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It's actually next on my reading list. I've been seeing a lot of Suits lately, and this is very interesting to me. :)

I'm not googling now, but I thought I remembered that over the years there were many other authors who were commissioned to write under that name, not just the two of them. (Yes, I'm too lazy to google, even as I type this on an Internet forum)

Given your prolific reading, you may have read everything else by the authors masquerading as Ellery Queen, so technically you have read Ellery Queen! :)

For some reason I've not gotten to Chandler, although I have the books on my shelves. I've read both Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, and I think I agree with your assessment. I read Maltese Falcon many years ago, but I vague remember being slightly underwhelmed, but Thin Man was fun.

I'm not sure about this. I think there's merit to limiting to certain countries (however arbitrary this may seem), because then there's a higher chance of unearthing lesser known but strong books/authors to the public within a narrower pool of countries. There are already other global literary...

I try not to crease the spine. Not always successful especially for the larger books, but I try... I know lots of people who are dedicated spine creasers.

Hunting for the book right now. I'd love to get the Babble gang together for this one.

Ok, I want to know what's the most interesting, special book that you know of that's pushing what is generally regarded as fiction or even a normal book. The book or story must have some special characteristic that distinguishes it from being what you and I would call a 'normal' book. It helps...

Collection of authors eh. That reminds me of Ellery Queen... I have to say I was shocked to discover that really wasn't an Ellery Queen at all...

Dude, that happens to me *all the time*, so you didn't look stupid at all. :) I don't click on profile names all that often myself. I've said and done so many stupid things on this forum yours don't even rate. :D :D For instance, I had thought Ronny was a guy for a long time (this was a long...

You know what they say about not really knowing who people are online... my Russian is a little rusty but I thought Dmitri was a guy's name. Most memorably a particularly unfortunate Karamazov brother. I look exactly like my avatar. Except with smaller eyes.

Yes, that does seem true. Can we think of anyone who's a guy but uses a female pseudonym?

I'd say "Damn! I accidentally made more money again!" Then I'd try another assumed name. Something that people will never guess is a pseudonym. Like Richard Bachman. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

What?? Missing 10k odd messages?? I'm destroying Australia first!! Wait, make that Singapore! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

Ell, the thread necromancer extraordinaire! I completely forgot about this thread (and if you read the thread from the top, this isn't the first time!). I have to admit that I've actually let Quicksilver languish. :) I've started on Reamde instead. That was actually cheating too, because I...

Hmm, I would love to write stuff that people would want to read. But who knows that the world wants anyway? If you were to phrase the question to whether you would write commercial fiction or critical fiction, though, the question may be a little easier to answer. For me, commercial first, then...

We need someone to slowly teach us how to pronounce NoViolet Bulawayo. Also, unhappy that Tash Aw didn't make shortlist.

LOL! I SHALL DESTROY THE WORLD if ANYONE TAKES AWAY MY POST COUNT!!!!!!!! All 18,284 of them!!!

Oh, that doesn't sound too nice. Reading a lot about reward systems (and post counts are one of the game-y ways to get people to keep on participating in an online community like internet forums, or recognition badges in internet multiplayer games) and deleting post counts sounds, uhm, a little...

Plenty. It's the hunt that's the most fun though. This scene here is a small place. There's one that's a warehouse full, and I don't know where I stashed that photo now. That's crazy, people queueing up, jostling about and squeezing between other patrons in narrow aisles at 2am!!!