Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be a posts by Dick Cass (Monday), John Clark (Tuesday), and Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Friday).

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

We are celebrating, a bit belatedly, National Library Week with some photos of our events in Maine libraries. We love libraries, and our Making a Mystery program has been very popular.

the lovely arts and crafts Rangeley library

Inside the Rangeley Library just before our program

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson: Let’s go way back. Here’s one of my very first signings, from 1985 at my hometown library in Wilton, Maine. The book, The Mystery of Hilliard’s Castle, was my first novel (second book) and was written for ages 8-12.

I still have the same hairstyle but the brown has gone gray, or as one of my characters puts it, my hair has turned “that shade of gray that’s sometimes mistaken for blond.”

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