One question I'm frequently asked by readers is "Do I have to read your books in order?" The short answer is no. Then again, when do I ever give a short answer? I usually tell the asker no, you don't, but while each book in my Bernadette "Bernie" O'Dea mystery series wraps up the story…
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Jule Selbo (Monday), Vaughn Hardacker (Tuesday), Maggie Robinson (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: We thought it would be fun to share the occasional publishing opportunity that…
Kate Flora: New Year's has passed, and we're hard at work in the New Year. We thought we'd take this opportunity to share some of the books we'll publish in 2024, and projects we're working on that haven't yet found a home. As for me? I don't have anything in the pipeline yet, but hope that…
TRIBUTES have been paid to Bernie O Dea, who has decided to retire as CEO of Limerick s largest Credit Union which covers much of west Limerick and north Kerry..
One thing the pandemic has added to our lives that may not be that bad is more comfort with a virtual world. Yeah, I know, if you’re like me, Zoom meetings are getting pretty old. But there’s also so much more accessibility for things that were always in person before not just author talks and things like the Maine Crime Writers Making a Mystery panel (coming to a library near you!), but all sorts of things that used to require getting in the car and driving to.
In recent weeks I’ve thought of attending (though haven’t always followed through), a public hearing on dam removal on the Kennebec River, a museum-sponsored look at how the Androscoggin River has been cleaned up over 50 years, a webinar on the National Register of Historic Places and Maine properties on it and more. If that stuff doesn’t pique your interest yes my insterests are very dorky there is plenty of other stuff out there.