Thanks to Sarah for noticing that Maine/Dutch crime writer Janwillem van de Wetering has died, on 4 July, in Maine, at age 77. Obits at Radio Netherlands, in Dutch at De Papieren Man, and lots of Dutch and Afrikaans language remembrances. Van de Wetering’s entry at Wikipedia.
15 July Update: Finally, an obit in the NYT.
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Lectures, readings, and interviews with prominent Maine writers are available online now via the Maine Humanities Council. Listeners can download the Humanities on Demand podcasts, or subscribe to them via an iPod or similar device.
Humanities on Demand launched with seven recordings including Maine Writers Speak — featuring authors Cathie Pelletier, Monica Wood, and Richard Russo, […]
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