Posts Tagged ‘Fifteen Weeks of Bees’
Fifteen Weeks, at an end
As of today, the Fifteen Weeks of Bees is officially over. We opened its doors on the first of February, and thanks to the concerted efforts of a large number of highly competent and hard-working women (some of whom were not even related to me, although by now they may feel they are) we kept…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Angieville
Today I’m over at Angieville, where I should have been last week except my brain was in a comatose state. I’m talking about the joys of touring (yes, really!) and how touched I am by touching people. Or, perhaps I’m just touched, in the head.
Read MoreEpisode 12 in the Perils of Russell & Holmes
Week 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 MoreWeek twelve: research
The 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 MoreRed hot links
We 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 MoreThe perils of Russell
The 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 MoreWeek Eleven–and we’re loving libraries!
Hey, 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…
Read MoreWeek ten: posts and giveaways
We’re racing now into week ten of the Fifteen Weeks—two thirds of the way through the celebration, and only 22 days until The Language of Bees goes on sale and LRK hits the road! And it being a Monday, that means Miss Russell is posting over on her Myspace blog, where she and Holmes…
Read MoreStepped out to post
Twenty-seven days until The Language of Bees buzzes across the land. Laurie is not really here (Jedi hand wave across the screen.) This is not the LRK you’re looking for. It’s a blog tour day, so she’s over at the blog Jungle Red, talking to fellow writer Roberta Isleib about Russell and Holmes and…well, lots of…
Read MoreGuest Post — A Striped Armchair
Today we’re making ourselves comfy in A Striped Armchair. Please join me there for my thoughts on writing The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and the many doors it opened to Mary Russell’s further adventures.
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