Lea Wait

Lea Wait was an American author of historical novels and mysteries, many set in Maine. She has written historical and contemporary books for children aged 7 and up, two books of nonfiction, and the Shadows Antique Print Mystery series and Mainely Needlepoint series for adults.

Lea Wait
Lea Wait, Maine author
Born (1946-05-26) May 26, 1946
Boston, Massachusetts United States
OccupationNovelist, antique print dealer
GenreChildren's fiction, Mystery fiction,

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she grew up in a family where books were an important part of life. Her family summered in Maine.[1] She did her undergraduate work at Chatham College - now Chatham University - in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and her graduate work at New York University, completing all requirements for a doctorate except for the dissertation,[2] a 'DWD', and joining AT&T as a manager. Her grandmother was an antiques dealer, and in 1976 she started an antique print business, and decided she should become a writer. She also, as a single parent, adopted four “older” girls born in Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and India.[1]

In 1998 she left corporate life and moved to live in Edgecomb, Maine. She now writes and speaks about writing full-time. She married artist Bob Thomas in October 2003. Lea Wait passed away in August 2019.

Publications

Antique Print Mysteries

Featuring Maggie Summer, antique dealer and community college professor.

  • Shadows at the Fair, 2003, nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel.[3]
  • Shadows on the Coast of Maine, 2003, a Mystery Guild Editor's Selection.
  • Shadows on the Ivy, 2004.
  • Shadows at the Spring Show, 2005.
  • Shadows of a Down East Summer, 2011
  • Shadows on a Cape Cod Wedding, 2013
  • Shadows on a Maine Christmas, 2014
  • Shadows on a Morning in Maine, 2016

Mainely Needlepoint Mysteries
  • Twisted Treads, 2015
  • Threads of Evidence, 2015
  • Thread and Gone, 2016
  • Dangling by a Thread, 2016
  • Tightening the Threads, 2017
  • Thread the Halls, 2017
  • Thread Herrings, 2018
  • Thread on Arrival, 2019
  • Thread and Buried, 2019

Children's Books
  • Stopping to Home, 2001, named a Notable Book for Children in 2001 by Smithsonian magazine.
  • Seaward Born, 2003.
  • Wintering Well, 2004, named one of "The Best Children's Books of 2004" by The Children's Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education.[4]
  • Finest Kind, 2006.
  • Uncertain Glory, 2014
  • Pizza to Die For, 2017

Non-fiction
  • The Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need: Writing Children's Books with Lesley Bolton, 2007
  • Living and Writing on the Coast of Maine, 2015

References
  1. Lea Wait "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Mysterious Musings: Mystery Writer Lea Wait on Adoption, Writing in Two Genres, and Marriage to the Right Man at Long Last
  3. Simon & Schuster: Lea Wait
  4. http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_w/wait.html Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine.
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