Monthly Archives: January 2021

Two-Gun Bob: Year 115

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Don

Birthday 115 today for Robert E. Howard, the Texan who wrought his influences into the genre of headlong adventure known as Sword-and-Sorcery. A pulp writer in his lifetime, his works now tread the world stage under sandaled feet. Leading up … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Further Farewells

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Don

Following up on his track down of a newspaper reprint for “The Farewell Murder” the other day, Evan Lewis rounds up a few more! Surf over and give it a look. Obviously Hammett saw more action in newspapers than he … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: A Slice of Life 1979-90

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Don

Our man on the street, Nathan Ward — keeping his eye on the New York scene — sends along his latest find: “I liked this evocation of San Francisco from 79-90 by the novelist Rachel Kushner in the current New … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: 100 Years Ago

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Don

Recently noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook mentioned one of the features he does for his zine in the amateur press association devoted to pulps: I probably told you about it before, but every PEAPS mailing I do a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Does Continuity Matter?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Don

For those who enjoy chewing the fat about books and writers, in email the noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook and I recently got off on another little thread that might interest some of you: Kevin: Of course the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Excerpts of Nostalgic Book Talk

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Don

Kicking the can around in email with noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook, we hit a thread of wishing we’d been alive back when, getting new stories by favorite writers hot off the press. It began as Kevin was … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Another Farewell Murder

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Don

Evan Lewis keeps at his exploration of digital newspaper morgues, finding the Op yarn “The Farewell Murder” (1930) reprinted in December 1939 in the Detroit Free Press. How many Op reprints? How many times? How many papers? Maybe someday Evan … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Padgett Powell Book Posts Willeford

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Don

Aha. Another guy has just discovered the late great Charles Willeford and covers the waterfront on the direct-to-your-inbox service Book Post. If interested, hop to the link fast — I have no idea what the archiving is like. My book … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Unclaimed Remains of Charles Saunders

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Don

Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes pops along a news article — startling enough it provokes my jaded sensibilities. Turns out the Sword-and-Sorcery — later Sword-and-Soul — author Charles Saunders died at some undetermined point in May of 2020, but when his … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Tenderloin Terry Hits the Top Ten

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Don

Not the New York Times or Publishers Weekly year-end round-ups, but for the specialized market it was written for, perhaps even better — Terry Zobeck made the Top Ten for fave books of 2020 by James Reasoner. The Larry Block … Continue reading →

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