Panelists Kristen Clanton, Amber Hathaway, Nomar Slevik, and Zak Cowell. I recently had the chance to appear on a horror author panel at the Old Town Public Library along with Zak Cowell, Nomar Slevik, and Kristen Clanton. We had a good discussion about our writing processes and how we approach writing horror and building tension. A huge thank you to Codi at the Old Town Public Library for putting the event together and to everyone who came!

I had a blast at the Queen City Scribes October Haunts Reading! It was great seeing so many friends and family and getting to hear some spooky readings. Zak Cowell read a few of poems from his poetry collection In Flesh, Enshrined as well as an excerpt from a story he's working on, "The God of the Staircase." Samantha Eaton read and excerpt from her book The Roots in Your Bones. I read Chapter 3 of Little White Flowers. Z Lavway read an assortment of his poems. Fox Emm read a

Old Town Public Library Tuesday Forum Talk + Luncheon Announcement I'm thrilled to announce that I've been invited to take part in a panel of local horror authors at the Old Town Public Library in Old Town, Maine. My fellow panelists are Kristen Clanton, Nomar Slevik, and David Wilson. The panel will take place on Tuesday, October 20th at 11:00 a.m. There will be refreshments and socializing for about the first half hour, and then the panel will begin.

Noir at the Bar in Bangor was a ton of fun! There was a great mix of stories across the dark fiction spectrum (including one from the POV of a fly), the trivia interludes added some needed levity between grizzly stories, and we had such an attentive audience. A huge thank you to Lucas and Gabi for hosting, Barliman's for offering the space, and to everyone who came out for the event! It truly was a night for the books! Couldn't make it? Or maybe you did attend and need more o

October 2026 Queen City Scribes reading series flyer. I'm thrilled to announce that I have been invited to be one of the featured authors at the Queen City Scribes October Haunts Reading. This live reading event will take place on Sunday, October 11th at noon at Bangor Beer Co. in Bangor, Maine. There will be readings by: McCaela Prentice Amber Hathaway (Me) Sam Eaton Zak Cowell Fox Emm Z Lavway The theme for the October readings is ghosts/fall/spooky, so this will be another

Amber's Weird Book Fair attending author announcement. I am so psyched to be one of thirteen attending authors at the Weird Book Fair, presented by Pro Libris and Imperative Press Books. The fair will take place on Saturday, November 14th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Emporium Spooky Goods & More in Bangor. The full list of attending authors is: K.W. Bernard Zak Cowell Fox Emm AA Fairview Morrigan Gaines Amber Hathaway (Me) Victoria Hood Emma G. Rose Arwyn Sherman Nomar

WABI 5 Book Club host Brian Sullivan on set with Lucas Brilliott and Amber Hathaway. Photo courtesy of Melissa Gerety at Bookmarks-Maine. On Thursday, September 17th, Lucas Brilliott and I had the pleasure of appearing on WABI 5 Book Club to talk about Noir at the Bar in Bangor, a live reading event we'll be participating in with nine other Maine horror, thriller, and crime fiction authors. (You can learn more about the other participants in this post.) It's taking place on S

Amber's Fall 2026 events schedule. I've been invited to take part in some fantastic events in central Maine this fall, and if you're in the area, I would love to see you there! First up, Noir at the Bar in Bangor is taking place at Barliman's on Wednesday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Come for an atmospheric night of live readings from some fantastic Maine crime fiction, thriller, and horror authors. Learn more about the event and featured authors in this post. My second live

Noir at the Bar in Bangor event flyer. I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining a fantastic slate of local writers for Noir at the Bar in Bangor, happening at Barliman's, located at 2 Hammond Street in Bangor, ME on September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Come for an atmospheric night of live readings featuring: Lucas Brilliott Moe Claire Matt Cost Mo Drammeh Laura Giebfried and Stanley R. Wells Me Tori Hood Cory Magee Katie York Gabriela Stiteler If you're in the area, I'd love to see y

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 10% of September and October royalties on book sales to be donated to Partners for Peace. I've been involved with Partners for Peace, Maine's oldest domestic violence resource center, which serves Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, since I was an undergrad at UMaine. (You can learn more about their work and the services they provide here.) I really value the work they do, so in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I will b

