Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Jule Selbo (Monday), Joe Souza (Tuesday), Vaughn Hardacker (Thursday), and Gabi Stiteler (Friday).

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

Matt Cost just had a short story published in the anthology, Celluloid Crimes. Dead Men Don’t Kiss is a noir, 1950s gumshoe mystery set in Hollywood and shares space with sixteen other fantastic stories. On Thursday, September 11th, there will be a COST TALK at the Southport Memorial Library with a focus on Glow Trap. Write on.

Vaughn Hardacker will be selling and signing his books at Maine Authors in the Park on September 20th. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Old Mill Park, Main Street, Clinton, ME. The event is being hosted by Brown Memorial Library. I have learned they are still looking for authors. If you’re interested, the contact info is Brown Memorial Library, (207) 426-8686, kgiles@clinton-me.gov

Vaughn Hardacker has completed the first draft of the third novel in his Mike Houston/ Anne Bouchard series (Sniper and The Fisherman). Anyone interested in being a first reader?

-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