Monthly Archives: April 2021

Hammett: Further Reference to Nick Charles Liking a Pop Every Couple of Pages

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Don

The Hammett buzz comes fast and furious on Jeopardy!, with guest host Aaron Rodgers receiving one last night. S37 E142. April 13 2021. Category: Going Stir Crazy. $600 clew: Some prefer stirring this classic cocktail; shaking it, the preferred method … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Tamony Bookplate

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Don

Haefele’s Heretics got shaken up some for the run up to his new book Lovecraft: The Great Tales. Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes was busy with something else. Brian Leno’s computer died out from under him and he didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Every Copy of an Edition Part Two

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Don

Not too long ago Brian Leno tipped me off to a blog devoted to Vincent Starrett, entered via a specific post about the famous book collector’s bookplates. I surfed around some, and quickly realized that blog fell under the same … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Every Copy of an Edition

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Don

I think I had my longtime pal Donald Sidney-Fryer really going for about two or three weeks late last year, when I told him I was thinking about collecting the entire print run — a reported 2045 copies — of … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Last Seen

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Don

Kent Harrington has some promo lined up before the May publication of his new San Francisco crime novel Last Seen. First one coming up in Texas (and the virtual world). Kent says, “I am having a Zoom event for my … Continue reading →

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Hammett: April First Special

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Don

With thanks to Evan “Scoop” Lewis.

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