Monthly Archives: February 2026

Hammett: The Jutting Jaw of Jeopardy!

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Don

Once more the clew crew at Jeopardy! dips into the deep trough of the life and career of Dashiell Hammett to summon up hard-boiled ghosts of the past. Seas42 Ep124. February 26, 2026. First round. $400 clew. Category: First Lines … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Postcards from Sauk/Arkham

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Don

Brian Leno has decided to throw his collection of postcards promoting August Derleth and his home in Sauk City, Wisconsin onto the market. Search eBay for “August Derleth Signed Postcards” — though I guess technically only one card is signed. … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Haefele Clarifies

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Don

In the recent post about The Due to the Death Series which John D. Haefele and I wrestled with, when we were wrapping up Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years, I quoted Haefele as saying that The Due to’s were … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Due to the Death

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Don

Paul Dobish checks in with his latest acquisitions in the quest to land Arkham House ephemera, in this case excavating in the fecund primordial mire that is The Due to the Death Series. In Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Morgman’s Long Trek Across the Blogosphere — a One-Morgman Wandering of the Tribes

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Don

Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes let me know that he’s got a post up on the George Sterling caveman novel I once reviewed here, and in which I invoked The Morgman Dictum. Only now he shows up on Substack. You may … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: William Desmond Taylor

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Don

And in this case, as usual, rediscovered in Brian Leno’s storied trove. Autograph Hound Saturday once more — and here’s Brian: I’m really digging into my autograph folders, probably just procrastinating to avoid stacking and shelving books. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Young Scott’s Library Lives On!

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Don

Brian Leno let me know that a copy of The Dark Barbarian from 1984 is up on ABEbooks for $200. General price range on copies lately seems to hover around $50ish, but this one has added attractions. It comes from … Continue reading →

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Hammett: And Another Dashiell

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Don

Everyone else may well know that rocker Alice Cooper has a son named Dashiell Cooper, b. 1985, also a rocker. I just stumbled over the news during casual browsing on the net. No doubt many more celebrities named a kid … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Eph Book Back to 7% Off

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Don

The last few days Amazon has had Eph Book — alias Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years — at 5% off. Today I see they’ve cut it a notch more to 7% off, and it’s in the top tier of … Continue reading →

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