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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Hammett: “On the Way”
Of the three known Hammett short stories that have never been reprinted, one has not yet been found, and the other two never have seen reprint in either a Hammett collection or some random anthology. Scanmaster Evan Lewis has tracked … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, News
Tagged "On the Way", "The Thin Man", Evan Lewis, Harper's Bazaar, Lillian Hellman
Frisco Beat: City Lights Hits 60
It’s up against the Hammett Tour I’m doing this coming Sunday with Dashiel (and the ghost of Dashiell, I guess), but what the hell — City Lights Bookstore making it to 60 years on the mean streets is worth a … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged Allen Ginsberg, City Lights, Jack Kerouac alley, The Cacophony Society, William S. Burroughs
Hammett: Or Is This a Better Birthday Present?
Okay, for a little extra oomph on the occasion of Hammett’s birthday, you can grab the current issue of The New Yorker which includes one of the “lost” Hammett short stories — but Vince Emery recently let me know that in May another surprise … Continue reading
Hammett: Belated Birthday
Yeah, yeah, I missed a whole month of potential blog posts, and when I was MIA from the web on Hammett’s birthday, some people even got worried enough to make sure I hadn’t died quietly on the side. Nope, just sidetracked … Continue reading
