Will he find the perfect Maine setting?

Interview by Tess Davis

After spending years in Montana and Louisiana, Pulitzer prizewinner Richard Ford and his wife Kristina sold their saltwater home on Linekin Bay in Boothbay. In 2023 his latest novel, Be Mine, sent him “chasing the book around the world.” So why are they house-hunting back in Maine again? Here are some of his thoughts.

I hear that you are house-hunting, moving back to Maine.

We are because I like it, and so does my wife. She’ll outlive me, so she should be in a place she likes.
When do your best ideas come to you?

I like quiet, and I’ve discovered that my mind is the best in the morning.

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