Literature

celebrating the release of 'Life and Art'
Richard Russo. (Photo by Elena Seibert)

BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet internationally acclaimed author Richard Russo at a talk and book signing on Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. The free…

set in Maine, including deep in the heart of western Waldo County
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MONROE — Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m., The Monroe Community Library invites the public to an author event with acclaimed Maine mystery writer Gerry Boyle.

Gerry Boyle is the author of 17…

 Jane Hirshfield. (Photo by Curt Richter)

CAMDEN — The third annual Camden Festival of Poetry will take place May 13 - 17, 2025.

The Festival opens with a Tuesday evening reading from 6 - 8 p.m., at the Camden Public Library,…

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SEARSPORT — Maine author of On Harbor's Edge, Kate Hotchkiss, will speak Saturday, May 3, from 1 - 2 p.m., at Anodyne Bookshop. The event is open to the walk-in public and free of charge…

the release of 'Skin and Bones and Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories'
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BELFAST — Paul Doiron, internationally acclaimed author of the hugely popular Mike Bowditch series set in Maine, will be at Left Bank Books, in Belfast, on Tuesday, May 13, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.…

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SEARSMONT — Searsmont Town Library's Board of Trustees, Library Director and dedicated volunteers are preparing for the 35th annual Book & Bake Sale to take place this year…

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CAMDEN — Love trees? Love poetry? The Camden Conservation Commission and Camden Public Library invite the public to celebrate their…

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BELFAST — A reception with reading and refreshments will celebrate Waldo County Youth poems, Monday, May 5, from 4 - 5 p.m., at Belfast Free Library.…

Vacation Arts Activities, April 23
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LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Community Library celebrates its 10th anniversary with an open house, April 26, from 2 - 5 p.m.

The library will also be holding Spring…

'the definitive biographical portrait of the ambitious and innovative—and until now misunderstood—woman'
Natalie Dykstra and her novel. (Image courtesy Camden Public Library)

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes award-winning author Natalie Dykstra for a book talk on her latest title, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart…

celebrating the releases of their new books
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BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk, Thursday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop, when poets Andrea Ballou and Pam Alexander celebrate the release…

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ROCKPORT — "Spring cleaning means making space on your shelves for the trove of literary gems you will discover at the Friends of the Rockport Library’s Spring Book Sale," said…

Book cover to the inaugural edition of the Midcoast Poetry Journal is "A Curious Encounter" woodblock by artist/poet Alaina Zyhowski.

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner will host a celebration of the inaugural edition of the Midcoast Poetry Journal, a collection of poems by twenty-five…

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ROCKLAND — The Friends of Rockland Public Library will hold a spring book and bake sale, Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Rockland…

on a mission to highlight the challenging, the humorous, and the captivating in the lives of ordinary people
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STOCKTON SPRINGS — Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m., Searsport author Kim Yesis will present a book talk at the Stockton Springs Community Library.

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CAMDEN — Join Gray Cox, professor at College of the Atlantic, for a presentation and discussion on his book, Smarter Planet or Wiser Earth?

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ROCKLAND — In celebration of National Poetry Month, Millay House Rockland is inviting poets and writers to drop in and write for a couple of hours in April and early…

'The Rose by Another Name'
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ISLEBORO — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk by Melissa Olson, director of the Alice Pendleton Library on Islesboro Island, Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m.…

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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Dave Morrison, Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Poet Dave Morrison will…

be transported to the Aegean Sea, spice shops, ancient streets, neighbors’ kitchens
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MONROE — Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m., the Monroe Community Library invites the public to hear Elizabeth Schaab, artist and poet, read from her latest collection of poetry and talk about her…

slideshow, audience participation, songs, activities
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“Fast Forward: Poems from the Future”
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library invites youth to celebrate National Poetry Month. Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of “…

National Library Week
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STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library invites the public to a “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party,” Saturday, April 12, at 11 a.m.

The group will read from…

including founders, volunteers, partners, recipients
Newspaper article featuring Alice Dole, one of AIO's first volunteers. (Photo courtesy AIO)

ROCKLAND — Started in 1990, Area Interfaith Outreach, known as AIO, has been providing assistance to Knox County families for 35 years, starting with food and…

Read your own poem, bring a favorite poem to read, or just come to listen
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BELFAST — Belfast Senior College will celebrate National Poetry Month with a special Brown Bag Lunch feature on poetry. Members of the public are invited to bring a lunch and a poem to share…

an insider's view of the world of seafood from deck to dining table
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Bill Gerencer, Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Bill Gerencer…

John Steele. (Photo by Val Stephens)

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes photographer John Steele for a presentation of his photography book, Mustangs: Utah’s Onaqui & Cedar Mountain Herds…

see and feel curling equipment, Q and A, book signing
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CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes author David Florig for a presentation of his novel, The Shattered Curling Stone, Thursday, March 13, at 6:30…

Lincolnville Historical Society's "Fridays at the Museum" series
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LINCOLNVILLE — For a backlist book to become a movie shot in Maine is exceedingly rare and Midcoast author Kay “K.” Stephens will tell that story Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m., at the Lincolnville…

open to writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, plays, or journalism
The Millay House Rockland. (Photo courtesy Millay House Rockland)

ROCKLAND — Submissions are officially open for the 2025 juried Writer-in-Residence program coordinated by Millay House Rockland, in partnership with the Ellis…

Sprinter Runs the Marathon: Poems For Those Who Think Differently
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CAMDEN — Poet Dave Morrison will be hosting a book release party Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Cafe (Camden Opera House 3rd floor). Admission is free and all are…

Coming Out as Dalit
Yashica Dutt, and her memoir 'Coming Out as Dalit' (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library Foundation hosts Yashica Dutt, author of the bestselling memoir Coming Out as Dalit, for a presentation on Wednesday,…

(Photo courtesy Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival)

UNION — The Union Fair Society, in cooperation with Jane and Sarah McCloskey, will introduce a permanent exhibit at the 2025 Union Fair/ Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival.

This exhibit will…

celebrating the release of his new book
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BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk  by Belfast journalist Murray Carpenter on Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the shop, to celebrate the release…

"The Summer Guests"
Tess Gerritsen 2024 head shot. (Photo courtesy Left Bank Books)

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…

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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
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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…

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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…

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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
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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…

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WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington, holds its Winter Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

An…

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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…

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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
Toussaint St. Negritude. (Photo courtesy Left Bank Books)

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
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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'
The author, who finds much of his inspiration from the sea. Photo courtesy Michael Paul Lund.

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…

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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.
Paper Flower Sculpting with Joelle Webber. (Photo courtesy Camden Public Library)

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
William Nelson. (Photo courtesy Meetinghouse Theatre Lab)

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…

Rockport Harbor. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

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…