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    • Academy Chicago Publishers
      An imprint of the Chicago Review Press. Features a number of interesting authors, most long out of print, plus some other odds and ends, including some horror stories by Conan Doyle.
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      Crippen & Landru publish mystery short story collections. Of particular interest is what they call "Lost Classics," a series of anthologies of mostly uncollected stories by authors who might be enjoyed by a new generation of readers.
    • Dean Street Press
      This small British publisher has a great many classic crime books in its much broader catalog. They are bringing back many Golden Age classics by authors who deserve another chance at a new audience.
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      This publisher specializes in classic mysteries, broadly defined, including newer mysteries that adhere to classic standards. They have just overhauled their website to make it much more informative and user-friendly.
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      A small press, specializing in very good English-language translations of (so far) mostly-French authors of locked room and impossible crime stories. They publish in Print-On-Demand and electronic editions.
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      The Merion Press is an independent publisher of out-of-print works that were originally published over 75 years ago, but are enduring even today.
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      The brainchild of editor/anthologist/author/bookstore-owner Otto Penzler, the Mysterious Press has recently returned to life and now works with Open Road Media as an electronic book publisher. It is already republishing the work of a lot of classic authors, with more books on the way.
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      A small, independent publisher committed to publishing "lively fiction, and provocative non-fiction." Most of their list covers early works by established authors writing traditional mysteries, such as Carolyn Hart and Margaret Maron.
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      This small eclectic British publisher has begun publishing a series of classic British mystery novels, primarily from the Golden Age. The series is grouped into a section of their catalogue named "London Bound," as the books are set in London.
    • Ostara Publishing
      "Ostara Publishing re-issues titles that have unjustifiably become unavailable either through the ravages of time or the forces of publishing economics. We specialise in Crime and Thriller fiction titles and our range goes from the1920s through to the 21st century. We publish thematically and currently have six series available. All our titles are published in a 'trade paperback' format and printed to order."
    • Poisoned Pen Press
      Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Poisoned Pen Press publishes a fairly wide variety of mysteries. Some are reprints; many are new, by newer authors. Their website has a great deal of information about their books and authors.

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    « MWA Names Major Edgar Award Winners | Main | Bookgiving: Day One »

    November 26, 2015

    The Twelve Days of Bookgiving

    As Thanksgiving now marks the official (if, in reality, considerably belated) start of the Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa-Solstice gift giving season, I thought this might be a good time to try something new and, I hope, helpful as you do your shopping for the dedicated readers on your list. I would hope that list includes people who enjoy classic mysteries, or who would enjoy classic mysteries if they only knew what to read.

    So I propose, over the next twelve days (to match one of my favorite Christmas carols) to offer a suggestion each day of a single book by a single classic mystery author. Please note: I did not say (and do not believe) that these are the best books by the best authors. In fact, I would hope that anyone reading these posts would add their own comments suggesting other books by that author or even books by other authors. This is not a "Best 12 mysteries of all times" list nor a "The 12 mysteries to read before you die" plan. The idea is to give you a wide range of suggestions for enjoyable books by engaging authors that would make perfect gifts for those on your list who might enjoy traditional, plot-oriented mysteries.

    And what to do? Well, the books I will list are all - according to Amazon - still in print (or at least in electronic editions). I would hope that if you want to buy one, you would:

    1. Buy from your favorite mystery bookseller. We can't afford to lose more mystery bookstores.
    2. If you don't have a mystery bookseller, patronize an independent bookstore. We can't afford to lose them either.
    3. If you don't have easy access to such a bookstore, I would hope you would use the links I'll be providing to Amazon's listing for each book. If you're reading e-books on an Amazon Kindle, please use my link. This site is an Amazon Associate retailer, which means that I get a small percentage of anything you buy when you go to Amazon through my link(s). It costs you nothing and it helps me pay for the hosting for my blog and podcast. I will also include links to audiobook versions, when they are available.

    This will all start tomorrow, so rather than kill yourself slogging through Black Friday crowds, come back here and visit tomorrow when we see which will be the first book suggestion for the Twelve Days of Bookgiving.

    In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

    Posted at 11:00 AM in Books, Extras |

    Tags: Amazon, bookgiving, classic mysteries, Kindle, mysteries, mystery

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      That means that if you order anything from Amazon through a link from my site I get a small commission. As a result, I'd consider it a favor if you would consider making your purchases through my links. As always, though, if you have a local mystery book store, I encourage you to use them as your first choice. For anything else...thank you.

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