We regularly have guests who have written some exciting and different books related to Sherlock Holmes. These are those interview shows.

Sherlock Holmes Books

Editors Steven Rothman and Nicholas Utechin join us for a chat about a book they have co-edited: To Keep the Memory Green, some recollections from the life of Sherlockian/Doylean scholar and collector Richard Lancelyn Green. We also hear about their respective experiences as editors of the Baker Street Journal and the Sherlock Holmes Journal and the formation of the Quartering Press.

Episode 8: To Keep the Memory Green

We're pleased to welcome two noted authors to the show this week: Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower. The recently edited a biography about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Doyle's great-nephew Charles Foley. Comprised of hundreds and hundreds of letters, the book is already a critical success and is gaining popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. We talk with Jon and Dan to get some of the behind-the-scenes information from them.

Episode 13: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life

As you probably know, any blockbuster film - in addition to the revenue it brings to the studio - will result in an associated cottage industry. Toys, music, books, video games - you name it. In this case, Sherlockians new and old have been given a gift in the renaissance the character is now enjoying.

In this episode, we're joined by Steven Doyle, BSI, 2s ("The Western Morning News"), author of Sherlock Holmes For Dummies, a book that in a single place, encapsulates our hobby and all of the associated background of the time, era and stories that make it so enjoyable. Join us and listen in on what some of the highlights of the book are, the "story behind the story" of how Steve was chosen as the author, and some surprises that Steve encountered along the way.

We close with a reading of and Editor's Gas-Lamp from The Baker Street Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2 (New Series) titled "Writings About the Writings."

Episode 25: Sherlock Holmes for Dummies

We enjoy the episodes in which we have an opportunity to interview interesting people in the world of Sherlock Holmes. Even more so when we can welcome back a previous guest. In this case, we're happy to have Jon Lellenberg join us to talk about his new novel Baker Street Irregular. Jon previously joined us on Episode 13: A Life in Letters with Dan Stashower. If you haven't had a chance to listen to that yet, please do.

Episode 29: Baker Street Irregular

It's always fun to have an author on our show, and even more so when the author has written a book that has gotten many popular reviews lately. Graham Moore was inspired to write The Sherlockianafter discovering the character in his childhood and discovering that the people who admire him are an interesting lot.

Episode 30: The Sherlockian

You may recall that we had Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower on the show when they published Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters in 2007. The pair has returned with another publication, but this time it's one that is even more intriguing.

Episode 37: Lost Conan Doyle Manuscript

One of the great benefits of being a member of the Baker Street Irregulars is that we get to meet a lot of interesting and famous people. Chief among them are the literati, such as Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for the Washington Post, who makes his living by writing about the literati.

In this case, Michael himself is the author, having been tapped by the Princeton University Press to contribute to their "Writers on Writers" series with the volume On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of Storytelling. In it, he takes us through Conan Doyle's life and writings - many of which may not be familiar to the Sherlock Holmes fan - and gives us a perspective on many of them through the Canon.

Burt and Scott had a chance to sit down with Michael at the Players in New York City during the 2012 Baker Street Irregulars Weekend - marking the first time our podcast has been recorded with the two hosts together in the same room.

Rather than give you an Editor's Gas-Lamp in this episode, we asked Michael to read something from his own work.

Episode 38: On Conan Doyle

A new modern urban re-interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. That's how the digital comic Watson and Holmes is being referred to.

The recent revival in Sherlock Holmes material across a variety of media has truly increased the buzz around our favorite topic. From the reimagining on the big screen, courtesy of the Robert Downey, Jr. / Jude Law films, to the small screen updating of the characters in Sherlock, through Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and soon the Jonny Lee Miller / Lucy Liu version in Elementary, there is plenty of interest in the perennial character.

Now, we're prepared to be treated to yet another version of the iconic detective and his faithful friend and colleague, thanks to New Paradigm Studios. In this episode, we're joined by three of the principals who are behind the updating of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson the a modern urban setting of New York and as African American characters. Brandon Perlow, Publisher and co-creator of Watson and Holmes, Justin Gabrie, Senior Editor, and Karl Bollers, Writer joined us to tell the story behind their work with Paul J Mendoza, Co-creator and color artist and Rick Leonardi, Penciler - who has worked on a number of Marvel and DC Comics projects.

Episode 44: Watson and Holmes

When Conan Doyle embarked on his whaling adventure at the age of 20, little could he have guessed what awaited him.

