"It is a
curious collection." [MUSG] 
You've probably heard us extolling the virtues of A Curious
Collection of Dates: Sherlock Holmes Through the Year on
previous shows. We're big fans of this book. But after this
episode, you'll understand why we're also fans of the authors.
 
Leah Guinn and Jaime N. Mahoney join us to give us the backstory
on what it was like to develop the concept and bring this reference
tome to life, including their decision to go with a premier
publisher like Wessex Press, where their book wouldn't languish and
become a remainder. 
 
In our interview with Leah and Jaime, we uncovered their major
source for dates — none other than William Baring-Gould's
chronology from The
Annotated Sherlock Holmes, backed by Ernest Zeisler'simpressive chronology, Martin Dakin's and others as needed, not to mention
online sources such as the Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography, Wikipedia and Ancestry.com.
 
We also enticed Leah and Jaime to share their favorite entries
with us. And rather than giving us the typical "I love all my
children the same" response of creators, they actually spilled the
beans. But you'll have to listen to find out exactly what they
responded with.
 
You can find Leah at Commonplace Crime, The Well-Read
Sherlockian and The
Well-Read Sherlockian Facebook page; find Jaime
at Better Holmes and
Gardens and the Better
Holmes and Gardens Facebook page.
 
 
Regarding sponsors, you'll be glad to know that the Sherlock
Holmes Brand sponsorship is back. And we give you another
opportunity to help us determine what our 100th episode should
consist of: if you have ideas, please let us know by
popping by this Facebook Event posting.

 
Our special thanks goes out to Mary Miller for her extraordinary
Patreon support! Won't you join her and others by clicking on the
button?
 
You'll also be treated to clips from Thomas Edison, the Dead
Ringers and an Easter egg that includes an essential debate about
Sherlock's Louise Brealey.
 
Notes
1:50 Welcome
3:35 Sponsor #1 - the Baker Street Journal
5:18 Burt's first Sherlockian newsletter
7:43 Welcome Leah and Jaime
13:47 Competing Sherlockian blogs
16:07 How the book came to be
18:18 Pulling the entries together
20:21 Sponsor #2 - Amanda Lester, Detective
23:33 How they balanced length and frequency of entries
26:14 Source material
30:32 Leah and Jaime disclose their favorite entries in the
book
37:07 The April 30 entry from A Curious Collection of
Dates
38:57 Is this the first book for either author?
44:16 Sponsor #3 - Wessex Press
47:26 Sherlock Holmes Brand spot
48:25 Jump on the Patreon bandwagon!
49:57 Make suggestions for our 100th episode
52:10 Downton Abbey spoof
55:26 Leave us a review/rating and closing comments
58:40 Easter egg
 



Sponsors
This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special
sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year:

The Wessex Press, featuring
Sherlockian
Heresies 
The Baker Street
Journal, where you should get your annual
subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the
Christmas Annual. 
And Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester,
Detective series for young adults.

 
 
Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information
here.



 


 
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