Tag Archives: anthology

“The Crossroads of Mystery and Science Fiction, and Fighting Fear With Fear” (by Jackie Sherbow)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Part of the challenge of getting works of fiction into the hands of readers who will enjoy them is finding the right way to describe them. Often there are many different angles from which a story can be seen. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Digital, Editing, Fiction, Genre, horror, Publishing | Tagged anthology, digital anthology, e-book, genre, horror, horror fiction, readers, writers | 5 Comments

“The Ultimate Career Killer” (by John Gregory Betancourt)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Writer John Gregory Betancourt has an especially demanding day job: He’s the publisher of Wildside Press. Among Wildside’s many fine recent releases is The Misadventures of Ellery Queen, an anthology of Ellery Queen pastiches and parodies, edited by Josh Pachter … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Characters, Guest, History, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Tagged anthology, authors, history, press, publisher, publishing, reprint, subrights, wildside press | 9 Comments

“The Misadventures of Ellery Queen” (by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In the mid twentieth century, critic and writer Anthony Boucher said (in the New York Times): “Ellery Queen is the American detective story.” But despite the enormous popularity of the Ellery Queen novels, stories, radio plays, TV shows, and movies during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Characters, Writers, Writing | Tagged anthology, collaboration, ellery queen, frederic dannay, manfred b lee, mystery, parody, pastiche, readers, writers | Leave a comment

“Open Letter to Queen Fans” (by Francis M. Nevins)

Posted on October 25, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Francis M. Nevins has distinguished himself in every area of the field of mystery and crime fiction. He’s the author of six novels and forty short stories and has won the Edgar Allan Poe Award twice for his critical work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, Magazine, Writers, Writing | Tagged anthology, clues, editing, editor, ellery queen, eqmm, francis m. nevins, frederic dannay, mystery, writing | 3 Comments

“Murder Under the Oaks” (by Art Taylor)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Art Taylor debuted in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in 1995. He has gone on to win a Macavity and multiple Agatha and Derringer awards for his short fiction. The last time the Virginia author posted on this site, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Conventions, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Publishing, Writers | Tagged anthology, bouchercon, crime, editors, mystery, short story, writers | 5 Comments

“Books to Die For” (by Jeffrey Marks)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jeffrey Marks is one of the best-known contemporary biographers working in the mystery genre. After writing numerous short mystery-author profiles he produced his first book-length biography, Who Was That Lady?, in 2010. It chronicles the life of mystery writer Craig … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Ellery Queen, Guest, History | Tagged anthology, collecting, collections, collectors, detective, ellery queen, history, mystery, rare books, short stories | 3 Comments

NEITHER LOST NOR FORGOTTEN

Posted on November 5, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Permanence for the written word was a quest of authors and other lovers of books long before the rise of digital publishing, but the new publishing formats have exacerbated concerns about valuable works being lost or forgotten. For one thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Business, Digital, Ellery Queen, History, Magazine | Tagged anthology, archive, book, digital, e-reader, preservation, reading, story | 2 Comments

“Sifting Through EQMM Buried Treasures” (by Sarah Weinman)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Many of EQMM’s subscribers, over the magazine’s long history, have been collectors of the magazine. Sometimes one hears of whole runs of the magazine being offered for sale, but more often several decades’ worth are offered to EQMM or mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Bookshops, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Writers | Tagged ahmm, alfred hitchcock, anthology, back issues, domestic suspense, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, history, partners in crime | 6 Comments

HOLIDAY SHORTS

Posted on December 19, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

With Christmas less than a week away, I decided to repeat the search for new anthologies of Christmas mysteries I made two years ago and update my post about it from the http://www.themysteryplace.com forum. In 2010, the only new holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Bookshops, Fiction, Setting | Tagged anthology, cozy, eqmm, holidays, mystery, noir, themed, whodunit | 1 Comment

IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T FOUND THEM YET

Posted on July 11, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

For nearly two years, EQMM has been producing monthly podcasts of stories from the magazine’s archives. Most often, they are readings by the authors; sometimes full or partial dramatizations are featured. A couple of authors have composed and performed music … Continue reading →

Posted in Magazine, Welcome | Tagged ahmm, alfred hitchcock, anthology, elleryqueen, eqmm, podcasts, podomatic | 1 Comment