Welcome to the second installment of “The Adventures of Shylock Homes” by John Kendrick Bangs. (Read the first one here.) Bangs wrote 10 of these installments of Shylock’s adventures in the underworld for American newspapers in 1903. In this episode, he meets with other detectives, including LeCoq, a fictional detective created by Émile Gaboriau, a […]
(Not to be confused with “Dog Day Afternoon,” which is an old movie. Ask your grandparents about it.) Sunday, Deb Beamer opened the doors of Mechanicsburg Mystery for an event that introduced attendees to seven authors, including our own Odessa Moon. Each author talked about their books, read an excerpt, and answered questions. It was […]
We’re closing in on the end of year seven at Peschel Press. While the concern had been operating since May 2012, when “Whose Body?” appeared, it became a full-time business when I punched out of my newspaper job on Jan. 1, 2013. In between then and now, Beloved Wife and I have published 20 books […]
It is my sad duty to report that Peschel Press office manager Olga di Poggoity died last week at 15 years, 8 months. Olga arrived with our primary office kitty, Ivan the Terrible, as a six-week-old kittens when our crazy redheaded cat lady neighbor moved out, leaving them behind along with unpaid rent and an […]
The weekend is coming up, but here at the Press we’re already thinking about Sunday. Odessa Moon going to join other area novelists for an open-mic afternoon. They’re going to be reading from their works, answering questions and sign books. Need a Christmas gift? A book signed by an author makes a great present! Teresa […]
This is the first in a series of Shylock Homes parodies written by John Kenneth Bangs for the newspapers. Over the next eight Wednesdays, we’ll throw another one up. Only one of them I know has been published, so the rest of these haven’t been seen since their initial publication. Enjoy! The ways of spirits […]
Authors on a book tour typically bring just their pens and themselves. We’re trying something different. Tonight (11/12) at 7 p.m. at Cupboard Maker Books in Enola. We’re bringing a sewing machine, an iron, and a box of accessories, and Teresa will demonstrate sewing the cloth grocery bags we sell at our public appearances. It’s […]
In October, fall teased us like an inconstant lover. Here one day bringing a hint of cold, and then she’s gone out of town for a few days. Oh, sure, she left a not. We weren’t being ghosted. She wasn’t ready to settle down. Didn’t know what to do, and she needed time to clear […]
We’re looking forward to seeing our reading friends in Wellsboro, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the Wellsboro BookFest, sponsored by From My Shelf Books & Gifts. We’re spending this week getting ready. We’ve packed our binoculars in anticipation of leaf-peeping season, something we’ve never tried. The Wellsboro Gazette says that the run of warm […]
It’s October, and that means the start of the Christmas gift-buying season! We’re going to have two events coming up, so if you’re near Harrisburg or Wellsboro, we’d love to see you! On Saturday, Oct. 12, we’ll be signing at Cupboard Maker Books from 3 to 5 p.m. The weekend after that, we’ll be among […]