And little did the world know how profoundly his experiences would influence his later life, including the creation for which we know him most intimately - that of Sherlock Holmes.

We're joined in this episode by the editors of Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure, Jon Lellenberg, BSI and Daniel Stashower, BSI. Jon and Dan have been with us on previous episodes of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: when we discussed Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters on Episode 13, and again on Episode 37 when we covered The Narrative of John Smith, a lost Conan Doyle manuscript.

What we learn about Conan Doyle's six and a half month voyage on the Hope is absolutely fascinating - from the provenance of the manuscript itself and how Dame Jean Conan Doyle worked tirelessly to ensure this publication could be seen, to the harrowing adventures that Arthur himself saw as part of this arctic voyage and more - and what we consider the world would have been like had this journey not taken place, or worse: if events had taken a more grisly turn.

Episode 48: Dangerous Work

"Compliments of the season" is how Watson described his activities regarding a visit he paid to Holmes during the Christmas season.

And we know "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" as the sole Christmas story in the Canon of Sherlock Holmes stories. And rather than focus on the nostalgic and its place in the lineup of winter classics, we discuss how this classic fits in the pantheon of Holmes stories in its own right as a tale of friendship, crime, discovery and what we've come to realize as some of the typical Baker Street scenes.

In an effort to pay homage to this Christmas classic, the Baker Street Irregulars in 1948 crafted a special edition of "The Blue Carbuncle" that included a wonderful essay by Christopher Morley titled "A Christmas Story Without Slush." About BLUE, Morley said, "it was superb art. It hasn't a word too many or two few." That essay itself has become something of a classic as well, and we're delighted to share it with our listeners here.

Episode 49: I'll Have a Blue Christmas

Our 50th episode is a fitting one. As you know, a 50th anniversary is typically celebrated with gold. Because we appreciate our listeners so much, we would settle for nothing less than the same.

But our gold comes in the form of a scintillating conversation with the two editors of the Baker Street Irregulars' eighth entry in their Manuscript Series, The Wrong Passage, which is a look at the manuscript of "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez." Co-editors Andrew Solberg, BSI ("Professor Coram") and Robert Katz, MD, BSI ("Dr. Ainstree") joined us to discuss just what it is that goes into creating a significant piece of scholarship such as we've come to expect from BSI publications of late.

Episode 50: A Golden Passage

It's easy to assume that Sherlock Holmes's powers were something of an anomaly - that Holmes was a superhero with something akin to super powers, and we mere mortals cannot attain the same level of expertise and professionalism. But that assumption would be wrong, as author Maria Konnikova has made abundantly clear.

In her book Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, Konnikova, who holds a doctorate in psychology from Columbia University and writes the "Literally Psyched" column for Scientific American, deconstructs the process of observation, deduction and self-knowledge. In doing so, she gives the reader concrete examples of how to approach the fabled scientific method, along with the psychology behind the process.

While we have previously reviewed her book, our conversation with Maria in this episode took personal turns and got us much deeper into the creative process, her inspiration, and even a back story to Holmes that gave him these powers.

In addition, we covered topics from the ridiculous to the sublime such as movie trailers and voice overs, storytelling, suggestions for getting your fix of Sherlock Holmes news links and more. We also discussed the need to merge this site and the Baker Street Blog and put out a call for assistance from those with technical programming aptitude to help us with the migration and site upgrade. We also asked for feedback on our process, frequency and topics of the show - we'd love to hear from you!

Finally, we concluded with a reading of the Editor's Gas-Lamp, this time choosing the most recent entry from the Summer 2013 (Vol. 63, No. 2).

Episode 54: How to Think Like Sherlock

An interview with Bob Katz, BSI and Andy Solberg, BSI - co-editors of Irregular Stain, the latest entry in the BSI Manuscript Series.

Episode 63: Irregular Stain

"she loved the Prince" [SHOS]

For our diamond jubilee episode - our 75th - we're pleased to welcome Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist"), author of the latest entry in the Baker Street Irregulars Biography Series, Prince of the Realm: The Most Irregular James Bliss Austin.

Bliss Austin, BSI ("The Engineer's Thumb") was among the first class that was given titular investitures to the Baker Street Irregulars. But he was more than that, as we discovered. He was an accomplished researcher and industrialist who rose to the executive ranks of U.S. Steel; he was a collector of and expert on Japanese art; he was a Sherlockian who was most generous with his time and collection; he was a family man.

