tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post8431748060751890301..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Sleuth of Baker Street in Mid-Winter of 2015Bill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-74983763180309077282015-01-28T23:58:16.207-06:002015-01-28T23:58:16.207-06:00John: Thanks for the comment. You were right to ra...John: Thanks for the comment. You were right to raise what Australian books are unavailable. It is the Australian books that have not found North American publishers. I believe J.D. said it would even be difficult to get them from England. J.D. is a memorable guy.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-90972856211272605822015-01-28T01:48:34.172-06:002015-01-28T01:48:34.172-06:00Good to here that this store is still going strong...Good to here that this store is still going strong. I remember reading of your previous visits to Sleuth on Baker Street. I met JD at Bouchercon when it was in Chicago back in 2005.<br /><br />Odd that JD says it's hard to get Australian writer's books in Toronto. Soho Press publishes a couple of excellent Australian writers and he should have no trouble getting those books from the US directly if not through his Canadian distributor. I guess he means getting Australian published books from Australian writers. Anyway, I'd recommend Garry Disher and Adrian Hyland, both Australian and both published in the US by Soho Press, or Soho Crime I guess they now call themselves. And Soho doesn't remove the local color or change words the way one unnamed publisher does with Paul Cleave's books set in New Zealand. You'd never know his books take place in Christchurch the way they "Americanize" the books. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-91214988582948592022015-01-26T23:17:10.013-06:002015-01-26T23:17:10.013-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. Fabulous is apt. I ...Moira: Thanks for the comment. Fabulous is apt. I wish I lived closer than 2,500 km from Toronto. Sleuth is one of many fine reasons to visit Toronto.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-10970746132564922672015-01-26T23:15:48.054-06:002015-01-26T23:15:48.054-06:00Prashant: I am not sure of J.D.'s background. ...Prashant: I am not sure of J.D.'s background. I doubt there is a person in Canada beside Marian who can match his knowledge of crime fiction. Thanks as well for the kind words about myself.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-78278529105858208262015-01-26T23:14:13.551-06:002015-01-26T23:14:13.551-06:00Margot: As well as a great visit to Sleuth we went...Margot: As well as a great visit to Sleuth we went out to Niagara-on-the-Lake where Sharon did some shopping and we had a wonderful 5 course tasting menu with paired wines at the Peller Estates Winery Restaurant on a quiet night. There was but one other table and we were able to sit beside the fireplace. We could have stayed all night.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-327276246862402772015-01-26T16:37:39.982-06:002015-01-26T16:37:39.982-06:00This sounds like a fabulous bookstore - lucky you ...This sounds like a fabulous bookstore - lucky you to get the chance to visit. Makes me want to go to Toronto.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-25640182824540732022015-01-26T10:11:14.275-06:002015-01-26T10:11:14.275-06:00Bill, J.D. Singh sounds like a first-generation In...Bill, J.D. Singh sounds like a first-generation Indian immigrant to Canada. I like his bookstore and his knowledge of books, which can be of great help to people having difficulty in deciding which books to buy. I also like the way you choose your five books. One can make up one's mind only if one knows one's books well, which, clearly, you do.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-67916745775315032162015-01-26T06:20:42.683-06:002015-01-26T06:20:42.683-06:00Bill - It sounds as though you've been having ...Bill - It sounds as though you've been having a great time. And the bookstore sounds fabulous. I agree that the more of these kinds of shops stay open and do well, the better! You got some good reads, too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com