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.
DERRICK: Okay, in our last article I had said that this entry in our Sherlock Holmes/ Twin Peaks blog series would compare the errors of Twin Peaks to Doyle’s errors in the original Sherlock Holmes canon. However, after Twin Peaks episode 8 that entry will have to wait. There’s just too much to discuss in […]
“Anybody here watching the new Twin Peaks?” — Dave Vanian of The Damned Paradise Rock Club Boston MA May 24 2017 Apparently, A LOT of people are watching Twin Peaks: The Return! Our blog series of the Twin Peaks/ Sherlock Holmes connections has been highly successful, and we already have a steady stream of readers […]
“It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.” –Sherlock Holmes This is our take on the new season of Twin Peaks through a Sherlockian lens. Be forewarned that spoilers abound! Brian: Man, was I disappointed by this week’s episode (5) of Twin Peaks: The Return. It proved that Lynch […]
We have some exciting news at Belanger Books. We are currently accepting submissions for an upcoming anthology. This is a book which we have wanted to put together for years now. Back in 2015, we originally had the idea of putting together an anthology of stories based on The War of the Worlds. While we […]
Belanger Books will continue to showcase author interviews as part of our blog, and today we have an excellent author interview with Richard T. Ryan on his latest book The Stone of Destiny: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure. A lifelong Sherlockian, Richard Ryan is the author of The Official Sherlock Holmes Trivia Book as well as […]
The Great Hiatus!Those three words conjure wonderful and powerful images in the minds of all Sherlockians. Holmes and Watson’s flight from England and the battle with Professor Moriarty atop Reichenbach Falls. Spending time in Lhasa with the Head Lama. Danger while passing through Persia and Mecca and Khartoum. A stop in Montpellier with those puzzling […]
Before you read this article, please note: SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! If you haven’t seen the new episodes of Twin Peaks on Showtime, please do not read this article! You have been warned… “I’ll see you again in 25 years.” — Laura Palmer to Special Agent Dale Cooper This blog is written by Brian Belanger […]
Happy birthday, Sir Arthur! The creator of Sherlock Holmes was born on this date in 1859. In honor of the great one, MX publishing has released the sixth volume of its ever expanding The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories titled The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Part VI: 2017 Annual […]
“March 30, 7 P. M. Have just finished reading about Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles. I believe Mr. Holmes is the smartest detective who has ever lived, and would very much like to live a life like he did. It is the Friends School belief that the best thing one can do in […]
