Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Patton Oswalt: By the Book (NYT)
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fandom
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Cat Rambo: You Should Read This
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face in the frost,
fandom
Friday, December 26, 2014
That Thou Shalt Like An Airy Spirit Go
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fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

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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fandom

Sunday, December 21, 2014
Researching the PMLA Again
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massachusetts

Saturday, December 20, 2014
Interview: Justin Glanville

Monday, December 15, 2014
Where's There: Winnekenni Castle
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academia,
massachusetts,
revenge of the wizards ghost,
wheres there

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
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academia,
minnesota,
treasure of alpheus winterborn,
wheres there

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.
Friday, October 31, 2014
And Ghosts Did Shriek and Squeal About The Streets

Saturday, October 25, 2014
Keeping Haverhill On The Map
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fandom,
massachusetts

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Where's There: Tilton's Tower
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academia,
massachusetts,
wheres there

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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fandom,
massachusetts

Monday, September 15, 2014
Where's There: Wilder Creek Castle
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academia,
figure in the shadows,
house with a clock in its walls,
michigan,
wheres there

Make sense?
Friday, August 15, 2014
What's What: SPQR
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academia,
dolphin cross,
whats what

Friday, July 25, 2014
Interview: Nate Pedersen
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interview

Tuesday, July 15, 2014
What's What: PF Flyers
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academia,
house where nobody lived,
whats what

Saturday, July 5, 2014
August #JOHNBELLAIRSMONTH We Must!
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chessmen of doom,
fandom

Sunday, June 15, 2014
What's What: Gutenberg Bible
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academia,
series - lewis barnavelt,
vengeance of the witch-finder,
whats what

Thursday, May 15, 2014
What’s What: Apostle Spoon
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academia,
secret of the underground room,
whats what

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
BiblioFile: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (Bantam, 1980)
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bibliofile,
treasure of alpheus winterborn

Friday, April 25, 2014
Writing “Realistic” Magic
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fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

Edward Gorey Documentary Project

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Who's Who: Seth Thomas
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academia,
spell of the sorcerers skull,
whos who

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Open Road Acquires E-Reads
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books-news

Saturday, April 5, 2014
Interview: Quentin Dodd
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face in the frost,
interview

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Shall I Not Lie In Publishing A Truth?
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fandom,
secret of the underground room

Sunday, March 30, 2014
And Then There's John Bellairs
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face in the frost,
fandom

Saturday, March 15, 2014
Who's Who: James Henry Breasted

Saturday, February 15, 2014
Who's Who: Duke of Cornwall
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academia,
dark secret of weatherend,
england,
series - anthony monday,
whos who

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.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Who’s Who: Jimmy Durante
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academia,
mummy the will and the crypt,
whos who

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