Monthly Archives: December 2024

Rediscovered: 10th Anniversary for the Robert E. Howard LitCrit MegaPack

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Don

On December 26, 2014 the first of my eBook LitCrit MegaPacks dropped into the marketplace. Collecting in one place for the first time the critical anthologies The Dark Barbarian (1984) and the follow-up from twenty years later, The Barbaric Triumph … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Who Is?

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Don

Jeopardy! October 22, 2024. S41 E32. In the Final Jeopardy round the category Detective Authors. “For much of the 1920s, he lived on Eddy in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.” “Who is I had fun,” responded one contender. “Who is Mosley?” … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Jeopardy! Rides Again

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Don

Only a month after dropping a Hammett clew into the mix, Jeopardy! quickly pulled the creator of Sam Spade out of the trick bag once more — S40 E210 for June 28, 2024. The first round. $400 clew in the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Back into the Jeopardy! Proper Mix

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Don

After the surprise appearance on the spinoff show Jeopardy! Masters on May 17 earlier this year, Hammett quickly returned to his old Jeopardy! stomping grounds. May 29, 2024. S40 E188. Category: Don’t Stop Retrieving. $1000 clew: “In a 1930 novel … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Cracking Jeopardy! Masters

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Don

After Jeopardy! had their full category blowout of Hammett clews in January, who knew what might happen? Could that have been it, a swansong to send him off into the used-up clew pile by an exhausted clew crew? Months began … Continue reading →

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Hammett: When Jeopardy! Dropped the H Bomb

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Don

I’ve had this one hidden away almost all year, waiting to ease under the Xmas tree. . . . Or: Would you believe I was so daunted when I saw it that I froze solid? Dropped as if I had … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Death Lit on the Block

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Don

If you picked up my most recent book Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years 1937-1973, I am here to slip you the word that no longer is it the latest title to leap to life. The newest of the new … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Chandler Stuff on the Block

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Don

Brian Wallace popped me notice of a big auction of Raymond Chandler manuscripts and personal items, “under the hammer of Doyle” — on December 6. That gives you a few days to scrape some loot together and prepare to jump … Continue reading →

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