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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.
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Tag Archives: John D. Haefele
Rediscovered: More Derleth Bibliography
Check out the latest book from John D. Haefele, if you have an interest in August Derleth or Lovecraft or the general Arkham House landscape. Or if you’re simply one of those people who enjoy plunging into a meaty bibliography. … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Hesperia Press cat butt, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, The Cimmerian Press
Rediscovered: An Item of Modern Arkham House Ephemera
John D. Haefele and I actually have been slaving away on a book on Arkham House ephemera from the Classic Years — 1937-1972. We’ve got guys eyeballing some of the largest private collections (as I post, one stalwart has the … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Derleth’s Last Book — Well, In His Lifetime
John D. Haefele — author of Lovecraft: The Great Tales, A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos, etc. — just popped up an article further investigating how many — or how few — copies may exist of the last of many, … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Milwaukee Party Animals
Always digging around, John D. Haefele uncovered a fanzine report of a party held in Milwaukee in 1940 — a science fiction and pulp gathering anchored by solving an appropriate rebus puzzle. Meeting in the home of Ralph Milne Farley … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: A “Probable Outline” Tidbit
The noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook was telling me about another collector he knew named Richard Minter, who would have made a great resource for the book on Arkham House ephemera I’m working on with John D. Haefele. … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: In Memoriam?
John D. Haefele’s expertise on the subject of writer August Derleth, and his circle, just got called into action by a find made by Will Oliver, who writes a fanzine for REHupa titled Some Line-Faced Scrivener. You may recall … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged August Derleth, Brian Leno, Fanciful Tales of Time and Space, John D. Haefele, Leo Grin, Lovecraft, REHupa, Will Oliver
Rediscovered: Primeval Arkham House Ephemera
John D. Haefele and I, marching deeper into the thick of the Arkham ephemera jungle, plug away on a book intended to cover each and every Item from the Classic Years when August Derleth and Donald Wandrei were in the … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, Donald Wandrei, John D. Haefele, Julie Matthews
Rediscovered: Another “Lost” Arkham
As usual, I was sitting around minding my own business, collecting Arkham House ephemera, when I realized I might have spotted another “lost” Arkham House book. For decades fans have been noting books that once may have made it into … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Charles Beaumont, John D. Haefele, Mildred Clingerman
Rediscovered: More Mountains of Madness
John D. Haefele, author of Lovecraft: The Great Tales, sends in a link to a little discovery of ranges of supermountains in the dim past of the planet. “Another example of why I find HPL fascinating and fun,” he explains. … Continue reading
Rediscovered: “The Great Lovecraftian”
An hour long interview with Ken Hite on an international podcast finds him referring (roughly from counter 45-48) to “the great Lovecraftian John Haefele” — and don’t panic, the language breaks into English after two or three minutes. I especially … Continue reading
