Literature

Lincolnville author receives First Place book award
Sat, 10/22/2022 - 9:15am

LINCOLNVILLE — Author Caer Hallundbaek of Lincolnville has received a 2021 First Place, Non-Fiction award from Top Shelf Literary Magazine for her book Dear Little One: Thoughts to My Child in an Uncertain World. Top Shelf announced their selections of best works of fiction and non-fiction in September. Dear Little One is a full-color gift book of topical reflections, and a heartfelt spiritual compass meant to support readers through the changing phases of life. Topics...
Le Mans, West Virginia, Michigan: all stops on a wild ride from barefoot to boardroom
New memoir by Camden resident recounts a journey from Appalachia to Maine
Sat, 10/22/2022 - 8:00am
In a new memoir, Marilyn Moss Rockefeller brings readers along for the ride to witness what she calls a “well-lived” life that saw her use smarts and spunk to rise from an improvised youth in the mountains of West Virginia to lead an iconic Maine company. According to Islandport Press, in a news release, Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom , set for release in November, is a fast-paced chronicle of Rockefeller’s life that mixes adventure – she was at the famous 1966 24 Hours of...
themes of home, liminality, vulnerability, and beauty
Benefit reading for new Mainers to feature poets Taylor and Millikin
Thu, 10/20/2022 - 4:45pm

ROCKLAND — Poets Ellen M. Taylor and Claire Millikin will read from new books on themes of home, liminality, vulnerability, and beauty at a reading to benefit Connecting Across Cultures, Friday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m., at hello hello books and Rock City Café, 316 Main Street in Rockland. Connecting Across Cultures, previously known as the New Mainers Coastal Task Force, is a network of volunteers that celebrates diversity and helps New Mainers as they navigate life in the Midcoast and beyond...
‘played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity’
Fire and Grace caps SoundCheck year in Camden
Thu, 10/20/2022 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — Fire and Grace – the string duo of William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga – will perform this year’s final SoundCheck, Friday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. The hour-long concert is sponsored by Studiomind. The collaboration between steel string guitarist Coulter and violinist Huizinga explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk and contemporary traditions from around the world. The duo’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Vivaldi; tango to Celtic...
inviting the community to write poems in response to images in the exhibition
The Poets Corner and Page Gallery collaborate with ekphrastic pairings
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 4:30pm

The Poets Corner and Page Gallery invite the community to write poems in response to images in the Ekphrastic Pairings exhibition. Images can be viewed online at https://www.thepagegallery.com/exhibition/ekphrastic-pairings/artwork or in person at Page Gallery, 23 Bay View Street, in Camden. Ekphrastic Pairings is a collaboration between The Poets Corner and Page Gallery. The exhibition and readings make connections between visual art and poetry to encourage us to consider new ways of seeing...
Halloween Hootenanny at Rockland Public Library
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 1:30pm

ROCKLAND — Join Rockland Public Library’s Halloween party, Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., downstairs in the Community Room. Miss Katie will read silly Halloween stories, followed by many ghoulish and batty crafts and activities. Costumes are encouraged. (You know Miss Katie will be dressed up, said RPL, in a news release.) The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union St. For more information, please call 207-594-0310 or email kdrago@rocklandmaine.gov .
the macabre, the morbid, and the melancholy
5th Annual Edgar Allan Poetry Slam, Oct. 29
Mon, 10/17/2022 - 3:15pm

UNION — The Pour Farm brewery in Union, is hosting the 5th Annual Edgar Allan Poetry Slam on Saturday night, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. For Halloween this year, celebrate the macabre, the morbid, and the melancholy. “Read a spooky poem you wrote, bring a classic, or just come out and drink a few beers with the ghosts,” said Pour Farm, in a news release.
costume parade
Annual Halloween Party at Stockton Springs library, Oct. 29
Mon, 10/17/2022 - 2:45pm
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host its Annual Children’s Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. “ Everyone’s invited to attend what has become one of the library’s most popular events for children of all ages,” said SSCL, in a news release. There will be treats, a costume parade, crafts, a story, prizes, and games. The costume parade is a favorite feature of the party and provides an opportunity to see all of the creative costumes. Come as...
creating fictional studies of New England communities and the lives of their inhabitants
Maine authors Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni to read from linked stories at Cushing library
Fri, 10/14/2022 - 1:00pm

CUSHING — Place-based short-story cycles play a historic role in American fiction, and two Maine authors, Laura Bonazzoli and Jody Paloni, will discuss this genre and read from two of their collections Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cushing Public Library. Both authors create fictional studies of New England communities and the lives of their inhabitants. Jodi Paloni’s linked short stories in They Could Live with Themselves (Press 53, 2016) take place in the fictional town of...
characters both picaresque and sympathetic playing roles in the aftermath of 9/11
Author event at Camden library explores the struggle for single men to adopt children in Ukraine
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:45pm

CAMDEN — On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m., the Camden Public Library welcomes back author Robert Klose for a presentation of his new memoir Adopting Anton: A Single Man Seeks a Son in Ukraine . The book details the story of Klose’s determination to bring a five-year-old boy to a new home in America, but not knowing, until the last moment, whether his efforts would result in failure or success. The program will be offered to an in-person audience in the Picker Room of the Camden Public...
presented by New Hope Midcoast
Rockport library to host Teen Talk: Violent Language and Romanticized Abuse in Literature
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:45pm

ROCKPORT — Rockport Public Library invites students in grades 7-12 and their families to Teen Talk: Violent Language and Romanticized Abuse in Literature, presented by New Hope Midcoast, Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m., in the Rockport Room, at the Rockport Public Library
Maine is indeed ‘Strange’ and one author/bookshop owner is the source for it
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:15pm

PORTLAND—In 2005, Michelle Souliere started a blog called Strange Maine to be a nexus for everything that is weird, strange, spooky, and unexplained in Maine. Between Maine’s history, legends, and mysteries, she’s had a lot of rich source material, Stephen King, notwithstanding. “The blog started because I was just naturally interested in these topics,” she said. “I wound up with a copy of Loren Coleman’s book Mysterious America and thought, ‘There must be stuff like this in Maine. I...
Halloween story read-aloud, costume parade, flashlight scavenger hunt
Costumes encouraged at ‘Spooktacular in the Amphitheatre’ Oct. 27
Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:15pm

CAMDEN — Families are invited to join Camden Public Library’s youth librarian, Amy Hand, on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., for a “Spooktacular in the Amphitheatre.” Everyone is encouraged to dress in costumes to enjoy a Halloween story read-aloud, costume parade, and flashlight scavenger hunt. Giveaways will include monstrous make-and-take crafts and other spooky surprises. Rain date is October 28.
the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries
Soup and Suspense at Vose Library to feature Barbara Ross, Oct. 19
Fri, 10/07/2022 - 1:30pm

UNION — Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to Vose Library’s Annual Soup & Suspense featuring Barbara Ross, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at 7 p.m., in-person and via Zoom. Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. Ross’ Maine Clambake novellas are included along with stories by Leslie Meier...
the families we are given and the ones we choose
Maine author talk with Ned Bachus at Rockland Public Library
Wed, 10/05/2022 - 4:30pm

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Ned Bachus, Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all. Local author Ned Bachus will join RPL staff to discuss his new novel. Set in one of Philadelphia’s most distinctive neighborhoods in the 1980s, Mortal Things examines the transient ties that can bind or break us. Told in alternating perspectives, the novel shines a light on the impact on the families we are given and the ones we choose. Bachus will read from...