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A stack of books including "The Prince of Los Cocuyos," "American Creation," "At Home," "Born to Run," and "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" rest on a bench in front of the Wishcamper Center.

20 Jun 2024

2024 USM Summer Book List

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Can’t decide on a book to bring to the beach? The faculty and staff at the University of Southern Maine have some ideas for you.

13 Nov 2023

Stonecoast’s Elizabeth Hand takes on Hill House in new novel

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Hand is the first writer authorized to continue the world of Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House.”

Lynn Teo reads a passage from the play "The Last Girl" at an Ethical Storytelling forum, sponsored by Stonecoast MFA.

3 May 2023

Storytelling provides sexual assault survivors a path to healing

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A play written by the late activist Dianne “dee” Clarke chronicles her personal experience with sex trafficking in order to help other people who lived through the same trauma.

21 Dec 2022

Two Stonecoast faculty members earn spots on NYT book list

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“Hokuloa Road” by Elizabeth Hand and “Night of the Living Rez” by Morgan Talty made the New York Times list of 100 Notable Books for 2022.