Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Rob Kelley (Monday), Matt Cost (Tuesday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Thursday) and Kate Flora (Friday).

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

Matt Cost is kicking off his COST TALKS for 2025 next week. These talks will focus on the evolution of a book with special emphasis on his recently released Mainely Mayhem and his upcoming publication of The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed.

On Thursday, he will be in Lovell, Maine, at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 6:00 p.m. Next Saturday, March 22nd, Cost will be at the Merrimac Public Library in Merrimac, Massachusetts at 1:00 p.m. with fellow authors Edith Maxwell and BJ Magnani for a program called: We’re Not Making This Up. What’s the story behind the story? Hear how authors combine personal experiences and events ripped from the headlines to create compelling mysteries. From that first idea, to research and their daily writing schedule, authors discuss their creative process.

Cost is busy filling out his schedule for the year and is actively looking to add venues to his COST TALKS program. If you, your library, book club, or organization would be interested in having him come by for a talk, please contact him at matthew-cost@comcast.net.

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