Strikemyinspirationforeva: A Blog

Earlier today Rowling tipped us off that she would be changing her header and, as she promised, it was worth… Read More

by Sophia Note from TSEF: We received this wonderful email from Sophia about the connections she found between The Hallmarked… Read More

‌Spotting symbols that map Strike and Robin’s growth In December 2025 J.K. Rowling answered some Strike reader questions on X…. Read More

By Louise M. Freeman One of my favorite topics is the humor in both the Harry Potter and Cormoran Strike… Read More

In my previous blog, I noted that on the charm bracelet Rowling designed to auction for Lumos – a ‘sister’… Read More

As most of us know, JK Rowling has long used her Twitter header as a way of giving readers clues… Read More

After Strike’s perfect gift to Robin for Christmas in 2016 and Rowling’s perfect gift to us for Christmas 2025, the… Read More

There is masses to enjoy in The Hallmarked Man – from whole-series highlights such as Pat’s overhearing that ‘Marry me’… Read More

I remember my first read of The Running Grave quite vividly. With no days off to read the book in… Read More

The Three Fates and The Hallmarked Man On 28 May 2025, the blurb for The Hallmarked Man was released and… Read More

Wake: the silver dusk returning Up the beach of darkness brims, And the ship of sunrise burning Strands upon the… Read More

It’s only six more weeks until the 2nd of September, when we finally get our greedy little hands on Robert… Read More

After we released our “TSEF is Cancelled” episode I felt I wanted to write something as a follow up that… Read More

This week the cover for The Hallmarked Man, Robert Galbraith’s 8th book in the Cormoran Strike series, was revealed. And… Read More

By: MozartGalbraith  While rereading The Running Grave, I usually feel less tense after Robin leaves Chapman Farm. However, this time,… Read More

When JK Rowling said last December that she could write a lengthy dissertation on Strike’s sex appeal, I figured that… Read More

On August 29, 2024, we learned from JK Rowling’s Twitter that A Maid of the Silver Sea by John Oxenham… Read More

Written by: Leslie L. Golden Adapting any book to a film can be a two-edged sword. On the one hand,… Read More

J. K. Rowling loves crime fiction: ‘I’ve always loved it… I think that the Harry Potter books are in many… Read More

WARNING: this post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for The Ink Black Heart! We mean it! MAJOR! Do not keep scrolling if… Read More

Below is a list of our epigraph discussions from our episodes on The Cuckoo’s Calling, taken from our notes.  Please… Read More

It’s no secret that here at TSEF, we LOVE discussing the epigraphs! What you’ll find below is a rough transcript… Read More

In celebration of JK Rowling and Harry Potter’s birthdays today, Dr. Beatrice Groves explores the influence of John Oxenham’s A… Read More

J.K. Rowling is an exuberantly successful namer and I particularly enjoy it when her names involve literary sources or clues…. Read More

In 2012, J.K. Rowling told the New York Times that one of her three “desert island books” would be The… Read More

We are getting ready to celebrate 100 episodes of The Strike & Ellacott Files and we want to thank you,… Read More

On this day – 28th January – in 1813, Jane Austen brightened all subsequent Januarys by publishing the most enjoyable… Read More

As we’ve been working our way through The Running Grave week by week, we’ve noticed that it can sometimes be… Read More

Hit and Miss Predictions: influences on The Running Grave Part 2: The Bible Prior to the publication of Running Grave… Read More

‘Joyous is the lake:’ influences on The Running Grave Part 1: The I Ching   The Joyous is the lake…… Read More

The Problem of Knowledge in The Running Grave by Kurt Schreyer   “There are two ways to be fooled. One… Read More

Welcome to Part Two in our series of guest posts written by Dr. Beatrice Groves, author of Literary Allusion in… Read More

We’re thrilled to be able to share with you this two-part series of guest posts written by Dr. Beatrice Groves,… Read More

Welcome to Part Two in our series of guest posts written by Dr. Beatrice Groves, author of Literary Allusion in… Read More

We’re so thrilled to be able to share with you this two-part series of guest posts written by Dr. Beatrice… Read More

Big thanks to @LudicrousMonica for all your help on this post! As with many Strike & Ellacott related things, we… Read More

We are so excited to be able to share this guest post, written by Louise M. Freeman, Professor of Psychology… Read More

Living Graves: Solve et Coagula in Robert Galbraith’s forthcoming The Running Grave by Kurt Schreyer  What might the title of… Read More

If you listen to The Strike & Ellacott Files, you’ll know that we love to discuss the chapter epigraphs. Paying… Read More

By Marty Ellacott   Welcome back to my analysis of parallels between The Ink Black Heart and the opera Tannhäuser… Read More

By Marty Ellacott   Welcome back to my analysis of parallels between The Ink Black Heart and the opera Tannhäuser… Read More

By Marty Ellacott Overture “Beside Strike and Midge, a portly Russian was explaining the plot of Tannhäuser to his much… Read More

Guest Post written by Amber, @LitleLessCuckoo on Twitter After finishing The Ink Black Heart for the first time, I was… Read More

Before Troubled Blood was published, one thing I was really hoping for was a chapter where Robin begins to reflect… Read More

Like many of my fellow Strike fans, I have developed a sincere fondness for swans and especially love spotting them… Read More

UPDATE after The Running Grave.  Contains some spoilers for The Running Grave.  Since we first posted this blog post, two… Read More