Journalist Dyke Hendrickson will be signing his new book, “Franco-Americans of Maine” (Arcadia, $21.99). Hendrickson, who worked for Maine newspapers in the past and currently splits his time between Massachusetts and Maine, also wrote about Maine’s Franco population in his 1980 book “Quiet Presence: Stories of Franco-Americans in New England.”

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WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday

WHERE: Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. 772-4045; info@longfellowbooks.com

HOW MUCH: Free