The Green Hand Bookshop

10/11/2026

Dear Zelma... I like learning about new names I haven't heard of before. March 1917 - Kingsbury Maine to Dexter Maine.

10/11/2026

Color me intrigued! This one was censored?!! 😅 I imagine there's a story there, somewhere.

10/11/2026

I do love old postcards. Can't help it! How else would I find out that Hazel met Mr. Plumply, Dillingham and Green in 1914 during her visit to the House and Senate in session in March 1914? 😆 Also, Pearl and Verne have gone to the theatre in case you were wondering.

09/19/2026

Some of you have (for YEARS!!!) been recommending I read Jonathan Edward Durham's "Winterset Hollow". 😱💕🐰GUESS WHAT???

Not only is Winterset getting a long-overdue major release in the US on Oct 6th, but also we have been invited to co-host an event with the author at the Portland Public Library on SAT OCT 17 at 3:00pm!!!

preorder here:
https://greenhandbookshop.com/products/winterset-hollow

FMI about the event:
https://portlandme.librarycalendar.com/event/durham-author-talk-13265
or see the library's FB event page!
https://www.facebook.com/share/18cwFjwUm5/

Portland Public Library

09/09/2026

Whohooo! Happy book release week to Kasey Lansdale!! We have copies of FIRST CHANCE here with some extra goodies to go with them. Thank you so much Kasey! I've already devoured this and loved it, and hope to read more Chance Kirby P.I. adventures in the future, with her companion pup Sissy alongside! 😻
https://greenhandbookshop.com/products/first-chance-by-kasey-lansdale

06/28/2026

An update on our end of the 600 block on Congress St here in Portland ME...

Put in place to stop debris from falling during building renovation...

06/24/2026

Thank you Joshua!!!!! ❤️‍🩹🌈

06/16/2026

Yessss!!!!

"It's important not to be complicit with evil."
--John Connolly (translated from the Spanish interview with Juan Carlos Galindo of El Pais)

El creador de la serie del detective Charlie Parker reflexiona sobre su proceso creativo, sus miedos y anhelos y anticipa un final para su héroe

05/23/2026

So many tasty treats for the long weekend!! Come see come see! 🤩📚🏖️ If you are looking for something to tantalize your Stephen King palate as you await his latest, we highly recommend diving into the archives with Caroline Bicks' MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES!!

05/19/2026

So excited to pre-read Tiffany D. Jackson's upcoming Ghost in the Night!!! Meep agrees.
I loved last summer's Blood in the Water, can't wait to find out what has in store for us now. Release date is Aug 4th!