Join us in celebrating what would have been the 88th birthday of John Bellairs !  His dancing soul doth celebrate !

2026 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dial Books publishing  John Bellairs 's  The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring , the third book in ...

We're celebrating the 100th birthday of Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) today.

The Gothic Dispatch (Feb. 19) ran through a list of some of Edward Gorey's influences :

Emily Temple discussed this week (Feb. 19) at Literary Hub those trying to "figure out" what makes some people - like Edwa...

David Templeton, the Community and Arts and Entertainment Editor of the Petaluma Argus-Courier (California) shared some thoughts about ...

John Bellairs ’s long-time friend from college, Alfred Myers , shared with us once how he and John were both “attracted to the rogues, e...

First, some souring news -- It seems that the campaign for a 2025 Gorey postage stamp, to be issued on Feb. 22, the centen...

Some recent comments (Jan. 15, 2025) about noted author and illustrator Edward Gorey from the Ironton (Ohio) Tribune :

Actually, it's  Groundhog Day here in the United States. February 2 is the only day of the year when "figure in the shadows"...

The calendar rolls around again as we celebrate the 87th birthday of John Bellairs .

Melanie Lea Alford Hayes of Carbondale passed away on Dec. 31, 2024. She was 48.

2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dial Books publishing  John Bellairs 's  The Figure in the Shadows , the second book in the long-...

We're remembering American musician and activist Barbara Dane , who died Sunday, Oct. 20. She was 97.