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A Move and a Mystery
Of the many changes COVID-19 has wrought in our lives, one of the most wide ranging has been the change from a physical to a virtual workplace. A year after the pandemic began, a majority of Americans were still working … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Mystery, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, History, Magazine, mystery fiction
Tagged central america, collecting, eqmm, history, magazine, mystery fiction, stamps
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“This Death Called Strangeness: Some Reflections on Cornell Woolrich” (by R.T. Raichev)
R.T. Raichev, mystery scholar and author of the Antonia Darcy and Major Payne series, has written previously on this site about Agatha Christie, P.D. James, Sherlock Holmes, and others. Here, he turns his attention Cornell Woolrich—continuing the theme of last … Continue reading
EIGHTY YEARS OF PERSEVERENCE
This week, the first issue of 2021—EQMM’s eightieth anniversary year!—will be released to the printer. It looks as if the beginning of 2021 will find the world still under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s perilous conditions have parallels … Continue reading
Posted in Ellery Queen, History, Magazine
Tagged anniversary, eqmm, history, issue, magazine, publishing
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TO HAUNT OR NOT TO HAUNT?
With Halloween just hours away, I thought I’d try to answer a couple of questions that sometimes come up at the writers’ conferences and conventions we attend: 1) Does EQMM publish stories involving the supernatural? And 2) If not, why not? … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Supernatural
Tagged eqmm, halloween, magazine, mystery fiction, supernatural, writers, writing
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“Fifty Years After the Fair”: Josh Pachter—Author, Translator, and Dedicated Mystery Fan—Interviewed by Editor Janet Hutchings on His 50th Anniversary With EQMM
Janet Hutchings: EQMM always takes pleasure in following the careers of writers who got their start in our Department of First Stories, but it isn’t often that we have the opportunity to look back on a fifty-year run of top-notch … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Interview, Magazine, Writers, Writing
Tagged career, ellery queen, Interview, josh pachter, magazine, print publishing, writer, writing
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CHANGES TO THE PROCESS
In a recent interview for the blog SleuthSayers, I was asked, “What does a typical work day for you look like?” I replied that there is no typical day. And there really isn’t anymore. There are reading days and issue-release … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers
Tagged desktop publishing, editing, magazine, magazine publishing, periodical, production, publishing, writers, writing
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“Poster Child” (by Michael Bracken)
Michael Bracken is the winner of two Derringer Awards for his short fiction, and in 2016 he received the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement in Short Mystery Fiction. That award has special significance in regard to … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, Books, Conventions, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Magazine
Tagged crime, e-book, journal, lit mag, magazine, magazines, mystery, mystery fiction, newsstand, periodicals, short story
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM EQMM!
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Tagged covers, holiday, independence day, july fourth, magazine, retro, summer
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“Collaborative Sleuthing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stu Palmer’s and Craig Rice’s Withers/Malone Team-Ups in EQMM” (by Arthur Vidro)
Many EQMM readers will know Arthur Vidro as the contributor of two online stories: “The Ransom of EQMM #1” and “The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1.” The latter formed the basis for our 75th Anniversary Contest of 2016. Both … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, ellery queen, magazine, mystery, stuart palmer, suspense, writers, writing
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HOLIDAY WISHES FROM EQMM
Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours.
SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN 