Mark Dawidziak

Mar 4, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Mark Dawidziak |Isabelle McConville

B&N Reads, Guest Post, Our Monthly Picks Share Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter The peculiar life of Edgar Allen Poe has become a thing of legend: what are the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, and how did his life lead to that tragic moment?

Mar 1, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Idra Novey |Emilia Buchanan Hart |Mark Dawidziak

With March comes bright colors, fragrant flowers and our brand new must-reads. From an unforgettable story of family set in Appalachia to a genre-defying speculative fiction, an essential guide to an American literary icon and a chilling (and award-winning) thriller, these picks will pair nicely with your picnic blankets and outdoor charcuterie boards. In between St. Patrick’s Day parties and Easter plans, these books will accompany you through all of March’s madness.

Mar 23, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Mark Dawidziak

Mark Dawidziak's fresh new biography of Edgar Allan Poe, A Mystery of Mysteries, is cleverly framed as an investigation into the writer’s puzzling demise: Poe died in Baltimore in 1849 at age 40 under murky circumstances that have sparked enduring fascination among fans and scholars. Dawidziak surveys the most commonly proposed causes of death, including “binge drinking, rabies, murder, a brain tumor, encephalitis brought on by exposure, syphilis, suicide, [and] heart disease.

Mar 7, 2023 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Mark Dawidziak

What we know about Edgar Allan Poe’s final days comes across like the setup tease of a present-day thriller: an unknown man, apparently drunk, turns up semiconscious and zombie-like on a midnight street in Baltimore. He’s unkempt and dirty, in cheap, ill-fitting clothes. There’s something off about that; the clothes clearly belong to another. He’s recognized, and a relative is called in to take charge. This relative coldly demurs: My nephew is drunk yet again. He’s all yours. Send him to the hospital.

Feb 28, 2023 | cleveland13news.com | Laura DeMarco |Mark Dawidziak |Mark Twain |Cleve ItToUs

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and lecturer who captured the hearts of millions with his witty and irreverent style. Born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri, Twain spent his early years working as a printer's apprentice and then as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. These experiences would later inspire many of his most famous works.