Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Maureen Milliken (Thursday) and Sandra Neily (Friday).

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

Matt Cost, along with fellow Maine Crime Writer, Maureen Milliken,, will be at the Bigelow Free Public Library in Clinton, Massachusetts today, May 17th, from 10:30 to 12:30 for the May is for Murder Book & Author Festival.

On Tuesday, May 20th, at 4:30 p.m., Matt Cost will be on the Bookish Moment with Sarah Burr talking about his recent release, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed.

On Wednesday, May 21st, at 6 p.m., Matt Cost will be doing a COST TALK at the Baxter Memorial Library in Gorham, Maine. The focus of the talk will be the recent release, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed, and how the book came into existence. There will also be a nod to the November ’24 release of Mainely Mayhem.

Next Saturday, May 24th, at 2 p.m., Matt Cost will be doing a COST TALK at the Albert Church Brown Memorial Library in China Village, Maine. The focus of the talk will be the recent release, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed, and how the book came into existence. There will also be a nod to the November ’24 release of Mainely Mayhem.

Jule Selbo will be the guest on the SISTERS IN CRIME podcast with Julie Hennrikus on May 21, 2025, they’ll be talking about writing craft and Jule’s Dee Rommel Mystery Series.

Never too early to put this on your calendar –  Juliana (Jules) O’Brien will be interviewing Jule Selbo at South Portland Library on May 29, 2025 at 6 PM – about writing mysteries, ‘why write?’ and the Dee Rommel Mystery series. (The fourth of the series is just out, 7 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery –  it follows 10 DAYS, 9 DAYS and 8 DAYS.)

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