A real page-turner.
Monday, November 27, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Something About Sir John Bennett
Labels:
19 century,
people,
places - england
Author:
Broteus Mitchell
Monday, September 18, 2023
Something About A Pope, A Pope, and a Pope
Labels:
saint fidgeta,
things - religion

omne trium perfectum?
Author:
Broteus Mitchell
Monday, September 4, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023
Something About Jon Klassen
Labels:
fans - inspiration,
mansion in the mist
Author:
Broteus Mitchell
Monday, August 7, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
Monday, June 26, 2023
Book Alert: The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows
Labels:
stone the cipher and the shadows
Open Road Media will publish the 2022 Johnny Dixon title The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows in paperback on Aug. 8, 2023.
It began life as an e-book, was published as an audiobook earlier this year, and now will become a paperback. My how the times have changed.
Why not buy an extra copy and make your own hardcover? Ha.
Author:
bellairsia
Monday, June 19, 2023
Researching Mary Zimmerman Yet Again
It wouldn't be a year ending in 3 (like
2003 or
2013) without a note about Mary Zimerman. Zimerman was a poet, playwright, and
a one-time resident of Wisconsin, where John Bellairs met her when he came
to town for a friend's wedding. She reportedly was a big fan of all things
purple. Bellairs was intrigued and inspired to create a similarly-named
character, Mrs. Florence Zimermann.
Monday, June 12, 2023
Piotr: The Music of John Bellairs in the Wild: Five Field Recordings
Labels:
fandom,
people - musicians,
things - music
We've interviewed musician and historian Derek Piotr, but we're turning over this week's post to him this time.
Monday, June 5, 2023
Monday, May 29, 2023
570th Anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople
Labels:
15 century,
trolley to yesterday

This year - and indeed today - is the 570th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople. May 29, 1453, also marks one of the rare times when we can pinpoint an exact date of the events of one of John Bellairs's novels - namely, The Trolley to Yesterday (1989).
Monday, May 22, 2023
Interview Again: Derek Piotr
Labels:
fans - interview,
people - musicians,
things - music
We met musician Derek Piotr in 2018, and now we hear he's researching and recording traditional folk music. We had to know more; he was nice enough to share his answers again. He's sharing his archive online, too, and the best thing is you can contribute to it. But first - a few words on how he got started.
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