Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by James Hayman (Monday), Jayne Hitchcock (Tuesday), Dorothy Cannell (Wednesday), Barbara Ross (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday).

In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:

Please welcome Vaughn Hardacker, who will be joining our line-up later this month. You can read an interview with him here: http://mainecrimewriters.com/group-post/an-interview-with-vaughn-hardacker-author-of-sniper

Vaughn is the author of Sniper and will be at Portland Public Library on July 18 from 12-1 PM and at the Freeport Community Library at 7 PM on August 11.

Barb: Clammed Up is available from most e-retailers right now for $1.99, so if you’ve avoided my entreaties up to now….

Kate: Girls’ Night Out, my story about a woman’s book group taking revenge on a man who assaulted their friend, was published this week by Shebooks. Shebooks.net

Here’s the link: http://www.shebooks.net/book/ebook/girls-night-out/9781940838557

An invitation to readers of this blog: Do you have news relating to Maine, Crime, or Writing? We’d love to hear from you. Just comment below to share.

And a reminder: If your library, school, or organization is looking for a speaker, we are often availble to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business. Contact Kate Flora: kateflora@gmail.com