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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course. The Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and now contents himself with interviewing like-minded obsessives, dissecting new adaptations, and trying to solve the age-old mystery of why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does. Call it a Christie-fest, as together we revisit Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, and, oh, so much more...!

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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course. The Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and now contents himself with interviewing like-minded obsessives, dissecting new adaptations, and trying to solve the age-old mystery of why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does. Call it a Christie-fest, as together we revisit Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, and, oh, so much more...!

    Interview with Journalist Karen Robinson on the Discovery of a Rare, Early Agatha Christie Artifact

    Interview with Journalist Karen Robinson on the Discovery of a Rare, Early Agatha Christie Artifact

    It isn't every day a new discovery is made regarding a physical record of Agatha Christie's writing, especially one from her earliest days as a writer.... Thank you to journalist Karen Robinson for sitting down with me to talk about What We Did in the Great War by Agatha Christie... and by others in the VAD in Torquay during the First World War! It was a fantastic discussion.
    For information about the exhibition in London where you can see this handmade magazine for yourself, click here.
    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.
    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.
    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Books, or at my personal website.
    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.
    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

    • 45 min
    Ten Little Poirots & Marples: Ranking Agatha Christie's Detectives on the Screen

    Ten Little Poirots & Marples: Ranking Agatha Christie's Detectives on the Screen

    It's another episode focused on the adaptations of Agatha Christie: specifically, those talented actors who have brought life to Monsieur Poirot and Miss Marple in films and television for nearly 100 years now. Who will win the title of Greatest Poirot and Greatest Marple of Them All? And how will the rankings leading up to my #1 picks shake out? I surprised myself with a few of my choices here, and I look forward to receiving outraged responses from at least a few of you. Special thanks to Scott Ratner for his spirited commentary on one of these actors, and the valuable insights his perspective provided.
    Please note that I spoil the plot of Curtain, and also the 2018 adaptation of The ABC Murders in this episode.
    Click here to purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.
    Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page by clicking here.
    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.
    I mentioned a few different adaptations over the course of this episode. Click below to access them.
    Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (Japanese-language animated series)
    Murder by the Book (starring Ian Holm and Peggy Ashcroft)
    Various BBC radio plays
    Viki.com (where you can watch Ms. Ma, Nemesis)
     
     
     

    • 55 min
    *LIVE!* Episode: Interview with Kemper Donovan, Author of The Busy Body (and Busman's Holidayer)

    *LIVE!* Episode: Interview with Kemper Donovan, Author of The Busy Body (and Busman's Holidayer)

    Saturday, April 27th is Independent Bookstore Day here in the United States, and what better way to celebrate than with this live interview from my book tour last week at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, Michigan?! Special thanks to Elizabeth Bosscher for conducting this interview. I had such a great time sitting down with her.
    If you'd like to visit or learn more about Schuler Books, which has four locations in Michigan, click here.
    Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page by clicking here.
    Click here to purchase tickets for my upcoming panel at the Agatha Christie Festival.
    You can buy my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, at your bookseller of choice (though please do opt for an indie if you possibly can!) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    Interview with Andrew Winans, Director of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    Interview with Andrew Winans, Director of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    Andrew Winans is the director of a new off-Broadway production of Christie's theatrical adaptation of her superb novel, The Hollow. I loved getting to speak with someone who has been in the trenches with his cast of actors and crew of professionals over the past few months, bringing this Agatha Christie play to life....
    To purchase tickets for this run of The Hollow (13-21 April) at The Players Theatre in downtown New York, click here.
    Come visit me on my ongoing book tour for my mystery novel, The Busy Body! Click here for details.
    The Busy Body is available to purchase in the United States, the United Kingdom (where it is available via Kindle for £0.99 for all of April!), and Australia and New Zealand.
    Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.
    Click here to purchase tickets for my upcoming panel at the Agatha Christie Festival in September.

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    *Special Announcement* re Next Episode

    *Special Announcement* re Next Episode

    Next week's episode will be a discussion with Andrew Winans, the director of an upcoming Off-Broadway production of The Hollow, a play written by Agatha Christie, based on her novel.
    If you are interested in attending this production, which runs from 13-21 April in New York, go ahead and click here.
    And my East Coast/Midwest tour of the United States for The Busy Body is about to begin! Click here for more details. I hope to see some of you very soon--in person!

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    Klaxon Bell Bonanza: The Actress by Agatha Christie

    Klaxon Bell Bonanza: The Actress by Agatha Christie

    If you're a longtime listener of this podcast, you'll know never to trust an actor in a Christie story. So what happens when not one but two actors feature among the rather small cast of suspects? A lot, as it turns out, in this early short story that showcases Christie's unique ability to spin seemingly endless variations on a single puzzle....
    In addition to the titular story, the following Christies are spoiled in the course of this episode:
    "Miss Marple Tells a Story”
    "The Affair at the Bungalow”
    "Murder in the Mews”
    Cat Among the Pigeons
    Three Act Tragedy
    Death in the Clouds
    And Then There Were None
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
    Lord Edgware Dies
    Evil Under the Sun
    To purchase tickets for my panel at the upcoming Agatha Christie Festival, click here.
    To visit the Festival website and check out all the other fantastic panels on offer, click here.
    For details on my upcoming book tour in the Northeast and Midwest of the U.S., click here.
    Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.
    You can purchase my debut mystery novel, The Busy Body, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.
     

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BigRoundBaby ,

Fantastic podcast!

Have listened to nothing else (I even stopped listening to my Christie books, or should I say paused, because I will of course go back to them) since I found this podcast!
Am currently on an episode from November 2022 so not even caught up to present date yet. 😅 Every new episode is more exciting and interesting then the last, which I didn’t think could be possible.
Was gutted to hear about Katherine’s passing and gutted again when her mum Linda joined Kemper on an episode. Beautiful and sad.
To carry on the podcast the way Kemper has done is a beautiful homage to Katherine and a job very well done! I hope he is proud of himself.
Much love/ Vanessa from Sweden 🇸🇪

StellaFlygare ,

The perfect listen for all the inner nerds

It’s rare to find a podcast that brings together so many different people - and I like the idea that 27 year old Swedish Stella (that’s me) is just as excited about a new episode as say 60 something old George somewhere in America or the UK. The excitement, admiration and love for Agatha Christie that brings out the inner nerd in all of us is perfectly summed up in this amazing podcast. I am not lying when I say I on the regular re-listen to old episodes because there’s just always something new I pick up on hearing it again. Definitely worth a spot on your regular podcast roster.

Dividend is king ,

Great podcast…

…but the sound quality, yikes!

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