All About Agatha (Christie)

De: Kemper Donovan
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  • All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course. The Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. The podcast's specific project is to rank these novels--because imposing objectivity on a subjective experience like reading is the sort of fruitless exercise that leads to all sorts of fruitful observations, even revelations. More broadly, the idea is to approach Christie by way of a rigorous literary analysis she so rarely gets, but so richly deserves. The same can be said about the mystery genre overall, which is why episodes about Christie are peppered liberally with interviews of contemporary mystery authors, literary scholars, and others. Call it a Christie-fest, if you will, as we revisit Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, and so much more.
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  • Interview with Kate Gingold, Author of Agatha Annotated
    Aug 10 2024

    It was such a pleasure to speak with Kate Gingold about her glossary of annotations of Christie novels and short stories from the 1920s.

    You can find Kate, her book, and many other offerings at her website: Agatha Annotated. You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and you can find out more about her non-Agatha offerings on this website.

    You can find out more about Kate's talk at the Agatha Christie Festival (and purchase a ticket) here.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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  • Woof: The Dogs of Agatha Christie
    Jul 26 2024

    Whether it's teeny-tiny dogs like the Pekingese, more medium-sized dogs like the VAST array of terriers who appear in this episode, or large dogs like the scary greyhound who makes quite a memorable appearance, there is something for everyone in my discussion of the canine species in Agatha Christie's works. Special thanks to Kate Jackson and Michelle Kazmer, whose expertise I leaned on in preparing this episode.

    Click here to visit and subscribe to Patreon for bonus episodes. And I encourage you to listen to my Patreon episode all about Next to a Dog, as referenced in this episode. If you don't want to become a paying member, simply sign up as a free member, and you can listen free of charge for up to two weeks following the release of this episode.

    Please watch the PBS SoCal YouTube series Won't You Be My Gamer?, in which I play a videogame adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express with two experts! Great fun.

    You can read Kate Jackson's excellent lecture on animals in classic mystery fiction here.

    Here is a link to that old, dog-and-cat-centric episode of the Crown Court series that I mentioned, Evil Liver, written by Ngaio Marsh and starring Joan Hickson (among others).

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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  • Interview with David Morris of Collecting Christie
    Jul 13 2024

    It was a dream to be able to sit down with David Morris, and pore over all the priceless goodies he brought with him having to do with Agatha Christie books, art, and ephemera.

    The following titles are spoiled during the course of our conversation: The Mystery of the Blue Train, Death on the Nile.

    To watch me watch two gamers play Murder on the Orient Express the videogame while we discuss all things Agatha Christie, click here. This is the first episode of the PBS SoCal series Won't You Be My Gamer? It was a lot of fun.

    For more of David's scholarly work from a collector's point of view, you can visit his website here, find him on Twitter here, and on Facebook here. You can also check out his upcoming talk at the Agatha Christie Festival here.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.

    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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My favorite book club!

So much fun to read along with! I hope he keeps going. I really want him to read The Christie Affair and give his thoughts, because I have some haha

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The sheer nerdy joy of the hosts and guests

No real dislikes, I’ve enjoyed listening and re-listening to every episode. This podcast makes me want to re-read every Christie novel and short story.

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Brilliant analysis of Mrs. Christie's mysteries!

Any Christie fan will want to listen in on these well researched conversations, book by book. I look through the titles and pick the one I'm in the mood for. After the sudden death of one of the hosts, Kemper finished the project with an invited guest for each remaining title. Dive in to the conversation. Go back to the books for new insights spurred on by this excellent podcast.

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One of Best Christie Podcast

In this podcasr, Kemper Donovan really shows his enthusiasm & personality. Although he is more of a Miss Marple entusiast, he absolutely shines in his discussion of Poirot!!

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