Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Chris Holm (Monday), Jessie Crockett (Tuesday), Lea Wait (Wednesday), Brenda Buchanan (Thursday), and Jen Blood (Friday).

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

from Kaitlyn Dunnett: That Goodreads giveaway for the paperback of The Scottie Barked at Midnight is still going on. It’s open until October 20. Here’s the link:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/205951-the-scottie-barked-at-midnight

From Maureen Milliken: The digital audio version of No News is Bad News , the second in the Bernie O’Dea mystery series is now available on Audible and iTunes. It’s produced narrated by the wonderful Trudi Knoedler, who also produced and narrated Cold Hard News.

Click on the photo below to listen to an audio sample:

Click on the photo for a sample of the audio version of No News is Bad News.

Kate Flora: The wonderful Dale Phillips did a long interview with me this week on his blog site. Curious about a writer’s long career and perhaps some dark secrets? Check it out: http://daletphillips.blogspot.com/2016/10/interview-with-kate-flora.html

From Bruce Robert Coffin: Join me as I make appearances at three libraries this week! Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30, I’ll be at the Gray Library. Thursday, October 20th at 5:30, I’ll be appearing at Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library. And on Saturday, October 22nd at 2pm, I’ll at South Portland’s Public Library. Booksellers will be present at each event with copies of Among the Shadows. Hope to see you there!

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