Best Portland Author 2012

My thanks to the readers of Maine's Portland Phoenix for kindly naming me Best Author in the paper's Best of 2012 contest.

Other winners included Portland Buy Local (Best Cause), Novare Res (Best bar, beer selection, and patio), and our peerless watch shop, Swiss Time (Best Place To Have A Good Time.)

For local fans of American Nations, The Republic of Pirates, The Lobster Coast, and Ocean's End, I try to keep Best Bookstore 2012 -- Longfellow's -- stocked with signed copies.