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The speed of innovation in print-on-demand is quite wonderful to behold. This week Redbubble launched print on demand masks enabling artists to create their own designs on the fly. For those already merchandising prints, t-shirts, mugs, pillows and dozens of other products.   This is a great opportunity to make wearing a mask cool, and very personalised. The example above is one of our Art of Sherlock Holmes pieces - 'The Woman Returns' a beautiful painting from Christina Major created from a story written by Richard Paolinelli. The story and art appear in the 2nd Art of Sherlock Holmes book...

"This is a compilation of short adventures that appeared previous in numerous Holmes anthologies by multiple publishers.  Some of the early stories have terrific premises, such as a mysterious ancient tablet that can mystically answer questions.  Many of the later narratives are a bit more experimental in tone, such as the retelling of a critical scene from A Study in Scarlet, told from the perspective of the killer.  This is an intriguing collection which attempts to provide a fresh understanding of the Holmes universe through new approaches." The Strand Magazine April 2020 Dead Ringers – Sherlock Holmes Stories, by Robert Perret...

"This little book is a delightful adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, told with only twenty-six words, and slightly fewer images.  Macaluso has taken Lego figures and replicated approximately two dozen scenes from the classic novel, and the photographs illustrate each page.  Each scene is summed up in either one, or occasionally two words.  For example, a Lego version of the titular character appears under the words “Gigantic Hound.”  Despite the extreme brevity, Macaluso manages to summarize the entire novel with words and pictures, stretching only once, with the letter “X.”  It’s a really fun work, and one which ought...

An extract from 'The Adventure of the Wordy Companion: An A-Z guide to Sherlockian Phraseology' by Nicko Vaughan Here are just five of the 'G's referenced in Nicko's Wordy Companion: Garrulous - a person who talks excessively about nothing in particular, especially on trivial or unimportant matters. In The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, this is used to describe the Landlord of the country pub where he goes to glean information. “I was in the bar, and a garrulous landlord was giving me all that I wanted.” Gadabout - a person who is constantly seeing pleasure. An insult thrown at Holmes...

An extract from 'The Adventure of the Wordy Companion: An A-Z guide to Sherlockian Phraseology' by Nicko Vaughan Here are just five of the 'F's referenced in Nicko's Wordy Companion: Forenoon - as the name suggests, something which precedes Afternoon and is really just another word for late morning. In The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, this is the time of day when Miss Violet Smith rides her bike. “You must know that every Saturday forenoon I ride on my bicycle to Farnham Station in order to get the 12.22 to town.”     Fog-girt – girt means to be surrounded...