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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Category Archives: Lit
Death Lit: Down and Out in Sweden
And yes, I keep chugging along with reviews on the side. This somewhat recent one is close enough to the wording I turned in to qualify for a link. Someone did sub in the term “mean streets” in place of … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Correctomundo Once More
Ah. And I am proven correct yet again. Most recently, you may recall the post I did largely on the topic of Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright where I noted —reviving the term from a debate in the letters column … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Donald Wandrei, E. Hoffmann Price, Farnsworth Wright, Fritz Leiber, John Locke, Lovecraft, Otis Adelbert Kline, Otto Binder, Seabury Quinn, The Cimmerian, Weird Tales
Rediscovered: Further ERBivoring
Kevin Cook, noted pulp and book collector, chimes in with some comments on Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Unless you have a fortune hidden away somewhere, I would vote against dropping all the other authors you collect in favor of ERB as you … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Book Collecting, Charles B. Stilson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kevin Cook, Kioga, Norris Chambers, Richard A. Lupoff, Tarzan, William L. Chester
Rediscovered: John D. Haefele on the History of Arkham House
Our resident expert in everything Arkham returns to review a new (if repurposed) book on the fabled press. John D. Haefele certainly burst fully-formed on the scene with his A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos, but he’s done a ton … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, George Vanderburgh, Jim Turner, John D. Haefele, Peter Ruber, Robert Weinberg, S.T. Joshi
Rediscovered: Arcane Arkham Arch-Collectors Corner No. 2
I don’t know how many obscure tidbits of Arkham House collecting lore Paul Dobish is privy to, but I’ll bet it’s more than you or me or the average joe walking down the street. The average joe might dream of … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, Donald Wandrei, John D. Haefele, Paul Dobish, Richard Jefts, Shorty Dunwichs, Stan McNail
Rediscovered: From One Derleth Devotee to Another
And after word got around that Wilum Pugmire took his last breath on the 26th, John D. Haefele sent along the following in memoriam statement: I was deeply saddened by news of Wilum Pugmire’s death. I never met him in … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos, August Derleth, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi, Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire
Mort: Hopfrog Nevermore
The month of March adds another death to its grim stats with the passing at age 67 of Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire, May 3 1951-March 26 2019. Got to give him a mention here if only because of his introduction to … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: At Least One Guy Hits the Century Mark
Doing a quick check of the net, it looks as if Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100 years old today. The event could have slipped past my radar, except a few days ago I got a deluxe one-sheet poem from D. S. … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged City Lights, D.S. Black, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nancy Peters
Frisco Beat: Anniversary 101 for Stan McNail
As it turned out, the first installment of my short-lived review column for Lit, a literary supplement for The San Francisco Bay Guardian, hit print in May 1995 — timing that allowed me to wrap up the piece with a … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, Bay Guardian, Book Collecting, Dirk Mosig, Galley Sail Review, Greyhound, Jack Spicer, Lawrence Hart, Paul Dobish, Something Breathing, Stan McNail, Steve Eng, The Activists
