Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be a New England Crime Bake wrap up on Monday and posts by Kait Carson (Tuesday), Maggie Robinson (Thursday) 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:

Here’s a great example of how supportive the writing community is:

This coming Thursday we’re launching Clea Simon’s new book because she’s having surgery. Eight authors on Zoom. Come and see how we do it:

Here’s the registration link: https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_to_conjure_a_killer/

 For those of you awaiting the results of our body contest? Results will be posted next Saturday.

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, along with the very popular “Making a Mystery” with audience participation, and “Casting Call: How We Staff Our Mysteries.” We also do programs on Zoom. Contact Kate Flora