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05/05/2023

And... the Dorenfeld tapestries can be viewed tomorrow, First Friday May 5, at the Caldbeck Gallery, from 5 to 7pm. (Daytime gallery hours Tues - Sat 12 -4.)

05/05/2023

Start this sunny weekend among Maine books and authors. Drop into Longfellow books. Enjoy fancy hors d'oeuvres, fine wine (donated by Cellardoor Winery), a good cause (portion of book sales go to fundraiser for MWPA), mystery writers and their books, with Maine’s own Bruce Coffin (who will be signing his latest book). Starts at 5:30, Friday May 5th at Longfellow Books.

02/17/2023

We mourn the loss of artist and friend, Morris David Dorenfeld, who passed away earlier this week. His final creative act was working with Chris Williamson, Ron Crusan and our team to publish a catalog of his work. We were thankful to get a bound copy in his hands as he entered hospice. THE TAPESTRY OF MORRIS DAVID DORENFELD: Paintings and Fiber by Christopher Brewer Williamson will be available next week. This amazing man will be missed.

10/06/2022

Fall trade catalog, in stores, and hot off the press! Email [email protected] to register for our free orientation Zoom tomorrow (Oct 6) or any first Friday of each month at 10:30.

https://maineauthorspublishing.com/catalog/

08/03/2022

This Saturday

11/05/2020

Did you know Governor Mills has extended the Co-Vid19 state of emergency for the 8th time? Here are some encouraging words from a reader:

"Before I go to sleep I read several stories from your book. During these trying times it is nice to be uplifted by your stories or have a little chuckle. Thanks for making COVID-19 a little easier and letting me go to sleep with a little soothing smirk on my face." - K. White, Greenville, ME

Available at your local independent bookstore and gift shop or at lewellynhughes.com

01/03/2020

It is not too late to sign up for Sunday’s open house, orientation presentation for new and prospective writers. Phone or email today!

12/25/2019

Hang it there ya’ll!

11/23/2019

Maine Authors Publishing is going to be at the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor this Saturday and Sunday! Find the perfect winter read to curl up on the couch with or start your holiday shopping and get a signed copy for the book lover in your life!

06/13/2019

It’s coming.

The Maine Lobster Festival is an internationally known celebration of seafood held in Rockland, Maine, in late July and early August. A five-day event is full of culinary demonstrations, gourmet tastings, carnival rides, cooking contests, live music and pure fun on the scenic coast of Maine.

05/02/2019

Come pick up or leave a book!

THOMASTON — A lending library was donated by Joseph Cueto to Maine Authors Publishing in honor of its 10th anniversary. The library was installed by Claybrook Landscaping on April 24 and is located on 12 High St.

02/07/2019

Calling all Maine authors! If you are in need of an affordable and professional headshot for your book cover or promo material, we just set up our in-house studio with Michelle Hodgdon, (photographer and book designer). Our company “kid-mascot” (and talented individual) Kaylie Dean, poses for a trial run!

12/28/2018

Open house and presentation for prospective authors who are exploring their publishing options. This is also part of Maine Authors Publishing’s orientation, which explains the publishing process (from editing to marketing) to new authors. Open to the public. Explore the journey!

09/24/2018

A long one. But something to read at least once in your life.

HEARTBREAK

is unpreventable; the natural outcome of caring for people and things over which we have no control, of holding in our affections those who inevitably move beyond our line of sight. Even the longest, strongest marriage has had its heart broken many times just in the act of staying together.

Heartbreak begins the moment we are asked to let go but cannot, in other words, it colors and inhabits and magnifies each and every day; heartbreak is not a visitation, but a path that human beings follow through even the most average life. Heartbreak is an indication of our sincerity: in a love relationship, in a life’s work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the attempt to shape a better more generous self. Heartbreak is the beautifully helpless side of love and affection and is just as much an essence and emblem of care as the spiritual athlete’s quick but abstract ability to let go. Heartbreak has its own way of inhabiting time and its own beautiful and trying patience in coming and going.

Heartbreak is how we mature; yet we use the word heartbreak as if it only occurs when things have gone wrong: an unrequited love, a shattered dream, a child lost before their time. Heartbreak, we hope, is something we hope we can avoid; something to guard against, a chasm to be carefully looked for and then walked around; the hope is to find a way to place our feet where the elemental forces of life will keep us in the manner to which we want to be accustomed and which will keep us from the losses that all other human beings have experienced without exception since the beginning of conscious time. But heartbreak may be the very essence of being human, of being on the journey from here to there, and of coming to care deeply for what we find along the way.

