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Tag Archives: Commodore Hotel
Hammett: At the Commodore
Gary Romeo, perhaps best known in recent years as a staunch booster of L. Sprague de Camp, pops in some history, illustrated: “About 15 years ago I went to the Harry Ransom Center and scanned a bunch of de Camp … Continue reading
Posted in Dash
Tagged 4th American Writers Congress, Autographs, Commodore Hotel, Gary Romeo, Harry Ransom Center, L. Sprague de Camp
Frisco Beat: And eBooks Shall Gumshoe the Mean Streets. . .
John Nardizzi tells me he once worked the Frisco Beat as a private eye for no less than three years, and he returns to the burg with a novel, paying tribute to the city of Sam Spade and a hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged Commodore Hotel, Hank's 500 Club, John F. Nardizzi, Kindle, Red Room, San Francisco Mysteries, Tenderloin
