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Matt Hall
@221bcooee.bsky.social
BSI. Sherlock, Agatha, locked rooms! Watson’s Tin Box scion, and home of the Bowery Ruffians. http://221bcooee.blogspot.com
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The Baker Street Irregulars 2026 Annual Dinner/Weekend Fest is over!

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Now, slowly trudging back to Maryland. Back to the real world. Back to deadlines.

But first, a nap.
January 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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For multiple reasons, the absolute best single film adaptation of any Sherlock Holmes story is Granada's THE BLUE CARBUNCLE.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes S01E07 - The Blue Carbuncle
Dailymotion video by Spartacus
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January 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Back into Innes Lloyd rehearsals!

We present our new show at this year's MICF...

The Lost Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.

Tickets are now on-sale:

Innes Lloyd | Holmes Unbound: The Lost Casebook of Sherlock Holmes | Melbourne International Comedy Festival share.google/5iotsh9dOkz4...
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Many thanks to @acdsociety.bsky.social for choosing #sherlockholmes into the Fire for Doylean Honors in Fiction this year. I'm so delighted! 🤩
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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NEW EPISODE: ACDQ&A - We answer your questions on Conan Doyle's life and work. Chat about: best biographies, bad doctoring, adaptations and more. bit.ly/DOD70sn. Plus bonus episode at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd....
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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NOW ON YOUTUBE: Recordings of...

The ACD Society Doylean Honors and Wessex Cup 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORQ...

The Literary Agents 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqbe...

Thanks to everyone who participated and made these events possible.

#BSI2026 #BSIweekend
The ACD Society Doylean Honors and Wessex Cup 2026
Released 14 January 2026 The ACD Society Doylean Honors ceremony, held at the Mysterious Bookshop, Manhattan, on Thursday 8th January 2025. Includes the annual running of the Wessex Cup. For more…
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January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Just a little post about the Brothers Three of Moriarty, and the programs for their meetings - especially the Unhappy Birthday you Bastard Moriarty meetings. #sherlock

221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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In the latest Sherlock Holmes Review just published by Wessex Press, I have an article on that wonderful Granada TV document 'The Baker Street File', including its publication history. Read a draft here, & original interviews:

221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Lecture worth watching for Sherlockians #Sherlock

Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm

Online event register FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Lecture worth watching for Sherlockians #Sherlock

Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm

Online event register FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Last night here.

What a fantastic country.
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
In the latest Sherlock Holmes Review just published by Wessex Press, I have an article on that wonderful Granada TV document 'The Baker Street File', including its publication history. Read a draft here, & original interviews:

221bcooee.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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I'm pleased you are enjoying my first memoir.
I’m currently reading THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE by Laurie R. King.

What book has you hooked on this Friday?
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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A fantastic meeting of #TheLiteraryAgents for the annual BSI Baker Street Irregulars Weekend featuring playwrights discussing #SherlockHolmes. Guests: Ken Ludwig, Mark Shanahan, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jonathan Barnes. Hosts: Ashley D. Polasek, Mark Jones. Excellent discussion! 🔎
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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So this thing happened last night
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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And it's a good thing, too!
So this thing happened last night
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
So this thing happened last night
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Y'all I love this show so much! So I wrote about it.
Bookish airs on PBS starting Sunday

Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS
Bookish airs on PBS starting Sunday
Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS
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January 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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‘A rat! A rat!’
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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After weeks of staring at 1890s Survey maps and Victorian railway timetables, I think I've finally mapped how each set of characters moves in the Sherlock Holmes adventure 'The Red-Headed League'. 📊 #maps

Fancy new blogpost […]

[Original post on fosstodon.org]
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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And now, the results of the Wessex Cup. You can watch the first race of the morning here: bsky.app/profile/myst...
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM