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Read Christie 2025
2nd April 2025
Join the official reading challenge: Read Christie 2025. This month we are reading The Seven Dials Mystery

How many of these Christie references have you seen?
From an episode of Family Guy to Eminem’s latest song, discover some surprising references to Agatha Christie.

Discover the design process behind the Christie stamps
Discover Royal Mail’s Special Stamp creation process from the stamp subject decision to design of the stamps.

An interview with Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah reveals the roots of her Christie obsession and tells us all about her continuation novels.

Agatha Christie’s Creation of Hercule Poirot
Discover what encourage Agatha Christie to write her first detective novel and create Hercule Poirot.

Thirteen facts about The Thirteen Problems
On Friday the 13th we bring you 13 facts about May’s Book of the Month, The Thirteen Problems.

Share photos of your Agatha Christie bookshelf
Discover Queen of Crime fans Agatha Christie bookshelves on Twitter and Instagram and share your own.

William Shakespeare’s Influence on Christie’s Works
How Agatha Christie drew inspiration from William Shakespeare

Insights from Investigating Agatha Christie
As the Investigating Agatha Christie exhibition draws to a close, we look at some of our favourite insights from it.

And Then There Were None and Christie Adaptation Links
Discover the links between the new adaptation of And Then There Were None and other Agatha Christie adaptations.