Sonia does a fine job of describing the influences on Bliss's life and the many lives that Bliss influenced as well. From budding collectors and Sherlockians to veteran scholars - including the aprocryphal Helene Yuhasova story. She also shared Bliss Austin's firsthand experience with a female interloper at an all-male Sherlockian group.

Discover how Bliss's collection, originally bequeathed to Lehigh University, made its way to the market. Listen to how a collector of Bliss's stature acquires original manuscripts in Arthur Conan Doyle's own hand:&nbsp;The Valley of Fear&nbsp;and "The Red Circle." And learn about how you can read a Bliss Austin paper - given at an early BSI dinner - that has never before appeared in print.
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Mental Exaltation
We introduce a new feature to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere listeners with this episode. It's a quiz that we call "Mental Exaltation," inspired by NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!& and written by IHOSE quizmaster Nick Martorelli. Find our how you can qualify to win.

"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

This week, Sonia plays for listener Mary Miller of Indianapolis, Indiana.

We wrap up with our regular Gas-Lamp reading, this time taken from an issue of the BSJ that contained Bliss Austin's first contribution. "An Age Passes" and "Sonnet: From Sherlock Holmes to Mycroft Holmes" are taken from Vol. 1, No. 4 (OS) of the Baker Street Journal.


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Sweeping up some tidbits of sherlockian news
- A lost "Sherlock Holmes" story&nbsp;was found in Scotland
- The deaths of&nbsp;Alan Howard&nbsp;and&nbsp;Leonard Nimoy
- Graham Moore, author of&nbsp;The Sherlockian&nbsp;and IHOSE guest (Episode 30) won an Academy Award for his screenplay for&nbsp;The Imitation Game.
- Arthur&  George premiered on ITV
- National news brought Canonical references to life with #llamadrama and #thedress

Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock and Scoop.it page, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (still growing, now at over 2,300 members), as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. 

And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (ihearofsherlock AT gmail DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).


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Episode 75: Prince of the Sherlockian Realm

"a tremendous abyss" [FINA]

The BSI Manuscript series continues to churn out remarkable books on an annual basis. In 2015, we're pleased to see the manuscript for "The Empty House" printed, analyzed and opined in Out of the Abyss, edited by Robert Katz, Steven Rothman and Andrew Solberg, who join us on the show. Also, our quiz show "Mental Exaltations" and all the Sherlockian news we can muster.

Episode 76: Out of the Abyss

"this exhibition of the great detective" [VALL]
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If you were tasked with writing about the significance of Sherlock Holmes in popular culture, how would you go about it? After all, it's been a topic of numerous books throughout the years and we're currently awash in Sherlock Holmes books, shows, websites and the rest.
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Journalist Zach Dundas took a very unconventional approach with his book&nbsp;The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes. It's a combination travelogue, memoir and cultural biography that brings us through the Sherlock Holmes chronologically. Zach joins us to talk about the writing process and the Sherlock Holmes bug that bit him so many years ago. Along the way, you might even encounter a familiar name or two.
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We examine the dual nature of Arthur Conan Doyle and the striking differences - and similarities - between him and his unfortunate father, Charles Altamont Doyle. But more than that, we discuss the enigmatic nature of the legendary author and examine his increasing fervor over Spiritualism. All of this and the growing fascination with Sherlock Holmes by increasingly larger numbers of people.
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We of course have our usual roundup of Sherlock Holmes news, from Laura Linney professing her early love of Sherlock Holmes to battles of copyright ,and debates among Sherlockians. That plus our usual set of sponsors (including one very special one) and the Mental Exaltation quiz round out the show.
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1:30 Introductory remarks and witty banter
3:30 IHOSE goes to New York
8:15 Check out the special way to contact us
9:45 News and commentary
20:26 Sponsors - including one you shouldn't miss
26:20 Interview with Zach Dundas
1:19:53 Mental Exaltation quiz show
1:25:25 Final comments


And you might want to be sure you pay attention for a special&nbsp;Easter egg&nbsp;somewhere in the show...


