Author Archives: Don

Hammett: Jeopardy! Won’t Leave Him Alone

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Don

The week ended with Jeopardy! invoking Hammett’s name yet again: S42E90. 1/9/26. A Champions Wildcard showdown. Double Jeopardy round, $2000 slot in the category Adapted for High School: Rian Johnson adapted what he called “the weirdly poetic style of Dashiell … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Another Maxwell Grant

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday once more, and let’s keep the Maxwell Grant/John Hancock theme going. Brian Leno per norm supplies the signature, this time from the 1960s run of Belmont paperback originals of The Shadow ghosted by Dennis Lynds under the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Eph Book Now 6% Off

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Don

And today I see Eph Book drops from 9% off to 6% off in my tracking of its headway on the Amazon.

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Hammett: Another Downpour in the Atmospheric River of Black Birds

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Don

And tomorrow another entry in the Sam Spade Sweepstakes rains down. Check out the review by James Reasoner. James likes this kind of thing, even mentions he enjoyed the prequel novel Spade & Archer done by Joe Gores a few … Continue reading →

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Hammett: It’s Raining Black Birds

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Don

As Sam Spade comes roaring into Public Domain with the New Year, Steeger Books offers an edition of The Maltese Falcon using the original text from Black Mask — intro by pulp historian Will Murray. Serious book collector types will … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Eph Book Now 9% Off

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Don

And as the year 2025 rolls to a close, I notice that currently Eph Book — a.k.a. Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years — is priced at 9% off retail on Amazon. A few days ago it was 11% off, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Leno Comes Off the Ropes!

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Don

After I reported yesterday that neither Brian Leno nor I could dope out six of the signatures on the 1977 Bouchercon program booklet, Brian waded back in. Nothing he likes better than deciphering autographs and kicking ass — and he’s … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Shadow and His Signatories

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Don

Autograph Hound Super-Sunday once more! Haven’t done one of these in awhile — and for once it’s not coming from that maniacal Autograph Hound Brian Leno. At least not directly. Brian did tip me to a plethora of John Hancocks … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Charles G. Finney

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday, and again that distinguished Autograph Hound Brian Leno provides the John Hancock for the delectation of the discriminating connoisseur of the holographic arts. Here’s Brian: I got to thinking that more books inscribed to the late bookseller … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Dashammet

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Don

Will Murray digs away in aging archives, turning up cool tidbits. Here’s Will: I came across these excerpts from Mort Weisinger’s Pony Express gossip column in Writer’s Review back in the 1930s. “DASHIELL HAMMETT is busy in Hollywood working for … Continue reading →

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