Maine island mystique: Why so many books feature these isolated settings

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 28, 2024

A Maine island is a good place for a murder. It can also be a great place to find quirky characters, romances among people who grew up together or a terrifying sense of isolation. Authors from here and away say the main reason so many kinds of novels take place on a Maine island is that the setting elevates and amplifies stories in ways other places just don’t.