Renowned author Morgan Talty will be deliver the keynote address for the University of Maine at Augusta Convocation Ceremony from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Augusta Civic Center. UMA’s 2024-25 Convocation, the ceremonial beginning of the academic year, will welcome new and returning students, celebrate the institution’s achievements, honor Rising Scholars, include […]

Award-winning author Sarah Braunstein will discuss her latest novel, “Bad Animals,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. The New York Times described the book as a “sharp-witted, ravishing novel.” Braunstein is a recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award and was named one of the National […]

UMF Visiting Writers Series

Author Matt Cost, acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series, will discuss his latest book, “City Gone Askew,” from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost brings us back to Brooklyn in the Roaring ’20s and Hungarian private eye, 8 Ballo, who is hired […]

International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen will discuss her latest novel, “The Spy Coast,” the first in a new series, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. “The Spy Coast” received coveted star reviews from both Kirkus and Booklist. Gerritsen’s novels, featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura […]