Actress, writer Susan Poulin discusses her alter ego, Mrs. Ida LeClair, and the healing power of laughter. by Katy Kelleher.

Author Jim Nichols talks about authentic Maine fiction. By Katy Kelleher

Author Gillian French weaves together themes of small town bullies, unsolved murders, and time travel in her gripping paranormal thriller, The Door to January.

I don’t know when my grandmother forgot who I was—when those fiery eyes, once as clear as an autumn afternoon on the bay, completed their Alzheimer’s journey from knowing through cloudiness to unnerving blankness. By Dean Lunt

Mari Dieumegard is an artist and illustrator who was born and raised in Alaska. She now lives near a lake in Maine in a house that she shares with her husband and two children. The Old Mainer and the Sea, written by Jean Flahive, is her first picture book.

John McDonald Continues to Hone Maine Storytelling Tradition. By Scott Sell.