July 28th at 4PM

Please join us in welcoming authors Brenda Buchanan, Cheryl Head, and Robert T. Kelley for a mystery writers talk on Tuesday the 28th of July at 4PM. Please see their bios below:

Brenda Buchanan

Brenda Buchanan is a crime writer who sets her novels and short stories in and around Portland, Maine. Her work features journalists committed to vigorous truth-telling and lawyers striving to build a just society. For more information: http://brendabuchananwrites.com

Cheryl Head

Cheryl Head is the author of the award-winning, Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries, and Time’s Undoing, a Los Angeles Book Prize finalist. Her short story, Finding Jimmy Baldwin, will appear in the 2026 Best American Mysteries and Suspense anthology. She is Co-Chair of Bouchercon 2027 World Mystery Convention in Washington, DC.

Robert T. Kelley

Robert T. Kelley writes high-stakes, high-velocity thrillers in which power, privilege, and peril collide. He is the author of short stories and novels, including the technology thriller Raven, a finalist for the Maine Literary Awards. He draws on over 30 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur as well as his social justice work to create propulsive stories that resonate with readers. Formerly the publisher of the quarterly literary journal, The Maine Review, Rob now regularly writes on the Maine Crime Writers blog. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his PhD in English from Indiana University. He lives with his wife, author Margot Anne Kelley, in Midcoast Maine and Boston. You can find him at https://www.roberttkelley.com.