Current and former University of Maine Math and Physics Department members at the Dirigo Pines talk from left to right: Natasha Speer (Math), Frank Dudish (Physics), Amber Hathaway (Math and Physics), and Beverly Toole (Math). A huge thank you to Dirigo Pines for hosting me for an author talk and to Anne Porter for coordinating the event! It was great having such a receptive audience, and what a discussion! We covered so much ground, and it was fun getting to pull from variou

Brian interviewing Amber during the Hallowed Deadly Seeds Virtual Book Launch Thank you to those who tuned into my virtual launch party to celebrate the release of Hallowed Deadly Seeds yesterday! It was a lot of fun. If you didn't get a chance to be there in-person, you can watch the replay on YouTube, which I would definitely recommend if you would like a behind the scenes peek at my writing process and how this book came to be. It's basically a podcast interview with my hu

It's finally here! Hallowed Deadly Seeds is now officially out in the world, and it feels so incredible to bring the next installment in this series to you! I am so proud of this little book and so grateful for everyone who helped me along the way. Thank you to my editor Vicky Brewster, my cover illustrator Eva Mout, and my typographer/cover wrap designer, Rachel Bowdler. Thank you to friends and family who have stood behind me during this journey. I really couldn't have don

YouTube thumbnail for the virtual book launch for Hallowed Deadly Seeds Join me on release day, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. EDT for a virtual book launch for the sequel to my debut novel. I'll tell you a little bit about how Hallowed Deadly Seeds came to be, answer questions, and we can just hang out and have fun. I'll be streaming it on YouTube (here's the link), and there will be a recording if you're not available at that time. My husband will be monitoring the c

I Know What You're Reading This Summer Panel from left to right: Samantha Eaton, Fox Emm, Jesse Speed, Katherine Silva, William Chanler, Amber Hathaway, and Zak Cowell, with moderator Justin Soderberg. I Know What You're Reading This Summer was such a blast! It was so much fun being on the panel and getting to meet some of my horror friends in-person for the first time: Katherine Silva, Zak Cowell, Samantha Eaton, and Fox Emm. It was also nice meeting new-to-me authors Jesse

Flyer for Amber Hathaway's in-person book launch for Hallowed Deadly Seeds Join me Thursday, July 2nd at 5:30 p.m. at the Orono Public Library in Orono, Maine to celebrate the release of my second novel, Hallowed Deadly Seeds. There will be an author Q&A, book signing, and door prizes. If you're in the area, I'd love to see you there. Hallowed Deadly Seeds is Book 2 in my Little White Flowers trilogy, and I will have both books available for purchase at the event. Currently,

I am thrilled to announce that I have been invited to be part of I Know What You're Reading This Summer, a panel discussion hosted by The Briar Patch featuring Maine horror authors. The other panelists are Katherine Silva, Zak Cowell, Samantha Eaton, Jesse Speed, Fox Em, and William Chandler, with Justin Soderberg of the Capes and Tights podcast moderating. The panel is scheduled for May 29th (my birthday!) at 7:00 p.m. at BookSpace (48 Columbia Street) in Bangor. If you live

A huge thank you to the Old Town Public Library for hosting me as April's Tuesday Forum speaker. The Tuesday Forum takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and brings in speakers from a variety of disciplines to share insights and expertise. It was a lot of fun getting to share the story of how my Little White Flowers series came to be. Additionally, since April is Autism Acceptance Month, I talked a little bit about how autism shaped my story. It was great talking with e

A huge thank you to Veterans' Memorial Library and Our Maine Book Club for hosting me yesterday! I had so much fun sharing how Little White Flowers came to be with such a fantastic group of people. Thank you for the great questions and conversation, and for all the warmth and hospitality. It truly made for a lovely visit. Didn't get a chance to see me yesterday but still want to read Little White Flowers? Veterans' Memorial Library has a copy .

I've been invited to give April's Tuesday Forum author talk at the Old Town Public Library in Old Town, ME. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 21st at 11:00 a.m. Here's the event description from the event page: This month, we’re excited to welcome Orono local author Amber Hathaway for an engaging Author Talk featuring her work and creative journey, including her series Little White Flowers . 📚 AUTHOR TALK: AMBER HATHAWAY ✨ DISCOVER the world of horror and dark fic