Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be a guest post from Mainely Murders on Monday followed by posts by Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett (Tuesday), Kate Flora (Wednesday), John Clark (Thursday) and Dorothy Cannell (Friday).

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

from Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett: I’ll be speaking and signing books at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine on Tuesday, September 8 from 7-8 PM as part of the Mystery Author Series. The event is held in the Morrell Meeting Room and there will be refreshments provided by Bohemian Coffee House. Books are supplied by Gulf of Maine Books. Also, don’t forget that if you are on Goodreads you can enter a giveaway for advance reading copies of the next Liss MacCrimmon adventure, The Scottie Barked at Midnight. The giveaway is at https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/151622-the-scottie-barked-at-midnight and runs until September 14.

Murder by the Book is coming up September 18 and 19 at Jesup Memorial Library. Current Maine Crime Writers Brenda Buchanan, Dorothy Cannell, Kate Flora, Vaughn Hardacker, Chris Holm, Maureen Milliken and Lea Wait will be among the authors speaking and signing there. So will alums Gerry Boyle, Paul Doiron and Julia Spencer-Fleming. Click on the link above for details.

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