. Join SPL as we close out our 2026 Seaside Series with a musical performance by Noah Fishman and Clara Rose. Noah Fishman is a performer, composer, and educator. Rooted in Maine, Noah ventures to make bold, playful statements by bending lines between genres. At home on a number of instruments, Noah strives for creativity … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Musical Performance with Noah Fishman and Clara Rose"
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood • Selected by Laura Watson Winner: Giller Prize (1996) “Alias Grace has all the pacing of a commercial novel and all the resonance of a classic.” –The Washington Post Book World Find Alias Grace in MILS “It’s 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Three Junes by Julia Glass • Selected by Ellen Shockro Winner: National Book Award (2002) “Enormously accomplished….rich, absorbing, and full of life.” –The New Yorker Find Three Junes in MILS “In June of 1989 Paul McLeod, a newspaper publisher and recent widower, travels to Greece, where he falls for a young American artist and reflects on the complicated truth … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town by Susan Hand Shetterly • Selected by Kendra Chubbuck Winner: Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction (2011) “Shetterly’s penetrating observations resonate with an undeniable sense of what matters most in life: the preservation of self, the protection of wilderness, and appreciation for the passage of time…” –Booklist Find Settled … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell • Selected by Pat Dobbs Winner: RFK Book Award (2014) “A riveting and beautiful civil-rights story…Lewis’s gripping memoir should be stocked in every school and shelved at every library.” –The Washington Post Find March in MILS “March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
