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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.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Bancroft Library
Rediscovered: A Mil Plus Will Get You Boucher Central
Wooden crates house the library of William Anthony Parker White — better known by the penname Anthony Boucher to the mystery-reading world — in the upstairs office area of his longtime Berkeley home. D. S. Black of the Bancroft Library just … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Anthony Boucher, Bancroft Library, D.S. Black, literary homes, Literary Plaques
Sinister Cinema: Publicity Shots
How about we kick off a new month with some publicity shots from the Archives of Stephen Talbot? Steve popped these to me recently. Pic at top, left to right, Lyle Talbot, Nancy Hult, Don Herron (me!) and Steve from 1982, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Tour
Tagged Bancroft Library, Fritz Leiber, John's Grill, Lyle Talbot, Mae West, Nancy Hult, Sid Ganis, Stephen Talbot
