Sustainable Bookshelf Volume VII

These books perfect for a beach day range from breezy, feel-good fiction to dark mysteries, all by authors who have found inspiration from time well spent in Maine.

Get ready to travel to the bottom of the sea, imagine life as a bird, and follow a child determined to clean up their neighborhood, one piece of trash at a time.

Sustainable Bookshelf Volume V

Here’s a selection of books perfect for a picnic or a day by the water—and one that will make you love Maine a little more with every page.

These book recommendations are unified by a focus on tuning into the natural world, in all its bounty, wonder and complexity.

Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook re-imagines community to be all the people of the state of Maine. Old and young. Rural and urban. Hunters and vegans. From here and from away.

A wealth of great adventures await beer hikers in the pages of this colorful new guidebook.

These beguiling books for curious readers young and young-at-heart cover a wide variety of topics but are unified by their focus on making the world a healthier, happier place, full of love and inspiration.

With something for all ages and interests, here are our book recommendations to help you think differently, eat locally, look closely and laugh loudly.

Here is a list of book recommendations to keep you pondering deeply, laughing frequently, eating superbly, and above all reading—and living —well.

The Resilience Hub and Portland Maine Permaculture share their recent reading.

This four-season guide helps hikers find and enjoy some of Maine’s best trails, from the southern beaches to the northeastern reaches of Downeast Maine.