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more about #mysteries ginandphonics: I also love him to death, still adore his books but was a bit saddened to learn how horribly racist he was. You know, the oompa loompa's were original... more » the_fraulein: When I'm sick I usually make myself some buttered rum and read a couple Roald Dahl books. They always have a nostalgic placebo effect on me. And I do... more » morninggloria: Why would Macho Man Randy Savage write to Roald Dahl? more » magnets: I suspect that the Seven Sisters schools just cash your check and throw your application on a bourgie bonfire if something within you was not stirred ... more » wtfox?!: The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me!!!! I always wanted to ride in Pelly's mouth, like Billy does. more » Penny: Favorite children's book author, hands down. No one ever seems to like (or know of) my favorite of his books.....but I bet some Jezzies will! Danny,... more » Mary McCarthyite: "The guy who owns the letters is old and very keen to stay out of the limelight." So, Salinger owns them? more » lilbobbytables: I do love Roald Dahl. His books are still some of my favorites - Matilda FTW! more » thegogglesdonothing: Do the letters cover the part of his life when he was a sex spy for the British in WWII? more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): This, for me, just equals one big SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! more » notheretomakefriends: OH MY GOD. I'm going to fan girl so bad. I might even give myself a paper cut. kidding, this is good news for me though. full disclosure: I have read ... more » YourScreenplaySucks: I've only read "And Then There Were None" & want to check out one of Christie's books that feature a detective. Does anyone have a favorite? more » Flackette Goes Retro: !!!!!!! That is all I have to say. more » RosaxĂ©: I read that title as The Butler Hit It (That). Happy Friday, everyone. more » girlhowdy: Fingersmith is my favourite of her first four books and can't wait for my copy of Little Stranger to arrive form Waterstone's any day now. Must admit ... more » randomnessish: Oh these are so going on my Borders list. And I just cleaned out my bookcase(s)! I have room! more » inchworm: i have read all of the above, and i loved each of them. so well-written, definitely erotic (sometimes subtly), and always shocking. i can rarely pre... more » Omitofo: I highly recommend "The Crimson Petal and the White" for modern day written Victorian historical fiction. It's about a prostitute in those days who is... more » BoatGirl: Ugh, I hated Fingersmith. Too grim. The reviews of The Little Stranger sound great, but I'm afraid it will be just as depressing. Someone here please ... more » LAmonkeygirl: Until I read Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, I had no idea how much of Fingersmith had been patterned after it. However, as an historical novel w... more » -
#manofletters
The Wonderful Story Of Roald Dahl...
A cache of hundreds of Roald Dahl's letters have come to light - but from where? Says the author's biographer, "The guy who owns the letters is old and very keen to stay out of the limelight." Mystery! [Telegraph] -
#mystery
The Butler Hid It
Two previously unknown Hercule Poirot short stories have been found in one of Agatha Christie's homes. They will be included in the upcoming Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making. [Guardian] -
#kicklit
Jezebooks: Sarah Waters
If you haven't read any Sarah Waters? Lady, are you in for a page-turning, spine-tingling, word-smithing, sexy treat! Four words: lesbian historical ghost stories. More » -
#mystery
Spinster Hall Of Fame: Miss Marple
In a time when we all need comfort, publishers roll out The Complete Miss Marple — and the stealth sage of St. Mary Mead gets her due. More » -
#unsolvedmysteries
Converse All-Star
We've recently become fixated on Connie Converse, a 1950s folk singer whose work has just been rediscovered. Converse, who'd long since given up her musical dreams, disappeared in 1974. [NPR] -
#agathachristie
The Tourist In The Library
Greenway, Agatha Christie's 18th-century Georgian country home, has been restored and opened to the public, exactly as it was when it served as the inspiration for a number of the author's mysteries. [AP] -
#majormysteries
Family Secrets
If you've ever wondered at a dynamic that allows both mother and daughter to pursue competing careers as suspense-writers and also regularly collaborate, well, you'll get a charge out of NPR's interview with the Higgins-Clarks. -
#leftovers
China Sends Goodwill Pandas To Taiwan • "Meat Curtains" And Other Weird Ladyparts Slang
• A pair of goodwill pandas arrived in Taiwan from China on Tuesday, a sign of improving relations between the two countries.• -
