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Today's author profile from The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI (now on Kickstarter) is Paula Hammond.   Paula's Favourite quote from The Canon:    There are so many wonderful moments in The Canon but perhaps my favorite comes from “The Final Problem”, when Moriarty visits Holmes in his rooms. A less-skilled author might have given us page after page of verbal fencing, but Doyle does the exact opposite. In just a few lines, he sums up the brilliance of both protagonists—the fact that they’re so well-matched they can anticipate each other’s thoughts and, equally,...

Today's author profile from The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI (now on Kickstarter) is Nick Cardillo.   Nick's Favourite quote from The Canon:  "The world is full of obvious things which no one by chance ever observes" The Hound of the Baskervilles.  It is a mantra which I have hoped to adopt throughout my life as both a person and a writer (especially of mysteries).   Nick has a story in Volume XIX "The Scholar of Silchester Court"   Nick's favourites amongst his own works: The Feats of Sherlock Holmes.  My collection of six new...

We're delighted to launch our 'Books To Trees' campaign for 2020. One of MX Publishing's key causes is The Happy Life Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya and MX founders Sharon and Steve Emecz have spent every Christmas there since 2013.  The project has saved the lives of over six hundred abandoned babies since it began in the year 2002 and the project has expanded to two more locations at Juja Farm in the countryside. At Juja Farm they have built a very successful school and it's in the surrounding land that we are launching the #bookstotrees project. During 2020, MX...

Today's author profile from The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI (now on Kickstarter) is Harry DeMaio.   Harry's Favourite quote from The Canon:  "My dear Watson, I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues." The Greek Interpreter   Harry has a story in Volume XX "The Atelier of Death"   Harry's favourites amongst his own works: The eleven volumes (so far) of the Casebooks of Octavius Bear Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was a bear? Alternative Universe Mysteries for Adult Animal Lovers that relate the exploits of super-sleuth Octavius Bear and his cohorts....

Today's author profile from The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI (now on Kickstarter) is Tom Turley. Two of his stories ("A Ghost From Christmas Past" and "The Solitary Violinist") were singled out for praise in Publishers Weekly's reviews of the anthology volumes in which they appeared (VII and XVIII, respectively).     Tom's Favourite quote from The Canon:  "Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.” The Valley of Fear   Tom has a story in Volume XIX "A Game of Skittles."    Tom's favourites amongst his own works: "Sherlock Holmes and the Case...