Matt Hall
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BSI. Sherlock, Agatha, locked rooms! Watson’s Tin Box scion, and home of the Bowery Ruffians. http://221bcooee.blogspot.com
Still on the fence about SLEUTH-HOUND? You can read an adapted excerpt in @literaryhub.bsky.social before you buy! lithub.com/the-real-she...
The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective
Joe Bell was a man who liked to keep busy. In addition to his hospital and police work, he gradually built one of the largest private practices in Edinburgh, sustaining it throughout his career. Ea…
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NEW EPISODE! In JUST A FEW THINGS, I welcome a special guest who shares favorite items from their personal collections. For this episode, I'm joined by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, author of THE BUTCHERING ART, THE FACEMAKER, PLAGUE-BUSTERS, and SLEUTH-HOUND! youtu.be/sSoZPMUZO94
Remembering Joan Hickson, who died on this day in 1998.
The question remains: what kind of programming do YOU want to see at 221b Con 2027? Whether you want to be the panelist or a body in the room, now is the time to get your ideas in! Submissions close Oct 31
What links Sherlock Holmes, the British invasion of Tibet, and a royal gambling scandal? Andrew Glazzard investigates the domestic and imperial subterfuge beneath the surface of Holmes’ 1903 return to Baker Street in Conan Doyle’s “The Empty House” — publicdomainreview.org/essay/i...
Inside some London pubs: 1. Travellers Tavern, Elizabeth Street 2. The Old Bell Tavern, Fleet Street 3. The Grove, Ealing Green 4. The Sugar Loaf, Cannon Street 5. The Coach and Horses, Greek Street
A little over a week until SLEUTH-HOUND is released in the US and UK! If you're in the US, you can get signed copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com. And if you're in the UK, you can get signed and dedicated copies from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social! Info below 👇 linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
You can usually find a connection to Sir Arthur and his his work no matter where you are …Ahttps://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-the-british-author-who-eased-a-sultan-3224752
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The British author who soothed a sultan - Türkiye Today
How Sherlock Holmes helped Sultan Abdulhamid II fall asleep and how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle received an imperial honor at Yildiz Palace without ever meeting him
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Lyndsay Faye will be kicking off her book tour with an event at @mysteriousbookshop.com in NYC on Monday, October 5. She'll be in conversation with actor @curtisisbooger.bsky.social and special themed cocktails will be served!
If you’re feeling emotional or life is a little bit of a struggle - my advice is do not decide to watch Hamnet - even if you’ve seen it before. Seriously take my advice.
I really love the new M R James manuscript volume from @crumpledlinenpress.com so I wrote about it. Amazing work from @drmjones.bsky.social and Paul Chapman. 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/new-...
Thanks so much for the very kind review @221bcooee.bsky.social !
Matt Hall@221bcooee.bsky.social · 3w agoI really love the new M R James manuscript volume from @crumpledlinenpress.com so I wrote about it. Amazing work from @drmjones.bsky.social and Paul Chapman. 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/new-...
I really love the new M R James manuscript volume from @crumpledlinenpress.com so I wrote about it. Amazing work from @drmjones.bsky.social and Paul Chapman. 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/new-...
Here to tell you that the chemistry and tension in this scene still hits for 2026 teenagers, as evidenced by the very vocal reactions of my students today
#BOTD 29 September 1930 – Colin Dexter, who shared a birthday with his creation Endeavour Morse. The first of the Inspector Morse novels, LAST BUS TO WOODSTOCK (1975), opens on this date.
Tonight before the Six Napoleons 80th Anniversary dinner I visited Edgar Allen Poe's grave - a nod to a fine Naps tradition. #sherlock #baltimore
Tonight before the Six Napoleons 80th Anniversary dinner I visited Edgar Allen Poe's grave - a nod to a fine Naps tradition. #sherlock #baltimore
Who was the editor who recommended Study in Scarlet for publication? George Bettany at Ward, Lock & Co. But we also owe a debt to his wife Jeanie Gwynne Bettany who actually read the book first! 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/pers...
Who was the editor who recommended Study in Scarlet for publication? George Bettany at Ward, Lock & Co. But we also owe a debt to his wife Jeanie Gwynne Bettany who actually read the book first! 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/pers...
I’m on a plane to Boston and they just asked if there is a doctor on board I swear 25 people stood up
PodcastingToday: Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes origin story in new podcat
Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes origin story in new podcat - PodcastingToday
Hugh Bonneville narrates A Study in Scarlet for Noiser, bringing Sherlock Holmes’ first adventure to podcast listeners from 17th September.
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New article on Nem Hawkins, Arthur Conan Doyle's sister-in-law, and her side demise in 1916 at the hands of chlorodyne (opioid) addiction. The article is in Anna Behrens' Monadnock anthology. 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/nem-...
New article on Nem Hawkins, Arthur Conan Doyle's sister-in-law, and her side demise in 1916 at the hands of chlorodyne (opioid) addiction. The article is in Anna Behrens' Monadnock anthology. 221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/09/nem-...
Hem hem. ‘An excellent new biography by Darryl Jones. … A very good book about a very interesting man’ unherd.com/2026/09/mr-j...
MR James still haunts England
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The main Doyle things I collect are books with dust jackets - they don’t need to be in perfect shape (I can’t afford that) but I love seeing all the designs and interpretations. I just bought this French version of Poison Belt b/c it gives TinTin vibes!
