Official Website of Author

Robert klose

My Story
The Christian Science Monitor. My work has also appeared in Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and various literary magazines. I live and write in Maine and teach at the University of Maine. I am a regular contributor of essays to



My Books




Winner of Ben Franklin Literary Award and USABookNews Award
"Professor Robert Klose has
produced a delightful book
that will warm the hearts of
all educators." -Eric Scerri,
author of The Periodic Table
and its Significance
A Maine-themed children's book based on a true story
Finalist: International Book Award, American Fiction Awards, & International Fiction Awards

Published October 2022


Essays from The Christian Science Monitor
"A combination journal,
travelogue and, above all,
love story, this is a wonderful
read, even for those uninvolved
in adoption." -- Publisher's Weekly

If you wish to purchase a signed copy of one of my books, click here and you will be taken to The Briar Patch in Bangor, Maine. They will contact me and I will inscribe the book before they lovingly wrap it and ship it out to you.