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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Patton Oswalt: By the Book (NYT)
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Cat Rambo: You Should Read This
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Fantasy and science fiction author Cat Rambo shared some thoughts recently in one of her You Should Read This posts about John Bellairs, specifically what she feels makes The Face in the Frost so special:
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Friday, December 26, 2014
That Thou Shalt Like An Airy Spirit Go
Last year we celebrated forty years of The House with a Clock in its Walls by highlighting some of the people, places, and things that John mentioned in the text, including this about celebrated John Dee:
After moving into his uncle’s house Lewis Barnavelt spends time going through a lot of books, including one whose frontispiece is an engraving of this person raising the spirit of a dead woman [The House with a Clock in its Walls; 67-8].
Monday, December 22, 2014
Interview From Beyond the Grave
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Researching the PMLA Again
Not too long ago we found ourselves with access to JSTOR and we thought, on a whim, we might finally nail down the long-running PMLA question.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Interview: Justin Glanville
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places - us - minnesota
Monday, December 15, 2014
Where's There: Winnekenni Castle
(The fourth in a series about places or things John Bellairs didn't write about in towns where he lived.)
For the final installment in this series we're going back to Duston Heights. And Haverhill. And castles.
For the final installment in this series we're going back to Duston Heights. And Haverhill. And castles.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Where's There: Sugar Loaf
When it comes to the three cities that John Bellairs created for his books, it’s easy to understand how New Zebedee and Duston Heights came about, what with his close association to his native Michigan and later home in Massachusetts. How Hoosac, Minnesota fits into the equation is often forgotten or perhaps not known. For two years in the early 1960s John taught at the now-defunct College of Saint Teresa in Winona, a city in southeast Minnesota. It may not have been his favorite place (consider he was coming to rural Minnesota after years of living and working in Chicago’s Hyde Park area) but we’re glad he was there if only for it to help foster some Fidgettine inspiration. But more on Saint Fidgeta later.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Staging "Electra"
The fourth in a series of articles about Bellairs performing with the College of Saint Teresa Drama Department.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Obscure Horror Cinema: Once Upon A Midnight Scary
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The Obscure Horror Cinema blog features that late-1970s made-for-television adaptation, Once Upon a Midnight Scary:
Friday, October 31, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Keeping Haverhill On The Map
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Where's There: Tilton's Tower
When John Bellairs began a story in the early 1980s that would go on to become 1983’s The Curse of the Blue Figurine he made yet another shift in geographic location. Three books, three different states: his native Michigan in The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (1976); southeast Minnesota for The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (1978); and now New England, specifically northeast Massachusetts. While the location may have changed, there was still something sinister afoot and a kind of magic to be harvested.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Renowned Be Thy Grave
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Author/blogger J.W. Ocker wrote The New England Grimpendium (2010) and The New York Grimpendium (2012), each a travelogue of his experiences exploring macabre sites, attractions, and artifacts in those regions. His blog features odd things he's seen and this week he showcased something he found in Haverhill:
Monday, September 15, 2014
Where's There: Wilder Creek Castle
Make sense?
Friday, August 15, 2014
What's What: SPQR
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Friday, July 25, 2014
Interview: Nate Pedersen
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When we contact people out of the blue for interviews you never know their response: “yes, I’d love to answer a few questions” verses “yeah, maybe” and then we never hear from ‘em again. Not so with Nate. Nate Pedersen is a Community Librarian with the Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon. Besides being on the board of directors for the Deschutes County Historical Society and Museum he also works as a freelance journalist, with publications in a variety of newspapers and magazines. It was in some of his writings we found online that he indicated he held a special place for the books by John Bellairs and we asked him about that, about Oregon, and more.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
What's What: PF Flyers
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Broteus Mitchell
Saturday, July 5, 2014
August #JOHNBELLAIRSMONTH We Must!
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
What's What: Gutenberg Bible
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
What’s What: Apostle Spoon
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Staging "Twelfth Night"
The third in a series of articles about Bellairs performing with the College
of Saint Teresa Drama Department.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
BiblioFile: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (Bantam, 1980)
Friday, April 25, 2014
Writing “Realistic” Magic
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Edward Gorey Documentary Project
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fandom,
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Who's Who: Seth Thomas
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people,
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Open Road Acquires E-Reads
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books - news
Publishers Weekly has more on Open Road Integrated Media's somewhat-recent acquisition of e-Reads, the electronic book company founded in 1999 by literary agent Richard Curtis:
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
Interview: Quentin Dodd
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face in the frost,
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Shall I Not Lie In Publishing A Truth?
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secret of the underground room
There’s been a post or two on this blog about artwork and continuity: how people like to collect only the Edward Gorey hardcovers, how Bart Goldman reintroduced Lewis Barnavelt in the 1990s for the new books in that series, and even how contemporary e-book editions all have a uniform look even if they all are something you wipe your hands on.
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
And Then There's John Bellairs
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Who's Who: James Henry Breasted
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Who's Who: Duke of Cornwall
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Bid Him Bring His Pen And Inkhorn To Auction
Last week the Goreyana blog posted this bit of news for collectors:
On Thursday January 23rd, Swann Auction Galleries in New York City is having its second 20th Century Illustration Auction. Previews begin Friday January 17th. This auction includes a nice selection of original artwork by Edward "Bill" Gorey. Of special interest are four full color paintings by Mr. Gorey created as dust jacket designs the John Bellairs book series.
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Broteus Mitchell
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Who’s Who: Jimmy Durante
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