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Category Archives: DMac
Hammett: Some Corrections If You Please
Awhile back I did a link to a review of The Big Book of the Continental Op by Jesse Sublett. I’m sure there are numerous reviews of Big Book of the Op I haven’t linked to yet, and never will, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, DMac
Tagged Bouchercon, Jesse Sublett, Measures of Poison, PulpFest, Terry Zobeck, The Big Book of the Continental Op
Hammett: Jesse Sublett on Big Book of the Op
Brian Wallace just sent along a link to a new review of The Big Book of the Continental Op from The Austin Chronicle — worth checking out since it comes from Jesse Sublett, a guy who served in Posse McMillan … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Understudy for Love/Death
In other Willeford News, Hard Case Crime is poised for the official release of Understudy for Death in about a month — first time Willeford’s 1961 novel Understudy for Love has seen reprint. If you’ve never been willing to fork over … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Willeford
Tagged Gold Medal, Hard Case Crime, Joe Servello, PW, Robert McGinnis, Understudy for Death
Rediscovered: A Little Xmas Present for Hardboiled Fans
The December 18 ish of Publishers Weekly features an interview by our pal Patrick “Catfish” Millikin as advance promo for Kent Anderson’s February release, Green Sun. Put that one on your hardboiled shopping list for 2018. Kent is one of … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: Big Sale at Kayo; or, The Adventure of the French Translator
Yesterday I met up with noir writer Kent Harrington from Posse McMillan and Nordine Haddad, Kent’s French translator who is in the burg for a little visit before he and Kent wander off to NoirCon in Philly in a week … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, DMac, Frisco, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged August Derleth, House of Fans, Kayo Books, Kent Harrington, Noir Con, Nordine Haddad, Solar Pons
Rediscovered: Derleth and Little Reviews
If you know much about August Derleth, you know he made his rep equally between writing for pulps such as Weird Tales and doing the more artsy wordplay for Little Reviews — eventually he even combined the two fields of … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged August Derleth, Donald Wandrei, Frank Belknap Long, James Crumley, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Missoula, The Frontier, Weird Tales
Rediscovered: A Little Xmas Present for Hardboiled Fans
When I did my PW interview with James Crumley back in 2001 I only had a certain word count I could squeeze in. I moved some of the Qs & As back and forth for flow. And we had one … Continue reading
Rediscovered: A 15 Year Anniversary
Say what you will about me, but I’m slow and steady — mostly slow. Or maybe lazy is a more accurate term. Sure, I can knock out some speed if needed, do a book in a couple of months. But … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged Civil War, Eddie Muller, James Crumley, James Sallis, P.C. Doherty, PW, Terry Zobeck
Rediscovered: Leigh Brackett at 100
Leigh Brackett would have been 26 the day Pearl Harbor came under attack, and today is birthday 100. My pal Morgan Holmes mentioned the anniversary to me the other day, saying various people were doing an array of blog posts … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Film, Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, Autographs, Bacall, Bogie, Edmond Hamilton, George Lucas, Jack Williamson, John D. Haefele, John Wayne, Leigh Brackett, Michael Connelly, Morgan Holmes, Pearl Harbor, PulpFest, Ray Bradbury, Weird Tales, William Faulkner
