A Variety of Author Events by Matt Cost

One of the hats that we wear as writers is that of author events. They can take many forms, varieties, and types, but I thoroughly enjoy all of them. As my latest book, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed, publishes this month, I am ramping up my promotional efforts. The variety of venues can easily be seen by my first couple of weeks of author appearances.

On April 17th, I will be at the Brown Memorial Library in Clinton, Maine. I do quite a few library COST TALKS surrounding the release of my newly published books, but what makes this one unique is that it has been requested that the focus be on At Every Hazard, my historical novel about Joshua Chamberlain and the Civil War as the book is quite popular there.

A week later, I will be doing a radio podcast interview for the new book with Lisa at Big Blend Radio. To be perfectly honest, I often forget the details of my books by the time they publish. I finished editing The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed eighteen months ago. In that space of time, I have finished the sixth Goff Langdon book, Mainely Mayhem, the sixth Clay Wolfe book, Glow Trap, a new historical PI mystery set in 1955 Raleigh, the second Max Creed book, EveryThing vs Max Creed, and am just about to finish up the first draft of Bob Chicago Investigates.

Thus, this weekend, I read The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed to brush up on the finer points of the book that I wrote so as to be ready for interviews and talks. Good luck remembering the finer details of At Every Hazard which I wrote twenty books ago.

On April 26th, from ten to two, I will be attending A Cool Little Book Fair at the Winter Street Center in Bath, Maine. This was set up by Irene Drago, showcasing the power of the Maine writing community in boosting each other up. This will be a sign and sell event, but I will be doing a brief reading at some point during the festival.

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On April 30th, I will be participating in Noir at the Bar, at Novel, Book Bar & Café in Portland. This was the brainchild of  our very own Gabriela Stiteler and promises to be a rambunctious good time. There will nine authors, including me, reading from their own books. It is a chance to interact with fellow writers and readers, have a drink and a bite to eat, and have an all-around good time.

 

 

On May 1st, I will be in conversation with, and interviewing, our very own Jule Selbo, for the launch of her latest book, 7 Days, at Print, a Bookstore in Portland, Maine. It was an honor to be asked to participate in this event and discuss with her this fantastic fourth addition to her Dee Rommel series.

The Sounding Board has asked me to be their featured author for an event at the Skidompha Library on May 6th. The Sounding Board, amongst other things, hosts a writing group, and have asked me to come talk about my process and read something new to be discussed with the group, and then audience members will have a chance to read something they are working on.

Of course, there will be an entire host of more interviews, library COST TALKS, bookstore signings, festivals, and opportunities to get away from laptop screen and meet and speak to people face to face.

Come say hi, and if interested, give The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed a read. It might spark some ideas.

What sort of writing events do you like, either as a writer or a reader?

 

About the Author

Matt Cost was a history major at Trinity College. He owned a mystery bookstore, a video store, and a gym, before serving a ten-year sentence as a junior high school teacher. In 2014 he was released and began writing. And that’s what he does. He writes histories and mysteries.

Cost has published six books in the Mainely Mystery series, starting with Mainely Power. He has also published five books in the Clay Wolfe Trap series, starting with Wolfe Trap. And finally, there are two books in the Brooklyn 8 Ballo series, starting with Velma Gone Awry. For historical novels, Cost has published At Every Hazard and its sequel, Love in a Time of Hate, as well as I am Cuba. The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed is his 17th published book.

Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. They have been replaced in the home with four dogs. Cost now spends his days at the computer, writing.