Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Maureen Milliken (Monday), and Kait Carson (Tuesday), and then we’ll be taking a holiday break until the 29th.

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

Matt Cost, Maureen Milliken and Allison Keeton can be found among other Maine writers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday [December 20] at Merkaba Sol, 223 Water St., Augusta. Signed books make great gifts! Free gift wrapping and free raffles! Downtown Augusta has a lot of great restaurants, fun stores and holiday lights. Come on down and say hi.

Coming in January Portland Stage produced excerpts from four mystery novels!

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.

Don’t forget! One lucky Maine Crime Writers reader who leaves a comment on the blog this month will win a bundle of books!

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