Tag Archives: Ace Atkins

Hammett: Ode to Op

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Don

Damon Sasser just popped me a link to “This Ain’t Sherlock Holmes,” a nice tribute to Hammett’s Op tales on the Vintage Crime website — written by Scott Montgomery, who may be the same Scott Montgomery I met during the secret noir … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Lit, News | Tagged Ace Atkins, Black Mask, Carroll John Daly, Hammett Tour Book, Peter Maravelis, Pulps, Scott Montgomery |

Death Lit: Drinking with Ace

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Don

Ace Atkins was parachuted into town by his publisher for a signing last night, and even though he had a 6 a.m. plane to catch today of course he went out drinking with me and Vince Emery and one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged Ace Atkins, Bill Arney, Bouchercon, Ha-Ra Bar, Hawk, John Law, Philadelphia, Richard Layman, Robert B. Parker, Spenser, Tenderloin, Vince Emery, William F. Nolan |

Death Lit: Ace Atkins Returns!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Don

Ace Atkins is returning to “M” is for Mystery in San Mateo for a signing of his latest novel, The Ranger, on Tuesday June 14, 7 p.m. Unless I’m jumped and blackjacked into some noir limbo, I plan to be there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News | Tagged Ace Atkins, Book Collecting, Bouchercon, Hammett Tour Book, Philip Marlowe, Robert B. Parker, Spenser, Vince Emery |

News: December 2009

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Webmaster

HAPPY HARDBOILED HOLIDAYS In this case, from a few of the folk who showed up for the Hammett Flash Mob on April 2nd of this year — but doesn’t the heavy red and green décor of The Ha-Ra Bar just … Continue reading →

Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, SFSC | Tagged Ace Atkins, Arkham House, August Derleth, David Fechheimer, Firsts, Gary Warne, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Irving Glick, John D. Haefele, Kindle, Lovecraft, Vince Emery, Wall Street Journal |

News: June 2009

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NO EXTRA TOURS Nothing extra kicking along the mean streets for June, but the desperate always can use an edition of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book for a self-guided prowl over the gumshoe-haunted Frisco hills. And any tours open for … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, News, REH, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, Black Mask, Bob Truluck, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Firsts, Hammett Tour Book, Radio, Raymond Chandler, The Barbaric Triumph, The Cimmerian, The Dark Barbarian, Vince Emery |

News: May 2009

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Webmaster

HAMMETT WALKS EVERY SUNDAY THIS MONTH After tons of news items about books and signings all year, let’s keep the May news kind of simple. You want to take the tour for the first time or after a hiatus of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, Tour | Tagged Ace Atkins, Hammett Tour Book, Mike Humbert, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Thomas Burchfield |

News: April 2009

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Webmaster

LAST MONTH IN TUCSON In the photos above you’ll see Dennis McMillan catching a quick chat with Elmore Leonard after his big interview, and Don doing a spur-of-the-moment tribute to Ernest P. Worrell. The Tucson Book Fair offered lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Frisco, News, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, City Lights, Elmore Leonard, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Mark Coggins, Palm Sunday Tour, Powell Hotel, Rap Sheet |

News: March 2009

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NIX THE 540 CLUB Just a quick note to those who had planned on attending Don’s official launch of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book at the 540 Club — the venue and date have been changed. It’s now at Green … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Film, Frisco, Lit, News, SFSC, Tour, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, Domenic Stansberry, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Elmore Leonard, Fatty Arbuckle, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Joe McSpadden, John Law, Lono Waiwaiolo, Palm Sunday Tour, Patrick Warburton, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, The Cimmerian, Vince Emery |

News: February 2009

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NOIR VALENTINE IN THE HA-RA The more or less official launch party for San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics takes place Saturday February 14 — Valentine’s Day — beginning at 8 p.m. in The Ha-Ra Bar in 875 Geary between … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Film, Frisco, News, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, Big Read, Castro Theatre, Craig Clevenger, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fatty Arbuckle, Firsts, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Literary World of San Francisco, Lono Waiwaiolo, Noir City, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Valentine, Vince Emery |

News: October 2007

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Webmaster

TOURS BY APPOINTMENT Looks like October is going to be nothing but tours by appointment, including the sold-out walk Don is leading for the Pleasanton Library “Big Read” project covering that enduring novel The Maltese Falcon. With rain already sweeping … Continue reading →