…If heartbreak is inevitable and inescapable, it might be asking us to look for it and make friends with it, to see it as our constant and instructive companion, and even perhaps, in the depth of its impact as well as in its hindsight, to see it as its own reward. Heartbreak asks us not to look for an alternative path, because there is no alternative path. It is a deeper introduction to what we love and have loved, an inescapable and often beautiful question, something or someone who has been with us all along, asking us to be ready to let go of the way we are holding things and preparation perhaps, for the last letting go of all.

…

‘HEARTBREAK’ In
CONSOLATIONS:
The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words.
© David Whyte and Many Rivers Press 2017

…

Through A Window
Photo © David Whyte
Shinano-Oiwake Station
Nagano Prefecture. Japan.
October 9th 2016

09/22/2018

Custom Museum Publishing- introducing the Maine History Book Collective at the Maine Genealogical Society today.

06/01/2018

We are honored to have printed this beautiful art catalog for the Ellsworth Gallery in Santa Fe, NM!

03/13/2018

Perhaps the most stunning catalog we have ever produced-The Maine Photography Show, 2018 Exhibit Catalog. Published for the Boothbay Region Art Foundation.

02/22/2018

Always a joy to reprint this postcard book, SUNLIT THOUGHTS by Artist, Linden O'Ryan.

01/25/2018

To apply for the residency, go to the website.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=535621433485282&id=100011122891569

01/17/2018

"Dahlov Ipcar, Artist" by Pat Davidson Reef. It has been a thrill to produce this book and distribute it at our sister company!
http://maineauthorspublishing.com/dahlov-ipcar-artist/

01/04/2018

We are closed today due to the storm. Looking forward to finishing up an awesome catalog we are designing and printing for The Maine Historical Society.

08/12/2015

The gWatson Gallery recently published "Island: Paintings by Joel Janowitz" which includes a collection of artwork inspired by Great Spruce Head Island in Penobscot Bay. We are so happy to be able to honor the artist and the gallery by producing this book in an elegant and affordable way! For more information: www.gwatsongallery.com.

07/01/2015

Check out the July issue of the MAP newsletter!

Summer is here and all the sweeter after the long Maine winter. Our authors are going to be busy this summer with book signings, fairs, festivals, and much more. Make sure to stop and say hi while you are out and about during the next few months.

05/14/2015

Check out the latest enewsletter: Top seven tips for writing your marketing plan! conta.cc/1e3oOm5

If you haven't registered yet for Maine Authors Publishing Publicity and Marketing for Independent Authors at the Sebasco Harbor Resort on Sunday, May 31st time is running out. The deadline for registration is Friday, May 15th.

04/30/2015

One woman's trash is another woman's treasure http://conta.cc/1Palot2

Maine Authors Publishing, located in Rockland, produces and markets books for self-publishing authors. Maine Authors Cooperative is a program within the company that offers catalog and fulfillment services to get self-published books into Maine bookstores.

04/24/2015

Sometimes it's hard to stop yourself/from letting go/of whatever anchors you. http://conta.cc/1Ez8FR3

"In Carolyn Locke's poems transformation can occur through travel to foreign places-those "brief migrations into the world of the other"-or by deep attention to the sacredness of the natural world, where an overnight rainfall becomes "a torrential blessing we've forgotten to pray for."...She doesn't…

04/22/2015

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a Maine poet http://conta.cc/1aSKyPi

The poems in Sailing For Home follow the seasons of the year and of a long life spent both ashore and afloat. They speak of Maine, the weather, family, sailing, loss, nature, and the news with wry, appreciative, and clear-eyed observation. Many of these small gems have been previously published and…

04/17/2015

Quench your poetic thirst http://conta.cc/1GTUHcO

Maine Authors Publishing, located in Rockland, produces and markets books for self-publishing authors. Maine Authors Cooperative is a program within the company that offers catalog and fulfillment services to get self-published books into Maine bookstores.

04/10/2015

The True Story of Lillian Nordica, a Maine Diva http://conta.cc/1y9w3ll

Maine Authors Publishing, located in Rockland, produces and markets books for self-publishing authors. Maine Authors Cooperative is a program within the company that offers catalog and fulfillment services to get self-published books into Maine bookstores.

03/26/2015

Learn How to Market Your Book Effectively http://conta.cc/1IyVAVO

We are pleased to offer a Book Publicity and Marketing for Independent Authors Conference on Sunday, May 31, 2015 from 8:30-5:00 at Sebasco Harbor Resort. The conference is open to the public and will focus on teaching authors how to market their book successfully.