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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: Ethan Iverson
Rediscovered: Padgett Powell Book Posts Willeford
Aha. Another guy has just discovered the late great Charles Willeford and covers the waterfront on the direct-to-your-inbox service Book Post. If interested, hop to the link fast — I have no idea what the archiving is like. My book … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Robert B. Parker
Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes was poking around the net, kind of interested in seeing how various writers were being ranked in the hardboiled arena. He found a summary article on Spenser creator Robert B. Parker he thought I might like … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Willeford Talks
Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus — big Charles Willeford fan — just sent me a link to a 1987 interview with Willeford, posted to YouTube in March this year. Ten minutes, with Willeford reading some snippets from his books, … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Block on Willeford/Block on Block
The recent mentions of Charles Willeford caused Terry Zobeck to prowl the net for awhile, where he discovered an article from yesteryear in which Lawrence Block remembered his meetings with Willeford — pretty interesting, especially the bits about eating cat, though … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frisco, Lit, News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged "Oreo Cookie Blues", "Teddy Bears' Picnic", 8 Million Ways to Die, A Necklace of Hickeys, Blanco's, Contrappasso, Dave Van Ronk, Ethan Iverson, Great American Music Hall, Greenwich Village, Grimhaven, Hoke Moseley, Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel & Ethan Coen, Lawrence Block, Lonnie Mack, Miami Blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Terry Zobeck, The Dude
Rediscovered: The Down Low and Bad Plus on Willeford
Remember when Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus came to town and wanted to talk Willeford? Talk Willeford we did, and Ethan recorded it, had the thing transcribed by Cullen Gallagher of Pulp Serenade, and he just put the chatter … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, Willeford
Tagged Book Collecting, Cullen Gallagher, Ethan Iverson, Ray Banks, The Bad Plus
Rediscovered: The Bad Plus, Plus Crime
Out of the blue I got a note from Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus, who’ll be in town this weekend for six shows in Yoshi’s Jack London Square, and wants to get together and talk Willeford. Sure. The guy’s … Continue reading
