Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly series of discussions between host Peter Neill and Maine-connected authors and artists about new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. Authors and artists interviewed live in Maine, work in Maine, or otherwise derive their creativity from its essence.
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Claire Ackroyd
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Peter Neill interviews Claire Ackroyd
Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is CLAIRE ACKROYD, author, inspector of organic maple syrup production in Maine. Claire Ackroyd, author of Murder in the Maple Woods, her first novel, a detective story set in the sugar camps in the northern forests of Maine, published in cooperation with Maine Authors Publishing, and a finalist in the 2021 Maine Literary Awards. She is a landscape designer, and for many years has been studying the history of production and conducting certifications of organic maple syrup in Maine.