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Our review of Mr. Holmes
Laura Linney and Sir Ian McKellen at Google
Mattias Bostrom covers the&nbsp;confusion around Sherlock Holmes and copyright
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Chris Redmond looks at&nbsp;Sherlockians and Sherlockians
The spirit voice of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle









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Episode 80: The Great Detective

"Some of my most interesting cases have come to me in this way through Mycroft." [GREE]
If asked, who would you say is the biggest Sherlock Holmes fan? Prior to January 2015, we would not have said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But when he made a surprise appearance at the 2015 BSI Dinner and we had a chance to speak with him we discovered it was in fact he.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse have written a new book called&nbsp;Mycroft Holmes, due out next week. We won't give too much away, but it chronicles the early career of Sherlock Holmes's older brother, at the age of 23. You'll find the classic Oxford-Cambridge boat race, the grimy streets of London, cigars, a sea voyage and much more. It's a very interesting, insightful and surprising look into what went into the beginnings of this mystical figure from the original Sherlock Holmes stories.
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We've got a couple of listener comments to share before getting to "Mental Exaltation," in which we welcome a listener to the show to play.
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And please be sure to check out our&nbsp;Patreon, which means you can become a regular supporter of our show.&nbsp;
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We close out with an original Editor's Gas-Lamp, "The Softer Holmes" from Vol. 7, No. 1 of the&nbsp;Baker Street Journal, which reflects on the softer Mycroft we find in Abdul-Jabbar's book.
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1:30 Introductory remarks and witty banter
3:30 News (check out our new high-tech news theme music!)
21:45 Ray Jessel performs at the 2010 BSI Dinner
35:40 Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
1:21:02 Sponsors - including one you shouldn't miss
1:26:45 Announcing our&nbsp;Patreon&nbsp;effort
1:29:05 Listener comments
1:32:21 Our quiz show "Mental Exaltation"
1:41:47 The Editor's Gas-Lamp
1:46:27 Final comments


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Sherlock Holmes and the Internet of Things
The Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. has triumphed over Miramax
And the inevitable happened:&nbsp;Conan Doyle Sues Own Estate From Beyond the Grave
The&nbsp;I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon&nbsp;page



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Episode 81: Mycroft Holmes

"the sister of Vernet, the French artist" [GREE]
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Did you ever have a chance to talk with someone with whom you immediately felt a connection? That's exactly how Bonnie MacBird impressed us when we chatted with her about her new book&nbsp;Art in the Blood&nbsp;in this latest interview episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.
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From her most amazing experience on her recent book tour to her first meeting with Sherlock Holmes (at a remarkable age!), to how she found her inspiration for the novel, Bonnie shares her very considered and unique perspective on the immortal detective. Listen in to hear about an artist's temperament and how it affects the craft, including her other mediums, and how she intended to bring Sherlock Holmes to her readers through her own personal Sherlockian inspirations.
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Our Gas Lamp is inspired by a comment from Nick Martorelli and is taken from The Baker Street Journal Vol. 6, No. 3 (1956), in which Edgar Smith wrote "On Canonicity."


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Listen closely and you may hear who our next interview guest is. And remain on the lookout for our regular Easter Egg feature.
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1:33 Hi!
2:32 Revisiting the new show format
3:30 An introduction to Bonnie MacBird
4:37 Beginning our conversation with Bonnie
6:00 Bonnie's favorite moment from the tour
26:35 An important message
37:01 Bonnie's annotations and artwork
46.02 What it means to be a "professional enthusiast"
49:30 Bonnie's next signing at Stanford
51:25 The Editor's Gas Lamp
58:15 A sincere thank you
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Bonnie's "Klingeresque" annotations
The limited edition from Otto Penzler, including artwork by Bonnie MacBird&nbsp;
The&nbsp;I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon&nbsp;page



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Episode 83: Art in the Blood

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"its neat morroco case" [SIGN]
Those Sherlockians who came to the hobby from the 1970s onward will be familiar with the name Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Moroccan Case"). His book The Seven Per-Cent Solution&nbsp;became a runaway hit in 1974 and 1975, eventually becoming a movie for which Meyer himself wrote the screenplay.&nbsp;The 2015 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual&nbsp;Together Again for the First Time, which celebrates the four decades since the book and film appeared.
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A master storytelling, Nick Meyer brings us behind the scenes of becoming a Sherlockian at the tender age of 11, followed closely with his first film, the influence of music, musicals and film in his budding career and how he lost Sherlock Holmes and found him again. We hear all about what it was like to take a manuscript from concept to publication and the challenges of agents, publishers, the Conan Doyle Estate and others along the way. And then the thrill of casting selections and adapting the book for the screen, even though writing for the screen is vastly different than for the printed page.
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It's rare that a pastiche has as much impact as Meyer's book &mdash; or was as popular as the original stories. We explore how his early and rabid consumption of the writings about the Writings (as well as a degree of hubris) allowed him to approximate Doyle's style and be a stickler for details. His craft even granted him an invitation to the BSI dinner in 1975 &mdash; but he turned it down (!); and how his opportunity to direct Young Sherlock Holmes dissipated&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;you'll find out why when you tune in.
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Nick was also a great sport and managed to make it through our "Mental Exaltations" quiz relatively unscathed.

