July 21, 1957) was an American writer of historical novels.He worked first as a journalist, becoming nationally known for his work with the Saturday Evening Post from 1919 to 1928, and then as a popular novelist.
John Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876) was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist. Considered both eccentric and influential, he delivered speeches and published essays, novels, poems, and short stories between the 1810s and 1870s in the United States and Great Britain, championing American literary nationalism and regionalism in their earliest stages.
Exchange Street is a main commercial thoroughfare in the Old Port of Portland, Maine, United States. Originally laid out in 1724, [1] today it features a number of designer clothing stores, as well as several small, locally owned businesses, [2] including Sherman's Maine Coast Books.