“Lungfish” and the Alienating Act of Addiction
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s 2022 First Novel Prize, Megan Gilliss’s debut novel that takes place on a Maine island is rife with tension.
Culture
Literature
Four Young Writers to Watch in the Pine Tree State
From award-winning short stories to published novellas, teenage authors are making their mark.
A Q&A with “Best American Essays 2022” Guest Editor Alexander Chee
On publishing unpublished authors, what it means to de-tokenize an anthology, and a plethora of (unplanned) Maine connections.
The Elastic Nature of a Family in “Flight”
Lynn Steger Strong’s latest novel proves that love is a family’s greatest resource.
The Motivation of Parenting
In Maine-based health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy’s new book "Mother Brain," Conaboy compares a parent’s brain to a marshland in flux.
How One Trans Activist Author Found Truth and Acceptance in Maine
Jennifer Finney Boylan on moving to the Pine Tree State, publicly transitioning, and the radical act of storytelling.