MY READER'S BLOCK: GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Oleograph

SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does NOT represent me or anything associated with my blog. I DO NOT endorse anything that he claims.There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Oleograph

My newest mystery meme: the Golden Age of Detection (GAD*) Mystery Word of the Day. Whenever I find a word that I'm unfamiliar with--or shall we say not absolutely confident I know the exact meaning of, I'm going to actually take time to look it up and share it with mystery-lovers everywhere. There will be occasional words from more modern mysteries as well. 😊

Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Oleograph (noun) A chromolithograph (picture made from a series of plates) printed on cloth to imitate an oil painting.

Oddly enough, that dust reminded Mrs. Nelson this morning of the old oleograph in the bar parlour showing H. M. S. Majestic ploughing an angry Atlantic as great billows of black smoke poured from her two funnels set abreast. (Winds of Evil by Arthur W Updike)