Lewis envisions himself wearing Grampa Barnavelt's lucky coin, imagining that he was this figure [ The Figure in the Shadows ; 61].

I was on the mend a week or so ago from a dog bite when a flood of questions entered the mind. Would I have to get a tetanus shot? Would t...

Here's your chance to vote for your favorite book in the Lewis Barnavelt series.

Rose Rita had just begun reading a book by this author about a naval captain during the Napoleonic wars [ The Specter from the Magician'...

After sleepless nights from worrying about the Keller family in the Hawaii House, Jonathan says his nephew looks like he went a few round wi...

The fifth - and we assume final - in a series of articles about Bellairs performing with the College of Saint Teresa Drama Department .

Since we're celebrating The Figure in the Shadows this year we thought we might as well point out that today in the United States and...

Mercer Mayer created 13 full page illustrations for The Figure in the Shadows and, in celebration of its 40th anniversary, we want to know ...

It's been fifty years since musician Richard Dyer-Bennet visited the College of Saint Teresa campus in Winona, Minnesota, which is where...

We celebrate the 77th birthday of John Bellairs with this posting from Suzanne Fischer at HiLoBrow.com , whose members pay tribute to hig...

It's been fifty years since musician Richard Dyer-Bennet visited the College of Saint Teresa campus in Winona, Minnesota, which is where...

Experiencing bully problems of his own, Lewis sees an ad in the back of a comic book featuring this bodybuilder and decides to mail in the c...

It's the ninetieth anniversary of the death of former Marshall librarian and John's great aunt, Victoria Monk (1869-1925).  Vi...

Right off the bat this year we have news of a forthcoming auction that includes some gems created by Edward Gorey.  Goreyana reports the ...

Finally from us tonight - and for the year - the New York Times has published an interview with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt . Oswa...