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James S. Rockefeller Jr., 1926–2025
When I heard that Jim had slipped the mortal coil, flying free at last, I was surprised by how hard it hit me.
Jeffrey P. Howland
Feb 53 min read
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2024 Maine Literary Awards Finalists
We are pleased to announce that two of our 2023 titles were named finalists for the 2024 Maine Literary Awards: We're Going Home by...
Marion F
May 2, 20241 min read
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Wicked Good Book Club May Pick
The May pick for the Wicked Good Book Club is the psychological thriller Sunrise and the Real World by Martha Tod Dudman, and the meeting...
Marion F
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Wicked Good Book Club April Pick
The April pick for the Wicked Good Book Club is Spoonhandle by Ruth Moore. The meeting at the South Portland Books-A-Million will take...
Marion F
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Announcement | Wicked Good Book Club
We are excited to announce that Islandport Press and Books-A-Million are collaborating on the Wicked Good Book Club, which aims to...
Marion F
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Marilyn Moss Rockefeller in Conversation with Susan Conley at Left Bank Books
Rockefeller’s Mountain Girl an Inspired ‘Rags-to-Riches’ Memoir January 20, 2023—Marilyn Moss Rockefeller, a Camden-based writer,...
Nicole L
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Rockefeller Recounts Her Spirited Journey from Appalachia to Maine
Le Mans, West Virginia, Michigan all stops on a wild ride from barefoot to boardroom. Yarmouth, Maine (Oct. 11, 2022)—In a new memoir,...
Piper
Oct 13, 20222 min read
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Gerry Boyle set to author final two Jack McMorrow crime mysteries
Islandport Press and author Gerry Boyle have reached an agreement for two new Jack McMorrow mystery titles.
Piper
Sep 30, 20222 min read
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"Dear Maine" Nine Months Later
Dear Maine was released in December 2021 to an outpouring of support. The book, written by Morgan Rielly and Reza Jalali, recounts the...
Nicole L
Sep 2, 20227 min read
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"Spoonhandle" Donated to WHRL Book Group
Just up the coast from Bar Harbor on Narraguagus Bay, there is a small town called Milbridge. With a population of 1,375 people and...
Nicole L
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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"Dear Maine" Photographer to Present Work at St. Lawrence Arts
Award-winning visual artist Lilit Danielyan will present her art at St. Lawrence Arts in Portland on August 9.
shannonloehr
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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Ed Crockett to Present at 17th Annual Periscope Awards
Edward Crockett will serve as the guest author and award presenter for the 17th Annual Periscope Creative Writing Contest on July 28.
Piper
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Author Ron Currie Jr. Joins Islandport as Editor-at-Large
First Book Project Scheduled for Release in November 2022 June 17, 2022—Award-winning author Ron Currie Jr. has joined Islandport Press...
Piper
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Islandport Novel Wins Silver at the Foreword Awards
“Silence” recognized for excellence in the War & Military Fiction Category June 16, 2022—Silence, an Islandport Press novel set in Maine,...
shannonloehr
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Marpheen Chann to Celebrate Release of Memoir in Portland
Marpheen Chann will celebrate the release of his memoir, Moon in Full, on June 15 at Rising Tide Brewing Company in Portland.
Piper
Jun 9, 20222 min read
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Classic A Countryman’s Journal Back in Print
A Countryman’s Journal, writer Roy Barrette’s observations of the quiet, simple life in small-town Maine, is being reissued.
Piper
May 12, 20222 min read
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Two Islandport Press Novels win IPPY Awards
Silence and Blue Summer, two Islandport Press novels set in Maine, have both won gold in their categories at the 2022 IPPY Awards.
Piper
May 12, 20222 min read
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A Modern Day Tale of Growing Up, Coming Out, and Fitting In
Marpheen Chann’s memoir Moon in Full, a contemporary coming-of-age story, is slated for release on June 21
Piper
May 4, 20222 min read
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Fourth Moore Novel Reissued by Islandport
Ruth Moore’s 1962 gritty novel Second Growth is now back in print for the first time in nearly five decades.
Piper
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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New Book to Highlight Maine’s Immigrant Community
Islandport Press is pleased to announce that it is working with authors Reza Jalali and Morgan Rielly to publish a book exploring the remark
Piper
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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