This past week, Kate answered many questions about Agatha Christie at the Barnes and Noble Agatha Christie TV discussion.

 Kate’s session were timed to support PBS’ airing Six by Agatha, a half-dozen whodunits by the famed British author through July 26. (Check your local TV listings for the times and date.)

 Kate’s knowledge of Agatha Christie reaches beyond her role as editor in chief and co-publisher of Mystery Scene.

For about five years she was the director of the Agatha Christie Society.

If you sign up for the Masterpiece e-newsletter for program alerts, you can be entered to win a set of “Six by Agatha” books. Christie fans — and that includes a lot of us — should enjoy Kate’s session.

If you missed Kate’s session, it’s still up and easy to access. It includes some interesting discussions about Christie, including her American father, her disappearance and her books.

There’s also some favorite quotes about Miss Marple such as:

“There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.”
—Reverend Leonard Clement speaking of Miss Marple, The Murder at the Vicarage, 1930, by Agatha Christie

It is true, of course, that I have lived what is called a very uneventful life, but I have had a lot of experiences in solving different little problems that have arisen.
—Jane Marple, The Tuesday Club Murders, 1932, by Agatha Christie

“The worst is so often true.”
—Miss Jane Marple, They Do It with Mirrors, 1952, by Agatha Christie

“You can only really get under anybody’s skin if you are married to them.”
—Miss Jane Marple, The Body in the Library, 1942, by Agatha Christie

PHOTO: Benedict Cumberbatch as Luke Fitzwilliam and Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple in Murder Is Easy to air Sunday July 12. PBS photo

Could Agatha Christie be the hottest new author to be discovered by readers?It kind of seems so.And Mystery Scene magazine is in the thick of this new look at Christie.Through July 26, PBS is airing Six by Agatha, a half-dozen whodunits by the famed British author, left. (Check your local TV listings for the times and date)Starting the week of July 5, Mystery Scene Editor in Chief and co-publisher Kate Stine will be answering questions at the Barnes and Noble Agatha Christie TV discussion.Kate’s knowledge of Agatha Christie reaches beyond her role at Mystery Scene. For about five years she was the director of the Agatha Christie Society.Kate will be answering questions during the week of July 5 as part of the teaming up of PBS Masterpiece MYSTERY! And BN.com to give the viewers and readers access to experts connected to each of their programs.If you sign up for the Masterpiece e-newsletter for program  alerts, you can be entered to win a set of  Six by Agatha books. Kate should offer some thoughtful and entertaining background on Agatha Christie.If you want more info about Six by Agatha, visit PBS’ Christie site.It’s chock with extras such as an interview with David Suchet who plays Hercule Poirot as well as interviews on “The Female Detective” with authors Sue Grafton, Faye Kellerman, and Tess Gerritsen.There also are bits of trivia such as the fact that David Suchet (last seen as Van Helsing in the 2007 MASTERPIECE production of  Dracula has appeared in his signature role as the suave Belgian detective Poirot in a staggering 61 episodes over the last 20 years.For those who are counting, that means there are just 10 more adaptations to go before Suchet completes the canon.And let’s not forget Miss Marple. Julia McKenzie, who takes over the iconic role of supersleuth Miss Marple, may look familiar to Masterpiece viewers. She played Mrs. Forrester (the widow unusually devoted to her beloved cow Bessie) in last year’s production of Cranford.Here’s what the upcoming episodes of Six by Agatha will include. Generally, these will air at 9 p.m. but, again, check your local PBS station, as times and dates sometimes will vary.Hercule Poirot:“Mrs. McGinty’s Dead”— Sunday, June 28,Miss Marple, Series IV:“A Pocket Full of Rye”— Sunday, July 5,“Murder is Easy”— Sunday, July 12,“They Do it With Mirrors”— Sunday, July 19,“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?”— Sunday, July 26Photo:  David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and Zoë Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver in Mrs. McGinty’s Dead. Photo courtesy PBS