One of our long-time friends here in the LRK web world is “Laidee Marjorie.” Marjorie has been an enthusiastic part of meet-ups and discussions, and she is the chief puzzler among us, inventor of the diabolically clever Russell puzzles during weeks 3, 5, and 9 of the Fifteen Weeks of Bees. Social networking is a…
Read MoreDue to popular demand, we’ve extended the deadline for this week’s YouTube contest until this Friday, April 24 to allow you to submit your best dramatization of Russell and Holmes’ world! Guidelines and the submission process can be found on the Contests page. Good luck!
Read MoreWeek Twelve of Fifteen Weeks of Bees, and over at Myspace, Russell and Holmes are being pursued by a pack of importunate American Sherlockians, who chased the duo from their Sussex home to Oxford. 12. You need to remember, this was 1992, and the number of people who knew that Sherlock Holmes had a wife…
Read MoreThe excellent Tony Broadbent, whose books I adore (surely Jethro the cat burglar and Mary Russell met, sometime?) asks, what is the proper collective noun for a set of Russells? A hive? A buzz? A sting? He nominates honey-pot—and please note: pot, not bucket. The lady in question has posted a Myspace blog today, for…
Read MoreThank you, everyone who sent us a love letter to a library. We had dozens of entries, many of them moving or amusing, or both—and I wish you would all now send your letter to the library in question, to let them know you’re thinking of them. It was very hard to choose one from…
Read MoreI had some questions about the seder songs I talked about last week. My son-in-law’s sister tells me she took them from here and here, so now you’re all set for next year, right? ***** This week I sent the first draft of the next book to my editor. The Green Man is nothing near…
Read MoreWe got your red-hot links, right here, ground fine and fired up for your enjoyment. First off is a video production of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice. Well, parts of it. Actually it’s a video of the Sussex landscape where Russell and Holmes live, with yours truly reading from the book. Then there’s a podcast, or an…
Read MoreWhen I was young and rude, as opposed to middle aged and rude, the word “bitchin” was a term of praise. It is in that sense of the word that I invite you to join me over at Bookbitch, a bitchin’ blog about books. And don’t forget to give me your love letter to a…
Read MoreThe Amazing Adventures of (92 year old) Mary Russell continues, in her Myspace blog. Things are beginning to get exciting—the story thus far: In 1992, the rural Sussex home that Ms Russell shared with the aged Sherlock Holmes was invaded by “a ravening pack of Sherlockians.” The Intrepid Duo escape them by ruse and make…
Read MoreHey, kids, it’s National Library Week! Was that a yawn I heard in the back row? Shame on you—especially now that the world is listening to a giant sucking sound as one piece of the economy after another goes down the pipes. Not the library. The library is safe refuge, whether it’s escaping with a…
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