Author Peter Mayle has a thing for southern France, and I can’t say I blame him. Several of his novels … More
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. (President’s Day, Feb 15)
What if the Civil War wasn’t just about North and South but about… vampires! Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter tells the … More
An invisible man arrives at Iping Village (Feb 9)
It is during a blistery snowstorm that a mysterious man completely covered in coats and bandages arrives at the inn … More
It’s not Christmas until Ebenezer buys a huge AF turkey.
What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything! … More
Darklings try to spread midnight over an entire day (Oct 31) .
The Midnighters series is set in a small Oklahoma town where these few special teens can experience a hidden hour … More
Charlie goes to his first real party (Oct 28, 1991).
“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought … More
Halloween arrives in Green Town, Illinois. (Oct 24)
“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early. One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.” … More
Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vale (October 8, 1937)
After an interesting courtship, the gentleman-detective in Dorothy Sayer’s mystery novels marries mystery-writer Harriet Vane in the novel Busman’s Honeymoon. … More
Phileas Fogg wagers that he can travel around the world in 80 days. (Oct 2, 1872)
It was an eventful day for the rigidly scheduled Mr. Fogg. I mean, it’s a wonder he was able to get … More
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked. (Sept 30, 1659)
Basically, Crusoe gets stranded on this island for 28 years. Yeah. The English major among us wants you to know … More
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