A couple years ago I picked up the two Best of John Bellairs volumes, each collecting the first three books featuring Anthony Monday and Johnny Dixon. Since...
Oh, believe me, I enjoy the books -- mostly for the characters and atmosphere. I'm currently reading the first three Anthony Monday books and enjoying them...
Hi krstulovich, I think you raise some very good points. Of course we're all here to enjoy the books, but it's nice to see that someone is digging deeper; ...
I don't have answers for you, but your question reminded me of a plot hole in The Dark Secret of Weatherend that jumped out at me while reading it recently....
I find these to be really interesting and excellent points. I agree that his main strengths are in atmosphere and character development. To this day, I can...
... first. ... *Snipped* You guys have made some good observations! I'd also like to add that John Bellaires was writing in a time when children's novels were...
******* From ford_prefect62: You guys have made some good observations! I'd also like to add that John Bellaires was writing in a time when children's novels...
You know folks, I'm sure I read a Brad Strickland interview one time where he said that John worked from a fairly skeletal outline (one page??) for his books....
Most (if not all) of John's manuscripts are housed at the University of Minnesota. I say that and then add the caveat that I think only the young adult books...
******* From Jack Bellairs: Perhaps what we see in John's work is the panoramic artist versus the still life painter (I know, perhaps a bit of a stretch). John...
No, I don't think that Bellairs was implying that either Lewis or Rose Rita was even latently Gay, I think he was doing a great job of portraying the...
Good to see all this Bellairs-related activity! I don't think that a tightly written plot is necessary for a successful story, or even indicates that a story...
... into ... *Laughing* I kinda felt that too! *Blush* Maybe its inevitable though to want to pair off the kids. they do a lot of that in the Harry Potter ...
Hey all, I was browsing through book sales and I saw one in Connecticut I thought I would share with all you Northeasters out there, since it's much too far...
Thought I'd pass this along for those who've read the book: (CNN): Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of...
At 28, I just started reading The Time Quintet. A Wrinkle in Time was pushed quite a bit when I was 8 or 9 (same with The Dark is Rising books, which I'm also...
Brad Strickland has announced via his website the next title in the Lewis Barnavelt series. "The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer" is to be published by Dial...
There's a short piece on JB in "I-House Life" (Autumn 2007), under the heading "Travel in Time: Stories from the International House Archives." Nothing new,...
Hey, it's our old friend, Mr. Lakewood. Good to hear from you, again. Thanks for the lead regarding the article about John. We snooped around the net and...
The www.bellairsia.com write-up on I-House (if you were macho) or Int-House (if you were not) is pretty good as an introduction, but really doesn't even hint...
... be ... That's great news! I'm also happy that Dr. Strickland has given us another Lewis book. He's my favorite Bellaire's character. :) I'd also like to...
...ah, I forgot to mention that, too. Thanks, Ford. Also, the third book in the Grimoire series (currently untitled) is also due out in 2008, though I don't...
Happy October! It's that time of year again – leaves are falling, gourds are popping, and special scents sail through the air (...like ragweed...). At any...
Happy October to you too! My favorite fall things: -switch to cozy flannel pj's -pop popcorn most nights (in a regular pan with corn oil, the only way) -light...
Hi Everyone, caught this paragraph on the wiki describing john bellairs... "The House with a Clock in Its Walls (1973), Bellairs's next novel, was originally...
I think someone else asked about that earlier: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bellairsia/message/1049 Specifically, John's manuscripts are housed within the...
Well, besides cooking heartier soups & stews, & getting the sweaters out, I try to spray a last minute base coat of paint on some toy soldiers, so I can do the...
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