At long last former BJ
pop culture critic (when I was technically his boss) Mark Dawidziak’s book
about Edgar Allan Poe will hit the light of day on February 14, 2023.
Poe passed away 173
years ago.
Mark’s hook for “A Mystery
of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allen Poe” (Martin’s Press) is the
mystery surrounding the day that Poe existed nevermore.
Mark has stalked
Darren McGavin’s TV series, “The Night Stalker,” written one more thing about
Peter Falk’s series, “Columbo.”
The name of Mark’s
cat: Poe! Honestly. Forevermore.
I think Mark and former BJ columnist Thrity
Umbrigar are in a marathon to see whose stack of books reaches Empire State
Building height first.
The competition is stiff, though. David
Bianculli, Regina Brett, Bob Dyer, David Giffels, Stuart Warner, Terry Pluto,
Steve Love, Dick McBane, Russ Musarra, Jane Snow, Don Rosenberg, Brian Windhorst,
Andrea Louie and Chuck Klosterman aren’t slouches either. And Chuck Ayers
brings fictional characters to life with his drawings for comics (OK, graphic
novels) and books.
All are among the many talented writers who made my 26 years
at 44 E. Exchange Street the most delightful stretch of my 43-year newspaper
career.
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