Belanger Books Sherlock Holmes and Other Readings Blog

Dear readers, Who would have known just a month ago how much the Covid-19 Virus would impact our lives? With many schools now closed for weeks and possibly not even returning this school year, we wanted to offer an activity for students and parents alike to complete at home as well as free eBooks to help pass the time away at home.  Each week for the remainder of March and into April we will have at least one eBook available for free on Amazon. The books will come from our catalog of Sherlock Holmes, Solar Pons, sci-fi, and children's books.  This week, we have three FREE books. One is a Sherlock Holmes book, one a science fiction short story collection, and one is a collection of humorous essays from Public Radio.  Free eBooks Here are the free eBooks for this week.  These books are available for free on Amazon.com from March 23rd - March 27th. The Secret Diary of Mycroft Holmes “If Samuel Pepys could fill nine years’ worth of journals with t...

This is a pretty jam packed update. We've got a lot going on at Belanger Books! The Irregular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Now on Kickstarter ! The First Ever Collection of Traditional Sherlock Holmes Stories Specifically Written for Young Adults! Belanger Books is proud to present a new collection of over twenty traditional Sherlock Holmes stories written specifically for young adults -- including a brand-new MACDOUGALL TWINS adventure! The story collection is written by professional writers such as David Marcum (The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes stories), Derrick Belanger (Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven), Elizabeth Varadan (Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls), Will Murray (creator of Marvel Comics Squirrel Girl),  Rob Nunn (The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street), Robert Perret (Sherlock Holmes: Before Baker Street),  Peter Eckrich, Dick Gillman (Sherlock Holmes, The Collector's Edition), Kieran Judge, and Derek Nason (Sherlock Holmes: Adventures...

Beyond Watson - The Audio Book Back in 2016, Belanger Books published our first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories entitled Beyond Watson . The book consisted of a series of Sherlock Holmes stories NOT told by Dr. Watson., and it started Belanger Books along the path of being noted as a publisher of new Sherlock Holmes fiction.  The book is probably best known for containing the only Sherlock Holmes story by Nebula Award winning author Jack McDevitt.  For an I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere interview article with Mr. McDevitt click here .   Beyond Watson Description: Imagine a Holmes Without his Boswell... Or, as is the case with the volume you now hold in your hands, imagine a Holmes without the voice of Watson. Is there a difference? After all, we have learned about the great detective not through his own voice and eyes, but through that of his loyal companion, his dear friend, his Boswell. What might we be missing? Who else could tell of the gre...