Appearances

Author Edith Maxwell

 

 

Appearances

Author Edith Maxwell

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ROSE CARROLL SHORT STORY COLLECTION LAUNCH PARTY

Edith launches A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries, her new collection of Rose Carroll short stories. Join her for a reading, plus book signing and wine and cheese, in Amesbury’s history museum housed in a nineteenth-century former textile mill.

Saturday May 6, 5-7 PM

LOCATION: Mill 2 – Upper Millyard, Amesbury, MA (next to Flatbread Pizza)

 

 

AUTHOR MINI-FEST

Join Edith/Maddie and three other authors for a panel, signing, and small group discussions.

Saturday July 29, 12:30-3:30 PM

LOCATION: Ashland Public Library, 66 Front Street, Ashland, MA

SUMMER THRILLS AND CHILLS

Join authors Edwin Hill, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Joanna Schaffhausen, and Maddie Day (aka Edith) in Hingham, MA for an August afternoon of thrills and chills with Author presentations, signing, and schmoozing.

Saturday August 5, 1-3 PM

LOCATION: Barnes & Noble, Derby Street Shops, Hingham, MA


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MALICE DOMESTIC:

Edith/Maddie will attend Malice Domestic. She’ll be signing at the Kensington event at ten on Saturday and on a panel at eleven, with a signing at one. Otherwise, look for her in the bar!

April 28-30

LOCATION: North Bethesda, MD Convention Center


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PATHWAYS TO PUBLICATION PANEL:

Edith/Maddie joins author Tilia Jacobs on a Sisters in Crime New England panel discussing Pathways to Publication, including traditional publishers large and small, independent publishing, and hybrid models. Register here.

Saturday April 8, 11-12 AM

LOCATION: Worcester Public Library (main library), 3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA 01608

 

 


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NOIR AT THE BAR:

Edith/Maddie joins nine other hot New England authors presenting readings at the bar. Others include Tess Gerritsen, Brendan DuBois, Bruce Coffin, Lynne Griffin, Emily Ross, and more.

Wednesday 8 March, 7-9 PM

LOCATION: Portsmouth Book and Bar, 40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH

 

 


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LAUNCH WEEK APPEARANCES:

Where Maddie will be online to celebrate the release of Four Leaf Cleaver

Jan 24 Wicked Authors blog

Jan 25 Jungle Red Writers and JL Buck Mystery Blog

Jan 26 Dru’s Book Musings

Feb 1 at 8 pm Live video Chat with Kelly Vaiman in Facebook group Cozies, Conversations and More (join the group first)

Feb 3 Review and recipe on Cinnamon, Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder

 

 


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LIVE CHAT:

Edith/Maddie chats live on video about Four Leaf Cleaver and all things authorly with Kelly Vaiman. Join the Facebook Cozies, Conversations and More ahead of time to tune in to the event.

February 1 at 8 pm EST

LOCATION: Facebook group Cozies, Conversations and More

 


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MYSTERY MAKING:

Edith/Maddie, along with authors Ang Pompano, Jane Bush Haertel, and Christine Falcone will be part of the South Windsor Public Library’s “Booked for Lunch” series, on Tuesday, December 6, from 12:30 to 2 PM. Panelists for this fun, fast-paced improv game create a brand new mystery, with audience participation, live as part of the Sisters in Crime New England Speakers’ Bureau.

December 6, 12:30 pm

LOCATION: 1550 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT 06074


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LITERARY CAPE ANN HOLIDAY BOOK & AUTHOR  FAIR:

Edith/Maddie, along with Wicked Authors blogmates Julia Henry and Cate Conte, will be at the Literary Cape Ann’s second annual Holiday Book & Author Fair on December 3 from noon – 3pm.

