Derrick Belanger, BSI (“The Board Schools”), PSI (“Albert, the Dove”) is an award-winning author, publisher, and educator most noted for his books and lectures on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Derrick is co-owner of the publishing company Belanger Books, which published the first eBook editions of the original Solar Pons books by August Derleth.
Happy Holidays everyone! Nothing is more appreciated as a a gift than a great book. For your holiday shopping, we wanted to highlight some goodies from the Belanger Books catalog. We will be posting blog updates from or own catalog as well as some books from our friends over the next few weeks. The first […]
Hello and Happy Holidays! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be spotlighting some of our favorite authors who we’ve been fortunate enough to work with. First and foremost is our good friend David Marcum. A few months ago, I was having dinner with a friend and mentioned that Derrick and I were about to launch our […]
Happy Holidays everyone! Nothing is more appreciated as a a gift than a great book. For your holiday shopping, we wanted to highlight some goodies from the Belanger Books catalog. We will be posting blog updates from or own catalog as well as some books from our friends over the next few weeks. The first […]
Imagine Holmes trying to solve the case of an invisible man attacking London – matching wits with a traveler from out of time – tracking down a human/feline hybrid – using his deductive skills to help fight Martian and lunar invaders! These are just some of the stories included in the new anthology Sherlock Holmes: […]
Sherlock Holmes Fans Rejoice! Solar Pons is Back!! That’s right! Belanger Books and Arkham House Publishers are proud to announce that The Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street is back in twelve new stories written by Sherlockian scribe David Marcum. “It is with great pleasure & excitement to announce this news; The Derleth Solar Pons character […]
This article contains spoilers for both the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and the television show Twin Peaks, up through and including the end of both of these series. Read on at your own peril… “Is it future or is it past?”— The Man From Another Place, Twin Peaks “A few words may […]
Do The Errors of Sherlock Holmes Explain The Errors of Twin Peaks? Spoiler Alert: This article contains several spoilers for both the original canon of Sherlock Holmes stories and all three seasons of Twin Peaks. Do not read this article if you’re not caught up! “As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is the […]
WARNING: this article contains spoilers for both the Sherlock Holmes canon and the Twin Peaks series. DO NOT READ THIS if you’re not caught up with Twin Peaks or haven’t read Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Scandal in Bohemia”. “…she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.” –Dr. Watson, […]
If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan (and if you are reading this blog, you must be), you should be well aware that the greatest collections of Sherlock Holmes stories published since the original canon are the volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories. I am proud to have stories in over […]
Episodes 12 & 13: The Distinction Is Clear WARNING: Do not read this article if you haven’t been watching up through episode 13 of Twin Peaks: The Return. We don’t want to spoil your fun! “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” — A Scandal In Bohemia Brian: Things are speeding up […]
Today is August 9th, the 221st day of the year! To celebrate this singular day, the Beacon Society, a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars which focuses on exemplary educational experiences that introduce children and young adults to Sherlock Holmes, proudly launches the Junior Sherlockian Society. The society invites children and youth to complete […]
Episode 10: “Hey, Grandma” WARNING: this post has a LOT of spoilers for both Twin Peaks and Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon. If you haven’t read the original stories – what are you waiting for? They’re wonderful! Grab a copy and dive right in!!! This week’s episode of Twin Peaks confirmed that Richard Horne is in […]
