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The Baby Catchers: Ellie Daniels and Donna Broderick

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The Lighthouse Keeper-Upper: David Nazaroff

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Never Forget

Maine and the world’s largest land mammal seem an unlikely pair, but the two share a long, curious history.
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Martha White — granddaughter of E.B. — has become the kind of literary executor every author wishes they could have....
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