The Baker Street Babes to be on The Today Show!

Delighted to say that Curly and Kafers were interviewed by NBC’s The Today Show today! Yes, THAT Today Show! (eee!) It’s for the Olympics and will air during The Games. It’s a cultural piece about Sherlock Holmes and England and the popularity, etc etc. The crew were delightful to work with and we had a good laugh (and lunch!) afterwards. We should have footage for you within three weeks!

Let me just say that ANYONE who can act with a camera has mad props. It’s really hard to ignore a giant machine next to your face. Got there after awhile, but it’s very distracting!

This was so much fun and it was such an honour to be asked. It’s not every day you wake up to an email from an NBC producer in your inbox. Eee, so yes, we’re going to be on your telly! (well, if you’re American that is.)

Episode 24: The Detective and The Woman

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Our very own Amy Thomas talks to Ardy, Jenn and Sarah about her pastiche The Detective and The Woman, originally written for NaNoWriMo 2011.

A short summary: Irene Adler finds herself a widow at thirty-two, wealthy but emotionally broken. At the same time, Sherlock Holmes finds himself unable to return to England after faking his death at Reichenbach Falls and is drawn into an investigation of two men with designs on Irene Adler. The Detective and The Woman throw their lot in together to uncover a dangerous plot. In the process, they meet legendary inventor Thomas Edison and experience life in Florida at the turn of the 20th century.

We want to know all! How did she come up with the idea? What was it like writing a pastiche in the cracks of the Canon? How did she go about getting it published? And did she sleep at all during November last year? There's lots of laughter, lots of love for Holmes and Watson, and Amy finally gives her answers to the BSB questions.

The novel is now available from MX Publishing—we’d appreciate it if you got it from our bookshop because that way, you get a great book and we get some pennies towards bandwidth!

In other news, we are hosting a meetup and flashmob in Trafalgar Square on April 21 in support of the Undershaw Preservation Trust—more information and link to RSVP [HERE]. This is in conjunction with AnotherBohemianSoul’s costumed walk on the same day, more about that [HERE]. We hope to see lots of you there!

Also, Wear Sherlock are inviting contributions for a photo montage to raise awareness of the cause—if you want to participate, [HERE]’s how!

Episode 12 is Anthony Horowitz!

Anthony Horowtiz is the writer of The House Of Silk, the first novel to be made "canon" by The Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. Regardless of how you feel about that, it's something, and we intend to try and get to the bottom of it. Don't know much about The House Of Silk? Well here's a synopsis courtesy of http://anthonyhorowitz.com/sherlockholmes/

It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks.

Intrigued by the man's tale, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston. As the pair delve deeper into the case, they stumble across a whispered phrase 'the House of Silk': a mysterious entity and foe more deadly than any Holmes has encountered, and a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society itself...

With devilish plotting and excellent characterisation, this is a first-rate Sherlock Holmes mystery for a modern readership, remaining utterly true to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books. Sherlock Holmes is back with all the nuance, pace and powers of deduction that make him the world's greatest and most celebrated detective.

The Babes were given an advanced copy of the novel ahead of its release, but didn't want to post their own reviews until we were sure we were able to interview him. And voila! The always lovely and always enigmatic Jenn will be interviewing Mr. Horowitz later this week, and that interview will become Episode 12. Our own reviews will follow, some good, some maybe not as perky. Regardless, judge for yourself. The House of Silk is now available in your local bookstore or online.

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Same Person, Different Podcast: The Geek Girls Network interview Curly

As you may recall, our very own CurlyFourEyes was interviewed by the awesome Kristin and Nicole of the GeekGirlsNetwork podcast a while ago. The episode is now online on their website, so you can have a listen to Curly talking about the Great Sherlock Holmes Debate, answering Holmes-themed questions about who would win in a fight, and having fun with Benedict's last name.

Their podcast is generally awesome, so you should also follow them on Twitter @geekgirls and @NicoleWakelin and let them and/or us know your thoughts once you're done listening!