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Can you believe it? We’re just a few days away from the Agatha Awards and the Edgar Awards! Preparations are in full swing here in Myrtle’s world, with travel plans and bookstore signings and all sorts of shenanigans (maybe* one* shenanigan). Keep reading for all the details on my East Coast Tour schedule! First up,… Read more »

Dear Myrtle Fans, as if last month’s Edgar Award nomination wasn’t exciting enough (it was! It really was!), I am beyond delighted (belighted?!) to share the news that *Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries Book 5, Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity*, has been nominated for an Agatha Award! This is Myrtle’s FOURTH NOMINATION… IN A ROW! A tableau from… Read more »

Dear friends, I’m fair gobsmacked to share the incredible news that the Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries have received a third Edgar nomination! Book 5, *Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity* joins *Premeditated Myrtle* (which won the award in 2021) and *Cold-Blooded Myrtle* for this amazing honor. Gettin’ intae the spirit… This week, *Mystery Writers of America released their… Read more »

Welcome to 2024! As you may know, New Year’s Day is my second favorite holiday (after Hallowe’en, naturally). And what better way to ring in the new year, in our season of All Things Scottish, than with some Scottish New Year’s traditions! Although Myrtle’s Scottish adventure takes place in the spring, one can easily imagine… Read more »

Ah, Christmas morning… is there anything more blissful than curling up with one of the brand new books you got for a holiday gift? What stories were on your holiday wishlist this year? If you’ve already burned through your own TBR pile (you know who you are), I have some wonderful recommendations to share for… Read more »

A fortnight ago, we began our celebration of The Greatest Christmas Movie Ever, *The Muppet Christmas Carol.* Today we conclude the series with a little miniature cosplay! As detailed in that post, there are clearly manifold reasons to love *The Muppet Christmas Carol*, from the performances to the skillful adaptation to the music… to the… Read more »

Recently I had the chance to chat about the latest Myrtle news with one of my favorite people, *Kansas Public Radio’s Kaye McIntyre*! Our episode of *KPR Presents* aired last night, but thanks to the Wonders of Modern Technology, you haven’t missed your chance to catch up with us. ecb with Kaye McIntyre, on a… Read more »

*Christmas is the summer of the soul in December —The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)* Charles Dickens might not have written those splendid words that songwriter Paul Williams put in his characters’ mouths almost 150 years later. But Dickens would undoubtedly have appreciated the sentiment in this and the more than 100 other versions of his… Read more »

This weekend marked the unofficial beginning of the Yuletide season—both here in the US, with Friday’s kickoff of holiday shopping, and across the pond, with yesterday’s (or today’s, as I’m writing this) Stirring-Up Sunday: the day when English families traditionally make their Christmas puddings. And thus it marks the beginning of an annual tradition here… Read more »

You would have no reason to know this (and so you are forgiven for not sending a card), but today is Myrtle Hardcastle’s birthday! In addition to being her her actual calendar birthday, according to information in Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #2, How to Get Away with Myrtle  (I suppose you do have a reason to… Read more »