What's popping this summer?

Well, let me tell you. I thought the summer of 2024 was bonkers with the film coming out and six film premieres all over the country! This summer I told myself, "Slow down, take it easy." But, obviously I can't seem to do that.

Most you you coming here know me from my debut novel, The Ghost Trap, (Leapfrog Press, 2009) which got a major revival and new cover when turned into an award-winning feature film in 2024 after working on it for six years. You can now watch the Maine-shot film on multiple platforms for $3.99. See where. If you're in Maine, the movie is coming back to the Strand in Rockland for Maine Lobster Festival Week!

I'm currently working with Maine Authors Publishing to publish my next novel, By the Dark o' The Moon, (forthcoming, fall, 2025) which has--just like The Ghost Trap--taken me at least 10 years to write and research. I'm not exactly prolific, but I'm thorough.

Here's what else is happening this summer.

June 21-Orono Performing Arts Center-Orono  We did a screening of The Ghost Trap with a Q&A from me afterward.

Waiting backstage to go on after the credits roll.

July 1-Rockland
The Rockland Public Library is featuring the works of my side project, Tonic of the Woods, with hand-crafted shadowboxes and miniature literary sculptures using natural forest materials, old books, wood, and repurposed items.

The exhibition spanned more than seven years to create and features 10 custom miniature shadowboxes and sculptures. Each comes with a story to lure the viewer deeper into the scene. The enchantment of each tiny scene may spur people to pick up the book it was based on and read more.

Anyone who has a longstanding love for books and miniatures, this exhibit is for you.

An informal artist's reception will be held on Friday, June 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

A miniature scene in a vintage box created from a chapter in By the Dark o' the Moon, where a farmer hides illicit booze behind a false wall in his root cellar.

July 2- OystHERS Raw Bar Book Club- Bath Two sisters, daughters of a lobsterman who co-own Oys-HERS, read the book last year and invited me to be the first book club pick of the season. I had a blast chatting with about 20 book club members with gorgeous views of the Kennebec River. The prosecco and conversations flowed and it was a thoroughly fun evening.

The book club members and I enjoyed an evening talking about the book and movie.

Coming up in August

Coming up in September

The Maine Authors Publishing catalogue comes out September 1 and the I'll be announcing more on the new book launch soon!