"...He Wrote With a Broad-Pointed Quill..." [MISS]

One of the most remarkable books published in the last year on the subject of Sherlock Holmes is The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, by Sherlockian and Baker Street Irregular Les Klinger.

If you have enjoyed this work (or, more likely, are in the midst of enjoying it), here's your chance to show Mr. Klinger your appreciation: vote for The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes as a recipient of a Quill Award in the Mystery/Suspense category.

The Quills, created with the support of Reed Business Information and NBC, is an industry-qualified “consumers choice” awards program for books. The Quills were established to:

• Celebrate excellence in writing and publishing
• Recognize and praise the writers & illustrators of wonderful books and great literature
• Interest more consumers in acquiring books and reading
• Act as a bellwether for literacy initiatives

Let's show Les how much we value his opus magnum. And please - spread the word by using the email link (the envelope icon) below - send this on to other Sherlockians!

"...I Represent Justice So Far as My Feeble Powers Go..." [3GAB]

Evidently, there is a new poll afoot - many of you may already be aware of it. Inside Justice Week 2006 is asking its readers to vote for a favourite British detective.

Your options are:
Inspector Morse, James Bond, Horace Rumpole, Jack Regan, Iris Cope, Danger Mouse, Mr. Barrowclough, Sherlock Holmes, Judge John Deed and Miss Marple.

This is your chance to keep Holmes in the lead - vote now!


Merci to Thierry St. Joanis for the link!

"Who Do You Give Your Casting Vote To?" [ENGR]

The poll for the Summer issue of the Baker Street Journal (Vol. 56, No. 2) is up and running in the top right portion of the page. If you haven't voted yet, hop on over and select the feature that you like the most. Vote early and vote often (you know who you are).

And for those of you who are curious, here are the results from the Spring issue, out of 94 votes (What is your favorite feature of the Spring BSJ?):

• Art in the Blood - 1 vote
• The Editor's Gas-Lamp - 2 votes
• The BSI Weekend Recap - 2 votes
• Commonplace Book/Inventory - 3 votes
• From Sardines to Sodality - 5 votes
• Holmes, Moriarty & the Faust Ledgent - 14 votes
• An Old Campaigner - 29 votes
• Shoscombe Through the Looking Glass - 36 votes

Thank you to everyone who voted!

"We continued our systematic survey..." [PRIO]

As part of an effort to understand what is important to our readers, we'd like to gauge your level of enthusiasm and interest in the various features in The Baker Street Journal. On the right, you'll notice a new poll. With this tool or through your comments below, you can help us be more informed as to the Sherlockian content that you prefer or would like to see.

As Sherlock Holmes remarked in 'The Copper Beeches,'

“Data! data! data! I can’t make bricks without clay.”

So how about it? Give us your clay.