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"My favorite Maine book is Empire Falls, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Richard Russo. The book is essentially a snapshot of American life in a small town past its prime, all the while capturing the ups and down and rhythms of life as they play out before us. He is a master storyteller." —Clarke Canfield, |
"My favorite Maine book is Spoonhandle by Ruth Moore. This book has always seemed timeless to me. Moore's characters evoke images of old friends and neighbors who never wear out their welcome." —Sarah Sherman McGrail, |
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"I always liked John Gould's The Fastest Hound Dog in the State of Maine, but lately I feel that his book: Tales from Rhapsody Home; Or What They Don't Tell You About Senior Living has more to say to me." —John McDonald, |
"First published by Harper & Row in 1938, One Man's Meat, by E.B. White, has been a favorite since my mother gave to me in the 1950s. I grew up in land-locked Aroostook County, so I only saw the ocean once a year during our family's annual vacation. While I dreamed of our next vacation, White's essays transported me to life on a Maine coast salt water farm. I read the essays over and over, and they became inspiration for my own writing." —Trudy Chambers Price, |
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“You could throw a dart at Cathie Pelletier’s novels and I’d settle for whichever it hit. If I had to name one for its use of Maine landscape and people (and insights into both), it would be The Weight of Winter. She’s a terrific stylist, serious observer of human nature—and wicked funny.” —William Andrews, |
“An avid reader as a child, I was captivated by John Pullen’s Twentieth Maine and his poignant account of this regiment. I attribute to this Maine author the genesis of my fascination for the U.S. Civil War. As I was writing Billy Boy, one of my dreams was to reach out and meet my childhood idol. Sadly, I learned too late of his untimely death in 2003.” —Jean Mary Flahive, |
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“Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White is my favorite Maine book. I did a term paper on him while I was in high school. For part of my research, I wrote to E. B. White, and he wrote back to me, on the same typewriter that he typed Charlotte’s Web on! I’ve been smitten ever since; and during long rides, I love to listen to the audio book of Charlotte’s Web, narrated by E. B. White himself. —Lynn Plourde, |
“I loved A Maine Hamlet by Lura Beam. Beam captures village life in Maine at the turn of the last century exactly as it must have been lived. Her tale reminds me of Our Town, with its emphasis on ordinary life which by virtue of beauty seen in work, in school, in nature, and in community becomes extraordinary. John Cole, a former neighbor and friend who encouraged me to write, calls Beam's book “the very best book about old-time Maine." I'd agree. —Janet Galle, |
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