Name: MAINE Character Energy Book & Craft Club - “The Gathering Room”
Start: 2026-04-07T17:30:00-04:00
Location: 153 State St Ste 1, Brewer, ME

$MAINE Character Energy Book & Craft Club - \u201cThe Gathering Room\u201d$

MAINE Character Energy Book & Craft Club - Our Book Club Is Cooler Than Yours - THE GATHERING ROOM on April 7th at 5:30pm
The book: The Gathering Room by Local Author Michelle E. Shores - BYOB - (buy your own book) and join us for our second MAINE Character Energy Book & Craft Club Night. Michelle is local to the Bangor area and will be joining us to lead the book discussion. We do have a limited number of SIGNED copies available for sale in the store for $19.99
What's Included:
Guided Book Discussion
Simple Take Home Craft - We will be embellishing a candle with a decoupage label and toppings!
Beverages and Snacks - Wines, Charcuterie & Non-Alcoholic Options
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
WINNER 2023 Independent Publishers Book Award - Bronze Medal - Best Fiction in the Northeast Region!
WINNER 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards - Finalist Best Historical Fiction!
WINNER 2023 Independent Authors Network Book of the Year Award - Finalist Best Historical Fiction!
Michelle is the multi award winning author of The Gathering Room - A Tale of Nelly Butler published in 2022. Michelle is a renowned Maine author, master storyteller and impeccable researcher. Michelle grew up in Maine and she has been actively involved with genealogy and local history for over 35 years. She is also the author of the nonfiction two volume set of Vital Records of Bangor, Maine published by Picton Press. After raising a large family Michelle had a nearly 20 year career in the newspaper industry before transitioning to promoting tourism in Maine. Michelle is currently working as a full time author and is the new owner of Pleasant Hill Campground owner right in Hermon!
Blurb about the book:
In 1797, Captain George Butler has returned home with his wife, Nelly, and the beginnings of a family. A successful sea captain turned merchant, George is financially well-off and a pillar of his community. But lurking in the shadows is Lydia Blaisdell, a young girl who some say speaks with spirits. She and George have a history, and it’s all about to unfold in a bizarre love triangle with a supernatural twist. Based on a true story, The Gathering Room re-creates the lives of George, Nelly, and the young Lydia until that fateful day in 1800 when the dead rise to speak, lives are changed forever, and a small town on the coast of Maine is divided by an epic ghost story that has been retold for over 200 years.