Another year, another Bodies from the Library collection — incredibly, the sixth — and another opportunity to sit down with Tony Medawar and talk about the wonderful work he’s doing on all our behalfs.
As well as discussing the contents of the latest collection — all spoiler-free, of course — we get into the details of the series as a whole and the various decisions that go into such a long-term project. That done, we turn our eye upon the other intriguing projects that Tony has on the go at present that are going to make life all the more exciting for we classic detective fiction nerds in the coming months and years. Prepare to be enticed…
You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here, on Spotify here, or by using the player below.
Thanks to Tony for his time and the work he’s doing, to Jonny Berliner for the music, and to you, dear listeners, for playing along at home. There will be more In GAD We Trust before Christmas, that much I can promise.
Now, please, go out and buy at least one of the Bodies collections for someone in your life this festive season, and make this old man very happy.
The Invisible Event 
Thanks for the podcast. A great way to spend a Saturday morning with a good cup of coffee. I shall look forward to Bodies from the Library 6 when available in paperback having enjoyed the previous five volumes as well as Ghosts from the Library. Tony’s GAD knowledge, expertise and passion continue to impress.
I was pleased to hear that there is more Christianna Brand material out there (Tony has 1/3 of a filing cabinet of unpublished work) and will watch for the Crippen & Landru collection to be released. I still live in hope that Brand’s The Chinese Puzzle will be published (a locked room murder during a seance in the dark is exactly my kind of book).
Finally, Tony mentioned briefly another Anthony Boucher will be published. Does that mean we will finally see The Case of Toad-in-the-Hole?
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An excellent and informative discussion. Tony was full of tantalizing titbits, which hopefully will happen soon. And I agree with him re: John Rhode lol (not to decry Brian Flynn, who I rather enjoy)
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Big fan of the podcast! Just wanted to know, will Spoiler Warning- Christie also be returning sometime?
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The short answer is, no. The Spoiler Warnings were fun, but not something I see coming back — I have only so much free time to edit podcasts, and for now it’s going into IGWT.
Thanks for the kind words; lovely to think people actually listen to (and, more — enjoy!) this stuff.
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Thanks a lot for this one, Jim! Your work is much appreciated, both texts and podcasts.
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Thanks, Alex — podcasts are always fun, it’s nice to mix things up a bit…and talking to Tony is never going to be hard work, as he always has so much to talk about. Lovely to think people are out there actually listening to this stuff.
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Always nice to listen into these fascinating conversations, and the ones with Tony are the best. Any discussion of unreleased Christianna Brand work gets my attention. It’s amazing how novels like Death of Jezebel are now readily available, although several of her stories remain difficult to track down – A Ring of Roses, The Honey Harlot, and The Three Cornered Halo. I’ve been hunting for the last two for years with no luck of a cheap copy.
As far as hard to find works getting republished, I’d be interested in more by Henry Wade, Virgil Markham, and David Duncan. Of course there’s the dream that some lost work by Hake Talbot, Derek Smith, Herbert Brean, or John Sladek is waiting to be found.
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Henry Wade in paperback is seriously needed. I know Orion have his Kindle rights in the UK, but given that the arm of Orion publishing which puts those out has collapsed, sure something could be worked out…
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Sorry, but it took me forever to find a time to sit and listen to this without distraction! A wonderful conversation/preview of coming attractions. Isn’t it lovely to think that, for those of us interested in classic mysteries, there may never be a lack of “new” publications to last us through our lifetimes?
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It’s wild, isn’t it? Now imagine if you were also a Brian Flynn or James Ronald fan.
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I’ve never read James Ronald, and two volumes are slooowwlllyy winging their way to me from the U.S. on the recommendation of some Clyde I know. Wouldn’t it be loverly if I adored him with all these reprints coming? I’m afraid I have already made my mind up about Flynn, and I suspect that, despite Tony’s encouragement, I feel the same about Rhode. I may be lacking the genetic code to be able to enjoy the humdrums!
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