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The Easter egg this time brings you Nick Meyer's secret on how wearing a tie led to an acting role for him. But which film?
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A master storytelling, Nick Meyer brings us behind the scenes of becoming a Sherlockian at the tender age of 11, followed closely with his first film, the influence of music, musicals and film in his budding career and how he lost Sherlock Holmes and found him again. We hear all about what it was like to take a manuscript from concept to publication and the challenges of agents, publishers, the Conan Doyle Estate and others along the way. And then the thrill of casting selections and adapting the book for the screen, even though writing for the screen is vastly different than for the printed page.
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It's rare that a pastiche has as much impact as Meyer's book &mdash; or was as popular as the original stories. We explore how his early and rabid consumption of the writings about the Writings (as well as a degree of hubris) allowed him to approximate Doyle's style and be a stickler for details. His craft even granted him an invitation to the BSI dinner in 1975 &mdash; but he turned it down (!); and how his opportunity to direct Young Sherlock Holmes dissipated&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;you'll find out why when you tune in.
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Nick was also a great sport and managed to make it through our "Mental Exaltations" quiz relatively unscathed.

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The Easter egg this time brings you Nick Meyer's secret on how wearing a tie led to an acting role for him. But which film?
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Join the ranks of others and become a regular supporter our show through&nbsp;Patreon. You choose the amount you feel comfortable with.
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1:44 Welcome, friends!
4:08 Thank you
6:11 Introduction to Nicholas Meyer
10:01 Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Moroccan Case") joins us
42:20 An important interlude
48:49 Whatever happened to Sally?
57:07 The Conan Doyle Estate again
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Episode 85: Nicholas Meyer

"with the big book under my arm" [STOC]


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If you've been with us for a while, you'll have heard about Otto Penzler, BSI ("The King of Bohemia") before. He was our guest on Episode 17 when we talked about book collecting.
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Otto is back with us to talk about the genesis of The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories, the largest anthology of stories about Sherlock Holmes to date, as well as the rest of his enterprises. We learn about what goes into selecting (and discarding) stories that make up the nine Big Book anthologies under the Vintage Crime/Black Lizard label from Random House.
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As if Otto's considerable and copious editing doesn't keep him busy enough, the additional Otto Penzler Enterprises include the Mysterious Press and the Mysterious Bookshop. From a dozen books a year via the Press, an epublishing platform, and proprietary publishing just for the bookstore. What impressed is that that Otto's business acumen, timing and good fortune tend to converge across his enterprises, making him quite successful at what he does&nbsp;&mdash; despite any misgivings about his memory.
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Otto manages to survive our "Mental Exaltations" quiz program, which he plays on behalf of a lucky listener, who will go home with a copy of The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes.
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We know we're mediocre at telling you about supporting us via&nbsp;Patreon. Make sure you listen to the end of the show for someone who knows what he's talking about.
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Notes:


1:46 Welcome and Happy New Year
5:12 The Return of Otto
5:42 Otto has a flashback
8:00 The beginning of the Big Book Series
10:58 Approaching the task of compiling a Big Book
22:55 Why wait so long before doing a Sherlock Holmes Big Book?
27:45 The Mysterious Press
29:08 MysteriousPress.com e-publishing platform
31:40 A brief interlude, with thanks to John Rabe
40:15 Proprietary publishing - books only available in The Mysterious Bookshop
48:00 Everybody comes to Otto's &mdash; The Mysterious Bookshop
52:04 Doing business in the shadow of the World Trade Center in NYC
58:21 What Otto is collecting these days
1:06:12 Sign up for Otto's email newsletter
1:09:30 Mental Exaltation
1:15:21 Old haunts in the city that influenced book buying habits

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Links:

Otto Penzler on Episode 17 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere
Elmore Leonard's Comfort to the Enemy and Up in Honey's Room
The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
The Mysterious Bookshop
Otto's newsletter - sign up!
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (Amazon)
Others in the Big Book Series

The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published
The Big Book of Ghost Stories
The Big Book of Adventure Stories
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked Room Mysteries

The&nbsp;I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon&nbsp;page



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Episode 87: Otto Penzler

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