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All About Agatha (Christie)

All About Agatha (Christie)

By: Kemper Donovan
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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. The podcast's specific project is to rank these novels--because imposing objectivity on a subjective experience like reading is the sort of fruitless exercise that leads to all sorts of fruitful observations, even revelations. More broadly, the idea is to approach Christie by way of a rigorous literary analysis she so rarely gets, but so richly deserves. The same can be said about the mystery genre overall, which is why episodes about Christie are peppered liberally with interviews of contemporary mystery authors, literary scholars, and others. Call it a Christie-fest, if you will, as we revisit Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, and so much more.All rights reserved Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • *LIVE!* Episode - True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha Christie's Fiction (Recorded at the 2025 Agatha Christie Festival)

    *LIVE!* Episode - True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha Christie's Fiction (Recorded at the 2025 Agatha Christie Festival)
    Sep 19 2025

    Rejoice: it is time for another live episode from the Agatha Christie Festival, in Christie's birthplace of Torquay! This time I braved the stage all by myself, to discuss Christie's use of true crime in her fiction. As usual, I had an absolute blast.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback 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.
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    59 mins
  • Summer Rerun - Gone Girl: The Notorious Real-Life Disappearance of Agatha Christie

    Summer Rerun - Gone Girl: The Notorious Real-Life Disappearance of Agatha Christie
    Sep 5 2025

    Please enjoy this time capsule from early 2017, all about the real-life disappearance of our favorite author.... See (some of) you in England! Details below regarding my two appearances there.

    I'll be appearing first, in London, 12-13 September, at Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma, hosted by Golden Age Mysteries and Florida State University's College of Communication & Information.

    And then I'm heading down to the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay! My panel will be on 18 September at 4:00pm.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback 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.
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    55 mins
  • Interview with Marthe Jocelyn, Author of YA Mystery Series Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen

    Interview with Marthe Jocelyn, Author of YA Mystery Series Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen
    Aug 22 2025

    At long last, another episode about YA mystery! If you haven't yet heard of Marthe Jocelyn's Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, you are in for a treat....

    Visit Marthe on her website, or on Instagram, or just check out the Aggie Morton books directly. Marthe wanted me to note that the illustrator is Isabelle Follath, who you can visit on Instagram here. And please note that these books are also available as audio books, voiced by Sarah English.

    Here is a link to the upcoming Golden Age Mysteries Conference, which Marthe and I will be attending!

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback 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.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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I’m a big Agatha Christie fan so this was a no brainer. The hosts are spectacular. Their insight and engagement is extraordinary. Starting at the beginning and working through the whole catalogue of the Dame’s work is a really interesting idea. I’ve read them all multiple times but it definitely reenergised my interest. Spoiler alert. Don’t google it. There is a truly sad side event towards the end. Just follow and enjoy

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