Notes from a Maine Kitchen Blog Archive November, 2011

Fading Book Stores and a Soup to Bring Comfort

Submitted by Kathy Gunst on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 7:41am.

As if the world isn’t full of enough problems, I just received notice that two of my favorite independent bookstores are closing. In this world of online and discount book buying, Kindles, and chain stores, it’s apparently not easy to keep an independent book store alive and thriving.

Notes from a Maine Kitchen

Kathy Gunst is a cookbook author and the award-winning resident chef for WBUR's Here and Now (heard on over sixty public radio stations). Her newest book, Notes from a Maine Kitchen, will be published by Down East in September 2011.

Previous Years

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Our New Books
	The Maine Lobster Book \| This fun, fact-filled book brings the reader on the lobster’s journey from ocean floor to plate, stopping along the way to get to know the people and places of Maine’s iconic industry.
	Eric Hopkins \| From his earliest work with glass to the stunning aerial panoramas of Maine islands that have gained him far-reaching fame, Eric Hopkins has consistently explored boundaries—of medium, of space, of vision.
	Cartoons from Maine \| Collecting more than 100 of his best, most popular comics, Cartoons from Maine: How’s the Water, Bob? presents a hilarious alternative look at Maine.
	Fairy House Handbook \| A fun craft and lore book that guides readers on how to go about building a fairy house.