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LEWISTON — The 2018-19 season of the Great Falls Forum will continue on Thursday, Jan. 17, with Maine mystery writer Paul Doiron, who will speak on “Telling Maine Stories.”
The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St.
Mystery novels have long been viewed as entertaining books, but not serious. Doiron will discuss how crime novelists often deal with social issues other literary genres struggle to address. From the opioid crisis to rural homelessness to post-traumatic stress among veterans, Doiron has addressed topics that Mainers themselves identify as major problems for the state — all while trying to spin good yarns, of course.
Doiron is the author of the Mike Bowditch series, including “The Poacher’s Son,” which won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for an Edgar Award, an Anthony Award, a Macavity Award and a Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and the Maine Literary Award for “Best Fiction of 2010.” PopMatters named it to its Best Fiction of 2010 list. Several other novels in the series have also won awards and critical acclaim.
Doiron was editor in chief at Down East magazine before stepping down to write full time. A native of Maine, he attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English, and he holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. He is a former member of the Maine Arts Commission and current chairman of the Maine Humanities Council. He is also a Registered Maine Guide, specializing in fly fishing, and is married to poet Kristen Lindquist.
The talk is free and open to the public. It is a bring-your-own, brown-bag lunch event. Coffee, tea and bottled water will be available at the library.
For more information, call 207-513-3135 or LPLReference@gmail.com.
