I’ve lived in Maine for over two decades. My debut, Stephen King’s Maine: A History & Guide (Arcadia Publishing, 2024), a Maine bestseller, is an oral history rooted in the real towns behind King’s fictional landscape—endorsed by King himself: “This book by Sharon Kitchens is really interesting. Not all of it is right, but most of it is.”  My second book, The Murder of Dorothy Milliken, Cold Case in Maine (Arcadia Publishing, 2025) is a meticulously researched account of a nearly half-century-old unsolved homicide. Publishers Weekly called it a “complex, ethical retelling of a life ended far too soon.” I’m currently working on my next project—a cultural study of Stephen King’s female characters. I’m a familiar face at my neighborhood café, often buried in a stack of library books with a lavender latte at my elbow. My fondness for Patti Smith’s poetry is matched only by my love of Taylor Swift’s lyrics. I’m a cat and dog person, and a weekly scribbler over at  https://deliciousmusings.substack.com/