CAMDEN — From Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge to Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez, short-story cycles are an increasingly popular genre of fiction. But why? What…
Literature
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public, especially those who are in pre-Kindergarten through the third or fourth grade, to meet children’s book author and illustrator…
SEARS ISLAND — Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a summer StoryWalk for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writers Laura McNeal and Lily King on Thursday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. The event will take…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a Summer Reading Program on Tuesdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., from Tuesday, July 9, to Tuesday, August 6.
SSCL will…
ROCKLAND — The first Writer-in-Residence at Millay House Rockland will be Melissa McKinstry, a poet from San Diego, California.
The inaugural Millay House Rockland Residency will be for the…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writer and university professor Anna Monardo on Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will exhibit paintings by Stockton Springs resident Mark Quigley starting Saturday, June 22, and continuing through Sunday, July 28.…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m., with author, Chelsea Diehl, who will read from and discuss her new…
ST. GEORGE — The Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, announces its 17th Summer Literary Series in St. George.
Tuesday, July 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Roxana Robinson…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Friday, June 21, at 5:30 p.m., with artist and poet, Summer J. Hart, who will read from and discuss…
ROCKPORT — The Lesher Family Foundation, in partnership with the Authors Guild Foundation and Maine Media Workshops + College, will host a third season of its summer…
ROCKPORT — Shannon Mullen and Governor Janet Mills discuss their book, In Other Words, Leadership, Friday, June 21, 2024, from 5 - 7 p.m., at Barnswallow Books, in Rockport. The…
WALDOBORO — This summer The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main St. Waldoboro, ME, 04572, presents a series of workshops hosted by local artists and writers. Each skilled individual will share their talents…
CAMDEN — Join Maine-based author Susan Jonason for a book talk, Q & A, and signing on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 PM in the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library. Jonason will discuss her…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library's summer reading program officially begins Thursday, June 13, with a visit from children's author Fran Hodgkins.
This summer's theme is “Read, Renew, Repeat.” All…
LINCOLNVILLE — Saturday morning, June 29, at 10 a.m., will find young Lincolnville children and the families meeting some unusual wildlife at the Lincolnville Community Library. Wayne King,…
BELFAST — Paul Doiron, internationally acclaimed author of the Mike Bowditch series of mysteries set in Maine, will be at Left Bank Books in Belfast on Tuesday, June 25, from noon until 2 p.m., to…
APPLETON — Author Gillian Burnes will share some readings and discuss her novel on Thursday, June 20, at 6 p.m., at the Appleton Library. This is a free event.
Gillian Burnes studied…
BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival announces the return of the annual Maine Postmark Poetry Contest. Now in its 14th year, the contest seeks previously unpublished poems sent through the postal…
SEARSPORT — On Monday, June 10, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Hey Sailor, 25 E. Main Street, Searsport, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner host “Draft,” an open mic for writers and poets in Midcoast…
author of Night of the Living Rez launches new book
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writer Morgan Talty on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event celebrates Talty’s new novel,…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m., with Maine authors Cynthia Reeves, author of…
“Telling Our Stories”
LINCOLNVILLE — Belfast author Elizabeth Garber will join Sheila Polson in leading “Telling Our Stories,” a memoir and nonfiction writing workshop, on Thursday, June 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the…
Volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their second book sale of the year on Friday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The…
ROCKLAND — Blue Raven Gallery has launched a summer poetry reading series. A showcase for American voices in poetry. Readings will take place on Wednesdays, at 7 p.m.
The series will…
Author Heidi Love’s latest release, Laughing at the Sky, is featured as June’s book of the month by domestic-violence-support group Finding Our Voices.
On Tuesday, June 11, from 6…
Authors Robert Klose, Robin Clifford Wood to discuss “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write”
BELFAST — On Tuesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library presents “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write,” a conversation between authors Robert Klose and Robin Clifford Wood.…
ROCKLAND — Former beauty editor E.K. Sathue, a pseudonym for the author Erin Mayer, will launch her horror debut youthjuice, “an outrageous, surreal, and satirical send-up of NYC It-girl culture…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library will host poet Megan Grumbling and novelist Bill Roorbach on Saturday, June 29, at 4 p.m., in the Bryant Room. These two Maine writers will read their poetry and prose,…
the driving force behind Social Security and most New Deal legislation
CAMDEN — Ruth Monsell of Camden will do her first Maine presentation on her new book, Frances Perkins, Champion of American Workers, a biography of the first woman cabinet member, Tuesday…
troubled by soaring rates of lymphoma, pediatric cancer, lung disease in their small town
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Marie Thérèse Martin, Thursday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
Marie Thérèse Martin, a registered nurse, and her…
Sailor, activist, and author Heidi Love will join the online discussion of her new book, Laughing at the Sky, in the Finding Our Voices book club, Tuesday, June 11, at 6 p.m.
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seeking to better understand the very nature of seeds and viruses
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Maine author and gardener Margot Anne Kelley on Wednesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. Kelley’s new…
sign up to receive an age-appropriate book every month, delivered to the home for free
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be a Local Program Partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, “the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program,” said CPL, in a news release.…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, kicks off its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m., with Camden author Peter Nichols who will read from and discuss his…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes a line-up of accomplished poets and performers to the Reading Room for an evening of poetry and music, Tuesday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. This event is in lead-…
mingle and collaborate and learn about future opportunities at the library
THOMASTON — Get ready for a lively afternoon of community camaraderie and library love at the Volunteer Social & Book Moving Party hosted by Thomaston Public Library. The event will take place…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Maine author Martha Tod Dudman, whose most recent novel is Sunrise and the Real World,…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Maine author Martha Tod Dudman for a reading and discussion of her novel Sunrise and the Real World on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. This…
At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to seedlings took on extra significance
TENANTS HARBOR — On Friday, May 17, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Port Clyde author Margot Anne Kelley will discuss her new book, A Gardener at the End of the World, at the Jackson Memorial…
joined by Ellen Sander, Judy Kaber, and Leslie Moore
BELFAST — Thomas R. Moore will launch his sixth book of poetry, Unleashed (Moon Pie Press), on Sunday, May 5, from 4 - 6 p.m., at the Local Color Gallery, in Belfast.
He will be…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by restorative justice practitioner Leaf Seligman on Monday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m., at the…
Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day across Maine April 27
MAINE—I have a theory about books you were meant to find and those which were meant to find you—treat a bookstore like the open road and…
BELFAST — Join the extra fun in City Park this spring by completing the Story Walk that begins near the bridge to the playground and continues toward the ocean.
Folks of all ages can enjoy…
the evolution of a book from idea to promotion
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Community Library welcomes Maine author Matt Cost for a reading and discussion of his newest novel, Pirate Trap, a Clay Wolfe/ Port Essex Mystery on Wednesday…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by acclaimed writer Monica Wood on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop.
“Wood’s…
Book-signing and discussion with London-based historical researcher Thomas Suarez, author of Palestine Hijacked. Suarez, a former West Bank resident, devoted several years to…
ROCKLAND — Rockland sailor Heidi Love will give a presentation, "Live Boldly," in reference to her new memoir: Laughing at the Sky — Wild Adventure, Bold Dreams, and a Daring Search For a …
Eva Murray will read from some of her recent work in person at the Hope Library on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m.
Eva lives on Matinicus. She has written three books, Well Out to…
