Belanger Books Sherlock Holmes and Other Readings Blog

  Hi everyone, We have an exciting blog update for you today chock full of interviews and exciting news. For the first time ever, Belanger Books has TWO amazing projects on Kickstarter. Sherlock Holmes: New Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells  features 25 ALL NEW adventures where Holmes solves mysteries connected to the tales of H.G. Wells. Our second Kickstarter project is  Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen and Sherlock HO!  These two books are collections of Sherlock Holmes stories and scholarship from the great Holmesian author S. Subramanian. To tell you more about the stories in Sherlock Holmes: New Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells, we have interviews with three of the authors in today's blog post. Author Interview with Claire Daines on "The Adventure of the King’s Ransom" Claire Daines is a full-time mother of four sons who never sleep, and a dog who does nothing else. Her first encounter with Sherlock Holmes was ‘Silver Blaze’ at ten years ol...

Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon features 29 new Sherlock Holmes stories from today's top pastiche authors Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon  Coming in August on Kickstarter from Belanger Books, a three volume Sherlock Holmes story collection like no other. Did you ever finish a Sherlock Holmes question and ask "What happened next?" or "Did that villain really perish?" or "What about...?" Now you can get the answers to your questions in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon . This three volume collection of 29 stories from today's top Sherlock Holmes authors is organized chronologically and includes an introduction from Holmesian scholar Nicholas Utechin (Sherlock Holmes at Oxford) .  Here's a "sneak peek" at the Table of Contents: Volume I: 1887-1890 The Swamp Adder (A Poem)             by Rhea Belanger A Gentleman’s Disagreement     ...

The first four Solar Pons books by August Derleth available on Kickstarter til March 28th Last Chance to Back Solar Pons on Kickstarter ! By the time this blog entry posts, there will be about 48 hours left to back the original Solar Pons books by August Derleth on Kickstarter . “Solar Pons came into being out of Sherlock Holmes . . . .” – August Derleth   In 1928, college student August Derleth wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking if any more Sherlock Holmes adventures were going to be published. Upon receiving a negative reply, Derleth decided to provide some of his own. However, rather than relating more tales of Holmes and Dr. Watson, he ended up introducing the world to Solar Pons and Dr. Lyndon Parker, living in London during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Pons solved crimes using deduction and ratiocination, often referring to Holmes as “The Master” or “My illustrious predecessor”. Since his first appearance, Pons has been a favorite with Sherlockians. B...

This is our last blog entry on gift ideas for the Sherlockian in your life.  Do you have someone who enjoys a quick read? Prefers a short book to a long one?  How about trying out a Sherlock Holmes novella! We have two great reads to offer you. Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance Winter, 1890. A deep freeze has fallen upon London, and its citizens remain huddled indoors. But the cogs of the criminal underworld never stop turning, and Holmes and Watson find themselves embroiled in a crime that rocks the centre of the art world. Sir Wellington is disturbed in the middle of the night, apprehending a thief attempting to steal his rare and valuable 14th portrait of King Edward III. In the kerfuffle that follows, the painting is set ablaze and the thief escapes. When the police track down the criminal to take him to the station, he is fatally shot by an unknown assailant. But the labyrinth of deceit grows even more impenetrable, as the p...