Maine author Paul Doiron will read from “Pitch Dark,” the 15th installment in his crime novel series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library. This is a on his prepublication tour for the book which is due out June 25. […]
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‘Pirate Trap’ by Maine author Matt Cost focus of presentation
Matt Cost will give a talk featuring “Pirate Trap,” his latest release in the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost will talk about the creation of the town of Port Essex on the Maine coast, the evolution of […]
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Local author publishes first novel
Local author Valerie Bennett has published her first novel, “Lidu’s Awakening.” The story is an action-packed survival tale about a boy hunter named Crik, a shy gatherer named Lidu who discovers she has healing gifts and abilities, and two wolves named Aneko and Kylo. The story takes place on the Eurasian Steppes in the Paleolithic […]
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Author Terry Martin, a Rumford native, to speak at Lovell library
The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series welcomes Terry Martin, author of “And Poison Fell from the Sky: A Memoir of Life, Death and Survival in Maine’s Cancer Valley” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell. Terry Martin, a registered nurse originally from Rumford, grew up grateful for the […]
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Stephen King’s 50-year career has inspired a generation of writers and teachers
Once thought of as a pop culture phenomenon, the Maine author is now studied by academics and aspiring writers.
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Author Dana Murch to give a genealogy book talk as part of anniversary celebration
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Author David Vermette to share Franco American history at Franco Center
A presentation and book signing by author David Vermette will be presented at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Vermette will read from his book, “A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans: Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife,” have books available for purchase and signing, and follow up with […]
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Maine author Marie Thérèse Martin to give talk at Lewiston Public Library
Maine author Marie Thérèse Martin will discuss her book, “And Poison Fell from the Sky,” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the Jeanne Couture Room on the first floor of the Lewiston Public Library. Marie Thérèse Martin (Terry) grew up grateful for the paper mill that dominated the economy of her small […]
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Local author to give Underground Railroad presentation at Auburn church
Christian history author Mark Alan Leslie will give a presentation on the Underground Railroad at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 1, presented by The Auburn Art Club at the United Methodist Church in Auburn. Leslie wrote in a recent press release, “Mainers were crucial to helping runaway slaves escape to Canada in the 1800’s, defying […]
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Author Matthew J.C. Clark to be featured in UMF Visiting Writers Series
The celebrated Visiting Writers Series will present nonfiction writer Matthew J.C. Clark as the popular program’s final reader of the 2023/24 season. Clark will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in The Landing in the Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and […]