The Maine Bookhouse

04/29/2026

Happy Spring! 🐸
Always happy to help with all of your book and record needs- from special orders to discounted bestsellers; as well as trades and free shipping, we’ve got all your seasonal needs covered! 🌱

04/15/2026

Beautiful collection of History of Science and Philosophy just in. Authored by Historian Stephen Gaukroger, Professor of History and Science, University of Sydney.

04/03/2026

Some recent listings added to our online offerings. Also available in store. As always, FREE SHIPPING in the Continental United States. Proud to serve our valued customers with integrity.
Have a peaceful weekend!

03/05/2026

One of the very few treasures not for sale at our sister store, Food for Thought in Norway 😸

02/27/2026

Michael Pollan’s new book, “A World Appears,” explores the mysteries of consciousness. It also strengthens the case that AI will never truly replicate humans, Charles Finch writes. https://theatln.tc/nRGkpZut

“Pollan has always been headed in this direction. The central concern of his work has consistently been ingestion—what crosses the threshold between the world and the self,” Finch writes. His landmark works on eating helped reshape the American diet, while more recently, he has been interested in psychedelic drugs, “once more anticipating his subject’s emergence into mainstream discourse.”

“Consciousness is the logical final destination for this project, and the subject of his new book: everything that a person takes in from the outside, and what that point of intersection means,” Finch writes. “A World Appears” again illustrates Pollan’s uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. By “patiently mapping the problem that many of the creators of large language models claim, either cynically or foolishly, to be on the verge of solving, he brings this technology—which has come to dominate recent headlines, financial markets, and political debates—into a far more realistic light,” Finch continues.

Pollan is, at his core, a science writer. Working from a position of evidence, he is understandably cautious about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions. “Historically, those resisting scientific revolutions have sometimes descended into superstition, pseudoscience, and hate,” Finch adds. “”Moreover, he admits, in Silicon Valley, any doubt about AI ‘can get you branded a specieist.’ But his caution misses something crucial.”

Read more at the link.

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02/09/2026

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02/08/2026

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12/12/2025

Over the past 20 years, author James Patterson has donated millions of dollars to schools, libraries, literacy programs and others in the book community.

For the past several years, he has added a new tradition: sending $500 checks to 600 independent booksellers who have been recommended by peers or patrons.

One of the world's most popular and prolific authors, Patterson received an honorary National Book Award medal in 2015 for his “Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.”

Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/D4U30g

12/11/2025

Original vintage 1957 edition of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'