Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Sandra Neily (Monday), Dick Cass (Tuesday), Matt Cost (Thursday) and Charlene D’Avanzo (Friday).

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

Velma Gone Awry, Matt Cost’s 1923 historical PI mystery set in Brooklyn, is a finalist in the Chanticleer Mystery & Mayhem awards. The winner will be announced tonight, Saturday, April 20th, at the banquet ceremonies in Bellingham, Washington. COST TALKS continue this week, first at the Canaan Public Library in Canaan on Wednesday, the 24th, at 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, the 25, Cost will be at the Auburn Public Library at 4:00 p.m. Feel free to reach out and request a COST TALK for your organization or book club.

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