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1977-2022
Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973
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Tag Archives: House of Fans
Frisco Beat: Up in Spade’s Room
Thomas Burchfield just put up an article on the late great Bill Arney — especially useful because it first appeared in 2009 and contains lots of info on Bill’s movements in San Francisco. I’d almost forgotten the breakup with a … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged 891 Post, Bill Arney, Hammett Cult in San Francisco, House of Fans, Maltese Falcon Society, Thomas Burchfield
Frisco Beat: Big Sale at Kayo; or, The Adventure of the French Translator
Yesterday I met up with noir writer Kent Harrington from Posse McMillan and Nordine Haddad, Kent’s French translator who is in the burg for a little visit before he and Kent wander off to NoirCon in Philly in a week … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, DMac, Frisco, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged August Derleth, House of Fans, Kayo Books, Kent Harrington, Noir Con, Nordine Haddad, Solar Pons
Frisco Beat: Adios, House of Fans — or, The Adventure of The Diagraph Stencil Machine
A couple of Thursdays back I did a tour by appointment for a guy who just couldn’t hit the burg on a Sunday, but didn’t seem to mind handing over bigger bucks to pay for wear-and-tear on my gumshoes and closing-in-on-forty-years of expertise. … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged 891 Post, 895 Post, Hammett Historic District, House of Fans, The Diagraph Company, The Maltese Arms
