After a delay in the novel’s release, the Portland author was looking for a way to reinvigorate her excitement about it. She’s been finding it in little libraries throughout the state.
Monica Wood
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Author Monica Wood visits Jay-Niles Memorial Library to discuss latest novel ‘How to Read a Book’
Award-winning author Monica Wood captivated the audience at Jay-Niles Memorial Library on June 26, sharing insights on her writing process and reflecting on her inspirations and experiences.
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Maine author Monica Wood to appear at Carrabassett Valley library
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Maine author Monica Wood will give a talk and sign books at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Carrabassett Valley Public Library. Wood is a novelist, memoirist and playwright. Her most recent novel, “The One-in-a-Million Boy,” has been published in 20 foreign editions and won a 2017 Nautilus Award (Gold) and the […]
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Author Monica Wood talk is canceled
LEWISTON — A discussion by Maine author Monica Wood scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at the Lewiston Public Library has been canceled “due to circumstances beyond Monica’s and our control,” according to a statement from library officials. They are hoping to reschedule her appearance for the fall, the statement said.
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Driver injured by flare gun has ties to Rumford, author
LEWISTON — A man who was critically injured after he shot himself repeatedly with a flare gun Tuesday is married to a well-known Maine author who grew up in Mexico. Daniel Abbott, 65, of Portland continued to be listed in critical condition Thursday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He […]
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Face time: Monica Wood, Maine writer
Monica Wood is an award-winning novelist, short story writer and playwright. Though she sums up her work with a more evocative phrase: “ink-stained wretch.” For three decades, the Mexico (Maine) native and current Portland resident has spent her days writing about love and friendship, faith and defiance, loss and redemption. Her storytelling has been praised […]
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Playwright, actors tour Rumford mill for research
RUMFORD — Author Monica Wood of Portland has plenty of experience with paper mills. She grew up in Mexico, across the Androscoggin River from the Rumford paper mill. “I’m familiar with that mill,” Wood said. “When I was younger, they used to send us into the mill as part of a field trip. We got […]