BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk by New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate that week’s…
Literature
NEW YORK — Simon & Schuster said Feb. 18 that it will publish a posthumous book by David McCullough, one of the nation’s most decorated historians, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National…
informal poetry reading, opening of submissions for Writer-in-Residence program
ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland will celebrate Edna St. Vincent Millay's 133rd birthday on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m.
"2024 was an…
To recognize the wide geographic participation in this year’s contest, The Telling Room honored one writer from each of Maine’s counties as a county winner, in addition…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Maine writer Ellen Baker on Tuesday, February 25, at 6 p.m., at the bookshop. The event will…
inspired by whatever Mother Nature delivers
JEFFERSON — “Writing the Weather” is the focus of a creative nature writing workshop led by writer and Maine Master Naturalist Andrea Lani on Saturday, February…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington, holds its Winter Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An…
Join the movement toward a thriving, resilient community with CamdenCAN‘s “In Transition” reading/discussion group for winter/spring 2025.
CamdenCAN is kicking off on…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library will hold a Valentine’s party, Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m.
The party includes seasonal read-alouds, crafts…
envisioning the world through the lens of spirituality, the African diaspora, and nature
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet poet Toussaint St. Negritude, Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop. Toussaint will read from Mountain…
simple and not-so-simple pleasures of the eclectic world of candy
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by acclaimed writer Sarah Perry on Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m., at the bookshop. The event will…
Author talk, Rockport Public Library, Jan. 15, 1 p.m.: 'Quiet Thoughts for a Noisy World'
ROCKPORT—Author Michael Paul Lund spent many years seeking the answer to the age-old question, "Who am I?" After studying and listening intently to others, he found his path and stopped being a…
ROCKLAND — People ages 18 and up are invited to join a fun and casual monthly adult group gathering exploring word and image
Experiment with erasure…
Update: Fitness Dancing for Seniors now Jan. 28, at 10 a.m.
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library’s annual Jumpstart January program series returns in 2025 for another lineup of workshops and programs designed to engage your creativity,…
Tuna Water: an ailing cat brings a spirited young runaway into the company of a jaded professor
WINTER HARBOR — Meetinghouse Theatre Lab will present a staged reading of “Tuna Water” by William Nelson, of Belfast, winner of its 6th annual playwriting competition. The annual event is open to…
CAMDEN — On Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m., Michael Paul Lund will return to the Rockport Public Library to read aloud selections from his book series entitled, “Quiet Thoughts…
CAMDEN — Poet and musician Dave Morrison will be presenting Poetry Rocks, a spoken word/looped guitar mash-up, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 40 Paper restaurant.
First…
family, frontier, Midcoast Maine, and wars that created America
CAMDEN — On Sunday, December 15, at a presentation at the Camden Public Library, Joanne Richards, Regent of the Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, announced immediate…
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers' artistic director, Tucker Atwood, is accepting submissions for the inaugural Maine Playwrights One Act Festival. The…
CAMDEN — For eighteen years, Sandy Oliver sent a weekly recipe to the Bangor Daily News for her column called Taste Buds. To come up with over 900 recipes during that time, she turned to cooks…
"The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction"
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis for a talk about his latest book, The World in Books: 52 Works of…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Mark S. Burrows, one of the leading interpreters of Rilke’s writings and an award-winning translator of his poems, to share his recently published new…
ROCKPORT — The Friends of the Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will be hosting their last book sale of the year on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
For the fourth year, The Poets Corner will celebrate the visionary poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. This Zoom event, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., will be led by Camden resident, poet and award-winning…
The 'Hunger Hill' author's tips on plot, character, Maine, and AI
For National November Writing Month, we turn to Philip C. Baker, author of Hunger Hill, a crime thriller set in Maine.…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Maine author Patricia O’Donnell for a book event featuring two of her novels, A Symmetry of Husbands …
ROCKLAND — Friends of Rockland Public Library will hold a holiday book sale on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A large array of gently used books will…
CAMDEN — Poet and musician Dave Morrison will be presenting Poetry Happy Hour, a spoken word/looped guitar mash-up, Thursday, Nov. 21, at 40 Paper restaurant.
Happy Hour…
a mix of newly commissioned and historic photographs views and maps
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Stephen Hornsby on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The event, which will be held at the bookshop…
CUSHING — Poetry and crime may seem like an unlikely combination, but Kristen Lindquist and Paul Doiron will make it work, according to Cushing Public Library, in a news release. Join them at a…
WASHINGTON — November is all about narratives.…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Amy Banks, MD and Nancy Banks, PhD, for an exploration of the life, death and wisdom of their sister Kate Banks, a prolific children’s book author,…
CUSHING — Just in time for Halloween, children’s author, speaker, teacher and librarian Liza Gardner Walsh will bring some spooky fun to children (ages seven and up) and adults alike with ghostly…
Get in the mood for Halloween
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center author Elizabeth Hand will talk about her recent bestselling novel, A Haunting on the Hill, an authorized sequel to Shirley Jackson’s classic The…
The 19th Belfast Poetry Festival will debut its first Haiku Death Match on Friday, Oct. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Hawthorne/Dreamland Theater in the Colonial Theater. Beloved within the slam…
Billy Collins, two term U.S. Poet Laureate, author of thirteen books of poetry, will appear on The Poets Corner on October 20, from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
"He’s known for his conversational, witty,…
UNION — Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to a Soup & Suspense event with Bruce Robert Coffin, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at 7 p.m., at Vose Library.
Bruce Robert…
CUSHING — Join Maine author Roger Allen Moody for an insightful look at the historic Maine sporting camps of Moosehead Lake, at a live event Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cushing…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to two free upcoming talks and book signings.
On Tuesday, October 15, at 6 p.m., Cynthia Reeves and Elizabeth Garber will…
Fonkoze, a nonprofit dedicated to securing support for its Haitian partners working to alleviate poverty in the countryside of Haiti, is hosting events to celebrate its 30 anniversary and to…
The inaugural Writer-in-Residence for the Millay House in Rockland, Melissa McKinstry, a poet from San Diego, California, will be offering a two-part Ekphrastic Poetry workshop at the Farnsworth…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will host a Ghost Story Slam on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m., as part of their Phantom of the Strand Halloween program. This event is inspired by Gaston…
After decades of living a safe and predictable life, Smith ventured into the wild.
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill welcomes author Brenda E. Smith to present “Terra Incognita,” Thursday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m., at the Anderson Inn.
After decades of living a safe and predictable life,…
Snow in the Jungle/Nieva en la Jungla
BELFAST — Join the extra fun in City Park this fall by completing the bilingual Story Walk that begins near the bridge to the playground and continues toward the ocean. Folks of all ages can enjoy…
“skilled at helping her clients unravel their emotional dilemmas, but isn’t as successful with her own”
THOMASTON — Join Maine author Jane Sloven for an evening of mystery and suspense at a live event Thursday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library. There is a strong possibility…
the people who live and work with guns on both sides of the border
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing on Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m., by Brown University professor and author Ieva Jusionyte, who has…
