Driving over to Marshall the other day to rehearse for their Follies, we had some of the thickest fog I've seen in some time. It reminded me of "Doom of the...
Hello all! I was instructed to answer the five questions below to the group - I guess by way of introduction. 1. What was the first John Bellairs/Brad...
Hi Kate! Welcome to the group. It's been a bit quiet here for some time, but maybe we can stimulate some activity. I'm from Battle Creek, right next to...
Hi Katherine! It's wonderful to have you here. Actually, many of the Bellairs/Strickland and Strickland solo books have the Gorey covers too, but they're...
Post! I'd never thought of Post! Without looking into it at all I'd always assumed that Glomus was loosely based on that other early 20th century cereal...
Oh, that is not a very-well liked book in historical circles around here. It's generally felt that he did somewhat of a hatchet-job on Battle Creek, & that the...
My obligatory introduction, etc.... :) A few weeks ago, for whatever strange reason, I was struck with a wave of nostalgia for books I read when I was...
Hi Erik, Welcome to the group & I hope you have a great time re-discovering Bellairs. Don't be afraid to look at Brad Strickland's books based on Bellairs...
Hi Erik! GREAT to have you here. I echo John's comments; Strickland carries the torch without missing a step. And, you get to experience new adventures with...
Hello, group, I have a few questions about your personal preferences and the whys and wherefores of them. On my blog I've reviewed both The Mummy, The Will,...
... Monday books? If so, why? I always viewed them as two sides of the same coin; that is, Anthony and Johnny have much more in common than either of the two...
My answers will be a little off since I haven't yet read any of the Anthony Monday books. (Am I the only one wishing Barnes and Noble would release more...
Hi Kate! Thanks for such a great set of questions. Well, here's me: 1. Do you have a preference between the Johnny Dixon and Anthony Monday books? If so, why?...
Has anyone been by the Wikipedia entry for Bellairs lately? They mention a ridiculous report that Bellairs is alive & has ghost-written the Harry Potter books...
That's pretty amusing! Does anyone see any similiarities between Bellairs and Rowling? I've read both authors and never thought of it, though it'd be...
No, I don't see any similarities in their writings at all, so I was curious to see if anyone else had heard any such rumors. Rowling doesn't mention Bellairs...
Hi Jon, I spoke with Daniel Handler (Lemony's alter ego) on a radio show once and asked him about Bellairs. He had mentioned that he never read Bellairs as a...
<snort> That's pretty good – I got a chuckle, although it's more of an April Fool's prank, not a Leap Day prank. Rechecked the entry and someone's removed...
... Bellairs and Rowling? I've read both authors and never thought of it, though it'd be interesting to discuss. Though both are good writers, I see absolutely...
1. What was the first John Bellairs/Brad Strickland book you read? 'House' was my 1st and it remains my favorite of the series. 2. What was the experience...
Hi all! I was just wondering if someone would get into trouble if they wrote some 'fan fiction' using Bellairs characters? As long as the author didnt try to...
1. Do you have a preference between the Johnny Dixon and Anthony Monday books? If so, why? I'd have to say the Johnny Dixon books primarily because Prof. ...
Good question, Ford. Nice to hear from you. Obviously there is an entity out there that legally owns the characters; I think John's brother and sister were...
Does anyone know if Penguin is planning on re-releasing some of Bellairs' books in new editions? For instance, I've been steadily buying the books new from...
I haven't heard anything, much less seen anything new on the horizon at either Puffin or Amazon's websites. To explain, back in 2004 Puffin re-released 10...
There are blogs for everything out there – including bookcover artwork. http://jacketwhys.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/swirls-light/ The site has an interesting...
I'm not sure yet. I've toyed with the idea of doing something with Anthony Monday since it looks like no one official is willing to touch that series. Lol! ...
I miss Gorey too... [:(] Wasn't there a post here a year or so ago that indicated the publisher was planning on letting "Doom of the Haunted Opera" go out of...
So start out writing about someone else's characters, & then let them gradually morph into your own characters. Lots of writers "borrowed" at first. The...
