Maine author Gerry Boyle will read from his new Jack McMorrow mystery novel, ”Damaged Goods” Thursday night at McArthur Public Library in Biddeford. Boyle, a former newspaper reporter in Maine, draws on his own experiences while writing about the exploits of McMorrow, a former New York Times reporter living in Maine. ”Damaged Goods” is the ninth novel in Boyle’s Jack McMorrow series.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. 284-4181.

HOW MUCH: Free