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LINKSLYNDSAY FAYE:In her free time, Lyndsay is a serious microbrew enthusiast and an amateur chef, a very pleasurable and unexpected result of ten years spent as a waitress in various restaurants, from suburban chains to a Park Avenue flagship. Her recipes and her husband Gabriel's, along with beer pairings, are archived on their blog:beermeetsfood.blogspot.com VIDEO:Excerpts from Lyndsay Faye's interviews and book signings are on YouTube:In this clip, Lyndsay details how she incorporated contemporary press reports into the text of Dust and Shadow, reading an excerpt from the novel at Mysteries & More bookshop in Nashville: click here. Lyndsay reads first a segment of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," followed by a scene in her novel inspired by the original: click here. An interview with Northwest author Jim LeMonds, Lyndsay's former high school English teacher, for the local program Book Chat: click here. SHERLOCK HOLMES:Between the years 1887 and 1927, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his lifelong friend Dr. John H. Watson appeared in four novels and fifty-six short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Their lives have engendered vast amounts of scholarship, speculation, and adaptation by their devoted admirers. As the most popular detective figure of all time, many of Holmes's incarnations have taken place in the mass media; on the other hand, more obscure branches of Sherlockian study led Christopher Morley to remark, "Never has so much been written by so many for so few." Whatever your interest, the place to begin is with the Canon, the enthusiast's term for the original sixty tales, available at almost any library or local bookstore, in addition to several online archives. Afterward, the sky's the limit--whether you want to join a Sherlock Holmes discussion group or simply learn more about Victorian England. Chris Redmond's website is full of such resources:www.sherlockian.net Leslie Klinger is the editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, a beautiful three-volume set full of historical and topical notes of interest about the Great Detective, the Good Doctor, and Victorian London: www.annotatedsherlockholmes.com/sherlock/ JACK THE RIPPER:While Jack the Ripper was not the first serial killer, the brutal and gruesome nature of his very public crimes, as well as the highly politicized attention paid to them by the gutter press--not to mention the disturbing fact that he was never caught--make him arguably the most memorable. Countless books, both reference and fictional, have been penned about the unsolved murders, and Ripperology (the modern-day study of the suspects, investigators, victims, and forensics) can range from a hobby about an intellectual puzzle to a serious historical pursuit. The hands-down finest site for those interested in learning more about the crimes is maintained by dedicated Ripper scholars, and contains an invaluable archive of contemporary press reports:www.casebook.org Ripperologist is an electronic journal that carries new articles and commentary written by respected Ripper scholars the world over. For subscriptions and information on obtaining back issues: www.adamwood.info/ FRIENDS OF LYNDSAY FAYE:Several of Lyndsay’s longtime friends perform together as the sketch comedy group City Hall. These lads are very funny, they are hipster-tripping-over-his-own-elf-shoes funny, and they perform regularly in New York City, as well as on tours for comedy festivals. Check out their official website for details:www.cityhallcomedy.com |
