It seems as though literary and book festivals are springing up all over Maine. That's a good thing! The more opportunities there are for writers, readers and book lovers to get out there and show their love, the better. A new one is making its debut next week. The Maine Book Fest, in Hallowell, is…
New Maine Facebook group for book lovers and authors hits 1.7K followers
Kay Stephens Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:30am
Maine Book Club Facebook page founder Courtney Edwards with her husband facing the mountains, Marc Edwards. (Photo courtesy Courtney Edwards)
A number of Maine-started Facebook groups went viral with the COVID-19 virus pandemic in 2020, and now there’s one more to get a read on.
First there was Quarantine Karaoke, then Wine Fairies of Maine. Now, another group has shot like a rocket thanks to Windham resident, Courtney Edwards. The group is called
Edwards, a mother and wife, had a job as a receptionist at a dental office until last March, when the pandemic forced the facility to close. Until then, she’d been working nearly 50-60 hours a week, cleaning, caring for her children, cooking, and performing other daily household tasks, which left her precious few hours of personal time.