Dear Reader, Myrtle Hardcastle’s loyal sidekick, Peony the Cat, has gone missing in Instagram! Is she lost, catnapped, or off hunting suspects? You can help find her, and win a Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries prize pack from Algonquin Young Readers! Can you find Peony’s hiding places? Several sneaky Instagram accomplices are helping keep Peony hidden. You… Read more »
October 2020
#Myrtle Mondays: The Fight to Vote
Americans have a big election coming up in a few weeks, with early voting and voting by mail happening right now, and 2020 marks the centennial of national women’s suffrage in the United States. But many of us aren’t aware of just how rocky and uneven the road to universal suffrage has been—full of switchbacks,… Read more »
#MyrtleMondays: Sherlock Holmes, Myrtle, & Me: The Strand Magazine
If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes, you no doubt know the name The Strand. This British and American magazine is famous for publishing many of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries, beginning with “The Scandal in Bohemia” in 1891 and continuing well into the twentieth century (not counting the Great Hiatus). Doyle’s association with The… Read more »
#Myrtle Mondays: Launch Day!!
Huzzah!! The Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries finally arrive tomorrow! (Maybe I ought to have gone with Myrtle Tuesdays?) Are you ready to celebrate? In preparation, I have been… Signing Bookplates Bookplates ready to be shipped off to bookstores hosting Myrtle events Sending out invitations Remember, the Premeditated Myrtle/How to Get Away with Myrtle virtual launch is… Read more »