People and books and panels

 I'm excited to moderate People of the Books: A Jewish and Trans Authors Panel as part of Goodbye Assembly Row this Thursday, the last event at All She Wrote Books before they move to their new location in East Somerville. Sim Kern, Kyle Lukoff, and Aden Polydoros will talk about their books ranging from middle-grade to adult.

And see Out of the Box for a few other outside-of-our-homes my colleagues and I will be doing in the next week or so. Hope to run into some of you at something!

For all you true-crime fans out there

Update, April 2: Unfortunately, if you really want to learn who stole Gilbert Blythe's heart, the only way to do that is to read Anne of the Island (as my sister and I have been doing lately over Skype). Or, really, read any of the Anne books or watch any of the adaptations.

For unrelated but highly recommended reading material, see Horn Book Press.

And if you'd like to spread silliness and other goodness year-round, check out Parodies for Charities.

Kingsport, Nova Scotia— Magog Studios announced plans for a true crime podcast centered around Redmond College. (It was originally scheduled to release two years ago, but was delayed due to related circumstances on Prince Edward Island.)

The crime to be investigated is the theft of student Gilbert Blythe’s heart. Classmate Anne Shirley is a person of interest, and Royal Gardner is suspected of being an accomplice; other suspects include Ruby Gillis and Christine Stuart. Host Charles Sloane will interview people familiar with the case, including Shirley’s housemates Priscilla Grant and Stella Maynard and their housekeeper, identified as Aunt Jamesina.

At this time, housemate Philippa Gordon is said to be deliberating about whether to appear.