The Downeast Authors’ Book Fair and Literary Festival will be held at the Schoodic Gateway Event Center in Sullivan, Maine on August 8, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Told through the adventures of two cousins camping with their grandparents, this educational activity book engages kids and their grown-ups by teaching them how to create lists, solve problems, and complete fun outdoor activities to make a family camping trip enjoyable and electronics free.
Authors Laura Giebfried and Stanley R. Wells are the creators behind the “Durant Mysteries” series. They say the books merge “sharp psychological insight with high-stakes suspense, vintage glamour, and richly layered storytelling.”
Award-nominated Maine author Gillian French returns with Restless Bones: Shaw Connolly investigates a missing woman found in a submerged car—one clue could unravel multiple hidden crimes, and put Shaw in danger.
Eric Conrad, a longtime Maine journalist, editor and communications professional who has worked at newspapers around the state, is putting the spotlight on some of Maine’s fairways in his book “Maine Golf Tales: 18 Special Courses and the Stories Behind Them.”
An Old Man’s Darling is Deborah K. Shepherd’s memoir of a 20-year love and family built from a 1968 affair with a married man 34 years older, reexamined through rediscovered letters and hard questions about faith, feminism, and judgment.
Bangor author Victoria Hood has released a new book, “Destroy Me, Desecrate My Bones: A Collection of Longings,” a collection that examines different types of love.
Author Kim Yesis is back with the second installment of her Mayenne Bay Novels Series. Yesis joined WABI in 2025 with “Artifice” and has just released “Brush with Fire.”
A Maine-based historical fiction author has released a novel aimed at preserving the truth about the horrors African Americans suffered through their experience with slavery and the role enslaved people played in the development of America.
Teacher and science fiction author Theresa B. Cyr returns to the WABI Book Club with her the first book in her new series, “Garnet: An Aspen Marcus Series.”
Cynthia Reeves is the author of the award-winning novel-in-stories “Falling Through the New World,” which follows four generations of an Italian-American family from WWI Italy to contemporary America.
Robbinston native Winnie Johnson grew up on her parents Christmas tree farm in nearby Perry. Today, she carries on the family tradition as co-owner of a local Christmas tree farm.
The Bangor Authors’ Book Fair and Literary Festival is returning for its fourth year Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Bangor Public Library from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tammy Donroe Inman is a trained chef and cooking instructor. She was born in Kittery and has lived throughout New England. She uses these experiences as inspiration in her cookbooks.
Kathleen Langone is a freelance writer and podcast host. Her work has been published in many New England area publications and newspapers, including Boston Magazine.
Noah Charney is assistant professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Maine and coauthor of the award-winning “Tracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates: A Guide to North American Species.”
