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A special fundraising evening with Maine authors to support literacy education
Midcoast Literacy’s Author-to-Author series brings Maine writers together for conversations about craft and the power of words. All proceeds from Author-to-Author ticket sales go to support Midcoast Literacy's work in the community.
Author-to-Author:
Paul Doiron & Kristen Lindquist
Saturday, April 29th, at 7:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick
1 Middle Street; Brunswick, ME
Maine novelist Paul Doiron (author of the Mike Bowditch series) and poet Kristen Lindquist will share the stage for an Author-to-Author evening. The two writers will be reading from their work and in conversation about their inspiration and influences. Doiron and Lindquist, who are also a married couple, have lived and written side-by-side for many years, both drawing inspiration from their shared experiences in the Maine landscape. Their conversation will include insights on how their writing and lives together influence each other.
A reception and meet-and-greet with the authors will follow, and copies of the two authors’ books will be available for purchase.
Paul Doiron is a Maine novelist and registered Maine Guide best known for the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including The Poacher's Son, which won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel. The series now includes 13 books and has received two Maine Literary Awards, the New England Society Book Award for Fiction, and made numerous best-seller lists. Paul is also Editor Emeritus of Down East magazine.
Kristen Lindquist is a Maine poet and naturalist whose poetry has appeared in such venues as Down East, Maine Times, Bangor Metro, and The Bangor Daily News, as well as various literary/haiku journals and anthologies. Her poetry collections include Transportation, Tourists in the Known World, and 2021’s It Always Comes Back. Her work has received various awards, including a Pushcart Prize nomination and two Maine Press Assoc. awards.
All proceeds from tickets to the April 29th Author-to-Author event will support Midcoast Literacy’s free literacy programming for people of all ages in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland Counties.
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