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Karen Lee Street
Oct 3, 2017
Translated and launched in Turkey
Delighted that Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster has now been published in Turkey by Paris Yayincik. Again, a very different cover...


Karen Lee Street
Sep 6, 2017
The Raven flies into a Blood Red Sky... Paperback launch.
Today is the launch in the UK and Europe of Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster in paperback, published by the Point Blank imprint of...

Karen Lee Street
Jun 24, 2017
Serbian Translation Released into the Wild
The Serbian translation of Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster, published by Vulkan, was recently released into the world. I don't...


Karen Lee Street
Mar 24, 2017
Amazing Stories: Premature burials, Immortality, and Open-ended Mysteries
Today is the anniversary of Jules Verne’s death (8 February 1828 - 24 March 1905); the French writer of fantastical tales such as Journey...


Karen Lee Street
Mar 17, 2017
Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru
At last, a first draft of Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru is completed after writing flat-out (but far too slowly) to meet my end...


Karen Lee Street
Jan 18, 2017
Born on this day, 1809 in Boston
EDGAR ALLAN POE author and critic, is renowned for his psychological horror tales and credited with originating the detective genre and...


Karen Lee Street
Oct 26, 2016
Star-Studded Fiction from Burnet, Lamb, Le Guin, and Debuter Street | Xpress Reviews By Library Jou
Very nice to get a starred review from the prestigious Library Journal, especially when in the excellent company of Graeme Macrae Burnet,...

Karen Lee Street
Oct 11, 2016
The Raven flies to America today
Delighted that today is publication day for Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster in the U.S. through Pegasus Books This lovely gif is...


Karen Lee Street
Oct 4, 2016
The Ongoing Poe Influence: Writers & Directors
Poe's writings have influenced a large number of writers in a variety of literary genres such as horror, detective, science fiction, but...


Karen Lee Street
Sep 26, 2016
Book Cover Design for the Russian Translation
Edgar 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...


Karen Lee Street
Sep 24, 2016
Q&A with "A Girl's Writing Is Never Done: Shauna Gilligan on writing & in conversat
Enjoyed answering some thought-provoking questions about Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster (and sequels) posed by Dublin based...


Karen Lee Street
Aug 26, 2016
Books and Covers and Edgar Allan Poe
I am definitely the sort of person easily influenced to pick up a book because I find it's cover appealing or unusual, so it was...


Karen Lee Street
Jul 31, 2016
Brown’s Genteel Inn: London’s first hotel, 1837
When initially researching and writing Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster, I needed to find Poe somewhere to stay during his...


Karen Lee Street
Jul 11, 2016
Fantômas: Villain on the Page and the Silver Screen
This influential villain was created by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1911. Forty-three volumes were written...


Karen Lee Street
Jun 5, 2016
Gothic Night, Stoke Newington, watched over by Poe
Had a wonderful Gothic Night at Stoke Newington Literary Festival on 4 June, held at St. Mary's Old Church and presided over by Suzi Feay...


Karen Lee Street
Jun 4, 2016
Stoke Newington Festival, Gothic Night
21.00, Saturday. Stoke Newington Festival Candlelit Gothic. £8.50. Venue – St Mary's Old Church By candlelight, authors Sally Gardner...


Karen Lee Street
Apr 29, 2016
A £100 Reward with Monstrous Repercussions
The attacks began in the spring of 1788 — four women’s skirts slashed, then all was apparently quiet until twelve months later when there...


Karen Lee Street
Apr 12, 2016
Rewriting the Past, ‘Based on a True Crime'
A fundamental part of a mystery story is discovering what is fact and what is fiction, who is telling the truth and who is not. Is a...

Karen Lee Street
Apr 7, 2016
The Raven Flies...
HURRAH, old girl. Put the kettle on. (Or so said Dickens's pet raven Grip.) Hurrah all the same for -- Today is the official release date...


Karen Lee Street
Apr 6, 2016
When the Writing Process Was Glamorous (and Laborious)
When researching and writing Edgar Allan Poe & the London Monster which is set primarily in 1840 and includes letters written from 1788...
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