Southwest Harbor Public Library — Tuesday, June 3, 5:30 pm*** Jesup Library, Bar Harbor — Thursday, June 5, 7 pm*** Sherman’s Books, Portland — Friday, June 6, 7 pm*** Rumors abound of snickerdoodles and prizes….
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Hear Downeast Ledge Come to Life Where It Takes Place! So far– Tuesday, June 3, 5:30pm–Southwest Harbor Public Library Thursday, June 5, 7 pm–Jesup Library, Bar Harbor Watch this space for more Downeast Ledge readings–and snickerdoodles! … Continue reading
Hear Norman’s Downeast Ledge conversation with Larry Meiller. Larry not only read the book, but had some great insights into it. Click here to hear the conversation: http://www.wpr.org/shows/downeast-ledge … Continue reading
Join Norman on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network on Tuesday, November 26, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. when he and Larry discuss Downeast Ledge and the mysterious process of writing during the Larry Meillor Show. http://www.wpr.org/listen-live
As soon as I finished reading the seance scene from MIDNIGHT CATCH at Mystery to Me last Wednesday night, the video screen beside me started doing weird things and then spoke! Bookshop owner Joanne Berg had never head it say … Continue reading
A thousand years after it was written, BEOWULF is still making news. It turns out that many translations of the Old English masterpiece may have been getting it wrong from the very first word. But the Dick Ringler version we … Continue reading
KH: …the sailing… oh the sailing. One character calls it “nothing but a lot of physics and a dash of determination.” Having never sailed myself, I’m with the narrator, Amber, who describes “gut-grabbing fear” at sea. Where do you fall … Continue reading
The official launch of DOWNEAST LEDGE will take place at A Room of One’s Own, 315 West Gorham Street in Madison, on Friday, December 6, at 6 pm. Norman will introduce Amber by reading Chapter 1, in which she tells … Continue reading
KH: I notice in the book the poorer areas are downtrodden, but the rich summer folk are taking a decent run at poor too. Which “side of the river” do you feel the most affection and affinity for, both in … Continue reading
from A Conversation with the Author hosted by Kelly Harms, author of THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS OF SHIPWRECK LANE (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin’s Press). KH: I was delighted to get an early reading copy of DOWNEAST LEDGE and discover it was set in a … Continue reading