Karen Lee StreetJan 20, 2019Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe!Edgar Allan Poe's two hundred and tenth birthday... and he's still inspiring readers, writers, and artists. A bit belatedly (after hassles with the website and far too many hours wasted) I am finally posting a short video I put together that amalgamates some illustrations of Poe and his works that I have collected. Poe's work is so visual, it's interesting to see how artists through the years have interpreted his tales and poetry. I think I've noted all the artists at the en
Karen Lee StreetJun 28, 2018A blood red ruby, then a dazzle of emerald...The advance copies of the paperback version of Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru have just been delivered to my publisher in London: Point Blank Books, an imprint of Oneworld Publications. Can't wait to get my hands on them in a few weeks-- they are a beautiful follow-up to the elegant hardback published by Pegasus Books (USA) in May. Very happy. The emerald of 'Jewel of Peru' is also a lovely progression from the ruby of 'London Monster'... Not that the books have to b
Karen Lee StreetNov 16, 2017The Paper Raven Flies...Wheee! Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster has taken flight in the U.S. in paperback form thanks to Pegasus Books. #EdgarAllanPoe #CAugusteDupin #Gothicmystery #Mystery #HistoricalFiction #historicalcrime #LiteraryCrime
Karen Lee StreetSep 26, 2016Book Cover Design for the Russian TranslationEdgar Allan Poe and the London Monster will be published in Russia by AST publications in early November, and I've just been sent the art work. I'm very pleased with this alternative artwork -- it looks like a mysterious nineteenth century tome, which adds to the sense of Gothic mystery. And Poe wearing Dupin's green spectacles lends a touch of steam punk. (Or perhaps it is Dupin himself on the cover, given his uncanny likeness to Poe?) #EdgarAllanPoe #LondonMonster #CAugust
