Concord, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Thomas Frank
Eric Foner
Lois Lowry
Junot Diaz
How You Can Participate
- Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
- Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
- Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
Concord Festival of Authors is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
a stage agency
Major Sponsors:
Kate Flora
Events: Mystery Night 2012
Book: Redemption
Maine native and former assistant attorney general Kate Flora’s twelve books include seven mysteries, three gritty police procedurals, a suspense thriller (written as Katharine Clark), and a true crime. Finding Amy was a 2007 Edgar nominee and has been optioned for a movie. Her current projects include Death Dealer, a true crime involving a Canadian serial killer, a screenplay, and a novel in linked stories. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including the Sara Paretsky edited collection, Sisters on the Case.
In Redemption, the third book in Flora’s Portland Maine-based police procedural series, Detective Joe Burgess finds his friend Reggie Libby, a damaged, alcoholic Vietnam vet, drowned in the harbor. When the medical examiner questions whether the death is the accidental drowning it appears, Burgess finds he must do one last thing for Reggie — find out the who and why of his lost friend’s death, an investigation that will involve Reggie’s cold ex-wife and shiftless scofflaw son, industrial toxins, corrupt businessmen, real estate developers and a mysterious woman who claims to be a witch.
Flora spent seven years as editor and publisher at Level Best Books. She is a former international president of Sisters in Crime, and a founding member of the New England Crime Bake conference. She teaches writing for Grub Street in Boston.