Bellairsia: December 2022

Inside the Cronin House (1977)

As a fifth grader growing up in Marshall, Michigan, author Bryndis Rubin had a class interview assignment. Being extremely fond of John Bel...
What’s What: Muggins Simoon

Jonathan Barnavelt's automobile; a 1935 model, described as "a big black car with running boards and a windshield that could be cra...
What's What: Civil War Spy Codes

Miss Eells apparently knows something about Civil War era spy codes - and what she knows is apparently interesting enough to share with, and...
BiblioFile: The House with a Clock in its Walls: A Study Guide

We’ve heard a handful of stories about John’s work being used in the classroom, everything from projects based on the books being presented ...
Something About the (Other) Cronin House

Some comments on the Cronin House of Marshall ... and some bit of history on the Cronin House in Hayward, California . There’s no relatio...
Edward Gorey Art For Sale

Up for grabs on ebay this week are the original pen and ink illustrations by Edward Gorey from the interior of The Trolley to Yesterday . On...
Edward Gorey: The Doubtful Guest

It came fifty years ago - and to this day.... The Edward Gorey House is currently closed but reopens on Sunday, April 15, 2007, when it c...
The Gargoyle in the Dump

And now for something completely different - and unexpected: The Gargoyle in the Dump is a recently discovered, never-before-published sto...
Book Alert: Magic Mirrors

There is news this holiday season of what appears to be a new John Bellairs anthology on the horizon. This one is a collection of his non...

What’s What: Muggins Simoon

Jonathan Barnavelt's automobile; a 1935 model, described as "a big black car with running boards and a windshield that could be cra...
Something About the (Other) Cronin House

Some comments on the Cronin House of Marshall ... and some bit of history on the Cronin House in Hayward, California . There’s no relatio...
Book Alert: The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows

The Johnny Dixon series continues - nearly 40 years after it began - as a flu epidemic ushers in a plague of dark magic:
How Sweet A Voynich...Plant?

Centuries after surfacing, the Voynich Manuscript still has its mysteries and people are still trying to make heads or tails o...
The Gargoyle in the Dump

And now for something completely different - and unexpected: The Gargoyle in the Dump is a recently discovered, never-before-published sto...
BiblioFile: The House with a Clock in its Walls (1973)

The Goreyana blog has been – and continues to be – a great source for information about collecting the artwork of Edward Gorey. Back in 20...
The John Bellairs Mural

Team Haverhill , an independent citizen action group dedicated to bettering Haverhill, Massachusetts, began a Mural Project in 2007 consisti...
Finding "The Two Magicians" after 50 Years

Several decades (or so) ago, in a country whose name matters and is already known, there was an author named John Bellairs , and very much t...
Researching the Tropical Hut

When it comes to learning about some of John’s exploits in Chicago one of the better sources is his friend and fellow adventurer, Bob Yaple...

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