December 3, noon-3pm

LOCATION: Brackett’s Restaurant, 25 Main St., downtown Rockport, MA


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NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE:

Edith/Maddie will be at the New England Crime bake conference – in person! On Saturday, November 12 find her at:

  • Historical Mysteries 9-10:15 AM. Edith is honored to be included on a panel with Guest of Honor William Martin moderated by Hank Phillippi Ryan. She’ll also be part of a group anthology s
  • Group anthology signing 11:45-12:15. Edith’s story, “The Management of Secrets,” is in Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories (Crime Spell Books). 

Conference registration required.

November 11-13

LOCATION: Dedham, MA Hilton


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HUNTERDON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERVIEW:

Edith/Maddie is interviewed by the Hunterdon County Public Library, to stream live on their podcast and Facebook page

October 27, 11 am

LOCATION: On the library’s podcast and Facebook page


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CONCORD FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS MYSTERY NIGHT:

Edith/Maddie will be in person at the Concord, MA public library on October 30, at 7 pm for the Concord Festival of Authors Mystery Night with Kate Flora, Edwin Hill, and Carolyn Wilkins. Register here.

October 30, 7 pm

LOCATION: Concord, MA, Public Library


FALMOUTH, MA LIBRARY TALK:

Edith/Maddie presents Murder in a Cape Cottage, her latest and fourth in the Cozy Capers Book Group mysteries. Eight Cousins Books will sell books.

October 8, 2022 @ 6:30-8 pm

LOCATION:
Falmouth Pubic Library, 300 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540. Register here.


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RELEASE WEEK ONLINE POSTS:

Edith/Maddie is delighted to appear a bunch of places during release week, as follows:

Sept 19: Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen Spotlight
Sept 19: Wicked Authors Celebrating my ten-year anniversary of being published
Sept 23: Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen Ten-Year Anniversary Cake
Sept 25: Writers Who Kill How I planned a fictional wedding
Sept 26: Fresh Fiction 20 Questions about the author
Sept 27: Dru’s Book Musings Mac’s five-year-old niece Cokey writes the post!
Sept 28: 
Chicks on the Case Mixing History and the Present
Kings River Life Magazine No Love Triangles, Please
Sept 29: Jungle Red Writers Not Miss Havisham
Sept 30:
Tara Laskowski blog – What Scares Me
Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder – Blueberry Scones recipe


WRITE NOW PANEL:

Edith/Maddie is delighted to appear virtually on a panel at the Desert Sleuths online Write Now! conference. 

September 17, 2022 @ 10:50 – 11:50 am

LOCATION:
Virtual Event


QUAKER MIDWIFE WALKING TOUR:

Join Edith in a short walking tour around downtown Amesbury, where her historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries are set. A reception and book signing at the Industrial History Center follows. Register for the walk here. The reception at 7 pm is free.

August 6, 2022 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
5 Market SquareAmesbury, MA 01913 (map)

Cost: $10 

CONTACT: Bonnie Brady

Event website


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HOW I SWITCHED CAREERS AND BECAME A PUBLISHED WRITER:

Join Edith/Maddie in a free outdoor event next to the Amesbury Public Library on Main Street for a talk about her late-in-life switch to being a full-time author of crime fiction. She will sell and sign a selection of her mysteries.

July 26, 2022 @ 6:30 – 8:00 pm
LOCATION:
Amesbury Public Library

Cost: Free 


CAPE COD BOOK SIGNING:

Please join author Amy Pershing and Maddie Day at a book signing in Sandwich, MA, where they’ll sign their latest cozy mysteries set on Cape Cod.

July 11, 2022 @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm
LOCATION:
Titcomb’s Bookshop
432 MA-6A, East Sandwich, MA 02537

Cost: Free 

CONTACT: Rae Titcomb 508-888-2331



Invite Edith to Speak

Author / Speaker / Panelist / Historian / Educator

Agatha-winning and Macavity-nominated author Edith Maxwell writes the Quaker Midwife Mysteries and the Local Foods Mysteries, as well as award-winning short crime fiction. As Maddie Day she authors the Country Store Mysteries and the Cozy Capers Book Group Mysteries. She also wrote two Lauren Rousseau Mysteries. 

Get details on Edith’s Speaker page