UPCOMING EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE:
Theatrical Production of
MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD
Wolfe Pack Trip to
Opening Night —June 23, 2017
Park Square Theatre,
St. Paul, MN
(Check back for Trip Details)
Two years ago, The Wolfe Pack travelled to Saint Paul, Minnesota for opening night of the first legitimate play adaptation of one of the Nero Wolfe novels, The Red Box, adapted by Joseph Goodrich with permission of the Estate of Rex Stout. In addition to attending opening night, Wolfe Pack members were invited to a post-opening cocktail reception as well as a brunch with the playwright and some cast members the next day. This trip was rated as Very Satisfactory by all concerned. For photographs and play reviews, see the scrapbook pages.
From June 16 through July 30, 2017, the Park Square Theater in Saint Paul will be hosting another play adaptation by Joseph Goodrich of a Nero Wolfe novel, Might As Well Be Dead. Once again members of the Wolfe Pack will be present to enjoy the official opening night of the play on June 23 and related special events. Details of the Wolfe Pack trip will be posted on this site.
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Newly Released Book About
the Nero Wolfe Corpus
Rex Stout Does Not Belong in Russia: Exporting the Detective Novel
By Molly Jane Levine Zuckerman
Read the description or order it on Amazon using this link
The Last Drive And Other Stories
by Rex Stout
Edited by Ira Brad Matetsky
A collection of Rex Stout stories never before available in book form
Published nearly a century ago, “The Last Drive,” the story that inspired Fer-de-lance, the first Nero Wolfe novel, is clever, charming, and absolutely baffling. In short, it is vintage Rex Stout. Never before published in book form, it and the other stories in this volume represent the early efforts of a modern genius.
Click here to:
- View the book's contents
- Read the book's promotional description
- To order from: Google OR Amazon
An Interview with Robert Goldsborough
Conducted by noted author and The Wolfe Pack's Black Orchid Novella Award Chair, Jane K. Cleland
Click here to read the interview at CriminalElement.com
Wolfe Series Reviews by John Ostrander
(noted Comic author)
Nero Wolfe Revisited (November 22, 2015)
Nasty Surprises (May 1, 2016)
Schedule of Book Discussions
See the Book Discussion Page or Calendar for the schedules for the areas listed below. For information on starting a local Wolfe Pack Book Discussion Group (a raceme) read the Raceme Page and then send us an e-mail.
- New York City Metro, held in NYC
- Northern New England, held in Acton, MA & other areas
- Southern New England, held in Bloomfield, CT
- MACABRe (Mid-Atlantic & Chesapeake Area Book Raceme), held alternately in Baltimore & Annapolis, MD [See the MACABRe Flyer]
- Western NY, held in Clarence, NY
- Wolfe Pack Facebook Page
- Washington, DC Metro (now forming)
- Chicago Metro (now forming)
The Wolfe Pack Visits Shangri-La
Himalyan Dinner
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Phayul Restaurant
Location: 89-17 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights
Cost: $30.00
The Wolfe Pack hosts a variety of events connected to the world of Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, and Rex Stout. The cuisine we will enjoy at dinner on Saturday, October 8 – at a Himalayan restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens – may not be as closely linked to the Corpus as some others we have shared, but we expect that it will be equally delicious and pleasing. In 1933, just as Rex Stout was writing the first Nero Wolfe book, Fer-de-Lance, James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon was a huge success. It is our contention that Mr. Wolfe, Saul Panzer, and Lily Rowan would have read this story of a utopian society set in the Himalayas. While Archie might not have read the novel, he would have seen the successful 1937 movie version (starring Ronald Coleman and directed by Frank Capra).
In any event, our Werowance emeritus, Jonathan Levine, and his wife Marge Baxter Levine discovered this excellent establishment and have arranged for us to enjoy a group dinner. We will be having a set meal served family style. Although this cuisine is normally enjoyed spicy, we have arranged for the dishes to be served mild, with hot sauces available for those who wish them.
Click here for further details, including the menu and registration form.
Site Updates:
-
Updated Site Map
- Photos of 2014 staged production of "Easter Parade"
- Greenwich Village Walking Tour
- Wolfe Pack Research Trip to Franklin D. Roosevelt & Eleanor Roosevelt Libraries
- Bouchercon 2014 Nero Wolfe Banquet
- Turkish Brunch
- 2015 Black Orchid Weekend programs, photos, and more
- Media Fest Presentation (click to view the evening's program) that kick-started the 2015 Black Orchid Weekend on Friday, Dec. 5
- Keynote speech by Terry Teachout
- Pola Weinbach Stout Biography presented by her daughter
- "The Village Voice Caper" (reverie presented by Ettagale Blauer, in which an orchid loving gent, 1/7th of a ton, advertises for a soul mate. Read the responses from this 1980s ad.)
- 2016 Shad Roe Limerick Contest: winning entries for the Shad Roe Dinner that Wasn't
- 2016 Research Expedition Boston College, John Burns Library, Rex Stout papers
- 2016 Long Island Picnic & Corn Fest at "The Glade"
Rare Manuscript of Black Orchids Discovered
Weymouth Public Library discovers and lends manuscript to Stout Archives at Boston College
The Quincy Patriot Ledger reports that "Weymouth's piece of whodunit history gets a new home."
- Read the details of this history mystery.
- Click her to see Wolfe Pack members examining the manuscript at the Burns Library at Boston College.
SAVE THE DATES:
Black Orchid Weekend
December 2, 3, 4, 2016
Registration Form Coming Soon!
Friday evening, December 2, 6:30 P.M. Black Orchid Book Discussion
Discussion of Too Many Cooks, with buffet dinner accompanied by sauccisse minuit prepared for The Wolfe Pack by a New York sausage company from the recipe in The Nero Wolfe Cookbook.
Location: Honors Bridge Club, 133 E. 58 Street (12th floor) (just West of Lexington Avenue) (handicapped accessible)
Saturday afternoon, December 3, 2:00 P.M. Black Orchid Assembly
Featuring presentations relating to the world of Nero Wolfe and Rex Stout, and a swap 'n’ shop at the coffee break [bring any Wolfe-related materials you would like to sell] followed by cocktails (cash bar) and appetizers until the Banquet.
Location: Arno Ristorante, 141 West 38 Street, NY, NY (just East of 7th Avenue)
Saturday evening, December 3, 6:30 P.M. Thirty-Ninth Annual Black Orchid Banquet
Featuring full dinner of dishes inspired by the Nero Wolfe Corpus, including sauccisse minuit served family style with salad Corodona, toasts, a quiz, the traditional song parodies, presentations of the Nero and Black Orchid Novella Awards, and keynote speech by Michael Bourne, celebrated New York radio host, writer, and interviewer of Rex Stout.
Location: Arno Ristorante, 141 West 38 Street, NY, NY (just East of 7th Avenue)
Sunday, December 4: Brunch, 11:30 a.m.
A la carte brunch at historic Pete's Tavern
Location: , East 18th Street & Irving Place (just south of Gramercy Park)
