• Stop squinting: New large print books now in stock at the Juneau libraries Sep 4, 2009
The strong tradition of Victorian gothic mysteries (think Wilkie Collins, Shirley Jackson, and Mary Shelley) forms the backbone of this compelling novel. Constance is the heir to both a decrepit mansion and a mystery in the form of a packet of old letters. (Juneau Empire)
Flanagan ‘Wanting’ is a poorly wrought Victorian soap opera Aug 16, 2009
Along the way, all sorts of real Victorians are given cameo appearances: Captains Crozier and Ross of the Royal Navy; Maria Beadnell; Wilkie Collins; Douglas Jerrold; the entire Ternan family; Georgina Hogarth; Katy Dickens, the novelist s daughter; and the irrepressible John Forster, probably Dickens s closest friend and his first biographer. It is that biography of Dickens, Forster s two-volume set, that I would recommend to redeem the fellow from the skimpily rendered lust monger found in... (Boston Globe)
interview with Michael Moorcock Jun 19, 2009
"? Pretty much now. There might be a little bit of tweaking in future, but nothing special. In fact I've done the reverse with the current Del Rey Elric books where I've republished them in their original order. At least where fantasy books are concerned. But I suspect if I ever had the time I'd do some revision on the Pyat books and maybe a little on Mother London. Which artist has best depicted your idea of Elric? I'm partial to Micheal Whelan. I love Whelan's stuff but his Elric's just a... (Harper's Magazine)
A New Novel Explores Dickens' Messy Life May 24, 2009
In 1857 his friend Wilkie Collins wrote a play about a failed Arctic expedition. Dickens became obsessed with it and, like a rapper who's tired of the recording studio, volunteered to play the role of the villain. (Time.com)
A tale of two 'Droods’ - Two authors reimagine Dickens’ unfinished work Mar 7, 2009
The entire tale - all 772 pages of it - is told by Wilkie Collins, a sometime collaborator and friend of Dickens who produced the sensational detective novel The Moonstone (think of him as Brad Meltzer to Dickens Dan Brown) ... William Wilkie Collins ... This novel is crammed with every conceivable aspect of Victoriana, both real and imagined: At times, I grew irritable and impatient for Simmons to get on with it (I should know better: After all, his narrator is Wilkie Collins, great... (Missoulian, MT)
