Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), Vaughn Hardacker (Tuesday), Dorothy Cannell (Wednesday), Lea Wait (Thursday) and Barb Ross (Friday).

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

Lea Wait: Busy week coming up! Monday night, August 17, at 7 pm,  I’ll be the latest of the Maine Crime Writers to speak as part of the Maine Writers Series at the Witherle Memorial Library in Castine. Looking forward to visiting Castine again, and seeing my friends at the library there!

Then Wednesday, August 19, my husband and I will be at our MAH Antiques booth in the barn at the Maine Antique Dealers Show at Round Top Farm, business route 1 in Damariscotta, from 9 am until 4 pm.  This is the only antiques show we do now, since I’m writing and Bob’s painting full-time, but it’s a great show — about 75 dealers, inside and out — and an opportunity for any of you who’ve wanted to see the prints I write about in the Shadows Antique Print Mystery series, from Winslow Homer’s wood engravings to botanicals, birds, military prints … and whatever I pack Tuesday! (If anyone is interested in a particular category or artist .. . contact me before Tuesday and I’ll be sure to bring what you’re looking for.) I’ll also have copies of my books for sale in our booth.

Then Friday night, August 21, Bob and I will be celebrating another opening featuring Bob’s paintings at the Stable Gallery, Water Street, in Damariscotta, from 4 until 7 pm. The opening is part of Damariscotta’s art walk.

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 available to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business. Contact Kate Flora: mailto: kateflora@gmail.com