BELFAST – The Fertile Mind Bookshop will hold a reading by Mid-Coast Maine Writers from their first book, “Behind the Purple Door,” 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Published in October, the group’s book is a mix of poetry, stories and “other stuff,” some funny, some sad, and some “far out.”

Members of the writers group are Wendy Watson, Elissa Garde-Joia, Mary Johnston, Joe Tassi, Cher Jones, Karen Rak, Mary Bok and Amy Miller.

The public is invited to hear of few of the pieces from the book, talk with the authors, and sip mulled cider at the Fertile Mind on upper Main Street.