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Mystery
As summer turns into fall, a crispness possesses the air and lengthy nights return--as do the chilling mystery stories of historical and contemporary literature. For this issue, Literary Traveler sets an inquisitive tone for our readers, asking one of the ultimate literary questions: Who dunnit? Several of our talented writers have answered. Award-winning mystery author Marianne Wilksi Strong discusses how her Polish upbringing in a coal mining area of Pennsylvania inspired her to write for the genre, in our Mystery Month interview. Strong also pens an article entitled Buried Ghosts and Black Diamonds in which she describes northeastern Pennsylvania's haunting coal mining history. Nancy Drew makes an appearance as an intelligent, courageous heroine of a time period which oppressed American women. Retrace the steps of the Headless Horseman in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, New York. Learn surprising facts about J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series at the end of the month, and more articles to come.
Mystery Interview: Marianne Wilski Strong
Author: Marianne Wilski Strong
Literary Traveler celebrates the Mystery by talking with the award-winning mystery writer Marianne Wilski Strong. The author of twenty-four mystery short stories, many published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Wilski sets most of her stories in Northeastern Pennsylvania, calling upon both the region's anthracite coal history and her own Polish upbringing.
Posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2007
Buried Ghosts and Black Diamonds
Author: Marianne Wilski Strong
In 1964, I left my hometown of Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania. But northeastern Pennsylvania never left me. It haunted me for years, until in 1990, I began to tell the story of that ravaged, nearly gothic area, the anthracite coal fields stretching from Pottsville in the south to Scranton in the north.
Posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2007
A Bewitching Ride Through Sleepy Hollow
Author: Washington Irving
Washington Irving, the first professional man of letters in the United States, is known for his contributions to the literary field through his essays and short stories. Writing for a number of periodicals as well as composing several novels, his work was considerably varied and ranged in genre from historical and biographical books, such as his biography of George Washington, to satirical essays that commented on the social, cultural, and political values of his time.
Posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2007
Nancy Drew: A Stratemeyer Family Enigma
When I initially received word that I was to compose a piece on Nancy Drew, potentially one of the most adored and widely known fictional characters of the past 75 years, I panicked. Although I had become vaguely acquainted with the young sleuth during my childhood by word of mouth, I had somehow missed out on the experience of actually reading the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, the book series that started a mania for the sensational character and her friends, a series that has stood the test of time and endured for decades.
Posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2007
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