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“Analog Ellery and the Paperback Hoarder” (by Joseph D’Agnese)

Posted on February 17, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Award-winning journalist Joseph D’Agnese has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other papers, but the dream of writing fiction was born for him in childhood. His first short-story submission, at age twelve, was to … Continue reading →

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MYSTERY ART

Posted on February 3, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

I spent part of this week looking over comments on the Readers Award ballots EQMM received for the 2015 awards. One reader suggested that we institute an award for artwork—covers, interiors, or both. In general, I think honoring artists is … Continue reading →

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ARTISTS AND SAINTS

Posted on August 6, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A number of EQMM’s writers have also had successful careers as visual artists or musicians. When I first encountered cases of this, it seemed remarkable to me that two exceptional gifts should meet in one person. Then I learned of … Continue reading →

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Posted on December 23, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

All of the staff at EQMM would like to wish our readers joyful holidays and a happy new year! We will not be posting again on this site until Wednesday, January 8, 2014. We hope the following cartoon, by EQMM … Continue reading →

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“Illustrator, Author, Fan” (by Mark Evan Walker)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mark Evan Walker had been an EQMM illustrator for years before, in 2011, we received a copy of his first novel, The Case of the Blood Red Stars. What a surprise that was—though perhaps it shouldn’t have been, for a … Continue reading →

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