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MX Publishing In Kenya 2021 - Arrival

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MX Publishing In Kenya 2021 - Arrival

After a couple of flights and about thirteen hours in the air we arrived in Nairobi to some heavy rain but very warm. We're here to spend time at Happy Life Children's Home - one of our main projects that MX Publishing support. Every time you buy books on this site, it contributes to projects for abandoned children in Kenya. This year its #bookstobooks - with over 800 funded this year so far.   Days 1-3 - Many Things Have Changed We had visited Happy Life every Christmas for seven years but missed last year as Kenya was blocked for travel...

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Top Seven Sherlock Holmes Books In Print December So Far

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Top Seven Sherlock Holmes Books In Print December So Far

It's been a very busy start to December with lots of the new autumn titles dominating. However at #2 is a book that came out six years ago proving that Sherlock Holmes stories are timeless. Dan Andriacco BSI is one of the most popular US Holmes writers. He has some traditional novels, but it is the McCabe and Cody series that garners his biggest fan base with a dozen books so far.    1. MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories XXVIII to XXX - the three new volumes of the world's largest Sherlock Holmes collection released last month continue...

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday Offers Week 48

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday Offers Week 48

Week 48 - All the best in new Sherlock Holmes content... Due to the fantastic response to our audio app we've extended the launch discounts until 19th December. In addition to the Lee Child interview we just completed one with Jeffrey Hatcher (Mr Holmes).    1. Offers   2. Free Audiobooks  3. Kickstarters 4. Holiday Ideas 5. The MX Publishing Audio Collection    1. OFFERS As we're past our guaranteed shipping date pre-xmas for regular books, we'll focus in December on local offers. USA - Hand-made Christmas gifts - wonderful Sherlockian gifts hand-made by several artists in the USA. From Christmas cards to lovely wooden ornaments.    2....

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Top Twenty Bestselling Sherlock Holmes Audio Books Of All Time

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Top Twenty Bestselling Sherlock Holmes Audio Books Of All Time

With over twenty thousand audio books sold in the last couple of years at MX, here's the top twenty bestselling Sherlock Holmes Audio Books from over 200 titles as at 15th December 2021: 1 - The Demon of the Dusk - Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby  2 - The Scarlet Thread of Murder - Luke Kuhns and Joff Manning   3 - The Vatican Cameos - Rich Ryan and Nigel Peever 4 - The Druid of Death - Rich Ryan and Nigel Peever 5 - The Adventure of The Pigtail Twist - Matt Simmonds and Joff Manning 6 - The Merchant of Menace - Rich Ryan and Nigel...

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The Sherlockian Interview - Mr Holmes - Jeffrey Hatcher

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The Sherlockian Interview - Mr Holmes - Jeffrey Hatcher

We're delighted to confirm that the next interview to be released in early January into the MX Publishing Audio Collection is with Jeffrey Hatcher, screenwriter of the Mr. Holmes movie starring Sir Ian McKellan.  Jeffrey is a lifelong Sherlockian and has written a number of stage adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories as well.      The interview will be available exclusively as part of the MX Publishing Audio Collection alongside the launch content including the 'Reacher and Sherlock' interview with Lee Child. There's still time to get the launch discount until the 19th December - select monthly subscription and use...

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