Local author Jule Selbo will be visiting the South Portland Public Library on Thursday, March 30th at 6PM to discuss her new book, 9 Days, the second installment of the Dee Rommel mystery series set right here in Portland, ME. Jule will be joined in conversation by South Portland resident, writer and personal coach Anna Conathan.  

Jule Selbo spent a few decades working as a screenwriter in Los Angeles and then moved, four years ago, to Portland Maine to focus on writing novels. Five have been published so far – (two historical fiction Dreams of Discovery, Life of Explorer John Cabot, and Breaking Barriers, Laura Bassi’s Life (Goethe Award recognition) and a mystery romance Find Me In Florence (first place Chanticleer Award for Women’s Fiction). Finally ready to tackle her favorite genre, crime/mystery) she wrote 10 DAYS: A Dee Rommel Mystery (listed on the 2021 top-five list of Kirkus’ best crime/mysteries, nominated for a Clue Award, Maine Literary Award, received a Foreword Review Honorable Mention and a nomination for the Silver Falchion Award. 9 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery is the next book in the ten-part series and has just received another Kirkus Star Review.