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About Barbara Ross
Barbara Ross is the author of twelve Maine Clambake Mystery novels and six novellas. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.comA Fourth of July Weekend in Boothbay Harbor
by Barb enjoying a fabulous run of Maine weather Our family gathered in our house in Boothbay Harbor over the Fourth of July. Because the fourth was on a Wednesday this year, we started arriving on Tuesday, with more arrivals … Continue reading →
Crime Fiction—Agent of Social Change
Hi. Barb Ross here. Please welcome Maine author Charlene D’Avanzo back to the blog. Today Charlene writes about something I also strongly believe in–fiction as a vehicle of social change. Welcome, Charlene! Not long ago I was a college professor … Continue reading →
The Stakes
by Barb, in her office in Portland, Maine, enjoying the breezes For a little more than a year, I’ve been doing a library/conference presentation called “Mystery Making: How They Do It!” (or some such, local listings may vary) with Sheila … Continue reading →
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Re-Reading Miss Marple
by Barb, working in her new study in Portland, Maine. There are still some boxes to go through, but it’ll do for now I’ve been working on a new project for my publisher, Kensington Books. It’s actually an update of … Continue reading →
My Comfort Animal
Dear Friend, You ask about my experience with a comfort animal. As you’ll recall, there was a lot of talk around the place during our brief institutionalization about the value of comfort animals. Frankly, I was inclined to see it … Continue reading →
The Maine Crime Writers at Malice Domestic
by Barb, enjoying a sneak peak of spring in Maryland This weekend six Maine Crime Writers, Bruce Robert Coffin, Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson, Jessie Crockett/Jessica Ellicott, Maureen Milliken, Barbara Ross, and Lea Wait, will be at the Malice Domestic conference … Continue reading →
A Cozy Gathering in Portland, Maine
by Barb, who is finally back home in Portland Last night, Kensington Publishing and Print: A Bookstore combined to host a Cozy Mystery mini-con in Portland, with support from Thorndike Press, the Maine-based publisher of large print books. Maine Crime … Continue reading →
Four Maine Crime Writers and Lots of Friends in Portland, Maine on April 10
by Barb who is trying to figure out what weird meals to put together with the remaining ingredients in the refrigerator as we prepare to leave Key West On April 10, from 7 to 9 pm Lea, Kathy/Kaitlyn, Jessie/Jessica, and … Continue reading →
Doin’ Nuthin’
by Barb, who’s been enjoying a glorious February in Key West I handed in the manuscript for the seventh Maine Clambake Mystery, as well as the manuscript for my second holiday novella, on February 1. It has been a crazy … Continue reading →
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How I Really Spent My First Maine Winter
Hi. Barb here. If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you know Brenda Buchanan and I have been having a bit of a good-natured back and forth about the virtues of Maine in the winter time. She maintains it … Continue reading →
