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.
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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…
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…
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.…
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…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by internationally acclaimed author Martin Walker on Monday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. The event will…
life aboard an icebreaker and exploring an old whaling station
CAMDEN — In a presentation entitled “Sailing Svalbard: The Last Imaginary Place,” Maine fiction writer Cynthia Reeves will share highlights of her Arctic travels and inspirations for her latest…
SEARSMONT — Midcoast born and raised author William H. Hyland will visit Searsmont Town Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m., to read from and discuss his debut novel, Bayside. The…
Volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — “It’s not back-to-school time for everyone,” said Rockport Public Library, in a news release. “For some, it’s start-a-stack-of-cozy-reads time – as comforting as the shift from steamy…
free teen poetry workshop “Finding Guides” earlier in the day
ROCKLAND — Robert Carr will read his poetry Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Rockland Public Library.
Carr is the author of five poetry collections, and his work has appeared in the…
a domestic abuse storyline runs through many of his books
Andre Dubus lll is the October guest of the Finding Our Voices Women’s Online Book Club during Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. The event is free and open to women everywhere, whether or not they…
Turning Ideas into Novels
ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Library Foundation will host a presentation by internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen in the lower level of the Rockport…
People who live in or own property in Rockland, Children and teachers in Knox County, Coast Guard families
ROCKLAND — Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September at Rockland Public Library. The Library is inviting everyone to discover, or re-discover, the resources and opportunities available…
In the summer of 2023, two friends decided to write a poem each time they swam. They both love open water swimming and they swam a lot that summer, sometimes alone, sometimes together. From a…
a program of song and poetry called “Love Today”
BELFAST — Songs From Here, a Maine-based initiative supporting locally-written Classical vocal music, will perform in Belfast during this third season of performances. A series of six concerts…
The Road to Dalton and its new follow-up novel
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by award-winning Maine author Shannon Bowring on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Bowring will be…
THOMASTON — Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting the 5th Annual Maine Authors Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at a new location—the Thomaston Public Library…
the impact of humans on pristine environments, the isolation of mental illness, and the solace of storytelling
Author Cynthia Reeves plans a Whale of a Book Tour for The Last Whaler, her new novel due out September 3, 2024, from Regal House Publishing. Her tour includes visits to bookstore and…
WASHINGTON — Bess the Book Bus returns to Gibbs Library, in Washington, on Wednesday, August 21, from 3 - 5 p.m.
This event marks the end of Gibbs' summer reading program (Read, Renew,…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 5:30 p.m., with Sharon Kitchens, who will read from and discuss her new book, …
“history is about you and me and our common, lovely lives"
TENANTS HARBOR — On Friday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host “A Conversation with Author Deborah Gould,” author of the novel Kate Meader…
