Tuesday, August 27, 2019

EARL DERR BIGGER's 135th Birthday

Yesterday was Earl Derr Biggers 135th Birthday, and it's not too late to celebrate. Lou Armagno posts on The Postman on Holiday blog 10 ways to celebrate Earl Derr Biggers' birthday. The Postman on Holiday is "A place to explore all things surrounding Detective Charlie Chan, his creator Earl Derr Biggers, and their connection with Hawaii, Cleveland, and mystery fiction."

1. Read Biggers’ first successful novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913). Earl Derr Biggers had many other successes as both a playwright and author, most prominent his first novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate, a mystery set in a mountain lodge in the dead of winter.

Read more here. 

Happy Birthday, Earl!

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