Lizzie Borden Live! Opens Friday in Fall River
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Literary Hatchet #3 Available for Sale in Hard Copy
The third edition of the popular and provocative Literary Hatchet is now available for sale in hard copy at only $8.00. Support new fiction and poetry! Buy your copy today! Please visit the sale site to purchase a copy or two or four or twelve. Of course, the journal is also available for free as […]
New Lizzie Borden Book
A new privately published Lizzie Borden book is for sale exclusively through the Fall River Historical Society. I Did It! as recorded by Donel Fattibene. From the back cover: “Donel (Davis) Fattibene grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. She graduated from Bristol Community College with a degree in Journalism. After working as an administrative assistant […]
Maplecroft for Sale Once Again
Hey, it must be nearly the 4th of August. Know how I can tell? Maplecroft is for sale once again. Seems like every year at this time, the current owner of Lizzie Borden’s home following her acquittal for the murder of her father Andrew and her stepmother Abby puts the place up for sale. If […]
Lizzie Borden Live Returns to Fall River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2009 LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE Winner best actress: JACOBY AWARD Back by popular demand. LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE is returning to The Eagle Performing Arts Center, 35 North Main Street, Fall River, MA for two performances in August. Friday the 21st at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday the 22nd at 8:00 p.m.. 117 years […]
Literary Hatchet #3 Released Today
The 3rd issue of The Literary Hatchet, a free online magazine that contains provocative short stories, brief fiction, uncommon poetry and prose, and drollery that frightens and surprises, is online TODAY! Please visit The Literary Hatchet to download your free copy. A print copy will be available soon! From the editor’s remarks: Welcome to 2009 […]
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft for Sale (again)
Every summer around this time, the owner of Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft, puts the house on the market, perhaps hoping to entice some Borden enthusiast to buy the home. And this year is no different. Here is the house today. The phone number, if you are interested in learning the price or making a bid, is […]
Lizzie Borden Case in New Book
A new book by A. Cheree Carlson was published by the University of Illinois Press, in December of last year, that includes a chapter on the Lizzie Borden case of 1892. The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. This book has seven chapters, and one entire one is devoted to Lizzie. […]
Lizzie Borden for Sale on Ebay!
I have seen it all—portraits of women being passed off as Lizzie Borden who obviously are NOT Lizzie Borden. They have been advertised for years and I have quite a collection. Today, on eBay, is the best of the worst. Here is what this person considers to be Lizzie Borden AND her father Andrew. “Infamous” […]
Bordenia, a Film by Cameron Munson
In the most recent issue of The Hatchet, I conducted an extensive interview with wunderkind filmmaker Cameron Munson, who was in post-production for his short independent film, Bordenia. He graciously sent me a copy of the 21-minute film and I watched it the day before yesterday. I have to say I was immensely impressed by […]
Lizzie Borden Stuff for Sale
Head on over to Estsy.com, enter “Lizzie Borden” in the search box, and be fairly wowed by the over two dozen, original works inspired by Lizzie Borden. Etsy is a site that calls itself an “online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.” The work is amazing and very inventive! You will find jewelry, […]
Lizzie Borden Magic Trick
The folks at Top Hat Productions have done it again. From the folks that brought you In Lizzie’s Hand, have produced another high quality magic trick that will astound! With the popularity of television shows like CSI, The Mentalist, Medium and Cold Case File, crime solving is the latest fad. Let’s go back to 1892 […]
Lizzie Borden Live June 20, 2009 in Fall River!
Purchase your tickets here! From the press release for Lizzie Borden Live—- Lizzie Borden is coming back home to Fall River on the 116th anniversary of her acquittal in New Bedford Superior Court this June 20th. New York writer and actress, Jill Dalton, resurrects the spirit of Fall River’s most infamous character in a chilling, […]
Lizzie Borden, We Barely Knew Thee!
Cowabunga! The new book about Lizzie Borden and her Fall River being written by the curatorial staff at the Fall River Historical Society is going to change everything! Everything we thought we knew about Miss Lizzie A. Borden, everything we have heard so far, read so far, seen so far, decided so far, is going […]
Fall River Historical Society Carries Lizzie Borden and PearTree Press
The Fall River Historical Society, both online and in the brick and mortar gift shop on Rock Street, carries many Lizzie Borden items for sale, including the publications of PearTree Press. Check them out for the two latest issues of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History, The Preliminary Hearing in […]
Paranormal Lizzie Borden Talk in NY
On May 31, at 3:00 pm at the Polaris Theatre in New York City, paranormal expert Al Rauber will be presenting “The Lizzie Tapes.” On Sunday, May 31st at 3pm, Sturges Paranormal is pleased to announce a lecture presented by Al Rauber. The price for this lecture is $20 at the door or you can […]
New Fall River Historical Society Website Launched
The new Fall River Historical Society website was launched today, and it promises to be an active site that you should plan to return to often! Not only is it easier to navigate, looks great, and is up to date, but it also has an entire section on the Society’s new publication: Parallel Lives: A […]
Submission Deadline Extended for the Literary Hatchet
The Literary Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History is extending its submission deadline by two weeks. We pay authors! Please visit the Literary Hatchet website to download your free issues and read about what we want and do not want in the way of content. New deadline for submissions is May […]